Introduction to Connections

NCTMs Process Standards support teaching that helps children develop independent, effective mathematical thinking. The books in the Heinemann Math Process Standards Series give every primary teacher the opportunity to explore each standard in depth. With language and examples that dont require prior math training to understand, the series offers friendly, reassuring advice and ready-to-use examples to any teacher ready to embrace the Process Standards. In Introduction to Connections, Honi Bamberger and Christine Oberdorf familiarize you with ways to help students see the relationships between and among mathematical skills and content. They offer an array of entry points for understanding, planning, and teaching, including strategies that help students build upon and link mathematical thinking across units by recognizing connections among math concepts, real-world applications, and other content areas. The book and accompanying CD-ROM are filled with activities that are modifiable for immediate use with students of all levels customizable to match your specific lessons. In addition, a correlation guide helps you match the math content you teach with the mathematical processes it utilizes. If your students arent making mathematical connections, or if youre simply looking for ways to work the connections standard into your curriculum, read, dog-ear, and teach with Introduction to Connections. And if youd like to learn about any of NCTMs process standards, or youre looking for classroom-tested ways to address them, look no further than Heinemanns Math Process Standards Series. Youll find them explained in the most understandable and practical way: from one teacher to another.