{"product_id":"mindset-mathematics-isbn-9781119358718","title":"Mindset Mathematics","description":"\u003cb\u003eEngage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the fifth-grade level through visualization, play, and investigation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring their work with tens of thousands of teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the same message—that they want to incorporate more brain science into their math instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work best to get across the concepts they needed to teach. So the authors designed \u003ci\u003eMindset Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e around the principle of active student engagement, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on learning. Open, creative, and visual mathematics tasks have been shown to improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential. The tasks in \u003ci\u003eMindset Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e reflect the lessons from brain science that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThere is no such thing as a math person - anyone can learn mathematics to high levels.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMistakes, struggle and challenge are the most important times for brain growth.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpeed is unimportant in mathematics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMathematics is a visual and beautiful subject, and our brains want to think visually about mathematics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith engaging questions, open-ended tasks, and four-color visuals that will help kids get excited about mathematics, \u003ci\u003eMindset Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e is organized around nine big ideas which emphasize the connections within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and can be used with any current curriculum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYoucubed Summer Camp 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMemorization versus Conceptual Engagement 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBig Ideas 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the Book 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eActivities for Building Norms 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncouraging Good Group Work 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaper Folding: Learning to Reason, Convince, and Be a Skeptic 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 1: Thinking in Cubes 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: Solids, Inside and Out 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: City of Cubes 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: A Box of Boxes 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 2: Estimating with Fractions 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: Making Snowflakes 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: Fraction Blizzard 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: Wondering with Fractions 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 3: Using Fraction Equivalence 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: Picking Paintings Apart 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: Make a Fake 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: Squares with a Difference 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 4: Exploring the Coordinate Plane 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: Getting around the Plane 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: Ship Shape 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: Table Patterns 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 5: Seeing and Connecting Patterns across Representations 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: Two-Pattern Tango 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: Pattern Carnival 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: Seeing Growth on a Graph 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 6: Understanding Fraction Multiplication Visually 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: Fractions in a Pan 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: Pieces and Parts 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: The Sum of the Parts 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 7: What Does It Mean to Divide Fractions? 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: Creating Cards 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: Cuisenaire Trains 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: Fraction Division Conundrum 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 8: Thinking in Powers of 10 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: The Unit You 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: Filling Small and Large 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: Museum of the Very Large and Small 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Idea 9: Using Numbers and Symbols Flexibly 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize: Seeing Expressions 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay: Inside Pascal’s Triangle 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestigate: The 1492 Problem 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentimeter Dot Paper 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsometric Dot Paper 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 285\u003c\/p\u003e Index 287   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJO BOALER\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford University and co-founder and faculty director of youcubed. She serves as an advisor to several Silicon Valley companies and is a White House presenter on girls and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eMathematical Mindsets\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous research articles, she is a regular contributor to news and radio in the United States and England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEN MUNSON\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctoral candidate at Stanford University, a professional developer, and a former classroom teacher. She works with teachers and school leaders across the United States to develop responsive, equitable mathematics instruction.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCATHY WILLIAMS\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-founder and the executive director of youcubed at Stanford University. 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This hands-on resource is for any teacher who wants to engage their fifth grade students in reasoning and persisting through problems, and provides activities that will engage students' interest and show them the many ways that mathematics is important in their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring their work with tens of thousands of teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the same message: Teachers want to incorporate more brain science into their mathematics instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work best to promote learning of mathematics concepts. 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