United StatesThe Use of Formulas in Measurement
Page Description: Learn when formulas are necessary for the study of measurement and when there are other more useful ways to teaching the subject, in this professional development resource for elementary teachers.The full page is available ONLY to subscribers. Sign up today for a free 7-day trial to get access to this page and all of the 22,000 items on TeacherVision®.
Elementary Mathematics: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, by James E. Schwartz, is designed to sharpen pre-service and in-service teachers' mathematics pedagogical content knowledge. The five "powerful ideas" (composition, decomposition, relationships, representation, and context) provide an organizing framework and highlight the interconnections between mathematics topics. In addition, the text thoroughly integrates discussion of the five NCTM process strands.
