{"product_id":"design-thinking-in-the-middle-grades-transforming-mathematics-and-science-learning-9780807767801","title":"Design Thinking in the Middle Grades","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDraws on the authors’ experiences with teacher colleagues, including time spent in their classrooms co-developing and refining lessons. The core of their approach is to encourage learners to pursue solutions to everyday challenges through design-based learning cycles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: Understanding the Approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Thinking Differently About Teaching and Learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat It Looks Like in a Real Classroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy This Book?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Engineering Design, Mathematics, Science, and Literacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Visual Model of Our Approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Design Process: Dynamic, Iterative Waves of Divergent and Convergent Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrating Mathematical Modeling, Scientific Challenges, and Literacy Practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Affordances and Supports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporting Productive Struggle by Learners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromoting Equity in the Classroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplex Instruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroup Worthy Tasks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Why Do We Think This Works?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence-Based Teaching Practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence Base for Core Components of Our Approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence Base for Bringing It All Together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Personifying Best Practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Re)Designing Industrial Farming in Your State\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnecting Theory to Practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: Making It Real\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Design and Mathematical Modeling From Artifacts to Processes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAffordances for Systems-Level Learning across the Artifact-To-Process Continuum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturning to the Grocery Store\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. How Constraints and Criteria Affect Design and Mathematical Modeling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Many Marbles Can You Fit in a Piece of Aluminum Foil Before It Sinks?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeping a Cold Drink Cold for Longer (Co-Constructing Constraints)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Scaffolding Student Learning in Design and Mathematical Modeling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProductive Struggle in Design-Based Learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScaffolding Productive Struggle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategically Using Formative Assessment Data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiving Students Voice in Design Constraints, Criteria, and Methods of Assessment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Design and Mathematical Modeling Across Content Areas and Grade Levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGingerbread House Lesson (6th Grade Mathematics Class)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePredator\/Prey Lesson (8th Grade Science Class)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkater Ramp Lesson (7th Grade Mathematics and Science Class)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdapting Design-Based Learning Activities to Your Students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Design and Mathematical Modeling Across Instructional Modalities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking Design-Based Learning Online\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamples of Design-Based Learning at a Distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnecting Examples to Core Components, Affordances, and Supports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: Making It Your Own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Linking Integrative Series of Design and Mathematical Modeling Activities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProblem-Based, Design-Based, and Project-Based Integration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy and the Environment Thematic Unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePulling It All Together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12: Address Any Content Standard and \"Fix\" Textbook Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting From Standards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting From Existing Activities or Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Re)Designing Effective Teaching Practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: The Wicked Problem of Education for All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038219829591,"sku":"9780807767801","price":31.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780807767801.jpg?v=1750939536","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/design-thinking-in-the-middle-grades-transforming-mathematics-and-science-learning-9780807767801","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}