The new common core standards for mathematics demand that students (and teachers!) exhibit deeper conceptual understanding. That's music to the ears of education professor John Tapper, who says teachers have overemphasized teaching procedures--and getting right answers. In his new book, "Solving for Why," he makes a powerful case for moving beyond…

Math can sometimes seem like a strange language from foreign land--one communicated in symbols, numbers, and geometric figures. When teachers talk about mathematical concepts, even familiar, garden variety words such as "parallel," "power," "even," "odd," "multiply," "difference," "product," "positive," and "negative" take on brand-new meanings.…

How to take advantage of children's everyday activities to introduce basic math concepts.'' (Editor)

As a teacher you can make use of a child's everyday environment to provide meaningful, concrete experiences that involve sorting, comparing, matching, and counting. (Author)

Discusses the developmental stages in mathematical literacy for children ages 5-13 and suggests teaching methods that can be used to develop functional mathematical literacy within the school curriculum. (RB)

Eleven teaching aids designed to help primary students master basic mathematics concepts. (CM)

Offers suggestions for presenting multiplication to elementary students at the primary and intermediate levels. At the primary level, the emphasis is on introducing the concept of multiplication; at the intermediate level, the focus is on numeration and place value (using grids and a place value game). (SM)

Presents strategies for teaching elementary students about ratio and measurement. Primary students read and discuss a story that involves measurement, then write letters of advice to one of the characters. Intermediate students read the story, write and share letters of advice, discuss the benefits of standard measures, and measure themselves. (SM)