Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 5

Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquespThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you’ll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the fifth-grade level through visualization, play, and investigation.pDuring their work with tens of thousands of teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the same message#8212;that they want to incorporate more brain science into their math instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work best to get across the concepts they needed to teach. So the authors designed iMindset Mathematics/i around the principle of active student engagement, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on learning. Open, creative, and visual mathematics tasks have been shown to improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential. The tasks in iMindset Mathematics/i reflect the lessons from brain science that:ulliThere is no such thing as a math person – anyone can learn mathematics to high levels./liliMistakes, struggle and challenge are the most important times for brain growth./liliSpeed is unimportant in mathematics./liliMathematics is a visual and beautiful subject, and our brains want to think visually about mathematics./li/ulpWith engaging questions, open-ended tasks, and four-color visuals that will help kids get excited about mathematics, iMindset Mathematics/i is organized around nine big ideas which emphasize the connections within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and can be used with any current curriculum.

Additional ISBNs: 9781119358718, 111935871X, 9781119358763, 1119358760