Transform Your K-5 Math Class: Digital Age Tools to Spark Learning

by Amanda Thomas

Overview

Through detailed lessons and examples, discover how to integrate technology in K-5 math to amplify and enhance your mathematics teaching and drive student learning.

Instead of drill-and-practice apps and worksheets, what if technology enabled exploration of math concepts? Instead of screens for disconnected individual learning, what if technology fostered mathematical discourse and collaboration? Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching mathematics, what if we used technology to differentiate to meet students’ diverse needs?

Technology has the power and potential to support the teaching and learning of math content at all grade levels, but the presence of technology is insufficient unless it’s paired with effective teaching practices and meaningful content. This book poses and unpacks the above questions and many more, with examples that illustrate how to integrate technology in the K-5 math classroom, highlighting opportunities to transform mathematics teaching through strategic technology use.

The book:

• Illustrates two contrasting examples in each chapter, including transcripts of sample class conversations, mathematical tasks, illustrations of student work and reflection and discussion prompts.
• Features discussion of research-based ideas relating to the contrasts presented in the chapters, encouraging readers to connect what they learn from the specific cases with the research on these topics.
• Covers a variety of mathematics content areas such as functions and algebraic thinking, geometry and measurement, and data and statistics.
• Provides strategies for implementing the concepts in class, with ideas and examples of tools based not on how they look but what they can do in your mathematics teaching.

Today’s technology offers more possibilities than ever for supporting students in mathematics. This book draws upon the latest research in technology and math education, while providing tools to incorporate effective strategies into curriculum right away.

Audience: K-5 educators

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781564848000
Publisher:	ASCD
Publication date:	01/06/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Amanda Thomas, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of mathematics education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She received her doctoral degree in 2013 from the University of Missouri–Columbia. Her research focuses on teachers’ use of mobile technology in elementary mathematics classrooms. She’s also interested in STEM education and supporting teachers in innovative STEM integration.
Amanda Thomas, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of mathematics education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She received her doctoral degree in 2013 from the University of Missouri–Columbia. Her research focuses on teachers’ use of mobile technology in elementary mathematics classrooms. She’s also interested in STEM education and supporting teachers in innovative STEM integration.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Connecting Classroom Practice with Research 1

Instead of… What if…? 2

1 Considerations and Challenges for Integrating Technology in Math Teaching 5

What Is School Math? 6

Standards for Technology and Math 9

2 Moving from Gimmicks to Tools for Teaching Rich Math 13

Technology as a Motivational Tool 14

Teaching Practices that Support Math Learning 14

What Does the Research Say? 21

Reflecting on Technology in Math Teaching 23

Recommendations for Practice 25

Connecting Cases with Standards 27

3 Moving From Individualized Instruction to Technology for Collaborative Learning 29

Technology as a Collaborative Tool 30

Teaching Practices that Support Math Learning 30

What Does the Research Say? 40

Reflecting on Technology in Math Teaching 42

Recommendations for Practice 44

Connecting Cases with Standards 46

4 Moving From Assessing what Students Know to Eliciting How Students Understand 49

Leveraging Students' Mathematical Understanding 50

What Does the Research Say? 58

Reflecting on Technology in Math Teaching 60

Recommendations for Practice 62

Connecting Cases with Standards 63

5 Moving from teacher-centered to student-centered instruction 65

Technology as a Representational Tool 66

Empowering Student-Driven Math Learning 66

What Does the Research Say? 73

Reflecting on Technology in Math Teaching 75

Recommendations for Practice 77

Connecting Cases with Standards 79

6 Moving from Technology for Its own Sake to Technology for Rich Math Learning 81

Technology as an Educational Tool 82

Teaching and Learning Math with Technology 82

What Does the Research Say? 92

Reflecting on Technology in Math Teaching 94

Recommendations for Practice 96

Connecting Cases with Standards 98

7 A Tool for Integrating Technology into Your Math Classroom 101

References 105

ISTE Standards 119

ISTE Standards for Students 119

ISTE Standards for Educators 122

Index 127