This text provides preservice prekindergarten through grade eight
teachers with ideas, techniques, and approaches to teaching mathematics
appropriate for the 21st century, and strongly integrates technology
with hands-on experience. This is the only text to include practice
Praxis II-style test questions to prepare teacher candidates to pass the
high-stakes test used for teacher certification. The new sixth edition
has been updated with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM) Curriculum Focal Points, which provide focus on significant
concepts for each grade level.