ABSTRACT

First Published in 2005. Updated to take account of the new Key Stage 3 Strategy and the Qualified Teacher Status standards for trainee teachers, this book provides valuable insights into the effective teaching of secondary mathematics. Drawing upon accounts of real classroom experiences, it clearly explains how these can be related to key theoretical ideas and offer: discussion of theory and research into the teaching and learning of mathematics; background to current curriculum and assessment arrangements for mathematics in schools; practical ideas for planning and evaluating the learning of your pupils; background to the requirements for initial teacher training and insights into how you can develop continuously as a 'reflective' teacher. This resource has been written for students and newly qualified teachers of secondary mathematics and school-based mentors.

part 1|46 pages

Beginnings

chapter 1|19 pages

The mathematics curriculum in schools

chapter 3|17 pages

What does higher education offer?

part 2|106 pages

In the classroom

chapter 5|18 pages

Making sense of observations

chapter 6|23 pages

Lessons for learning

chapter 7|29 pages

Planning and evaluating lessons

chapter 8|25 pages

Feedback, review and self-evaluation

part 3|44 pages

Mathematics: its learning and teaching

chapter 9|17 pages

What is mathematics and what is it for?

chapter 10|21 pages

Learning and teaching mathematics

chapter 11|4 pages

Developing as a teacher