Teaching Mathematics Using Popular Culture: Strategies for Common Core Instruction from Film and Television

Product description Review “a major strength of this book is its usability for classroom enrichment, providing plenty of details on implementing the activities as well as on mathematical content...will be useful for teachers struggling to motivate students through traditional methods of instruction, providing references to pull from once in a while for lesson enhancement using visual media.”―The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; “an amazingly detailed collection of math references found in popular media”―Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School; “a how-to book for math teaching on the primary and secondary school level. There are LOTS of examples throughout”―Communications Booknotes Quarterly. About the Author Elana Reiser teaches mathematics at St. Joseph's College on Long Island. She lives in Selden, New York.