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Accessible Algebra: 30 Modules to Promote Algebraic Reasoning, Grades 7-10 is for any pre-algebra or algebra teacher who wants to provide a rich and fulfilling experience for students as they develop new ways of thinking through and about algebra.
List of contents
Introduction; Expressions; 1: Order of Operations; 2: Writing Expressions from Tables; 3: Growing Patterns; 4: Taxes and Interest; 5: Venn Diagrams and Factor Lattices; 6: Area Expressions; 7: Multiplying Polynomials; 8: Powerful Integers; 9: Absolutely!; 10: Square Root Approximations; Equations; 11: Activity Centers; 12: Balance Beams; 13: Challenge and Intervention Centers; 14: Gauss and Figurate Numbers; 15. Equations in All Forms; 16: Linear Systems; 17: Systems; 18: Proportions on the Cartesian Coordinate Plane; 19: What Is the Better Buy?; 20: Walking Rates; 21: Absolute Value; 22: Nonlinear Explorations; Functions; 23: Functionally Speaking; 24: Number Patterns into Functions; 25: Function Translations; 26: Celsius to Fahrenheit and Back Again; 27: Absolute Value Functions; 28: Modeling Exponentially; 29: Falling to Pieces; 30: Why the Finite Differences Method Works
About the author
Anne M. Collins, professor of mathematics and education, is the Director of Mathematics Programs and the Center for Mathematics Achievement at Lesley University. A former member of the board of directors for NCTM, she works with preservice and in-service teachers, helping them deepen their mathematics pedagogical content knowledge. Her research focuses on the impact of formative assessment on student achievement.
Steven R. Benson is a mathematician and mathematics educator at Lesley University; he has created curriculum and facilitated professional development for pre- and in-service teachers for nearly thirty years. He was the lead author of
Ways to Think About Mathematics: Activities and Investigations for Grade 6-12 Teachers (Corwin 2004).
