Developing Mathematical Literacy through Adolescent Literature

Herausgeber: Anthony, Holly; Greathouse, Paula

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Produktbeschreibung

Students are offered opportunities to explore multiple mathematical topics such as probabilities, statistics, linear equations, integers, and sequencing, as well as algebra, pre-calculus and calculus concepts through literature. As students develop mathematical literacy, they ...

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Produktdetails

• Adolescent Literature as a Completement to the Content Area
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781475861532
• ISBN-10: 1475861532
• Artikelnr.: 62546749

Autorenporträt

Paula Greathouse is an associate professor of secondary English Education at Tennessee Tech University where she teaches literacy courses to all content area pre-service teachers. She was a secondary English and Reading teacher for sixteen years. She has received several teaching awards including the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Teacher of Excellence Award. Holly Garrett Anthony is professor of Mathematics Education at Tennessee Tech University where she teaches mathematics content and methods courses for preservice teachers, as well as doctoral courses in STEM education, qualitative research, and program planning. She has received several honors for teaching and service and is a leader in mathematics education.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
Paula Greathouse and Holly Garrett Anthony
CHAPTER 1
The Mathematics of Imagination: Uncovering Math and Meaning in the Graphic
Novel The
Magic Fish
Katherine Baker, Summer Melody Pennell and Bryan Fede
CHAPTER 2
Take It to The Limit: Maximizing Mathematical Literacy and (Re)solving
Conflict
Holly Garrett Anthony, Paula Greathouse and Kaylee Gentry
CHAPTER 3
Extracting Mathematical Topics Embedded in Holes and Examining the Text
Through a Critical
Lens
Marilyn E. Strutchens, Mike P. Cook and Brea C. Ratliff
CHAPTER 4
Reading Like a Mathematician: Exploring Data, Narratives, and Phenomena in
A Long Walk to
Water
Suki Jones Mozenter and Robin Keturah Anderson
CHAPTER 5
Exploring All of the Above: Platonic Solids, Scale, Proportions, and
Characterization
Jennifer R. Meadows and Amber Spears
CHAPTER 6
Reasoning with Equations and Functions in The 5th Wave
Rebecca Grice Gault and Jennifer Edelman
CHAPTER 7
"Absolute Zeros Solve for Why" Using the Pythagorean Theorem in Island of
the Unknowns
Brian Rothbaum and Julie Grasfield Weil
CHAPTER 8
Exploring Math, Culture, and Stories Through Math Girls
Shelly Shaffer and Carlos Castillo-Garsow
CHAPTER 9
Making a Deal with The Number Devil: Scaffolding, Deepening and Extending
Students'
Mathematical Literacy
Amanda Huffman, Rachel Colby, Jenna Repkin and Shelly Furuness
CHAPTER 10
Matchmaking Mathematics: Teaching Algorithms and Probability with Nandini
Bajpai's A
Match Made in Mehendi
Jen McConnel and Allen Harbaugh
CHAPTER 11
Simulating Success Based on Societal Odds: A Mathematical Read of The
Hunger Games
Robin Keturah Anderson, Melissa Troudt, Candace Joswick and Lisa Skultety
ABOUT THE EDITORS
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
SUBJECT INDEX