Teaching+Student-Centered+Mathematics+Grades+5-8+Book+Study

=Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Grades 5-8 Book Study=  John A. Van de Walle wrote this book. The sessions will highlight different ideas for teaching mathematics through a developmental problem-solving model. Participants will be encouraged to implement the ideas and share their experiences, thus deepening their understanding of mathematics.

The emphasis of the explorations will be on number sense since it is the foundational understanding upon which all other mathematics is based.

The book study framework comprises of seven 2-2.5 hour sessions that should be about three or four weeks apart to allow for the completion of reading assignments and to allow for the approaches and activities to be tried in the classroom. **Videoconferencing is an option.**

Session 1 Focus - Chapter 1, Foundations of Student-Centered Instruction Session 2 Focus - Chapter 2, Flexible Strategies for Whole-Number Computation Session 3 Focus - Chapter 3, Fraction Concepts and Computation Session 4 Focus - Chapter 4, Decimal and Percent Concepts and Decimal Computation Session 5 Focus - Chapter 5, Extending the Number System Session 6 Focus - Chapter 6, Developing Concepts of Ratio and Proportion Session 7 Focus - Book Study Wrap-Up


 * Each participant will be given a copy of the book Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Grades 5-8.**