About the Book

Mathematics Teaching

This book is for mathematics teachers working in higher primary and secondary schools in developing countries. The book will help teachers improve the quality of mathematical education because it deals specifically with some of the challenges which many maths teachers in the developing world face, such as a lack of ready-made teaching aids, possible textbook shortages, and teaching and learning maths in a second language. Teachers all over the world have developed different ways to teach maths successfully in order to raise standards of achievement. Maths teachers have developed ways of using locally available resources; adapted mathematics to their own cultural contexts and to the tasks and problems in their own communities; introduced local maths-related activities into their classrooms; and improved students' understanding of English in the maths classroom. This book brings together many of these tried and tested ideas from teachers worldwide, including the extensive experience of maths teachers and their colleagues working together in schools. CONTENTS : (1)Introduction (2)The Effective Mathematics Classroom (3)Knowing Mathematics for Teaching (4)Preparing Teachers to Teach Mathematics with Technology (5)Teaching Methods.