Your Guide to the Big Ideas of Mathematics
In her new resource, Understanding the Math We Teach and How to Teach It, Small brings the support and insight teachers need to be able to teach math with clarity and confidence. With this new resource, new and experienced teachers alike will:
- focus on the big ideas and practices in mathematics, deepening your own understanding and content knowledge
- learn how to teach those big ideas using a student-centered, problem-solving approach
- anticipate student thinking and explore effective tools, models, and rich mathematical questions that nudge student thinking forward.
This readable and relatable resource will give you a well-founded base of mathematical knowledge, leading to better math instruction that will capture your students’ interest. It is sure to become a trusted treasure you return to again and again. _____________________________________________________________________________________
Author Bio
Marian Small is the former Dean of Education at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. She has been a professor of mathematics education and worked in the field for close to 40 years. Dr. Small is a regular speaker on K–12 mathematics throughout Canada and around the world.