Common Denominators: Cultivating Engagement and Belonging in Secondary Mathematics (Reengage Students in Mathematics by Creating Spaces Where All Students Belong.) [Pehme köide]

"As a mathematics teacher, you know engaging students can be a challenge. Students struggling with mathematics may feel under supported in the classroom and easily frustrated, undermining their academic progress. But what if there is a way to keep students engaged in learning mathematics while fostering a sense of belonging? In Common Denominators: Cultivating Engagement and Belonging in Secondary Mathematics, Jennifer A. Lenhardt guides teachers on shaping equitable mathematics classrooms by evaluating the beliefs and practices that result in frustration. With her 33 research-backed strategies and personal stories, teachers can resolve unproductive power dynamics, promote emotional literacy, and create a classroom environment conducive to optimal learning"--

Engage students in learning mathematics while cultivating a sense of belonging. This helpful guide for secondary mathematics teachers shows you how to shape equitable classrooms by evaluating beliefs and practices that keep students and teachers stuck. Research-backed strategies and personal stories illustrate effective ways to resolve unproductive power dynamics, promote emotional literacy, and create a classroom environment conducive to optimal learning.

This book will help secondary mathematics teachers:

• Develop strategies to discern the reasons students are struggling with mathematics
• Learn sustainable methods for perceiving unasked questions and target solutions focused on underlying needs
• Navigate challenging classroom behavior
• Cultivate a supportive classroom environment and reframe zero-sum interactions with students
• Evaluate traditional grading and assessments and reform current practices to align with research-based best practice and students’ best interests

Contents:
Introduction: Teacher, Where You From?
Part 1: What Our Students Say to Us
Chapter 1: I Don’t Have a Pencil
Chapter 2: When Am I Ever Going to Use This?
Chapter 3: Not Today, Ms. Lenhardt
Chapter 4: I’m Always in Trouble!
Chapter 5: I’m Not a Math Person
Part 2: What We Say to One Another
Chapter 6: I Don’t Give Grades; My Students Earn Them
Chapter 7: If Only Students Knew Their Facts
Chapter 8: I Have 250 Students Every Semester. I Can’t Possibly . . .
Epilogue
Appendix A: Research Influences
Appendix B: Sources for Mathematics Tasks, Lessons, and Professional Learning
References and Resources
Index