Northern Arizona University College of Education ECI 300   Mathematics in the Elementary School Instructor: Bill Buckreis, Ph.D.
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Van De Walle Reading
Other Reading
1

Introduction

2

Teaching Mathematics in the Context of the Reform Movement

Ch. 1, 1-9
NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Math http://www.nctm.org/

Mathematics Content Standards for Arizona Public Schools. http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/math/

3

Developing Understanding in Mathematics

Ch. 3, 22-35
Burns, 29-42
4

Geometry

Ch. 20, 345-359
Burns, 79-99
5

Measurement

Ch. 19, 316-328
Burns, 46-58
6

Probability and Data Analysis

Burns, 59-79
7

Developing Early Number Concepts and Number Sense

Ch. 9, 115-134
Burns, 125-138, 161-182
8

Developing Meanings of Operations

Ch. 10, 135-145
Burns, 183-211
9

Helping Children Mastering Basic Facts

Ch. 11, 156-177
10

Whole-Number Place-Value Development

Ch. 12, 178-200
Burns, 173-182
11

Strategies for Whole-Number Computation

Ch. 13, 201-227

12

Developing Fraction Concepts

Ch. 15, 242-263
Burns, 223-237
13

Computaton with Fractions

Ch. 16, 264-279

14

Decimal and Percent Concepts and Computation

Ch. 17, 280-297
Burns, 238-252
 

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