Communication and Creativity in the Math Classroom: Non-Traditional Activities and Strategies that Stress Life Skills - Paperback

by Nicholas J. Rinaldi (Author)

Whether you are a new or an experienced teacher, Communication and Creativity in the Math Classroom provides you with classroom-tested activities and ideas which are motivating, engaging, and meaningful to students.

Traditional textbooks commonly feature conventional, un-engaging, and somewhat boring problems and activities. Communication and Creativity in the Math Classroom provides you with activities and ideas which stress life skills such as communicating more effectively, being creative, analyzing a variety of problems, following directions, and working cooperatively with others. These skills are very valuable but are rarely addressed in the traditional math curriculum. The materials and ideas in this book allow you to interject these skills into your daily lessons while covering various mathematical topics. Many of the easily reproducible activities can be used as assessments; consequently, suggested scoring rubrics are included as well as helpful strategies and observations.

Author Biography

Nicholas J. Rinaldi has more than four decades of experience teaching mathematics at the high school level. Unsatisfied with many of the standard books and resources on the market, he has written a multitude of non-traditional classroom-tested activities and exercises which, based on student feedback, are meaningful, interesting and engaging.