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The Great Math Experience: Engaging Problems for Middle School Mathematics

by Andrew Field

93 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); illustrated; catalogue #03-1887; ISBN 1-4120-1509-X; US$23.95, C$29.95, EUR19.50, £13.50

Tired of those same old lesson plans? Want your students to think deeply about math? Make math your students' favorite subject - offer them a great math experience!

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About the Book The Great Math Experience is a collection of wonderful mathematics problems and ideas for their use in the middle school math classroom. Whether you are an experienced teacher or brand new, this book is sure to offer fresh ideas to help your students have a great math experience! Each problem has been actually used in a real classroom with great success. The book lists the areas of mathematics that a problem encompasses and offers advice on how to introduce it to the class. The author offers sample questions that foster deep mathematic discussions and typical student responses. Students in grades 5 through 9 are sure to benefit from these non-traditional, fun mathematic problems, which stimulate the profound mathematical thought that educators seek.

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About the Author Andrew Field is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and was one of six recipients of their FLAMeS award in 2002. He has taught mathematics in five different Title I middle schools and junior high schools. He is an officer in the Army Reserve and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A graduate of Northwestern State University, he lives in Natchitoches, Louisiana with his wife, Kate, and three daughters, Evelyn, Corinne, and Lydia.

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