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David Whitin
| Name | David Whitin |
| Location | Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan |
| Role | Professor of Elementary Education |
| Membership |  |
"Learning is about making connections. ReadWriteThink is a valuable tool for demonstrating how those connections can come to life in real classrooms. This is a resource that emphasizes NCTE's firm commitment to the on-going professional development of teachers."
David J. Whitin is Professor of Elementary Education at Wayne State University. A member of the NCTE Consulting Network, He has also taught at the University of South Carolina and Queens College in New York City. Prior to his university teaching, he was an elementary school teacher and principal.
David has collaborated with Phyllis Whitin for many years. Their joint interests include inquiry learning and the connections between language and mathematics. They have written several books that reflect these interests: Inquiry at the Window (Heinemann); and two co-published by NCTM and NCTE: Math is Language Too, and New Visions for Linking Literature and Mathematics. David is a member of NCTE.
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Contributions on ReadWriteThink.org |
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Bridging Literature and Mathematics by Visualizing Mathematical Concepts
During interactive read-aloud sessions, students identify how an author conveys mathematical information about animals’ sizes and abilities. They then conduct research projects focusing on the same mathematical concepts.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Exploring Sets through Math-Related Book Pairs
After reading two math-related books, students investigate their home and school environments to find examples of objects that come in sets and then create their own books on sets.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Talking, Writing, and Reasoning: Making Thinking Visible with Math Journals
Students explore how their problem-solving strategies work by writing in math journals as they work in small groups to solve a math puzzle with multiple solutions.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
What If We Changed the Book? Problem-Posing with Sixteen Cows
After reading a piece of math-related children’s literature aloud, students pose and solve new problems by asking what-if questions about the events in the story.
Grades K – 8 | Professional Library | Journal
Inquiry at the Window: The Year of the Birds
This science inquiry in a fourth-grade classroom affirms the importance of observation, questioning, reading, and writing to the inquiry process.
Grades 3 – 6 | Professional Library | Book
Math Is Language Too: Talking and Writing in the Mathematics Classroom
Replete with children's stories and illustrations, Math Is Language Too looks at children as sense-makers, storytellers, language creators, and problem-posers.
Grades K – 6 | Professional Library | Book
New Visions for Linking Literature and Mathematics
David and Phyllis Whitin offer K–6 teachers a wealth of ideas for integrating literature and mathematics.
