Best Practices for Teaching Mathematics

Preface
About the Author
About the Contributors
1. Using a Money-Based Discipline or Reward System in an Elementary Classroom - Ryan Faulk, Montana
2. Number of the Year Award - Terry Castoria, New Jersey
3. Technology-Enhanced Second-Grade Math - Helen F. Melvin, Maine
4. Getting Zoned-Out Students to Tune In - Sharon Andrews, South Dakota
5. Letting Student Strengths Lead Math Problem Solving - Steven Wyborney, Oregon
6. Using Animated Learning Icons to Capture and Enhance Instruction - Steven Wyborney, Oregon
7. Honoring the Middle School Student - Heather Sullivan, New Mexico
8. Sweet Solutions in Math Make a Difference in the World - Pam Roller, Indiana
9. But . . . Does It Make Sense? - Patricia F. Clark, New York
10. Keeping Math Alive After State Testing - Dianne M. Peterson, Florida
11. Teaching and Learning Math Vocabulary With Meaning - Debbie Gordon, Arizona
12. I Became a Facilitator as Well as a Teacher - Mary Jane Short, Delaware
13. Human Number Line: Make Yourself a Fraction - Joyce Wolfe Dodd, South Carolina
14. A Systematic Approach to Factoring Trinomials - Jim Miller, Washington
15. Engaged Students Love Math - Donna H. Henry, Arizona
16. Letting Everyone Shine - Carol Ann Amos, Vermont
17. From Angst to Aptitude: Math Is More Than a Four-Letter Word - John P. Pieper, Wisconsin
18. Lesson Study: A "Win-Win" Professional Practice - Debra Rose Howell, Washington
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