From Arithmetic to Algebra: Variables, Word Problems, Fractions and the Rules

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 17.05.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. Context
  4. Mathematics Background
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Classroom Activity
  7. Appendix 1 Implementing District Standards
  8. Notes
  9. Bibliography

Making Sense of Solving Equations Through Word Problems

Sally Yoo

Published September 2017

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Bibliography

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Foster, David. "Algebra Crisis." Silicon Valley Math Initiative, 2009.

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National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers. "Common Core State Standards Mathematics Electronic Edition." 2010. Accessed July 12, 2017. http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/ccssmathstandardaug2013.pdf.

North, Julia Glissmann. “Culturally relevant pedagogy: secondary mathematics in an urban classroom.” Honors Program Thesis, University of Northern Iowa, 2014.

Philipp, Randolph A. "The Many Uses of Algebraic Variables." The Mathematics Teacher 85, no. 7 (October 1992): 557-61. Accessed August 1, 2017. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27967771.

Pólya, George. “How to solve it: a new aspect of mathematical method.” Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973.

Rosnick, Peter. “Some Misconceptions Concerning the Concept of Variable.” The Mathematics Teacher, vol. 74, no. 6, 1 Sept. 1981. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/27962524?ref=search-gateway:459e55cbffea9846df5b16a75b5f2684.

Silver, David, Marisa Saunders, and Estela Zarate. "What Factors Predict High School Graduation in the Los Angeles." Los Angeles: California Dropout Research Project Report #14, 2008.

"Standards for Mathematical Practice." Standards for Mathematical Practice | Common Core State Standards Initiative. 2013. Accessed August 07, 2017. http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Practice/.

Wilgoren, Jodi. "Algebra Project: Bob Moses Empowers Students." The New York Times. January 07, 2001. Accessed August 01, 2017. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/education/algebra-project-bob-moses-empowers-students.html.

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