Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-396) and indexes.
Contents:
Teaching mathematics in the 21st century -- Empowering students to learn mathematics -- Preparing students to think mathematically -- Enhancing mathematics learning through instruction and assessment -- Understanding numbers -- Working with whole numbers : addition and subtraction -- Working with whole numbers : multiplying and dividing -- Geometric thinking across the grades -- Understanding and using measurement concepts -- Algebraic thinking across the grades -- Working with data -- Exploring part-whole relationships : fractions -- Exploring part-whole relationships : decimals, percents, ratio, and proportion -- Building bridges -- Appendix A : make your own manipulatives.
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