Modeling Mathematical Ideas

Developing Strategic Competence in Elementary and Middle School

By (author) Jennifer M. Suh, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

Publication date:

27 December 2016

Length of book:

226 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475817584

Modeling Mathematical Ideas combining current research and practical strategies to build teachers and students strategic competence in problem solving.This must-have book supports teachers in understanding learning progressions that addresses conceptual guiding posts as well as students’ common misconceptions in investigating and discussing important mathematical ideas related to number sense, computational fluency, algebraic thinking and proportional reasoning. In each chapter, the authors opens with a rich real-world mathematical problem and presents classroom strategies (such as visible thinking strategies & technology integration) and other related problems to develop students’ strategic competence in modeling mathematical ideas.

Chapter 1: Developing Strategic Competence through Modeling Mathematical Ideas
1.1 Developing Strategic Competence through Modeling Mathematical Ideas
1.2 Promoting Math Proficiency and Mathematical Practices
1.3 Problem Solving and Mathematical Modeling in the Elementary and Middle Grades
1.4 Multiple Representations and Strategies as Tools to Cultivate Visible Thinking in Mathematics
1.5 Importance of Understanding the Vertical Learning Progression to Deepen Students’ Mathematical Understanding
1.6 Technology Integration in Problem Solving
1.7 More Related Rich Problems to Explore
Chapter 2: Setting Math Norms to Promote Math Reasoning and Modeling
2. 1 Developing Persistent Problem Solvers with a Productive Disposition towards Math
2.2 Unpacking the Mathematics for Deeper Conceptual Learning
2.3 Choosing Worthwhile Tasks through Cognitive Demand Analysis
2.4 Promoting the Core Teaching Practices through Research Lessons
2.5 Integration Technology and Connecting to the Learning Progression
2.6 Assessing Students Understanding through a Problem-based Task
Chapter 3: Engaging in Mathematical Modeling in the Elementary and Middle Grades
3.1 Math Modeling in the Elementary and Middle Grades: What are the building blocks?
3.2 Mathematical Modeling through Unstructured Real-World Problems
3.3. Lesson Study Focus on the Mathematical Modeling: Traffic Jam
3.4 Promoting the 21st Century Skills
3.5 Technology Integration in Problem Posing and Problem Solving
3.6 A Related Rich Problem to Explore
Chapter 4: Modeling Math Ideas with Numbers and Operations
4.1 Lesson Study Vignette: Prime and Composite Numbers
4.2 Visible Thinking in Math: Using Multiple Representations
4.3 Zooming in on the Learning Progression of Numbers and Operations
4.4 Teaching Strategies: Using Math Happenings
4.5 Connecting Procedural Fluency and Conceptual Understanding
4.6 Technology Integration in Problem Solving
4.7 More Related Rich Problems to Explore
Chapter 5: Modeling Math Ideas with Patterns & Algebraic Reasoning
5.1 Lesson Study Vignette - Growing Staircase problem
5.2 Visible Thinking in Math: Using a Modeling Math Mat
5.3 Patterns and Algebra: Zooming in on the Learning Progressions
5.4 Teaching Strategies: Promoting the Algebraic Habits of Mind
5.5 Lesson Vignette: What Would You Choose? Analyzing Change in Number Patterns
5.6 Technology Integration in Problem Solving
5.7 More Related Rich Problems to Explore
Chapter 6: Modeling Math Ideas with Equations and Inequalities
6.1 Lesson Study Vignette: Setting a Math Learning Agenda
6.2 Zooming in on the Learning Progressions for Algebra
6.3 Visible Thinking in Math: Naming, Sequencing and Connecting Math Strategies
6.4 Teaching Strategies: Using Misconceptions to Repair Understanding &Looking for Efficiency
6.5 Technology Integration in Problem Solving
6.6 More Related Rich Problems to Explore
Chapter 7: Modeling Math Ideas with Fractions
7.1 Lesson Study Vignette: The Unusual Baker
7.2 Visible Thinking in Math: Assessing Student Learning through Classroom Artifacts
7.3 Zooming in on the Learning Progressions: Fractions
7.4 Implementing mathematical tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving
7.5 Teaching Strategies, Using Representations and Overcoming Common Misconception
7.6 Technology Integration in Problem Solving
7.7 More Related Rich Problems to Explore
Chapter 8: Modeling Math Ideas with Fraction Computation
8.1 Lesson Study Vignette: Stuffed with Pizza- Adding fractions
8.2 Visible Learning in Math- Using Tools to Prove their Thinking
8.3 Learning Progression in Fraction Operations
8.4 Lesson Study Vignette: Share My Candy
8.5 Teaching Strategies: Strategy mapping on the board plan
8.6 Use of students’ diversity of strategies as pedagogical content tools
8.7 Technology Integration in Problem Solving
8.8 More Related Rich Problems to Explore
Chapter 9: Modeling Math Ideas with Ratio and Proportional Reasoning
9.1 Lesson Study Vignette: The Leaky Bathtub
9.2 Zooming in on the Learning Progressions on Proportional Reasoning
9.3 Visible Thinking in Math: Using Representational models for proportional reasoning
9.4 Lesson study vignette: The Cathedral Problem
9.5 Deepening Teacher Knowledge and their Strategic Competence
9.6 Promoting Reasoning to Rich tasks
9.7 Technology Integration in Problem Solving
9.8 More Related Rich Problems to Explore
Chapter 10: Pulling it all Together: Strengthening Strategic Competence through Modeling Mathematics Ideas
10.1 Practice-based Activities to Focus on Models and Modeling within our Standards
10.2 Modeling Math with Tools and Representations
10.3 Understanding Conceptual and Interpretative Models of Math Ideas
10.4 Modeling Math through Problem Solving and Problem Posing Tasks
10.5 Mathematical Modeling through Unstructured Real-World Problems
10.6 Strengthening Strategic Competence for Modeling Mathematical Ideas
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Modeling mathematical ideas offers teachers a practical guide to leading third- through eighth-grade students to develop strategic competence and to use models to solve cognitively demanding tasks.... A few main strengths of the book are the insights provided to readers about the implementation of the tasks and the inclusion of a variety of models that students use when solving the tasks.... The content of this book will help educators become skillful teachers of modelers and of the mathematical content associated with each task. The book is a good choice for teachers looking to implement modeling into their classroom. This is also a great resource for a preservice math methods course.