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Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Mathematics: (Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship)

   by Evan Glazer

  Hardcover:
    Greenwood Press
    30 August, 2001

   US$44.95   

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Editorial description(s):

From Book News, Inc.
Glazer, a former high school mathematics teacher who is an instructional technology Ph.D. candidate at the U. of Georgia, provides examples of lessons that use Web sources to promote critical thinking in the math classroom. They include opportunities for real- time data collection, information sharing, collaboration with faraway students, and interactive learning environments. Each entry includes a Web address, suggested levels, a site summary, and discussion questions and activities; curriculum areas covered are pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, advanced algebra, precalculus, calculus, probability, statistics, and math history.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Review
...a highly valuable resource for mathematics teachers to enhance student learning....Recommended for high school mathematics teachers and students, as well as high school and university libraries.Choice


About the Author
EVAN GLAZER is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Georgia in the Department of Instructional Technology, and a former mathematics teacher at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL.


Book Description
Mathematics teachers and school library media specialists will find this book a valuable resource for using the Web to promote critical thinking in the high school mathematics classroom. It is filled with instructional strategies and an expansive set of activities that cover a broad array of mathematics topics spanning from prealgebra through calculus. The questions and activities in this book will help students meet the standards set forth by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics.



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