Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools

Concerned with exploring the bigger picture of mathematics education, this book is aimed at those learning to teach mathematics, teachers who want to continue thinking and developing as mathematics teachers, and people who would like to be better informed about mathematics education.
The importance of mathematics in the school curriculum can hardly be over-estimated. If learners in the classroom are to be excited by mathematics, teachers need to be both well informed about current initiatives and able to see how what is expected of them can be translated into rich and stimulating classroom strategies. Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools: A Reader introduces and explores the contemporary issues and key ideas entailed in the teaching and learning of this subject. This book is concerned with exploring the bigger picture of mathematics education, and is aimed particularly at those learning to teach mathematics; teachers in the classroom who want to continue thinking and developing as mathematics teachers; and those concerned with education who would like to be better informed about mathematics education. Divided into seven sections to help structure reading, this book offers a completely up-to-date, comprehensive overview, written by the most-known, well-respected experts in the field.