Books for Mathematics Education Courses

Introducing Difficult Mathematics Topics in the Elementary Classroom

A Teacher’s Guide to Initial Lessons

By Francis J. Gardella

This exciting text for the pre-service elementary teacher provides hands on mathematics lessons they can use to introduce mathematical concepts and skills that students find particularly challenging. Each chapter is divided into four sections: The Activity employs an engaging thought experiment to...

Published August 4th 2008 by Routledge

Mathematics and Teaching

By Michele D. Crockett

Series: Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling Series

Mathematics and Teaching uses case studies to explore complex and pervasive issues that arise in teaching. In this volume, school mathematics is the context in which to consider race, equity, political contexts and the broader social and cultural circumstances in which schooling occurs. This book...

Published May 14th 2008 by Routledge