Mary Kay Stein – författare

I boken 5 undervisningspraktiker i matematik - för att planera och leda rika matematiska diskussioner är problemlösning centralt. Författarna Margaret S. Smith och Mary Kay Stein tar utgångspunkt i ny evidensbaserad forskning om hur lärare kan planera och genomföra rika klassrumsdiskussioner för att uppnå både högt ställda lärandemål och utgå från elevernas egna arbeten. Genom konkreta exempel ges råd om hur lärare kan leda och styra diskussionerna så att viktiga idéer förs upp till ytan, missuppfattningar exponeras och förståelse utvecklas.

Boken ger dig som matematiklärare fem konkreta undervisningspraktiker utifrån elever­nas olika sätt att tänka:

5 undervisningspraktiker i matematik vänder sig till lärarstuderande och verksamma lärare i hela grundskolan såväl som gymnasieskolan. Förordet till boken är skrivet av professor Andreas Ryve och doktorand Maria Larsson, båda verksamma vid Mälardalens högskola.

Översättning: Margareta Brogren.

Jag tycker verkligen om bokens upplägg eftersom det inbjuder till att prova arbetssättet i mitt klassrum.

Looking closely at the recent reform efforts in San Diego, this book explores the full range of critical issues pertaining to urban school reform. Drawing on the systemic school reform initiative that was launched in San Diego in the 1990s, this book explores all layers of the school reform process - from leadership in the central office, to work with principals and teachers, to the impact on how teachers worked with students in the classroom.

The authors draw on careful ethnographic research collected over the entire four years of the San Diego reforms, in order to identify, not only how teachers, principals and other district educators were shaped by the large-scale reforms, but also the ways in which the reform unfolded. In doing so, the book shows more broadly how actors throughout a school system can change the views of leaders and impact the larger reform process.

Looking closely at the recent reform efforts in San Diego, this book explores the full range of critical issues pertaining to urban school reform. Drawing on the systemic school reform initiative that was launched in San Diego in the 1990s, this book explores all layers of the school reform process - from leadership in the central office, to work with principals and teachers, to the impact on how teachers worked with students in the classroom.

The authors draw on careful ethnographic research collected over the entire four years of the San Diego reforms, in order to identify, not only how teachers, principals and other district educators were shaped by the large-scale reforms, but also the ways in which the reform unfolded. In doing so, the book shows more broadly how actors throughout a school system can change the views of leaders and impact the larger reform process.

In today’s climate of accountability and standards, increasing attention is focused on teacher "quality," with less emphasis on what teachers actually do to interest and engage students in learning. This path-breaking volume addresses this research problem with a clear definition and a content-specific analysis of the most essential teaching moment—the instructional explanation—for vital new perspectives on educational method and process.

Rich in examples from science, mathematics, and the humanities, Instructional Explanations in the Disciplines explores a variety of interactive contexts for teaching and learning, which may be collaborative between teachers, students, and others, performed in non-classroom settings, or assisted by technology. The book’s subject-matter-specific framework reveals key elements in the process, such as carefully examining the question to be answered, making connections with what is already known, and developing examples conducive to further understanding.

Instructional Explanations in the Disciplines is a valuable addition to the education library, giving researchers new methods of unpacking educational process as few books before it.