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Beaudine, Gregory – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2018
If teachers have a deeper comprehension of their students' reading ability, it may lead to students' improved literacy and understanding of the subject. The account presented in this article of the author's growing interest in mathematical literacy specifically involves mathematical reading. This shift in interest began with a six-week…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, Middle School Students
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Sherin, Miriam Gamoran; Lynn, James – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2019
This article explores three processes involved in attending to evidence of students' thinking, one of the Mathematics Teaching Practices found in "Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All." These processes, explored during a classroom activity on proportional relationships, are discussed in this article, another…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Mathematics Skills
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Frabasilio, Angela Marie – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2019
Ever try to captivate students with real-world applications only to discover that they live in a very different world? Assigning an Extreme Word Problem activity to students alleviates this dilemma by placing the authorship of a problem squarely into the hands of learners. Rather than trying to be hip and finding word problems that resonate with…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Imagination, Problem Solving
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Nielsen, Maria E.; Bostic, Jonathan D. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2018
"Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All" (NCTM 2014) emphasizes eight teaching practices for effective mathematics teaching, one of which is to "use and connect multiple representations" (NCTM 2014, p. 24). An action that describes how teachers might promote this practice is to "allocate substantial…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Mathematics Activities, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
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Chedister, Matthew – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2018
A presentation on the Budapest Seminars in Mathematics Education website, inspired the author to try a new approach while teaching a unit on quadrilaterals in his Geometry for K-8 Teachers course, a class primarily composed of undergraduate students interested in teaching at the elementary or middle school level. The author designed a lesson that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Undergraduate Students
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King, Alessandra – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2015
"Mathematics is one of the greatest cultural and intellectual achievements of humankind, and citizens should develop an appreciation and understanding of that achievement, including its aesthetic and even recreational aspects" (NCTM 2000, p. 4). In addition to NCTM, many professional organizations such as the National Research Council…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Behavioral Objectives, Science Education History, Science Activities
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Metz, James – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
Every day, 27,000 trees are used to make bathroom tissue. Americans use an average of 23.6 rolls per person per year, and more than 7 billion rolls of toilet paper are sold yearly in the United States alone. Perhaps the amount of bathroom tissue used can be reduced by changing the dimensions of the paper or the core. This brief article presents…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Critical Thinking, Mathematics Activities, Problem Solving
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McNamara, Julie – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2017
Long before the release of the Common Core State Standards (CCSSI 2010), the Mathematical Tug-of-War was engaging students in the type of reasoning and problem solving described by the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP). In this updated version of a Marilyn Burns task, students use algebraic reasoning to determine the outcome of a contest…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Problem Solving, Task Analysis, Teaching Methods
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Oslund, Joy A.; Barton, Joshua – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2017
It is difficult but important for mathematics teachers to help students see themselves as capable mathematics learners, that is, to help each student develop a positive mathematics identity. A student's mathematics identity is a powerful influence on his or her engagement and participation in mathematics. Students act in ways that are consistent…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Identification (Psychology), Self Concept
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Townsend, Cynthia; Slavit, David; McDuffie, Amy Roth – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2018
In "Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All," NCTM (2014) defines productive struggle as students delving "more deeply into understanding the mathematical structure of problems and relationships among mathematical ideas, instead of simply seeking correct solutions" (p. 48). Hiebert and Grouws (2007, p. 387)…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Problem Solving, Algebra
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Bhattacharyya, Sonalee; Namakshi, Nama; Zunker, Christina; Warshauer, Hiroko K.; Warshauer, Max – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
Making math more engaging for students is a challenge that every teacher faces on a daily basis. These authors write that they are constantly searching for rich problem-solving tasks that cover the necessary content, develop critical-thinking skills, and engage student interest. The Mystery Fraction activity provided here focuses on a key number…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Fractions, Mathematics Activities
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Kimani, Patrick M.; Olanoff, Dana; Masingila, Joanna O. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
This article discusses how teaching via problem solving helps enact the Mathematics Teaching Practices and supports students' learning and development of the Standards for Mathematical Practice. This approach involves selecting and implementing mathematical tasks that serve as vehicles for meeting the learning goals for the lesson. For the lesson…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Task Analysis
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Matsuura, Ryota; Sword, Sarah; Finkelstein, Tatyana – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2017
How does one look for mathematical structure? Finding structure is a challenging yet accessible activity for all students. This article describes a lesson in which seventh graders engaged with mathematical structure. The setting was a seventh-grade prealgebra classroom in a suburban school. The classroom teacher was co-author Tatyana Finkelstein.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Grade 7, Suburban Schools
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Wernet, Jamie L.; Lawrence, Kevin A.; Gilbertson, Nicholas J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2015
While there is disagreement among mathematics educators about some aspects of its meaning, mathematical modeling generally involves taking a real-world scenario and translating it into the mathematical world (Niss, Blum, and Galbraith 2007). The complete modeling process involves describing situations posed in problems with mathematical concepts,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models
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English, Lyn D.; Mousoulides, Nicholas G. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2015
Engineering-based modeling activities provide a rich source of meaningful situations that capitalize on and extend students' routine learning. By integrating such activities within existing curricula, students better appreciate how their school learning in mathematics and science applies to problems in the outside world. Furthermore, modeling…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Engineering Education, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
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