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April 2010 > Alumni
GSE Alumnae Dissect Fractions in New Book
School of Education alumnae Julie McNamara (2006) and Meghan Shaughnessy (2009) have co-authored the just-published Beyond Pizzas & Pies: 10 Essential Strategies for Supporting Fraction Sense.
The book draws on their GSE dissertations and newer research as well as practical strategies to support teachers in understanding and addressing the most common misconceptions and challenges about fractions that students face. Each chapter begins with a National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) connection, and examines one common dilemma that students have with fractions. The book includes classroom strategies and activities to prevent and address that dilemma. There are also tables showing how each chapter aligns with three curricular programs: Investigations in Data, Number, and Space, Everyday Math and EnVision Mathematics.
Former NCTM president Skip Fennell wrote the foreword, and the book has been endorsed by mathematics education experts Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Barbara Reys and Carne Barnett-Clarke, among others.
McNamara, a mathematics specialist at the Lawrence Hall of Science Center for Mathematics Excellence and Equity; and Shaughnessy, a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Education at the University of Michigan, will showcase their new book at the Math Solutions booth at NCTM’s Annual Conference, April 21–24 in San Diego.
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