First Published in 2005. Updated to take account of the new Key Stage 3 Strategy and the Qualified Teacher Status standards for trainee teachers, this book provides valuable insights into the effective teaching of secondary mathematics. Drawing upon accounts of real classroom experiences, it clearly explains how these can be related to key theoretical ideas and offer: discussion of theory and research into the teaching and learning of mathematics; background to current curriculum and assessment arrangements for mathematics in schools; practical ideas for planning and evaluating the learning of your pupils; background to the requirements for initial teacher training and insights into how you can develop continuously as a 'reflective' teacher. This resource has been written for students and newly qualified teachers of secondary mathematics and school-based mentors.
Part 1 Beginnings; Chapter 1 The mathematics curriculum in schools; Chapter 2 Why do I want to be a mathematics teacher?; Chapter 3 What does higher education offer?; Part 2 In the classroom; Chapter 4 What will it feel like to be in school again?; Chapter 5 Making sense of observations; Chapter 6 Lessons for learning; Chapter 7 Planning and evaluating lessons; Chapter 8 Feedback, review and self-evaluation; Part 3 Mathematics: its learning and teaching; Chapter 9 What is mathematics and what is it for?; Chapter 10 Learning and teaching mathematics; Chapter 11 Developing as a teacher;
