Classroom-Ready Rich Algebra Tasks, Grades 6-12

Barbara J. Dougherty is a former professor at the University of Hawai‘i where she was Director of the Curriculum Research & Development Group. Her research foci include determining ways to better support students who are struggling in mathematics and teaching algebra for understanding. She is the author or co-author of multiple publications including Assisting Students Struggling With Mathematics: Interventions in the Elementary grades and MPower: A Pathway to Understanding Algebra. Barbara was the co-chair of the joint NCTM/CEC task force and on the writing team of the NCTM/CEC joint position statement on Teaching Mathematics to Students with Learning Disabilities. She has been principal investigator or co-principal investigator of National Science Foundation and U. S. Department of Education grants that have provided funding to develop intervention modules for middle and high school and progress monitoring tools. She holds current teaching certifications in middle and high mathematics, and K-12 special education.Linda C. Venenciano is a professor in the School of Learning and Teaching at Pacific University, where she teaches and supports early childhood through high school preservice teachers in mathematics education. She is a former classroom teacher and has taught mathematics to students from first grade through undergraduate. She previously served as the interim director of the Curriculum Research & Development Group and as an associate professor of mathematics education at the University of Hawai‘i at Mãnoa. She is the author or coauthor of 21 peer-reviewed publications and 12 books. Linda is currently serving on the editorial board of Investigations in Mathematics Learning and has served as a program chair for the annual meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning and as a guest editor for a special issue of Educational Studies in Mathematics.

In this astounding book, Dougherty and Venenciano skillfully illustrate tasks that develop students’reasoning, problem-solving, and communication skills. They thoughtfully include guiding and reflectivequestions along with suggestions for differentiation and extensions of each task. The wide range of topicsmakes this perfect for any algebra course!

• Foreword by Kevin DykemaPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsPart 1: GETTING STARTED WITH RICH ALGEBRA TASKSChapter 1: RICH ALGEBRA TASKS: WHAT ARE THEY, WHY ARE THEY VALUABLE, AND HOW DO I PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION?Chapter 2: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR TEACHING WITH RICH ALGEBRA TASKSChapter 3: IMPLEMENTING RICH ALGEBRA TASK LESSONSChapter 4: TASKS TO ESTABLISH MATHEMATICAL COMMUNITYPart 2: RICH ALGEBRA TASKSChapter 5: RATIONAL NUMBER TASKSChapter 6: EXPRESSIONS TASKSChapter 7: EQUATIONS TASKSChapter 8: LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIP TASKSChapter 9: SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS TASKSChapter 10: POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS TASKSChapter 11: Your TurnAppendix AReferences