A breathtaking selection of works from the largest and finest collection of Hudson River paintings in the world Hudson River School paintings are among America’s most admired and well-loved artworks. Such artists as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, and Albert Bierstadt left a powerful legacy to American art, embodying in their epic works the reverence for nature and the national idealism that prevailed during the middle of the nineteenth century. This book features fifty-seven major Hudson River School paintings from the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, recognized as the most extensive and finest in the world. Gorgeously and amply illustrated, the book includes paintings by all the major figures of the Hudson River School. Each work is beautifully reproduced in full color and is accompanied by a concise description of its significance and historical background. The book also includes artists’ biographies and a brief introduction to American nineteenth-century landscape painting and the Wadsworth Atheneum’s unique role in collecting Hudson River pictures.

Hudson River School: Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Arts & Photography

Amy Ellis

Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser

Maureen Miesmer

History & Criticism

Yale University Press

How do you refute the erroneous claim that all ratios are fractions? This book goes beyond a simple introduction to ratios, proportions, and proportional reasoning. It will help broaden and deepen your mathematical understanding of one of the most challenging topics for students and teachers to grasp. It will help you engage your students, anticipate their perplexities, help them avoid pitfalls, and dispel misconceptions. You will also learn to develop appropriate tasks, techniques, and tools for assessing your students understanding of the topic. Essential Understanding Series topics: Number and Numeration for Grades Pre-K 2 Addition and Subtraction for Grades Pre-K 2 Geometry for Grades Pre-K 2 Reasoning and Proof for Grades Pre-K 8 Multiplication and Division for Grades 3 5 Rational Numbers for Grades 3 5 Algebraic Ideas and Readiness for Grades 3 5 Geometric Shapes and Solids for Grades 3 5 Ratio, Proportion, and Proportionality for Grades 6 8 Expressions and Equations for Grades 6 8 Measurement for Grades 6 8 Data Analysis and Statistics for Grades 6 8 Function for Grades 9 12 Geometric Relationships for Grades 9 12 Reasoning and Proof for Grades 9 12 Statistics for Grades 9 12

Developing Essential Understanding of Ratios, Proportions, and Proportional Reasoning for Teaching Mathematics: Grades 6–8

Rose Mary Zbiek

Joanne Lobato

NCTM

How do your students determine whether a mathematical statement is true? Do they rely on a teacher, a textbook, or various examples? How can you encourage them to connect examples, extend their ideas to new situations that they have not yet considered, and reason more generally? How much do you know...and how much do you need to know? Helping your students develop a robust understanding of mathematical reasoning requires that you understand this mathematics deeply. But what does that mean? This book focuses on essential knowledge for teachers about mathematical reasoning. It is organized around one big idea, supported by multiple smaller, interconnected ideas essential understandings.Taking you beyond a simple introduction to mathematical reasoning, the book will broaden and deepen your mathematical understanding of one of the most challenging topics for students and teachers. It will help you engage your students, anticipate their perplexities, avoid pitfalls, and dispel misconceptions. You will also learn to develop appropriate tasks, techniques, and tools for assessing students' understanding of the topic. Focus on the ideas that you need to understand thoroughly to teach confidently.

Developing Essential Understanding of Mathematical Reasoning for Teaching Mathematics in Grades Pre-K–8

John Lannin

Rebekah Elliott

What is the difference between proof in mathematics and proof in science or a court of law? In mathematics, how does proof differ from other types of arguments? What forms can proof take besides the traditional two-column style? What activities constitute the process of proving? What roles do examples play in proving? Can examples ever prove a conjecture? Why does a single counterexample refute a conjecture? How much do you know...and how much do you need to know? Helping your students develop a robust understanding of mathematical proof and proving requires that you understand this aspect of mathematics deeply. But what does that mean? This book focuses on essential knowledge for teachers about proof and the process of proving. It is organized around five big ideas, supported by multiple smaller, interconnected ideas essential understandings. Taking you beyond a simple introduction to proof and the activities involved in proving, the book will broaden and deepen your mathematical understanding of one of the most challenging topics for students...and teachers. It will help you engage your students, anticipate their perplexities, avoid pitfalls, and dispel misconceptions. You will also learn to develop appropriate tasks, techniques, and tools for assessing students understanding of the topic. Focus on the ideas that you need to understand thoroughly to teach confidently.

Developing Essential Understanding of Proof and Proving for Teaching Mathematics in Grades 9–12

Kristen Bieda

Eric Knuth

This 144-page soft cover catalogue includes essays by Dr. Bruce W. Chambers, the Director of the Willard L. Metcalf Catalogue Raisonne Project, and by the Museum's former Curator, Amy Ellis. Catalogue entries by the Museum's recently appointed Curator of American Art, Dr. Emily M. Florentino, focus on Metcalf's Old Lyme pictures. May Night offers new scholarship that re-evaluates Metcalf's place in the history of American Art. Produced to accompany the exhibition, May Night: Willard Metcalf at Old Lyme

May Night: Willard Metcalf at Old Lyme

Bruce W. Chambers

Emily M. Weeks

Florence Griswold Museum

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