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For courses in Elementary Mathematics Methods and for classroom teachers. Helping students make connections between mathematics and their worlds-and helping them feel empowered to use math in their lives-is the focus of this widely popular guide. Designed for classroom teachers, the book focuses on specific grade bands and includes information on creating an effective classroom environment, aligning teaching to various standards and practices, such as the Common Core State Standards and NCTM's teaching practices, and engaging families. The first portion of the book addresses how to build a student-centred environment in which children can become mathematically proficient, while the second portion focuses on practical ways to teach important concepts in a student-centred fashion. This book is part of the Student-Centered Mathematics Series, which is designed with three objectives: to illustrate what it means to teach student-centered, problem-based mathematics, to serve as a reference for the mathematics content and research-based instructional strategies suggested for the specific grade levels, and to present a large collection of high quality tasks and activities that can engage students in the mathematics that is important for them to learn. Contents: Part 1: Establishing a Student-Centered Environment 1. Setting a Vision for Learning High-Quality Mathematics 2. Teaching Mathematics through Problem Solving 3. Creating Assessments for Learning 4. Differentiating Instruction 5. Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children 6. Planning, Teaching, and Assessing Children with Exceptionalities 7. Collaborating with Families and Other Stakeholders Part 2: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics 8. Developing Early Number Concepts and Number Sense 9. Developing Meanings for the Operations 10. Helping Children Develop Fluency with Basic Facts 11. Developing Whole-Number Place-Value Concepts 12. Building Strategies for Whole-Number Computation 13. Promoting Algebraic Reasoning 14. Exploring Early Fraction Concepts 15. Building Measurement Concepts 16. Developing Geometric Reasoning and Concepts 17. Helping Children Use Data Appendix A Common Core State Standards: Standards for Mathematical Practice Appendix B Common Core State Standards: Grades K-2 Critical Content Areas and Overviews Appendix C Mathematics Teaching Practices: NCTM Principles to Action (2014) Appendix D Activities at a Glance: Volume I Appendix E Guide to Blackline Masters References Index