Your Mathematics Standards Companion, Grades 3-5: What They Mean and How to Teach Them

About Linda M. GojakRuth Harbin Miles

Winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching Linda M. Gojak directed the Center for Mathematics and Science Education Teaching and Technology (CMSETT) at John Carroll University for 16 years. She has spent 28 years teaching elementary and middle school mathematics and has served as the president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) and the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Ruth Harbin Miles coaches rural suburban and inner-city school mathematics teachers.  Her professional experiences include coordinating the K-12 Mathematics Teaching and Learning Program for the Olathe Kansas Public Schools for more than 25 years; teaching mathematics methods courses at Virginias Mary Baldwin College; and serving on the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematic and both the Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics.  Ruth is a co-author of five Corwin books including A Guide to Mathematics Coaching A Guide to Mathematics Leadership Visible Thinking in the K-8 Mathematics Classroom The Common Core Mathematics Standards and Realizing Rigor in the Mathematics Classroom.  As co-owner of Happy Mountain Learning Ruth specializes in developing teachers content knowledge and strategies for engaging students to achieve high standards in mathematics.