Grayson Wheatley
Grayson Wheatley, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Education at Florida State University. For twenty-one years he was a professor of mathematics and education at the Purdue University where he directed the School Mathematics and Science Center. He is internationally known for his research on mathematics learning. He is the author of more than 100 journal articles, research papers, book chapters, and books. Professor Wheatley has conducted workshops and directed staff development plans that have resulted in significant improvement of mathematics learning. For thirty years he has been designing and writing activities for students that promote understanding.
Resources created by Grayson Wheatley
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- Giving Meaning to Volume and Surface Area
- This lesson is designed to help students give meaning to volume and surface area by solving problems using a meaningful situation rather than formulas.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics)
- By Grayson Wheatley.
- Math problems for grade 8 geometry
- Problem sets in PDF format that address objectives of the Measurement and Geometry strands of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Mathematics, Grade 8.
- By Grayson Wheatley.
- Meaningful mathematics: using balances for problem solving
- Using balances to represent equations forces students to find their own meaning in mathematical problems.
- By Grayson Wheatley and George E. Abshire.
- The problem-centered classroom
- In Problem centered math, page 5
- A look inside an eighth-grade classroom in which students work in pairs to solve problems, then debate as a class which solution is correct or easiest. An explanation of the teaching method is provided along with video of students presenting their solutions to problems.
- By Grayson Wheatley.
- Quick Draw
- An engaging math activity that helps students develop and talk about spatial reasoning.
- By Grayson Wheatley.
