5 Principles of the Modern Mathematics Classroom: Creating a Culture of Innovative Thinking by Gerald W Aungst

Product Description

Students pursue problems they’re curious about, not problems they’re told to solve.

Creating a math classroom filled with confident problem solvers starts by introducing challenges discovered in the real world, not by presenting a sequence of prescribed problems, says Gerald Aungst. 

In this groundbreaking book, he offers a thoughtful approach for instilling a culture of learning in your classroom through five powerful, yet straightforward principles: Conjecture, Collaboration, Communication, Chaos, and Celebration.

Aungst shows you how to

• Embrace collaboration and purposeful chaos to help students engage in productive struggle, using non-routine and unsolved problems
• Put each chapter’s principles into practice through a variety of strategies, activities, and by incorporating technology tools
• Introduce substantive, lasting cultural changes in your classroom through a manageable, gradual shift in processes and behaviors

Five Principles of the Modern Mathematics Classroom offers new ideas for inspiring math students by building a more engaging and collaborative learning environment.

Key Features: 

• Introduces a way to teach math that will inspire students and which is in line with the Common Core State Standards for Math.
• Filled with practical tips for teachers that will infuse the magic of math into the culture of the classroom.
• Offers guidance to teachers so that they can nurture students into becoming confident and life-long problem solvers.
• Includes classroom routines and techniques that teachers can implement to support the five principles: Conjecture, Communication, Collaboration, Chaos, and Celebration.
• Includes real classroom vignettes to illustrate the routines
• Each chapter highlights how digital technology can be utilized to facilitate the learning and teaching of math
• Each chapter will provide specific strategies targeted to five grade bands: K-3, 2-5, 4-7, 6-9, 8-12, ensuring that teachers at all levels will find useful tools and strategies for their students.
• Provides guidance for assessing the current state of a given classroom culture, designing a plan for implementing the framework, and for creating the support system which will enable teachers to sustain the changes they want to see in their classrooms.

The 5 Principals

Chapter 3: Conjecture