Succeeding at Teaching Secondary Mathematics: Your First Year

In today's world of increased accountability, teaching mathematics offers more challenges than ever before. This resource helps beginning teachers get off to a great start by providing information on everything from assessment to standards-based teaching to student engagement strategies.

The authors focus on NCTM content and process standards and offer guidelines for instructing and assessing English language learners, students with special needs, and gifted students. Filled with practical strategies as well as helpful classroom vignettes that encourage thought provoking discussions on teaching middle and high school mathematics, this guide shows teachers how to

Focus on the big ideas in teaching mathematics

Design, a curriculum that is meaningful

Differentiate instruction to challenge all learners

Engage students by meeting their affective, behavioral, and cognitive needs

Use a variety of methods to assess students' understanding