Reviews research on the characteristics and identification of students displaying mathematical gifts and talents, as well as discussing research on the level of mathematical competency of the gifted and talented students in the U.S. An overview of the Curriculum and Evaluation, Professional , and Assessment Standards for School Mathematics is included along with recommendations for curriculum, teaching, and assessment of students showing mathematical talent. Specific recommendations for programs, teaching strategies, resources, and alternative means of evaluation are suggested.
The book describes—and demonstrates with specific examples from the CCSS—what effective differentiated activities in mathematics look like for top learners.
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The previous class, which had been all boys, hadn't noticed the absence of female students, but the second class, ... The resulting success of the 18 adolescent girls serves to support gifted girls' needs for a learning environment that ...
"The best source I have seen challenging mathematically talented students. The activities are thought provoking and enjoyable. I will recommend this book to parents as well as educators of mathematically talented students!
How mu of the content in mathematics textbooks is new? Arithmetic Teacher, 35(1), 18–23. Forsyth, R. A., Ansley, T. N., Feldt, L. S., & Alnot, S. D. (2006). Iowa Tests of Educational Development. Rolling Meadows, IL: Riverside.
Effective Teachers Ford, D. Y., Grantham, T. C., & Harris, J. J., III. (1997). The recruitment and retention of minority teachers in gifted education. Roeper Review, 19,213–220. Gallagher, J. J., Coleman, M. R., ...
Fitzgerald, W., Winter, M. J., Lappan, G., & Phillips, E. (1986). Middle grades mathematics project: Factors and multiples. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley. (This book is one in an excellent series of hands-on math books.
This is of interest to a broad readership, including educational researchers, research mathematicians, mathematics teachers, teacher educators, curriculum designers, doctoral students, and other stakeholders.
Several states offer additional teacher preparation programs by providing either an endorsement or certification in the field, but these are often pursued by teachers specifically enrolled in gifted coursework rather than in general ...
... able pupils are often more capable of analysing, reasoning and evaluating The implication of these capabilities is that the mathematics programme should provide them with opportunities to analyse ideas and extract principles, look for ...