Do the Math with Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns is one of today's most highly respected mathematics educators. Over the course of 40 years, Marilyn has taught children, led inservice sessions, and written a variety of professional development publications for teachers and administrators.
Marilyn Burns is the author of professional books for teachers of mathematics, but she has also coauthored several books for students.
With the publication of Do The Math, a 12-module intervention program that focuses on Number and Operations, Marilyn brings insight into the crucial need for early intervention. Do The Math targets addition and subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. Marilyn continues to teach regularly in the classroom, finding the experience essential to developing and testing new ideas and materials.
The following articles and resources will give you some perspective on the scope and sequence of Marilyn's research and methodology for the teaching of mathematics today.
Articles
7 Basics for Teaching Arithmetic Today
by Marilyn Burns
Instructor Magazine |
Provides seven basics for teaching arithmetic today and related classroom strategies for each.
Marilyn Burns: 10 Big Math Ideas
by Marilyn Burns
Instructor Magazine |
April ,1997
Marilyn Burns explains the top ten math ideas that will help you reach and teach students at all levels.
How to Make the Most of Math Manipulatives!
by Marilyn Burns
Instructor Magazine |
Presents a brief discourse about the value of math manipulatives in the classroom.
Three Lessons: Using Storybooks to Teach Math
by Marilyn Burns
Instructor Magazine |
April ,1998
Marilyn Burns explains why children's storybooks can aid in the teaching of mathematics.
How I Introduced the Geoboard in My Classroom
by Marilyn Burns
Instructor Magazine |
Illustrates a structured method for teaching intermediate and upper grades with geoboards, as well as a version adapted for younger children.
Do The Math: Arithmetic Intervention by Marilyn Burns
This article explains the need for arithmetic intervention and the strategies and techniques Marilyn Burns uses in her program.
Resources
Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream
This is a lesson plan taken from Marilyn Burn's Classroom Math Library using the story Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream.
