PB/BWritten specifically for the preservice and inservice middle school math teacher, this practical guide to teaching mathematics to preadolescents draws on the latest research and more than 100 years of combined teaching experience.B/BTaking an empirical focus, the aim of this book is to give the middle school math teacher preparing to enter the classroom what they need, when they need it. Its organization is intuitive, moving from the general/macro to the specific.B/BPreservice and inservice middle school math teacher./PpbI.THE MIDDLE SCHOOL: WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?/b/pdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 1. Why the Middle School?/b/divbrdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 2. The Mathematics Curriculum of the Middle School./b/divbrpbII. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM; YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME./b/pdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 3. Organizing Your Classroom./b/divbrdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 4. Planning for Instruction (or What Do I Do Now?)./b/divbrdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 5. The Rate of Questioning (or Don’t Always Trust Your Instincts)./b/divbrdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 6. Technology in the Middle School Mathematics Class./b/divbrpbIII. PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND THINKING—MAKE’EM USE THEIR HEADS./b/pdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 7. Problem Solving and Reasoning./b/divbrpbIV. MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS—DAY BY DAY TEACHING MATHEMATICS./b/pdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 8. Those First 5 Minutes (or Getting Them Into the Room)./b/divbrdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b 9. The Next 15 Minutes (or Unusual Ways of Presenting Usual Topics)./b/divbrdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b10. The Role of Homework./b/divbrpbV.TESTING AND ASSESSING: HOW DID THEY—AND YOU DO?/b/pdiv STYLE=margin-left: 0.2in;b11. Testing and Evaluating Students./b@OÌÌÌÌÌÍ ¾Û€