LEARNING BY DOING MATHEMATICS - Carnegie Learning

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STUDENT TEXTBOOK SET Each student receives a textbook set that contains the following three books. Student Text The Student Text is a consumable textbook designed for students to take notes and work problems directly in each lesson. Each lesson contains objectives, key terms, and problems that help the students to discover and master mathematical concepts. Student Assignments The Student Assignments book contains one assignment per lesson and skills practice activities. It is designed to move with the student from classroom to home to lab time so that students can repeatedly practice the skills taught in the lesson. Homework Helper The Homework Helper book is designed to help parents and care givers be more informed about the concepts being covered in the student’s math course. Students are encouraged to keep the Homework Helper at home. It contains one activity per lesson including examples of the skills taught in the lesson and several practice problems. Answers to the practice problems are provided in the back of the Homework Helper book. What Makes Carnegie Learning Student Texts Engaging Learning By Doing ® Principals Carnegie Learning believes that students develop math understanding and skills by taking an active role and responsibility for their own learning. With Carnegie Learning textbooks students become engaged in solving contextual math problems that strengthen their conceptual understanding of math topics. Rather than encouraging students to memorize procedures, we provide them opportunities to think and work together in small groups. Mathematical Discourse Throughout the student text icons prompt different forms of student communication. These icons may instruct students to work independently, work with groups, or share ideas with the class. Encouraging mathematical discourse provides opportunities for students to explain their thoughts and processes for solving math problems. Real-World Context Students work with their peers to solve real-world problem situations like using percents for leaving a tip in a restaurant or using a graph of an equation to determine the number of days it will take to build miles of highway. They become more engaged in learning mathematics when they see how it plays a significant role in everyday life. Think for Yourself Work With a Group Share With the Class
TEACHER TEXTBOOK SET Each teacher receives a textbook set that contains the following books. Teacher’s Implementation Guide The Teacher’s Implementation Guide contains a lesson map for each student text lesson. The lesson map includes each lesson’s objectives, key terms, NCTM standards, essential questions, warm up questions, open-ended questions, and closing activities. An image of each student text page, including answers, is provided in the Teacher’s Implementation Guide. Teacher’s Resources and Assessments The Teacher’s Resources and Assessments book contains five tests per chapter of the student text. The tests are a Pre-test, a Post-test, a Mid-Chapter Test, an End-of-Chapter test, and a Standardized Test Practice. The Teacher’s Resources and Assessments book contains the assessments with answers in place and also includes answers in both the student assignments and student skills practice pages. What Makes Carnegie Learning Teacher Materials Valuable Student-Centered Classroom In a student-centered classroom, the teacher facilitates learning and coaches students to master math concepts and procedures. Little time is spent on delivering lectures. Instead, teachers lead students in completing task-based lessons and fostering discourse where students share solutions to problems and explain their mathematical reasoning. Lesson Map The teacher support materials help teachers guide instruction. The lesson map provides recommendations like how and when to group students for problem investigations, offers guiding questions to assess student understanding, and provides notes and tips regarding common student misconceptions and errors. It also provides suggestions for closing lessons, assigning follow-up activities, delivering assessments, and space to record teacher reflections. Task-Based Lessons The lessons and activities are carefully designed to help teachers engage students in learning mathematics. The task-based lessons are organized by problem scenarios and investigations. For example, a problem scenario about tipping in a restaurant may be designed to help students use percents. The activities may require students to convert between fractions, decimals, and percents and consider mathematical relationships. The real-world math tasks motivate students to learn and help them to consider how mathematics is a part of their daily lives.
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