{"product_id":"awesome-math-by-titu-andreescu-9781119575733","title":"Awesome Math","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelp your students to think critically and creatively through team-based problem solving instead of focusing on testing and outcomes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessionals throughout the education system are recognising that standardised testing is holding students back. Schools tend to view children as \u003cem\u003eoutcomes\u003c\/em\u003e rather than as \u003cem\u003eindividuals\u003c\/em\u003e who require guidance on thinking critically and creatively. \u003cem\u003eAwesome Math\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on team-based problem solving to teach discrete mathematics, a subject essential for success in the STEM careers of the future. Built on the increasingly popular growth mindset, this timely book emphasises a problem-solving approach for developing the skills necessary to think critically, creatively, and collaboratively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn its current form, maths education is a series of exercises: straightforward problems with easily-obtained answers. Problem solving, however, involves multiple creative approaches to solving meaningful and interesting problems. The authors, co-founders of the multi-layered educational organisation AwesomeMath, have developed an innovative approach to teaching mathematics that will enable educators to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMove their students beyond the \u003cem\u003ecalculus trap\u003c\/em\u003e to study the areas of mathematics most of them will need in the modern world\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eShow students how problem solving will help them achieve their educational and career goals and form lifelong communities of support and collaboration\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eEncourage and reinforce curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity in their students\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eGet students into the growth mindset, coach math teams, and make math fun again\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eCreate lesson plans built on problem-based learning and identify and develop educational resources in their schools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAwesome Math: Teaching Mathematics with Problem-Based Learning\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-have resource for general education teachers and math specialists in grades 6 to 12, resource specialists, special education teachers, elementary educators, and other primary education professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854007980268,"sku":"9781119575733","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16704393482586.jpg?v=1759231259","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/awesome-math-by-titu-andreescu-9781119575733","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}