1st Edition
The Essential Guide to Secondary Mathematics Successful and enjoyable teaching and learning
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Mathematics Teacher 2. Developing as a Mathematics Teacher Section A Preparing to Teach Mathematics 3. Preparing Yourself 4. Learning and Teaching Mathematics 5. Ideas for Lessons 6. Tasks, Timings and Resources 7. Equality and Difference 8. Starters, Fillers and Finishers Section B Teaching Mathematics 9. A Mathematical Classroom Community 10. Listening and Intervening 11. Groups and Individuals 12. Extending and Finishing 13. Independent Thinking 14. Assessment 15. Constraints References Index
Biography
Colin Foster teaches secondary mathematics at King Henry VIII School, Coventry, UK, and is the author of a wide range of books and articles about teaching mathematics. He is a former co-editor of the journal Mathematics Teaching, a chartered mathematics teacher and a member of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics and the Mathematical Association.
"An essential book for every department." - N.G.McLeod, Mathematics in School
"Written by a highly experienced mathematics teacher who understands the realities of the secondary classroom, and links insights from the latest research into mathematical learning with useful strategies and ideas for engaging teaching…There is much here which could be immediately applied in all mathematics classrooms to benefit your teaching and your learners…It deserves to be widely read." - David Wright, Learning and Teaching Update
