1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458715403321

Autore

Engel Marian

Titolo

Marian and the Major [[electronic resource] ] : Marian Engel's Elizabeth and the golden city / / edited by Christl Verduyn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-86695-8

9786612866951

0-7735-7651-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VerduynChristl <1953->

Disciplina

C813/.54

Soggetti

Fiction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Major and Marian. Major William Kingdom Rains ; Lake Simcoe, Upper Canada ; St. Joseph Island ; Sister stories ; illustrations -- Marian Engel, Elizabeth and the golden city. Introduction -- Montreal. Elizabeth and the golden city ; The Major and his diary, I ; The Major at McGill ; The Major and his diary, II ; Middle-age memories of Montreal ; Elizabeth on her education ; Leaving Montreal -- Toronto. Toronto ; Elizabeth in her ; Elizabeth at 50, remembering her ; Elizabeth, publisher and writer ; The major's funeral ; Elizabeth finds her father ; Elizabeth in the hospital -- Trompe L'Œil. Agassiz and Bryant visit the Major ; Elizabeth and the golden city : a lexicon.

Sommario/riassunto

Contains the unfinished work "Elizabeth and the golden city" and biographical and critical chapters on Marian Engel and her subject matter.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910539241103321

Autore

Spangler David B.

Titolo

Strategies for teaching whole number computation : using error analysis for intervention and assessment / / David B. Spangler ; cover designer, Anthony Paular

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4522-9634-0

1-4522-9898-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

372.7/2

Soggetti

Arithmetic - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Activity programs

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Activity programs

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - A Look at the Academic Research: Intervention in the Mathematics Classroom""; ""Introduction to the Academic Research""; ""Equity and Quality in the Math Classroom""; ""Student Dispositions""; ""Activating Prior Knowledge""; ""Representations""; ""Estimation and Mental Math""; ""Alternative Algorithms""; ""Differentiating Instruction""; ""Instructional Games""; ""Response to Intervention""; ""Questions for Teacher Reflection""; ""Chapter 2 - Big Ideas in Computation and Problem Solving""

""The Base-Ten Place-Value System and Multidigit Computation""""Actions and Operations""; ""Questions for Teacher Reflection""; ""Unit 1 -  Addition of Whole Numbers""; ""Diagnostic Test""; ""Item Analysis for Diagnostic Test""; ""Error Patterns & Intervention Activities""; ""Practice Exercises""; ""Questions for Teacher Reflection""; ""Unit 2 -  Subtraction of Whole Numbers""; ""Diagnostic Test""; ""Item Analysis for Diagnostic Test""; ""Error Patterns & Intervention Activities""; ""Practice Exercises""; ""Questions for Teacher Reflection""; ""Unit 3 -  Multiplication of Whole Numbers""



""Diagnostic Test""""Item Analysis for Diagnostic Test""; ""Error Patterns & Intervention Activities""; ""Practice Exercises""; ""Questions for Teacher Reflection""; ""Unit 4 -  Division of Whole Numbers""; ""Diagnostic Test""; ""Item Analysis for Diagnostic Test""; ""Error Patterns & Intervention Activities""; ""Practice Exercises""; ""Questions for Teacher Reflection""; ""Resources for Estimation, Instructional Games, and Follow-Up Activities (Blacklines)""; ""Resources for Addition""; ""Follow-Up Activity: Next Number, Please""; ""Roller Coaster Rounding""

""Using Front-End Estimation to Check for Reasonableness: Addition""""Instructional Game: Keeping Score in Bowling""; ""Resources for Subtraction""; ""Using Front-End Estimation to Check for Reasonableness: Subtraction""; ""Instructional Game: Balance the +/� Number Sentence!""; ""Follow-Up Activity: Editor Error Search (+/�)""; ""Instructional Game: Target Math (+/�)""; ""Resources for Multiplication""; ""Touching on the Facts with Your Fingers""; ""Using Front-End Estimation to Check for Reasonableness: Multiplication""; ""Instructional Game: How Close Can You Get?""

""Tables for Addition/Subtraction""

Sommario/riassunto

Through error analysis and targeted instruction, you can uncover students' misconceptions in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and help students understand and correct their own mistakes!