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by Todd Bardwick (Author)
Teaching Chess in the 21st Century is a designed to incorporate chess into a math curriculum for elementary school students. It includes: *math lessons learned through chess incorporating National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards*exemplars and rubrics for testing student's knowledge and understanding for each lesson*teacher tips to help students as they learn to play chess and how to handle situations that frequently occur*tried and true tested analogies that children will relate to so that they can learn chess in an effective and fun wa
Author Biography
Todd Bardwick is a National Chess Master and one of the most experienced chess teachers in the United States having taught chess full-time for over 25 years. He has taught over 10, 000 chess classes with some of his students having become state and national scholastic chess champions. He is a five-time Denver Chess Champion, runs the Chess Academy of Denver, and founded the Rocky Mountain Chess Camp - the oldest children's chess camp in the nation. Todd wrote the chess column for the Rocky Mountain News from 1993-2009 and is nationally know as "The Chess Detective" through his column in the United States Chess Federation's publication, Chess Life for Kids (2002-present). His best-selling books, Teaching Chess in the 21st Century, Chess Workbook for Children, and Chess Strategy Workbook, are published in four languages and are sold thoughout the world.
