“Mathematical modeling is one of the hottest topics in the school curriculum. And one of the least understood. Nancy’s in-depth look at mathematical modeling offers middle school teachers the kind of practical help they need for incorporating modeling into their classrooms.”
—Cathy Seeley, Past President of NCTM, author of Faster Isn’t Smarter and Smarter Than We Think
“This is the book that math teachers and parents have been waiting for. Writing in clear and entertaining prose, Nancy provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide to modeling in mathematics at the middle school level. She shows that the new math standards need not be intimidating or confusing. Instead, students will learn how modeling relates directly to real life problems and decisions through a series of terrific examples. Unlike most books about mathematical modeling, this book is both thorough and accessible, focused and fun. A tour de force!”
—David E. Drew, author of STEM the Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in America
“Nancy’s book is an excellent guide for middle school teachers who want to incorporate mathematical modeling in their classrooms. It provides both theoretical and practical discussions on how teachers can change their teaching so that their students become more independent and thoughtful problem solvers.”
—Judith E. Jacobs, Past President of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
“Between the stories, the examples, the extensive citing of research, and the way Nancy describes her own transformation as a teacher, I’m confident that you’ll be excited and ready to try modeling tasks with your students as soon as you finish this book.”
—Max Ray-Riek, author of Powerful Problem Solving
“Are you left wondering what so many people are talking about when they speak of open ended tasks, Dan Meyer, MARS Tasks, NCTM Illuminations, high low ceilings, and modeling in mathematics? Good news. The author of Modeling with Mathematics, Nancy Butler Wolf, addresses all of these issues and then some in her book…The strong points in Wolf’s Modeling with Mathematics include student/teacher discussion examples, problem examples, and some great ideas/examples on using rubrics to grade rich tasks.”
—Maia Fastabend, MiddleWeb
“In this user-friendly guide for modeling in the middle school mathematics classroom, Nancy Butler Wolf writes with a teacher’s voice that is easy to comprehend…It is full of examples of different tasks in each chapter, including student vignettes and samples of student work, all applicable to the middle-grades math teacher.”
—Laura Janssen, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (NCTM)
