Connect with us to learn more. He has worked in mathematics teacher education at this university for over 40 years and his current research is in the areas of curriculum development and mathematics teacher education. He teaches courses for future teachers in the Mathematics Department. He served as the site director for the Show-Me Project , an NSF-funded project supporting the dissemination and implementation of standards-based middle grades mathematics curricula.
He worked on the NSF grant Tinker Plots to develop new data analysis software and he serves on the Advisory Boards for several other national projects. Billstein has published articles in over 20 different journals, and has co-authored over 40 books, including ten editions of A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary Teachers.
He typically does about 25 regional and national presentations per year and has worked in mathematics education at the international level.
Billstein was recently awarded the George M. Shlomo Libeskind is a professor in the mathematics department at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, and has been responsible there for the mathematics teaching major since In addition to teaching and advising pre-service and in-service teachers, Dr. Libeskind has extensive writing experience books, articles, and workshop materials as well as in directing mathematics education projects.
In teaching and in writing, Dr. Libeskind uses a heuristic approach to problem solving and proof; in this approach the reasonableness of each step in a solution or proof is emphasized along with a discussion on why one direction might be more promising than another. As part of his focus on the improvement of the teaching of mathematics, Dr. Libeskind is also involved at many levels locally, nationally, and worldwide in the evaluation of mathematics teacher preparation programs.
In his home state, he is actively involved in schools and councils, as well as in reviewing materials for the state standards for college admission. Most recently spring he visited teacher colleges in Israel as a Fulbright Fellow. During this visit he conducted observations and critiques of the preparation of mathematics teachers at several colleges in Northern Israel. We're sorry!
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With a wealth of pedagogical tools, as well as relevant discussions of standard curricula and assessments, this book will be a valuable textbook and reference for future teachers. With this revision, two new chapters are included to address the needs of future middle school teachers, in accordance to the NCTM Focal Points document. Professional Development Actual school book pages show how mathematics is explained to K—8 pupils.
Many activities and exercises involve the student pages, allowing students to see what is expected in elementary schools.
Research Notes in the margin highlight current research in mathematics and mathematics education as it relates to the content. Historical Notes add context and humanize the mathematics. Questions from the Classroom present questions collected from actual K-8 students. Active Learning NEW! The e-Manipulatives CD allows students to investigate, explore, and practice new concepts. This resource is referenced throughout the book and comes included with every new copy of the text.
Brain Teasers add variety to the problem solving in the book and may be assigned or used by the teacher to challenge students. Laboratory Activities are integrated throughout the book to provide hands-on learning exercises. A separate activities book is also available as a supplement. Now Try This activities help students to become actively involved in their learning, to facilitate the development and improvement of their critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and to stimulate both in-class and out-of-class discussion.
These activities appear throughout each chapter. Pedagogical Tools Definitions, properties, and theorems are set apart from the main text to allow for quick review. Problem-Solving Strategies are set apart from the text for easy reference, and Problem Solving boxes encourage students put these strategies to work. End-of-chapter materials include a Chapter Outline and Chapter Reviews to help students study and test themselves in preparation for an in-class exam.
Assessment A problems have answers in the text so that students can check their work. Assessment B contains problems similar to those in Assessment A, but no answers are given in the student text. Mathematical Connections is divided into the following categories of problems: Communication, Open-Ended, Cooperative Learning, Questions from the Classroom, and Review.
Sample questions from both the TIMMS and NAEP exams allow future teachers to examine the types of questions that students are being asked on national and international exams.
New to This Edition. This special edition of the text displays answers to the text exercises on the page where they occur and includes answers to the Preliminary Problems, Now Try This activities, Laboratory Activities, Technology Corners, Brain Teasers, and Questions from the Classroom. The Technology Manual compiles the appendices found in the previous edition of A Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers into a convenient supplement for those who integrate technology into their course.
Chapters offer tutorials for using spreadsheets, graphing calculator and geometry drawing utility software in the course. The manual can be shrink wrapped with the text at no additional cost. New Content: Chapter 1: An Introduction to Problem Solving The reorganization of this chapter puts mathematics and problem solving first, followed by an expanded section on exploration with patterns.
Most recently spring he visited teacher colleges in Israel as a Fulbright Fellow. During this visit he conducted observations and critiques of the preparation of mathematics teachers at several colleges in Northern Israel. Convert currency.
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View all copies of this ISBN edition:. Synopsis About this title The new edition of this best-selling text includes a new focus on active and collaborative learning, while maintaining its emphasis on developing skills and concepts. Johnny W. There he taught mathematics in grades He also taught one year at the Westminster Schools, grades , and one year in the Pelican, Alaska, school, grades He was the Project Manager for the "Figure This! His doctorate is in mathematics education from Georgia State University.
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