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Math-Positive Teaching
Questions and Answers for Elementary Educators
Ignite a positive approach to math in your classroom with Carrie S. Cutler’s Math-Positive Teaching, part of the Growing the Mathematician in Every Student series. This book dismantles the belief that only a few are capable of learning math, proving instead that everyone can learn and teach it. With practical routines, content examples, and strategies for embracing mistakes, Cutler provides thoughtful methods to encourage students, from basic counting to complex algebra.
Benefits
- Develop classroom routines and teaching strategies to cultivate math-positive mindsets
- Build confidence in explaining and demonstrating math concepts using diverse methods
- Reduce math anxiety through revised assessment practices that promote math positivity
- Create supportive math learning networks beyond the classroom with students’ parents
- Enhance their math teaching with more effective practices and innovative strategies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Becoming a Math-Positive Teacher
Chapter 2: Managing Math-Positive Routines and Practices
Chapter 3: Promoting Problem-Solving Skills
Chapter 4: Assessing the Math-Positive Way
Chapter 5: Encouraging Math-Positive Family Partnerships
Chapter 6: Counting and Number Sense
Chapter 7: Operation Sense
Chapter 8: Geometry
Chapter 9: Algebra
Chapter 10: Measurement and Data
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
Chapter 1: Becoming a Math-Positive Teacher
Chapter 2: Managing Math-Positive Routines and Practices
- Figure 2.3: Math Workstations Checklist
- Figure 2.5: Concrete Manipulatives Checklist
- Chapter 2 Application Guide
Chapter 3: Promoting Problem-Solving Skills
Chapter 4: Assessing the Math-Positive Way
Chapter 5: Encouraging Math-Positive Family Partnerships
Chapter 6: Counting and Number Sense
Chapter 7: Operation Sense
Chapter 8: Geometry
Chapter 9: Algebra
Chapter 10: Measurement and Data
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Books
- Rumsey, C., & Guarino, J. (2024). Nurturing math curiosity with learners in grades K–2 (C. Seeley & J. Bay-Williams, Eds.). Solution Tree Press.
- Sullivan, P. L. (2024). See it, say it, symbolize it: Teaching the big ideas in elementary mathematics. Solution Tree Press.
Websites
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
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