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"The authors provide a commonsense approach for those who work directly with classroom teachers to support and improve teaching and learning. Easily read, this book lays out a simple plan for success as a mathematics coach."—Emily S. Rash, Mathematics SpecialistMonroe City School District, LA

Discover how effective coaching relationships add up to improved mathematics teaching and learning!

Math coaches play a vital role in strengthening math instruction and learning in schools. However, without a collegial relationship with the teachers they are trying to help, it is difficult to foster productive collaborations that lead to better teaching practice and increased student achievement. This resource helps coaches confidently clarify, define, and fulfill their role as influential mathematics leaders.

Based on principles established by NCTM and NCSM, this volume features a three-part process for engaging teachers in building high-quality, equitable mathematics programs. The chapters help coaches effectively:

Collaborate with teachers to align and implement curriculum that positively impacts student learning and achievementBuild trust and rapport with hesitant or resistant teachersDevelop collegial partnerships for planning, analyzing, and reflecting on instructionSupport and sustain individual and institutional change

Filled with numerous vignettes to illustrate coaching practices and strategies to move teachers toward more effective instructional models, A Guide to Mathematics Coaching is an essential companion for transforming mathematics classrooms.

"If you have anything at all to do with mathematics leadership in your school or district, this resource is the launch pad for your leadership efforts. It provides the necessary background, gets you started, and will force you to consider 'leadership traps' you may encounter along the way. This book won't be placed on a shelf—it will be used daily!"—Skip Fennell, Professor, McDaniel CollegePast President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Empower mathematics educators and learners to meet and exceed high expectations!

School leaders who are responsible for improving mathematics achievement face tremendous challenges. Written by three noted mathematics educators, this book helps leaders implement a high-quality mathematics program, regardless of the status of their current programs or the availability of resources.

A Guide to Mathematics Leadership presents a process-based approach to improving mathematics instruction based on five principles identified by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)—equity, curriculum, teaching, learning, and assessment—and four leadership principles from the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)—equity leadership, teaching and learning leadership, curriculum leadership, and assessment leadership. These principles are applied during the program improvement cycle, which includes:

Articulating the curriculum Implementing the curriculum Incorporating effective instructional strategies Providing timely and targeted feedback Establishing professional learning communitiesFostering professional development

Filled with practical advice, tips, tools, and resources for each stage of the process, this book guides readers in the next steps to excellence in mathematics instruction and learning.

"This book is a crucial tool for meeting NCTM mathematical content and process standards. Through the useful problems and strategies presented within, teachers will definitely know how well their students will comprehend. If comprehension is an issue in your class, this book is a must have!"—Therese Gessler Rodammer, Math CoachThomas W. Dixon Elementary School, Staunton, VA

Seeing is believing with this interactive approach to math instruction

Do you ever wish your students could read each other's thoughts? Now they can—and so can you! Veteran mathematics educators Ted Hull, Don Balka, and Ruth Harbin Miles explain why making students' thought processes visible is the key to effective mathematics instruction. Their newest book contains numerous grade-specific sample problems and instructional strategies for teaching essential concepts such as number sense, fractions, and estimation. Among the many benefits of visible thinking are:

Interactive student-to-student learningIncreased class participationDevelopment of metacognitive thinking and problem-solving skills

Helpful features include vignettes, relevant word problems, classroom scenarios, sample problems, lesson adaptations, and easy-to-follow examples of each strategy in action. The authors also explain how students can demonstrate their thinking using calculators and online tools. The final chapter outlines steps math leaders can take to implement visible thinking and maximize mathematics comprehension for all students.

Bring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in kindergarten! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and partner interaction and collaboration. These activities will reinforce students' knowledge of mathematical skills while keeping learners motivated and engaged. Promote a fun learning environment for students to achieve mathematical success!

Bring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in 1st grade! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and partner interaction and collaboration. These activities will reinforce students' knowledge of mathematical skills while keeping learners motivated and engaged. Promote a fun learning environment for students to achieve mathematical success!

Bring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in 2nd grade! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and partner interaction and collaboration. These activities will reinforce students' knowledge of mathematical skills while keeping learners motivated and engaged. Promote a fun learning environment for students to achieve mathematical success!

Bring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in 3rd grade! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and partner interaction and collaboration. These activities will reinforce students' knowledge of mathematical skills while keeping learners motivated and engaged. Promote a fun learning environment for students to achieve mathematical success!

Bring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in 4th grade! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and partner interaction and collaboration. These activities will reinforce students' knowledge of mathematical skills while keeping learners motivated and engaged. Promote a fun learning environment for students to achieve mathematical success!

Bring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in 5th grade! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and partner interaction and collaboration. These activities will reinforce students' knowledge of mathematical skills while keeping learners motivated and engaged. Promote a fun learning environment for students to achieve mathematical success!

Bring learning mathematical skills into a whole new light for students in 6th grade! This book provides fun and unique skill-based games that encourage whole-group, whole-class, small-group, and partner interaction and collaboration. These activities will reinforce students' knowledge of mathematical skills while keeping learners motivated and engaged. Promote a fun learning environment for students to achieve mathematical success!

Transform math instruction with effective CCSS leadership

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics describe the "habits of mind" that teachers should develop in their students without which the content standards cannot be successfully implemented. This professional development resource helps principals and math leaders grapple with the changes that must be addressed so that teachers can implement the practices required by the CCSS. Features include:

A clear explanation of the CCSS for Mathematical Practice Techniques to help leadership teams collaboratively implement and maintain the new standardsA proficiency matrix with examples of instructional strategies for helping students reach competency in each standardAn example of how a fourth-grade classroom might implement the CCSS

Readers will find reproducible, pullout tools to help with the change process, including an instructional sequence chart. A comprehensive and easy-to-use resource for teachers, district and school leaders, and mathematics curriculum coordinators, The Common Core Mathematics Standards provides the definitive road map for leading the change necessary to align math instruction with best practices.

Your user’s guide to the mathematics standards

In the 12 short months since the ELA versions of The Common Core Companions, Grades K-2 and 3-5, burst on the scene, they’ve already assisted tens of thousands of teachers with the day-to-day “what you do.” Teachers’ one big criticism: what about mathematics? Luckily NCTM past-president Linda Gojak and mathematics coach Ruth Harbin Miles stepped up to the task. The result? That version of the mathematics standards you wish you had.

Page by page, The Common Core Mathematics Companions clearly lay out:

The mathematics embedded in each standard for a deeper understanding of the content Examples of what effective teaching and learning look like in the classroom   Connected standards within each domain so teachers can better appreciate how they relate Priorities within clusters so teachers know where to focus their time The three components of rigor: conceptual understanding, procedural skills, and applications Vocabulary and suggested materials for each grade-level band with explicit connections to the standards Common student misconceptions around key mathematical ideas with ways to address them

Don’t spend another minute poring over the mathematics standards. Gojak and Miles have already done the heavy-lifting for you. Focus instead on how to teach them, using The Common Core Mathematics Companion as your one-stop guide for teaching, planning, assessing, collaborating, and designing powerful mathematics curriculum.