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Publication Date: 2007-Apr
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Family Math Nights: Collaborative Celebrations of Mathematical Learning
Lachance, Andrea
Teaching Children Mathematics, v13 n8 p404-408 Apr 2007
This article describes a collaborative model for organizing schoolwide family math nights. College instructors work with their preservice teachers and local classroom teachers to organize this event. This model allows for a sharing of the work of holding such an event and gives preservice teachers the opportunity to work on fun and engaging mathematics activities with children and parents.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, College Faculty, Family Involvement, Extracurricular Activities
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Language: English
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