Communication and Creativity in the Math Classroom
Non-Traditional Activities and Strategies that Stress Life Skills
By (author) Nicholas J. Rinaldi
Publication date:
03 December 2013Length of book:
96 pagesPublisher
R&L EducationDimensions:
228x152mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781475806922
Whether you are a new or an experienced teacher, Communication and Creativity in the Math Classroom provides you with classroom-tested activities and ideas which are motivating, engaging, and meaningful to students.
Traditional textbooks commonly feature conventional, un-engaging, and somewhat boring problems and activities. Communication and Creativity in the Math Classroom provides you with activities and ideas which stress life skills such as communicating more effectively, being creative, analyzing a variety of problems, following directions, and working cooperatively with others. These skills are very valuable but are rarely addressed in the traditional math curriculum. The materials and ideas in this book allow you to interject these skills into your daily lessons while covering various mathematical topics. Many of the easily reproducible activities can be used as assessments; consequently, suggested scoring rubrics are included as well as helpful strategies and observations.
Nick Rinaldi is a teacher that knows teachers. Ideas are great, actions are better. His book Communication and Creativity in the Math Classroom, provides teachers with resources that are ready-made for the classroom that can be of immediate use whether the teacher is in their first year or has decades under their belt. He also knows students; they are active participants in their learning with these activities and strategies, which can be easily used and adapted to courses other than mathematics. Having used many of these lesson ideas in my own classes, I can attest that they are engaging, creative and have real benefits to the classroom environment. I highly recommend this compilation for teachers of all experience levels.