Developing Fractions Knowledge: Edition 2
About this ebook
It uses these stages to sequence effective learning for your elementary, or primary, classroom. It also contains a range of instructional tasks and assessment activities that will help you to measure your students’ mathematical understanding and modify your teaching accordingly.
This second edition has been fully revised to include new Lesson and Teacher Spotlight features that offer enhanced guidance on class application, and more prominent links between mathematical theory and whole number learning. It has been rewritten to align with the latest version of the Learning Framework in Number, the structured approach underpinning Math Recovery® professional development.
About the author
Dr. Amy J. Hackenberg taught mathematics to middle and high school students for 9 years in L.A. and Chicago, prior to earning a Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of Georgia. Amy is currently an associate professor of mathematics education at Indiana University-Bloomington. She conducts research on how middle school students construct fractions knowledge and algebraic reasoning and on how teachers can learn to develop productive student-teacher relationships. In her current project she is investigating how to differentiate instruction for diverse middle school students, studying her own teaching as well as working with practicing teachers. She is the proud co-author of the Math Recovery series book, Developing Fractions Knowledge.
