Learn how to provide rich, online mathematics instruction that optimizes the limited time you have with students, while doing it in a way that does not overwhelm parents. This practical resource: highlights the value of open questions for differentiating instruction in the K–8 virtual environment; shows teachers how to adapt the materials that they are already using; illustrates how students can incorporate items from their home environment into math lessons; demonstrates how to build and maintain community with students online; explores the logistics of independent meetings with students and parents; provides samples and directions for creating tools like number lines and manipulatives at home; and much more. Featuring professional developer Marian Small’s special brand of lucid explanation of difficult concepts, engaging teaching examples, troubleshooting tips, and formative assessments, Teaching Math Online is a must-have for anyone teaching math either wholly online or in blended classrooms.
Book Features:
- Provides immediate assistance for teachers with little or no experience teaching math online.
- Offers specific suggestions for supporting parents in their new role as the link between teacher and student.
- Addresses both logistical and pedagogical issues important to successful online learning.
- Provides online problem visuals for teachers to use with students.
- Includes reproducibles for creating math manipulatives and tools.
- Discusses distanced formative assessment.
- Includes access to exemplar videos for communicating with parents, and for providing students with spoken instruction that they can save and replay.</li
