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Direct linkBillings, Esther M. H.; Coffey, David C.; Golden, John; Wells, Pamela J. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2013
How can the use of the Standards for Mathematical Practice in the classroom be supported? Professional developers and teacher educators strive to support teachers as they seek to answer this question. When teachers personally and intentionally experience the practices and reflect on how the practices support and promote mathematical understanding,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Academic Standards, Workshops, Models
Billings, Esther M. H.; McClure, Melanie Schultz – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
This article describes how we used the context of mailing a package with seventh-grade students to explore and connect the different representations of step and linear functions. (Contains 2 tables and 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Mathematics, Algebra, Student Attitudes, Models
Billings, Esther M. H.; Beckmann, Charlene E. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
This article describes how we have used children's picture books to explore linear and exponential functions with prospective teachers and middle-grades students. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Preservice Teachers, Middle School Students
Peer reviewedBillings, Esther M. H.; Lakatos, Tracy – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2003
Presents an activity, "Lisa's Lemonade Stand," that actively engages students in algebraic thinking as they analyze change by investigating relationships between variables and gain experience describing and representing these relationships graphically. (YDS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Graphs, Lesson Plans, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedBillings, Esther M. H. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2001
Discusses problems promoting proportion sense, reasoning about quantities, and various relationships between quantities in proportions. (YDS)
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Middle Schools, Problem Solving, Ratios (Mathematics)
