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The Math We Need to Know and Do in Grades 6–9

Concepts, Skills, Standards, and Assessments
Second Edition
By: Pearl G. Solomon

A simple-to-follow matrix helps you align activities, problems, and assessments with NCTM standards!

This new edition of the author's standards-based math workbook covers essential concepts and skills as defined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) for learners in grades 6–9. As a comprehensive resource for planning curriculum, instruction, and assessment, this updated and expanded handbook provides teachers and instructional leaders with: 

  • Sequential and specific development of concepts across grade levels 
  • Concept statements and scaffolds for building student understanding 
  • Suggestions for working with manipulatives, calculators, Web sites, and educational software and graphics programs
  • Sample activities, problems, and assessments

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: 6-9
  • ISBN: 9781412917261
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2007
  • Page Count: 336
  • Publication date: May 24, 2007
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"Expertly connects state and national standards to examples from our curriculum. With this text, you can be sure that you are teaching what you are expected to teach."
—Kimberly Puckett, Math Teacher
Tri-Village Junior/Senior High School, New Madison, OH

"An excellent, practical, and well-organized resource for planning math lessons that address content standards found in all state curriculum frameworks."
—Anne Roede Giddings, Assistant Superintendent
Ansonia Public Schools, CT

"Does a wonderful job of connecting mathematical objectives with instructional techniques and real-world applications. Makes a valuable contribution to the field by integrating multiple resources and linking content and pedagogy."
—Edward C. Nolan, Mathematics Department Chair
Albert Einstein High School, Kensington, MD

A simple-to-follow matrix helps you align activities, problems, and assessments with NCTM standards!

In a new edition of her standards-based math workbook, award-winning author Pearl Gold Solomon covers essential concepts and skills as defined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics for learners in middle schools.

Designed as a comprehensive resource for planning curriculum, instruction, and assessment, The Math We Need to Know and Do in Grades 6–9, Second Edition, offers a quick-reference, simple-to-follow matrix covering the sequential and specific development of concepts across grade levels.

Responding to the current climate of accountability and new findings on how the brain works and how students learn, this updated and expanded handbook covers content standards and provides guidelines for formal and informal assessments. Teachers and instructional leaders will find practical tools that include:

  • Concept statements and scaffolds for building student understanding
  • Suggestions for working with manipulatives, calculators, Web sites, and educational software and graphics programs
  • Ready-to-use sample activities, problems, and assessments

Ideal for teachers as well as math coaches, curriculum directors, and assessment specialists, this invaluable text presents authoritative and detailed guidance for strengthening curriculum development and instruction.


Key features

  • Sequential and specific development of concepts across grade levels
  • Concept statements and scaffolds for building student understanding
  • Suggestions for working with manipulatives, calculators, educational software and graphics programs (commercial and shareware), and web sites

Author(s)

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Pearl G. Solomon
Pearl G. Solomon is professor emerita of teacher education at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York. She has served as a director and officer for professional organizations and as a consultant to many school districts, the New York State Education Department, and the United States Department of Education. Solomon is the recipient of a number of special awards from the state and community for her work in science, math, health, and career education.

Table of Contents

Topical Index

Note toTeachers

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments

About the Author

1. Designing a Standards-Based Math Curriculum

Knowledge

Organization and Design of Curricula

Mathematics Content Standards: Key Ideas

Mathematics Content Standards: Processes and Dispositions

Mathematics Content Standards: The Content Set of Domain Knowledge

How Teachers Can Use the Following Chapters

2. The Designed-Down Content Branches: Embedded Concepts, Performance Indicators, and Expectations

A Guide to Chapter 2

3. Scaffolds for Teachers and Problems for Students

A Guide to Chapter 3

Number Systems

Number Operations

Operation Patterns and Properties

Fractions

Algebra: Expressions and Linear Equations

Algebra: Functions, Quadratics, and Graphing

Measurement

Geometry

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability

Resource: Assessing the Content Standards

Index

Reviews

Quote by Edward C. Nolan, Mathematics Department Chair, Albert Einstein High School, Kensington, MD: "Does a wonderful job of connecting mathematical objectives with instructional techniques and real-world applications. Makes a valuable contribution to the field by integrating multiple resources and linking content and pedagogy."
"Does a wonderful job of connecting mathematical objectives with instructional techniques and real-world applications. Makes a valuable contribution to the field by integrating multiple resources and linking content and pedagogy."
Edward C. Nolan, Mathematics Department Chair
Albert Einstein High School, Kensington, MD
Quote by Mary Kollmeyer, Math Teacher, Lejeune High School, Camp Lejeune, NC: "Educators are always looking for new ideas, and this book provides many creative ideas and a conceptual way of looking at the mathematics topics in grades 6–9."
"Educators are always looking for new ideas, and this book provides many creative ideas and a conceptual way of looking at the mathematics topics in grades 6–9."
Mary Kollmeyer, Math Teacher
Lejeune High School, Camp Lejeune, NC
Quote by Kimberly Puckett, Math Teacher, Tri-Village Jr/Sr High School, New Madison, OH: "Expertly connects state and national standards to examples from our curriculum. With this text, you can be sure that you are teaching what you are expected to teach and that students have the necessary scaffolding for understanding."
"Expertly connects state and national standards to examples from our curriculum. With this text, you can be sure that you are teaching what you are expected to teach and that students have the necessary scaffolding for understanding."
Kimberly Puckett, Math Teacher
Tri-Village Jr/Sr High School, New Madison, OH
Quote by Wesley Yuu, Educational Consultant: "Presents a framework for understanding important mathematical concepts and provides teachers with ready-to-use performance tasks and dialogue questions."
"Presents a framework for understanding important mathematical concepts and provides teachers with ready-to-use performance tasks and dialogue questions."
Wesley Yuu, Educational Consultant
Quote by Anne Roede Giddings, Assistant Superintendent, Ansonia Public Schools, CT: "An excellent, practical, and well-organized resource for planning math lessons that will address content standards found in all state curriculum frameworks." 
"An excellent, practical, and well-organized resource for planning math lessons that will address content standards found in all state curriculum frameworks." 
Anne Roede Giddings, Assistant Superintendent
Ansonia Public Schools, CT
Quote by California Bookwatch, October 2007: "From ideas for working with Web sites to common barriers to learning, this book is a winning strategy that education collections must have."
"From ideas for working with Web sites to common barriers to learning, this book is a winning strategy that education collections must have."
California Bookwatch, October 2007
Quote by Curriculum Connections, Spring 2008, School Library Journal: "This updated resource embraces assessment, standards, and the pedagogical approaches necessary to engage both teachers and students in the learning of essential math concepts. The book provides a systematic approach for the development of school-based curriculum development and assessment through reflective practice."
"This updated resource embraces assessment, standards, and the pedagogical approaches necessary to engage both teachers and students in the learning of essential math concepts. The book provides a systematic approach for the development of school-based curriculum development and assessment through reflective practice."
Curriculum Connections, Spring 2008
School Library Journal

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