Description

Susan Midlarsky’s The Art of Learning Math: A Manual for Success is a comprehensive guide that explores the journey of mathematics learning from infancy to adulthood. The book offers a thoughtful consideration of mathematics education, interweaving key research findings with practical insights gained from Midlarsky’s extensive experience as a teacher, tutor, curriculum writer, and math coach.

Key Features

• Developmental Approach: The book takes readers through the various stages of learning math, providing insights into how mathematical understanding evolves over time.

• Interdisciplinary Perspective: Midlarsky integrates stories, examples, research references, evolutionary understandings, and connections to the arts to make math more relevant and comprehensible.

• Practical Tools: The manual offers concrete, actionable strategies to help readers succeed in math education, whether they are teaching groups of children, their own children, or improving their own skills.

• Common Core Alignment: The text is organized around Common Core content and process standards, making it particularly relevant for educators in the United States.

Highlights

• Addressing Math Anxiety: The book tackles the cultural acceptance of innumeracy and aims to change negative attitudes towards mathematics.

• Teaching for Understanding: Midlarsky emphasizes the importance of content and pedagogical knowledge, illustrating how to teach math for true comprehension.

• Engaging Activities: The text provides a rich set of problems and activities designed to improve students’ understanding of and attitudes toward mathematics

• Fractions Focus: A notable chapter breaks down grade-level expectations for fractions and stresses the importance of using manipulatives and discussion in math instruction

The Art of Learning Math is highly recommended for math teachers at all levels, administrators, parents, and anyone seeking to enhance their engagement with mathematics. It offers a fresh perspective on making math meaningful and enjoyable, potentially transforming how readers approach and teach this essential subject.

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