Engaging Mathematics Students Using Cooperative Learning

Engaging Mathematics Students Using Cooperative Learning

Author: John D. Strebe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-09

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1317924355

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In this book, author and veteran teacher John D. Strebe offers a wide selection of student engagement strategies for math teachers in grades K-12. Strebe shares his class-tested ideas in a clear and spirited voice, with his devotion to the teaching profession and his students apparent on every page. Motivate your math students using the strategies in this book, gleaned from Strebe’s 38 years of teaching experience. Engaging Mathematics Students Using Cooperative Learning shows teachers how to create a climate in which students learn and work respectfully in teams, and in which they strive to improve their math skills together. Additionally, many of the engagement strategies can be applied in classrooms of other subjects. With invaluable ideas to help students remain engaged for longer time periods, this book is especially helpful for teachers instructing in a block schedule.


Engaging Students Using Cooperative Learning

Engaging Students Using Cooperative Learning

Author: John D. Strebe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-20

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1351713957

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Motivate your students and create an engaging classroom environment with the time-tested strategies in this book. Drawing on over 35 years of experience, author and consultant John D. Strebe offers a wealth of advice for teachers who want to encourage collaboration and team learning among students of all grade levels. This expanded second edition includes activities and examples across the subject areas, as well as new reproducible tools for classroom use. Topics include... Building enthusiasm and increasing student development with games, mini competitions, and team projects. Implementing new seating arrangements that promote discussion and participation. Keeping students engaged during lectures and presentations. Facilitating group work by organizing students into teams based on academic skills and personal traits. And more! John D. Strebe taught secondary mathematics for 38 years in the Maryland public schools. He conducts workshops for teachers across the country, providing instruction on setting up a cooperative and engaging classroom.


Enabling Students in Mathematics

Enabling Students in Mathematics

Author: Gordon Marshall

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-11-18

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 3319254065

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This book addresses the cognitive, social, and psychological dimensions that shape students’ mathematics experience to help students become more capable, cooperative, and confident in the process of engaging mathematics. In these ways they can have a more valuable and enjoyable mathematics experience, and become more valued participants in society. The book focuses on the mathematics classroom for students grades six to twelve and how students can become more successful mathematical thinkers, in addition to how the curriculum could be presented so as to provide a more engaging mathematics experience.


6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching

6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching

Author: Nicora Placa

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-10-10

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1003841716

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In 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching , Nicora Placa lays out a clear path to help you become a trusted and effective math coach. Her 6 Tools- are flexible structures that you and your colleagues can use to learn together: Building Teams: Fostering a Learning Community Student Interviews: Learning to Listen Visiting Classrooms: Developing Your Lens Learning Walks: Focusing the Team on Students' Thinking Rehearsing Routines: Practicing with Colleagues Lesson Study: Learning Collectively with Voice, Choice, and Agency In this easy-to-use, practical guide, Placa introduces each of the 6 Tools with classroom vignettes, step-by-step guidelines for rollout, connections to the literature, resources for further research, planning templates, and opportunities for you to adapt the tool for your particular context. Whether you're a new coach who loves teaching math to children but is new to adult education, or a more experienced coach who is looking for new strategies to engage your teams, 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching can help you create learning opportunities that honor teachers as professionals. With a collaborative coaching approach, you can improve teaching and learning across your school and for all your students.There's so much to love about how 6 Tools is constructed. --Elham Kazemi


Reaching Standards Through Cooperative Learning- Mathematics

Reaching Standards Through Cooperative Learning- Mathematics

Author: Spencer Kagan

Publisher: Dude Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781887943352

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This title provides general and special education teachers with specific strategies for classroom use, adaptations and modifications for inclusion, ways to address the multiple intelligences of their students, and valuable cooperative learning structures to differentiate instruction in mathematics.