Demystify Math, Science, and Technology: Creativity, Innovation, and Problem-Solving

by Dennis Adams, Mary Hamm

Overview

In a rapidly evolving local and global economy, skills related to mathematical problem solving, scientific inquiry, and technological innovation are becoming more critical for success in and out of school. Thus, Demystify Math, Science, and Technology addresses the need to cultivate these skills in young students so that ingenuity, teamwork, and imaginative skills become part of their arsenal in dealing with real world challenges. This whole package of attributes is essential for learners imagining new scenarios and future work in areas that don't even exist yet. Another important issue is that teachers now deal with students who span the entire spectrum of learning. Students differ widely in levels of preparedness, personal interests, and cultural ways of seeing and experiencing the world. One size does not fit all. Teachers need to learn to turn diversity into an advantage because innovation builds on the social nature of learning; the more diverse the inputs, the more interesting the outputs. The authors also believe that no one should be sidelined with basic skill training in a way that keeps them away from the creative and collaborative engagement associated with problem solving, inquiry, and the technological products of math and science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475804621
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	04/16/2013
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dennis Adams (PhD) is a Canadian educational consultant who has taught classes at McGill University in Montreal. He is author of more than 12 books and a hundred journal articles on various educational topics.

Mary Hamm is a professor at San Francisco State University. Her specialties are science and mathematics. She has worked on both science and math standards project and has published more than 10 books and 80 journal articles on these topics.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1……..Creativity, Innovation, and Differentiation:
Problem Solving and Inquiry with Math, Science, and Technology

Chapter 2……..Creative and Innovative Thinking: Differentiated Inquiry, Open-Ended
Problem Solving, and Innovation

Chapter 3…….Mathematics: Problem Solving, Collaboration, Creativity, and
Communication

Chapter 4…….Science: Inquiry, Differentiation, Innovation, and the Future

Chapter 5……Technology & Education: Powerful Tools for Encouraging Creativity and Innovation

Editorial Reviews

Unique, engaging, and thought-provoking activities embody problem solving for math, science, and technology students in the Adams and Hamm book. In this second edition of Demystify Math, Science, and Technology they have given teachers a coherent and organized game plan for differentiated learning in today’s global environment and the global economy. In this book you will find many keys to unlocking the skills of mathematical problem solving, scientific inquiry, and technology.

Donna Frenzel

This book has many imaginative and easy-to-implement suggestions for educators who want to promote creativity, innovation, and problem-solving in the classroom. Concerns, processes, and activities are presented in a way that informs teachers and gives them the tools to generate student enthusiasm in math, science, and technology. The authors have done a masterful job of connecting fresh ideas, practical applications, and twenty-first century skills.

Rebecca Angeles

This book is uniquely engaging and thought-provoking. The authors offer a fresh perspective on the importance of creativity, innovation, and problem-solving to the future of young learners. This book supplements curriculum guidelines that bring about fascination and fun to learning in our schools.

Rose Castro

This teacher-friendly book suggests ideas, concepts, and strategies that will help demystify math, science, and technology. The authors present a variety of new approaches, techniques, and ideas that teachers can use to increase the educational success of their students. It opens many doors to creativity and active collaborative learning. The book is timely, innovative, and practical.

Sharonn Wilson

I found especially appealing the core idea of engaging students in modes of inquiry that characterize the work of scientists and mathematicians….the authors have made a substantial contribution in admonishing teachers and students to take greater responsibility for achievement in math and science and provide a wealth of suggestions concerning how they may do so.

Educational Technology

I found especially appealing the core idea of engaging students in modes of inquiry that characterize the work of scientists and mathematicians….the authors have made a substantial contribution in admonishing teachers and students to take greater responsibility for achievement in math and science and provide a wealth of suggestions concerning how they may do so.

July-August 2010 Educational Technology