Field Experience Guide for Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally

This popular field guide provides a rich collection of diverse field experiences, lessons, and activities. Field experiences vary greatly from institution to institution. The field experiences offered in this book were designed to respond to both the variety of teacher preparation programs and the NCATE recommendation that students have the opportunity to engage in diverse activities. In addition, NCATE states that teacher candidates reflect a thorough knowledge of teaching based on professional standards. For mathematics teachers, those standards include the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 2000), the Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (NCTM, 1991), and Mathematics Teaching Today (NCTM, 2007.)

The goals of the Field Experience Guide are as follows:

- To meet the needs of various teacher preparation programs and background and experience of teacher candidates

- To provide useful templates and graphic organizers that are user friendly for both teacher candidates and instructors

- To provide a collection of diverse tasks (e.g., interviews, observations, teaching experiences) within a focus area, such as assessment

- To facilitate the process of linking field experiences to NCATE standards

- To elaborate and provide activities that can further a candidates' understanding and application of the content offered in Elementary and Middle School Mathematics (8th edition)

The Field Experience Guide is for field experiences, practicums, and/or student teaching experiences at the elementary and middle school levels. This guide contains three parts: Part I, Menu of Field Experiences, provides tasks for preservice teachers to use in the classroom; Part II, Resources for Teaching, provides three types of activities: Expanded Lessons, Mathematics Activities, and Balanced Assessment Tasks; Part III, Blackline Masters, features reproducibles, along with suggestions for the use and construction of many of these materials.

Every chapter in Part I includes field-based tasks that align to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards; and the textbook, Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 8/e by John A. Van de Walle, Karen S. Karp, and Jennifer M. Bay-Williams. New field experiences have also been added to include a focus on Common Core State Standards content. Revised rubrics in each chapter help you and your professor assess your progress on the topic of that particular chapter.

Part II features updated Expanded Lessons. Each lesson now opens with a Grade Level Guide based on Common Core State Standards, as well as NCTM Curriculum Focal Points. Strategies for English language learners (ELLs) and Students with Disabilities have also been added to each lesson. In addition to these 24 effective lessons, Part II has a collection of Mathematics Activities that can be developed into engaging lessons. This edition includes three new problem-based tasks for a more comprehensive coverage of content. Finally, three balanced assessment tasks are provided, which can be used as lessons or assessment of student learning. The lessons and activities in Part II can be used to complete the field experiences in Part I.

Part III contains reproducible Blackline Masters referenced in Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 8/e and Expanded Lessons in Part II.

Enjoy this collection of experiences as they support you in your journey toward effective mathematics teaching.