Empowering the Beginning Teacher of Mathematics in Elementary School

Those beginning the journey as teachers of mathematics will encounter challenges both inside and outside the classroom. The Editorial/Author Panel for the Needs of Mathematics Teachers Beginning Their Careers has compiled this volume to help new teachers reach their full potential as mathematics educators, thereby improving the mathematics learning of their students. The featured articles, related thematic ideas, lists of tips and advice, personal testimonies, quick notes, quotable thoughts, and journal pages for taking notes found in this book highlight six broad categories: professional growth, curriculum and instruction, classroom management and organization, classroom-level assessment, equity, and school and community. Beginning at prekindergarten and continuing throughout the elementary school years, students develop rapidly in their abilities in, and dispositions toward, mathematics. In teaching mathematics at the elementary school level, the teacher's role is to create opportunities for students to learn new mathematical concepts, develop strategies, and build on them. This book has been designed to help the beginning teacher of mathematics in the elementary school operate effectively in supporting his or her students in their development of rich mathematical thinking.Chappell, Michaele F. is the author of 'Empowering the Beginning Teacher of Mathematics in Elementary School', published 2004 under ISBN 9780873535595 and ISBN 0873535596.