What makes the Van de Walle series so unique? The Van de Walle Professional Mathematics Series

provides practical guidance along with proven strategies

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Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Grades K–3©2006 / ISBN: 978-0-205-40843-6 / 0-205-40843-5 / 400 pp

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• Big Ideas that provide clear and succinctexplanations of the most critical mathematical concepts.

• Problem-based activities that provide numerous engaging tasks to help studentsdevelop understanding.

• Assessment Notes that illustrate how assessment can be an integral part of instruction.

• Expanded Lessons that elaborate on one activity in each chapter, providing examples forcreating step-by-step lesson plans.

• A Companion Website that provides access tomore than 50 reproducible blackline masters to utilize in the classroom.

• The NCTM Content Standards for teachers’reference.

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Teaching Student-Centered MathematicsJohn A. Van de Walle and LouAnn H. Lovin

THE VAN DE WALLE PROFESSIONALMATHEMATICS SERIES

About the Authors

John Van de WalleJohn Van de Walle’s ample andimportant legacy to the field ofmathematics includes, amongmany other works, a K-6mathematics series—AddisonWesley Mathematics—publishedby Scott Foresman, as well asthe best-selling college mathmethods textbook, on whichthis cutting-edge series isbased, Elementary and MiddleSchool Mathematics: TeachingDevelopmentally also published byAllyn & Bacon. Dr. Van de Walle is lateof Virginia Commonwealth University.

LouAnn Lovin LouAnn Lovin is a former classroom teacher and is currently Department Head of Middle, Secondary,and Math Education at James Madison University,where she teaches mathematics methods andmathematics content courses for Pre-K–8 pre-serviceteachers. She is also involved in the mathematicalprofessional development of in-service teachersworking in grades 4–8.

Elementary andMiddle SchoolMathematics:TeachingDevelopmentally,Sixth EditionJohn A. Van de Walle,Virginia Commonwealth University

ISBN: 0-205-48392-5

©2007 / Paperback / 576 pp

This best-selling K–8 math methods text has the mostcoverage of the NCTM standards, the strongest coverageof middle school mathematics, and the highest studentapproval of any text on the market.

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