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Classroom-Ready Rich Algebra Tasks, Grades 6-12 - Book Cover

Classroom-Ready Rich Algebra Tasks, Grades 6-12

Engaging Students in Doing Math
By: Barbara J. Dougherty, Linda C. Venenciano

Foreword by Kevin Dykema

Many students struggle with traditional algebra instruction. This resource can help turn things around, with 50+ mathematical tasks that are rich, standards-aligned, and make math investigative and interactive.

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Classroom-Ready Rich Algebra Tasks, Grades 6-12 - Book Cover
Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781071889268
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Series: Corwin Mathematics Series
  • Year: 2023
  • Page Count: 280
  • Publication date: March 15, 2023
Price: $37.95
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Description

Description

Stop algebra from being a mathematical gatekeeper. With rich math tasks, all students can succeed.

Every teacher strives to make instruction effective and interesting, yet traditional methods of teaching algebra are not working for many students! That’s a problem. But the answer isn’t to supplement the curriculum with random tasks. Classroom Ready-Rich Math Tasks for Grades 6-12 equips you with a cohesive solution--50+ mathematical tasks that are rich, research-based, standards-aligned, and classroom-tested. The tasks:

  • Are organized into learning progressions that help all students make the leap from arithmetic to algebra
  • Offer students interesting mathematics problems to think about and solve so math is investigative, interactive, and engaging
  • Provide opportunities for you to connect new content to prior knowledge or focus on an underdeveloped concept
  • Engage students in conceptual understanding, procedural practice, and problem solving through critical thinking and application
  • Come with downloadable planning tools, student resource pages, and extension questions
  • Include additional support for students who may be struggling

Every learner deserves opportunities to engage in meaningful, rigorous mathematics. And every teacher can develop mathematical thinking and reasoning abilities in students. Part of the bestselling series spanning elementary and middle school, Classroom-Ready Rich Algebra Tasks, Grades 6-12 is a powerful add-on to any core mathematics program at your school.

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Barbara J. Dougherty

Barbara J. Dougherty is the past director of the Curriculum Research & Development Group and a professor in the College of Education at the
University of Hawai‘i at Mãnoa. She is a former member of the board of directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and is the
co-chair of the Mathematics/Special Education Workgroup, a partnership between the NCTM and the Council for Exceptional Children. She served
on the author panel for the What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide on assisting elementary school students who have difficulty learning mathematics for the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences. She is the author or coauthor of approximately 22 book chapters, 29 articles, and 36 books, including MPower: A Pathway to Understanding Algebra. Her research, funded by more than $11.5 million in grants, emphasizes supporting students who struggle in middle and high school, with a focus on algebra. She holds teaching certifications in middle and high school mathematics and K–12 special education.
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Linda C. Venenciano

Linda C. Venenciano is a professor in the School of Learning and Teaching at Pacific University, where she teaches and supports early childhood through high school preservice teachers in mathematics education. She is a former classroom teacher and has taught mathematics to students from first grade through undergraduate. She previously served as the interim director of the Curriculum Research & Development Group and as an associate professor of mathematics education at the University of Hawai‘i at Mãnoa. She is the author or coauthor of 21 peer-reviewed publications and 12 books. Linda is currently serving on the editorial board of Investigations in Mathematics Learning and has served as a program chair for the annual meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning and as a guest editor for a special issue of Educational Studies in Mathematics.
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Kevin Dykema


Preface


Acknowledgements


About the Authors


Part 1: GETTING STARTED WITH RICH ALGEBRA TASKS

Chapter 1: RICH ALGEBRA TASKS: WHAT ARE THEY, WHY ARE THEY VALUABLE, AND HOW DO I PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION?

Chapter 2: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR TEACHING WITH RICH ALGEBRA TASKS

Chapter 3: IMPLEMENTING RICH ALGEBRA TASK LESSONS

Chapter 4: TASKS TO ESTABLISH MATHEMATICAL COMMUNITY

Part 2: RICH ALGEBRA TASKS


Chapter 5: RATIONAL NUMBER TASKS

Chapter 6: EXPRESSIONS TASKS

Chapter 7: EQUATIONS TASKS

Chapter 8: LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIP TASKS

Chapter 9: SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS TASKS

Chapter 10: POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS TASKS

Chapter 11: Your Turn

Appendix A


References


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