{"product_id":"motivated-designing-math-classrooms-where-students-want-to-join-in-9780325089812","title":"Motivated: Designing Math Classrooms Where Students Want to Join in","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo your math students offer one- or two-word responses in class?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo your carefully planned lessons feel unsuccessful? \"I've tried everything,\" you think. \"Shouldn't math be a little more engaging?\" Ilana Seidel Horn understands your frustration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParticipating in math class feels socially risky to students. Staying silent often feels safer. In \u003cem\u003eMotivated\u003c\/em\u003e, Ilana shows why certain teaching strategies create classroom climates where students \u003cem\u003ewant\u003c\/em\u003e to join in. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive factors of motivational math classrooms \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe introduces six different math teachers, in a range of school settings, who found that motivation requires more than an interesting problem. Their experiences highlight five factors that lower the risks and raise the benefits of participation: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBelongingness\u003c\/strong\u003e comes from students' frequent, pleasant interactions with their peers and teachers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeaningfulness\u003c\/strong\u003e answers the question, \"When are we going to use this?\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompetence\u003c\/strong\u003e helps \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e students discover their mathematical strengths.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccountability\u003c\/strong\u003e inspires students to participate in classroom life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutonomy\u003c\/strong\u003e produces learners with tools for making sense of their work and seeing it through.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese features of motivational math classrooms are explored in-depth. You'll find suggestions for identifying what impedes each factor, along with strategies for weaving them into your instruction. You'll also be introduced to an online community who support each other's efforts to teach this way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA guidebook for motivating math students\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotivated \u003c\/em\u003eis a guidebook for teachers unsatisfied with questions met by silence. By examining what works in other classrooms and following the example of been-there teachers, you'll start changing slumped shoulders and blank stares into energetic, engaged learners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIlana Seidel Horn is Professor of Mathematics Education at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, where her research and teaching center on ways to make authentic mathematics accessible to students, particularly those who have historically been disenfranchised by our educational system. She is the author of Motivated: Designing Math Classrooms Where Students Want to Join In and Strength in Numbers: Collaborative Learning in Secondary Mathematics. Listen to Ilana talk about motivation and social risk on The Heinemann Podcast. Photo credit: Alvin Pearman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heinemann Educational Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514064113938,"sku":"9780325089812","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dfd88430-c1c0-406b-a86b-9890234d5353.jpg?v=1730972205","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/motivated-designing-math-classrooms-where-students-want-to-join-in-9780325089812","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}