Teaching Secondary Mathematics as if the Planet Matters by Al... - 9780415688444

Teaching Secondary Mathematics as if the Planet MattersAuthor(s): Alf Coles, Richard Barwell, Tony Cotton, Jan Winter, Laurinda Brown\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415688444, 978-0415688444\nSynopsis\nThis book moves us beyond a theoretical pondering of the issues and makes concrete suggestions for teachers and students for how things can be different in mathematics classrooms. This is long overdue. Peter Gates, University of Nottingham Teaching Mathematics as if the Planet Matters explores how Mathematics teachers can develop approaches to curriculum and learning which help students understand the nature of the contemporary world. It sets out a model for teaching and learning that allows teachers to examine existing approaches to teaching and draw upon the insights of mathematics as a discipline to help students relate classroom mathematics to global issues such as climate change, the economy, food supplie.