Deborah Schifter - Böcker

The Building a System of Tens Casebook was developed as the key resource for participants’ Developing Mathematical Ideas seminar experience. The thirty cases, written by teachers describing real situations and actual student thinking in their classrooms, provide the basis of each session’s investigation of specific mathematical concepts and teaching strategies.By reading and discussing the cases under the guidance of the facilitator, participants are actively engaged in their own learning enterprise and will:learn to recognize the key mathematical ideas with which your students are grapplingconsider the types of classroom settings and teaching strategies that support the development of student understandingbecome aware of how core mathematical ideas develop across the gradeswork on mathematical concepts and gain better understanding of mathematical content; anddiscover how to continue learning about children and mathematics.The casebook is composed of eight chapters: the first seven consist of classroom cases from kindergarten through grade 8; chapter 8 is an essay providing an overview of the research related to the situations described in the first seven chapters.

The Making Meaning for Operations Casebook was developed as the key resource for participants’ Developing Mathematical Ideas seminar experience. The twenty-nine cases, written by teachers describing real situations and actual student thinking in their classrooms, provide the basis of each session’s investigation of specific mathematical concepts and teaching strategies.By reading and discussing the cases under the guidance of the facilitator, participants are actively engaged in their own learning enterprise and will—learn to recognize the key mathematical ideas with which your students are grappling;consider the types of classroom settings and teaching strategies that support the development of student understanding;become aware of how core mathematical ideas develop across the grades;work on mathematical concepts and gain better understanding of mathematical content; anddiscover how to continue learning about children and mathematics.The casebook is composed of eight chapters: the first seven consist of classroom cases from kindergarten through grade 7; chapter 8 is an essay providing an overview of the research related to the situations described in the first seven chapters.

The Patterns, Functions, and Change Casebook was developed as the key resource for participants’ Developing Mathematical Ideas seminar experience. The twenty-nine cases, written by teachers describing real situations and actual student thinking in their classrooms, provide the basis of each session’s investigation of specific mathematical concepts and teaching strategies. Reading and discussing the cases under the guidance of the facilitator actively engages seminar participants in their own learning enterprise.

The Patterns, Functions, and Change Casebook was developed as the key resource for participants’ Developing Mathematical Ideas seminar experience. The twenty-nine cases, written by teachers describing real situations and actual student thinking in their classrooms, provide the basis of each session’s investigation of specific mathematical concepts and teaching strategies. Reading and discussing the cases under the guidance of the facilitator actively engages seminar participants in their own learning enterprise.

The Modeling with Data Casebook was developed as the key resource for participants’ Developing Mathematical Ideas seminar experience. The twenty-eight cases, written by teachers describing real situations and actual student thinking in their classrooms, provide the basis of each session’s investigation of specific mathematical concepts and teaching strategies.Reading and discussing the cases under the guidance of the facilitator actively engages participants in their own learning enterprise as they—• learn to recognize the key mathematical ideas with which students are grappling;• consider the types of classroom settings and teaching strategies that support the development of student understanding;• become aware of how core mathematical ideas develop across the grades;• work on mathematical concepts and gain better understanding of mathematical content; • deepen their own understanding of the Common Core standards for mathematical practice and how to engage their students in them; and• discover how to continue learning about children and mathematics.The casebook is composed of eight chapters: the first seven consist of classroom cases spanning the elementary grades; chapter 8 is an essay providing an overview of the research related to the situations described in the first seven chapters. The chapters are as follows:Chapter 1 Getting started with dataChapter 2 Designing a data investigation: What do you want to find out?Chapter 3 Categorical data: Representing and describing the resultsChapter 4 Numerical data: What do the numbers mean?Chapter 5 Comparing data setsChapter 6 Average: Developing ideas about “middle”Chapter 7 Average: Understanding the meanChapter 8 Highlights of related research

The Measuring Space in One, Two, and Three Dimensions Casebook was developed as the key resource for participants’ Developing Mathematical Ideas seminar experience. The thirty cases, written by teachers describing real situations and actual student thinking in their classrooms, provide the basis of each session’s investigation of specific mathematical concepts and teaching strategies.

The Examining Features of Shape Casebook was developed as the key resource for participants’ Developing Mathematical Ideas seminar experience. The thirty-three cases, written by teachers describing real situations and actual student thinking in their classrooms, provide the basis of each session’s investigation into the concepts of geometric shape and teaching strategies.Reading and discussing the cases under the guidance of the facilitator actively engages participants in their own learning enterprise as they—learn to recognize the key mathematical ideas with which students are grappling;consider the types of classroom settings and teaching strategies that support the development of student understanding;become aware of how core mathematical ideas develop across the grades;work on mathematical concepts and gain better understanding of mathematical content; anddiscover how to continue learning about children and mathematics.The casebook is composed of eight chapters: the first seven consist of classroom cases from kindergarten through grade 7; chapter 8 is an essay providing an overview of the research related to the situations described in the first seven chapters.

Creating mathematical community in elementary classrooms to support equitable engagement in deep mathematical content

What does a mathematical community look like in an elementary classroom? How do teachers engage young mathematicians in deep and challenging mathematical content? How do we ensure that every student contributes their voice to this community?

Interweaving Equitable Participation and Deep Mathematics: Building Community in the Elementary Classroom focuses on a dual commitment: to teaching deep and challenging mathematics and to equitable participation for all students in the classroom community. With practical strategies and real-life examples, Susan Jo Russell and Deborah Schifter offer a design for building community organized around four key aspects: every voice matters; collaboration supports student agency; student-created representations offer anchors, openings, and depth; and students become initiators and advocates for their own learning. Each chapter examines how teachers implement these ideas through video examples from six public elementary-school classrooms.

A powerful resource for any educator interested in a mathematics education that fosters a true sense of community, this book

Provides a window into a learning community of educators applying their understanding of mathematics to develop a teaching practice that fosters students’ curiosity, meaning-making, and mathematical agencyPresents vivid examples of teachers and students in diverse classrooms engaged in rich mathematical tasks and deep collaborative conversations, inviting readers to reflect on their practices and students' learningEngages readers in math investigations to help them understand student thinking, provides reflection questions about the classroom video, and offers suggestions for taking next steps in one's own practiceIncludes commentaries on the videos by a group of “critical friends”—educators with deep experience in mathematics and equity—and by the teachers of the classrooms in the videosOffers free online tools for professional development and book study groups, including a Facilitator’s Guide and a Notes Organizer, and suggests resources for continued learning.

This book is a must-read for anyone passionate about creating positive change in the mathematics education system and ensuring that every student has the opportunity to thrive in their mathematical journey.