The Math Pact, Elementary
Achieving Instructional Coherence Within and Across Grades
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The Math Pact, Elementary
Achieving Instructional Coherence Within and Across Grades
About this book
A school-widesolution for students' mathematics success!
Do you sometimes start to teach a mathematics concept and feel like you're staring at a sea of bewildered faces? What happens when you discover students previously learned a calculation trick or a mnemonic that has muddied their long-term understanding? When "rules" seem to change from year to year, teacher to teacher, or school to school, mathematics can seem like a disconnected mystery for students. Clear up the confusion with a Mathematics Whole-School Agreement!
Expanded from the highly popular "Rules that Expire" series of NCTM articles, this essential guide leads educators through the collaborative step-by-step process of establishing a coherent and consistent learner-centered and equitable approach to mathematics instruction. Through this work, you will identify, streamline, and become passionate about using clear and consistent mathematical language, notations, representations, rules, and generalizations within and across classrooms and grades. Importantly, you'll learn to avoid "rules that expire"—tricks that may seem to help students in one grade but hurt in the long run. Features of this book include
· Abundant grade-specific examples
· Effective working plans for sustainability
· Barrier-busting tips, to-dos, and try-it-outs
· Practical templates and checklists
· PLC prompts and discussion points
When teachers unite across grades, students hit the ground running every year. Take the next step together as a team and help all your students build on existing understanding to find new success and most importantly, love learning and doing mathematics!
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Publisher Note
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- 1 JUMPING ON BOARD What Is the Mathematics Whole School Agreement?
- 2 WATCHING WHAT WE SAY! Using Correct and Consistent Language
- 3 SYMBOL SENSE IS FOUNDATIONAL Noting the Importance of Precise Notation
- 4 MENTAL IMAGES THAT LAST Cohesive and Consistent Representations
- 5 WHY WAS I TAUGHT THAT? Evaluating Rules That Expire
- 6 BUILDING GENERALIZATIONS Developing Instructional Strategies the MWSA Way
- 7 EMBODYING THE MWSA IN EVERY LESSON No Teaching by Telling!
- 8 GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER Building and Enacting the MWSA
- 9 SHARING SUCCESSES FROM THE FIELD MWSA Heroes Tell Their Stories
- References
- Index