Math Know-How - Paperback

by Thomasenia L. Adams (Author), Joanne J. Laframenta (Author)

From two math coaches who really know how
Have you ever wished there were a single resource to help you tackle your most persistent teaching issues once and for all? To engage students in more meaningful ways? To provide the tools you need to increase students' understanding of key mathematical concepts? All at the same time! Math coaches Thomasenia Lott Adams and Joanne LaFramenta have just written it.

Written especially for grade 3-5 teachers, Math Know-How is organized around real questions Adams and LaFramenta have fielded from real teachers--questions that have remained remarkably consistent across the hundreds of educators they have advised . Now these two coaches share their hard-won wisdom with you, including how to

• Employ strategies to connect instruction to the CCSS, especially the Mathematical Practices
• Negotiate the wide range of lesson planning and instructional choices
• Catch up when you fall behind your pacing guide
• Explore the myriad possibilities for exploiting technology in the classroom
• Engage students with diverse learning needs

Read this book cover to cover and start asking and answering questions of your own about your teaching practice.

"As we shift from individual standards to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, this book will be a valuable resource in establishing strategies and instructional techniques to better equip teachers for the overwhelming transition."
--Nena Mathews, Math/Science Teacher, Florence, SC

Author Biography

Thomasenia Lott Adams, Ph.D. was appointed Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in April 2012. Her previous administrative appointments include Director, Office of Graduate Studies, College of Education (2005-2008) and Graduate Coordinator, School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education (2004-2005). Recently, she also served as a faculty associate in the Lastinger Center for Learning to provide leadership for the Center′s initiative in Pinellas County, Florida, to develop master teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Dr. Adams′ interest in efforts related to STEM is also reflected in her extensive collaboration with schools and the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society and her position as advisory board member for the Office of Mathematics and Science, Florida Department of Education.

Dr. Adams′ major research interests include development of teachers of mathematics and ethno-mathematics (intersection of cultural issues and the teaching and learning mathematics). Her record of scholarly activity include past board membership with the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, School Science and Mathematics Association and the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She is a senior author with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers for the K-6 mathematics curriculum, has co-authored one book and has two co-authored books under contract for publication. Dr Adams served as Co-Principal Investigator (along with Drs. Rose Pringle (PI) and Cirecie West-Olatunji (Co-PI)) for the college′s first major research grant from the National Science Foundation in a 20-year period. Dr. Adams has facilitated over 100 conference presentations and her publication record includes the Journal for Mathematics Teacher Education, Journal of Mathematics and Culture, School Science and Mathematics, and Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics.

Dr. Adams holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida (1993) and a B.S. in mathematics from South Carolina State University (1987).

Joanne LaFramenta, Ph.D., is a National Board Certified Teacher in Mathematics for Early Adolescents. She is an adjunct professor of mathematics education at the University of Florida. She is particularly interested in the role of math coaches and curriculum resource teachers in elementary schools.