The Principal′s Guide to Raising Math Achievement

By Elaine K. McEwan and Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Book Overview

The Principal′s Guide to Raising Math Achievement is a practical, quick-read resource to help K-12 principals gain the tools they need to lead their schools to mathematics excellence. Readers will learn how students in the United States compare with their international counterparts in math achievement, read about what the experts recommend be done to increase our lagging achievement, gain an understanding of the current debate regarding how mathematics should be taught, discover what important components need to be in place in their schools, and find out what current research is telling us about the best ways to teach mathematics. McEwan presents eight key components of a successful mathematics program, and convinces principals of the power that rests within them and their teachers to eliminate innumeracy among their students.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803967853
• ISBN13: 9780803967854
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Helpful to parents as well as principals

Having read this book as a parent and a school board member, I am giving it to both the principals in my district. This book explains both many of the things that are done badly in many schools in the country and shows the path for how to do them well. I found the comparisons with the Japanese and Chinese methods of teaching particularly helpful. This book was pleasant to read as well as enlightening in how to promote the effective teaching of mathematics.