Partnering With Parents in Elementary School Math: A Guide for Teachers and Leaders

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by Hilary Kreisberg and
Matthew L. Beyranevand

Partnering With Parents in Elementary School Math

Readers will find guidance on how to:

  • Understand and empathize with what fuels parents’ anxieties and concerns
  • Align as a school and set parents’ expectations about what math instruction their children will experience and how it will help them
  • Communicate clearly and productively with parents about their students’ progress, strengths, and needs in math
  • Run informative and fun family events
  • Support homework
  • Coach parents to portray a productive disposition about math in front of their children
Adding Parents to the Equation: Understanding Your Child’s Elementary School Math

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by Hilary Kreisberg and
Matthew L. Beyranevand

Adding Parents to the Equation
Are you frustrated or confused by the way math is taught to your child today? Are you tired of trying to figure out what your child is doing when they draw visuals in math? Do you want to feel smarter than a 5th grader again? Well, this book is for you. We have taken the major parts of the 21st Century mathematics curriculum and rewritten it in an easy-to-read format.

TEACH MATH LIKE THIS, NOT LIKE THAT

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Teach Math
Teach Math Like This is comprehensive, actionable, and approachable. The book is written by a teacher for teachers, in an engaging and conversational format. When reading this book, you feel like Matthew is speaking directly to you. It is full of encouragement, specific suggestions, and even a bit of fun.

Teach Math Like This, Not Like That: Four Critical Areas to Improve Student Learning

Teaching mathematics is one of the most difficult and important jobs that anyone can do. Mathematics is a critical part of education and an essential building block for problem solving skills that are needed in the real world. However, many students struggle to learn and understand mathematical concepts and educators need to do everything possible to help our students learn.

This book focuses on four areas necessary to be an impactful teacher of mathematics: Planning, Pedagogy, Assessment, and Relationships. For each of the ideas presented in the book, a brief introduction will be shared and then two different perspectives will be detailed with examples. The first is Not like This which is often the traditional way of teaching mathematics or the less effective approach. The second perspective is Teach Like This which is my recommended approach based upon research and my own experience as a teacher, math coordinator, and graduate instructor of math education.

Reviews for Teach Math Like This, Not Like That

John Staley, Ph.D.
President of National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics

Teach Math Like This! provides readers with excellent guidance and direction on planning effective mathematics lessons. This book also provides teachers with many different practical approaches to address pedagogy, assessments, and relationships. This is a very accessible book with ideas that can immediately be implemented into the mathematics classroom.

James Tanton, Ph.D.
Mathematician-at-Large, Mathematical Association of America

In Teach Math Like This, Not Like That, Matthew Beyranevand provides educators with a rich and comprehensive framework of ideas that invite, in fact, compel the educator reader to reflect deeply on his or her practices. With this book, dare yourself to take fresh new steps towards even bolder, more empathetic, and more effective teaching.

Jon R. Star, Ph.D.
Harvard Graduate School of Education

Teach Math Like This is comprehensive, actionable, and approachable. The book is written by a teacher for teachers, in an engaging and conversational format. When reading this book, you feel like Matthew is speaking directly to you. It is full of encouragement, specific suggestions, and even a bit of fun.

Sunil Singh

Author of Pi of Life & NYT Blogger

Finally! Dr. Matthew Beyranevand, whimsical creator of the show Math With Matthew and Global Math Project Ambassador, has distilled all his scholarly research and leadership into a powerful and timely book on current math education. In the sometimes overwhelming world of professional development through conferences and social media, Matthew has written a book that simplifies and organizes all best pedagogical practices in one highly practical book.

Christopher S. Brownell, Ph.D.

Director of Mathematics & STEM Education Programs, Fresno Pacific University

Dr. Beyranevand has compiled here a great collection of practical helps for mathematics teachers at any point in their career. Bringing the same good humor, wit, and charm that can be found in his videos, Matthew connects with the very human elements that make teaching like few other professions. This will be required reading in my future Teaching Methods courses and will be included in the reading lists in my Master’s Classes.