Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Mathematics

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Mathematics teachers and school library media specialists will find this book a valuable resource for using the Web to promote critical thinking in the high school mathematics classroom. It is filled with instructional strategies and an expansive set of activities that cover a broad array of mathematics topics spanning from prealgebra through calculus. Teachers using the questions and activities in this book will help their students meet the standards set forth by the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. Various types of mathematics related sources on the Internet are outlined within this book, including data and simulations related to real world situations such as saving funds and computing interest earned for college, purchasing a home, or decoding train and plane schedules. The author develops a framework for critical thinking in mathematics and helps teachers create a supportive classroom environment. Each activity highlights a web source, the mathematics topics involved, the appropriate grade levels of study, possible student investigations, and related web sources for continued exploration, promoting a student-centered inquiry.

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.,."a highly valuable resource for mathematics teachers to enhance student learning....Recommended for high school mathematics teachers and students, as well as high school and university libraries."-Choice
.,."an excellent addition to your professional collection and a valuable resource math teachers will use over and over again. Highly recommended."-The Book Report
...a highly valuable resource for mathematics teachers to enhance student learning....Recommended for high school mathematics teachers and students, as well as high school and university libraries.-Choice
...an excellent addition to your professional collection and a valuable resource math teachers will use over and over again. Highly recommended.-The Book Report
This book is a great resource to help high school math teachers incorporate Internet resources into their instruction....an excellent guide to Internet resources to teach math.-Media & Methods
..."an excellent addition to your professional collection and a valuable resource math teachers will use over and over again. Highly recommended."-The Book Report
"This book is a great resource to help high school math teachers incorporate Internet resources into their instruction....an excellent guide to Internet resources to teach math."-Media & Methods
..."a highly valuable resource for mathematics teachers to enhance student learning....Recommended for high school mathematics teachers and students, as well as high school and university libraries."-Choice

Author Bio

EVAN GLAZER is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Georgia in the Department of Instructional Technology, and a former mathematics teacher at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL.