Minds on Mathematics: Using Math Workshop to Develop Deep Understanding in Grades 4-8

This book goes deeper than just a list of activities or how-to's. It sets forth a coherent approach to increasing student engagement and depth of learning, and then takes you through the entire process of how to restructure your teaching practice in light of that approach, providing strategies to make each component work.I'll be honest: I am not sure I'm going to use every piece of the workshop approach in my classroom on a regular basis. There are some aspects of what is described that I'm just not sure are workable for me in my setting. But this was a summer when I had decided that I needed to revamp my teaching in some fundamental ways to keep up with our changing student populations, changing standards, and changing 21st-century needs -- and this book contributed a lot to helping me re-think how I can do what I do better. There is enough depth and richness there that even if you don't adopt it 100%, you can still find a lot of value.

It is an easy read. I am really happy with this book because I am learning many ways to improve my classroom. My district offers little trainings and I am not given time to observe others, this book is helping me grow myself.

Easy read, great book to push my math teaching abilities!

This is a fantastic book!!!! Every mathematics teacher should have this as part of their professional library.

Very well written and specific. The only thing I missed was a discussion of how assessment fits into a minds on math workshop.

This book is amazing. It is an easy read with simple concepts that can easily be applied in any level math class.

Terrific Book! This is truly the first mathematics reference I can use for our school district's adoption of workshop model.

this is my review of the product. i wrote pretty small, so you may have to look hard to read it.