Readings

The following articles were assigned as relevant research articles and educational materials, and discussed during the sessions.

Ball, Deborah Loewenberg. Halves, Pieces, and Twoths: Constructing and Using Representational Contexts in Teaching Fractions.Rational Numbers-An Integration of Research , ch. 7. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. 1993.

Ball, Deborah & Daniel Chazan. Beyond Exhortations Not to Tell: The Teacher's Role in Discussion-Intensive Mathematics Classes. Craft Paper 95-2 published by National Center for Research on Teacher Learning, Michigan State University (October 1995).

Caliandro, Christine Koller. Children's Inventions for Multidigit Multiplication and Division. Teaching Children Mathematics (February 2000).

Coulehan, Rachael & Carla Jensen & Tamara Whitehouse. Engaging Children in the Work of Mathematicians. Teaching children Mathematics (April 2000).

Knuth, Eric & Dominic Peressini. The Role of Tasks in Developing Communities of Mathematical Inquiry. Teaching Children Mathematics (February 2000).

Reed, Kris. How Many Spots Does a Cheetah Have? Teaching Children Mathematics (February 2000).

Sheffield, Linda. Creating and Developing Promising Young Mathematicicans. Teaching Children Mathematics (February 2000).


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