Synopsis
The Field Experience Guide, a supplement to Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, 8th Edition, is for observation, practicum, and student teaching experiences at the elementary and middle school levels. The guidebook contains three parts: Part I provides tasks for preservice teachers to do in the field; Part II provides three types of activities: Expanded Lessons, Mathematics Activities, and Balanced Assessment Tasks. Part III of this guide contains a full set of reproducible Blackline Masters referenced in the 8th edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics as well as additional Blackline Masters for use with the Expanded Lessons in Part II. A convenient Field Experience Guide Connections section at the end of each chapter in the 8th Edition will help you better integrate the information from the text with the Field Experience Guide to support with your work in schools., 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)
