Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice
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Description
"This new resource draws on cases of coaching practice to provide grounded opportunities for communities of math coaches to strengthen their practice. It is an exciting and important resource for anyone responsible for the professional development of math coaches."
—Linda Ruiz Davenport, Senior Program Director of Elementary Mathematics
Boston Public Schools, MA
"Written case studies of math coaching are essential tools to facilitate the professional development of our mathematics coaches who work hand-in-hand with over 200 schools in our district."
—Lance Menster, Manager of Elementary Mathematics
Houston Independent School District, TX
Deepen your understanding of math coaching practices!
Given the current demands of a math teaching practice, this case-based resource helps math coaches, prospective coaches, and administrators develop their knowledge of math content, hone their coaching skills, and enhance their ability to provide professional development for teachers in Grades K–8.
Field-tested in a number of school districts nationwide, this concise guide presents authentic accounts of coaching practice, dilemmas, and insights. The cases, written by practicing math coaches, emphasize developing a deep understanding of mathematics, analyzing students' ideas and teachers' beliefs about learning, and cultivating teacher learning and growth. Amy Morse provides:
- Math activities that strengthen a coach's math content knowledge
- Planning activities to support thoughtful coach-teacher interactions
- A detailed facilitator's guide for staff developers leading professional development opportunities for math coaches, providing a detailed agenda, specific examples of participants' questions, and facilitator responses
Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice gives math leaders the tools to help teachers create quality math programs and bolster student achievement.
Contents
Foreword by Deborah Schifter
Foreword by Deborah Schifter
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
Introduction
1. Observing, Studying, Analyzing, Planning: Preparing to Coach
- Case: Moving Between Models
- Math Activity: Models, Fractions, and Percents
- Focus Questions Activity
2. Discerning and Responding: Coaching in Real Time
- Case: Analyzing Multiplication
- Math Activity: How Do You Know?
- Focus Questions Activity
3. Strategic Coaching: Goal-Centered Modeling in the Classroom
- Case: "It's 30 Less and 90 More": A Case About Listening to Children's Ideas
- Math Activity: Angles and Angle Measurement
- Focus Questions Activity
4. Reaching a New Teacher: Math as the Conduit
- Case: A Case of Coaching: Multiplication and Division Journal Entries
- Math Activity: Looking Beneath the Surface
- Focus Questions Activity
5. Preparing for Thoughtful Dialogue
- Transcript 1
- Transcript 2
- Transcript 3
6. Purposeful Planning and Facilitation
- Case: Coaching in a Group: Moving From 1:1 to 1:?
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Facilitating Group Learning
7. Refining and Reimagining One's Coaching Practice
- Case: Learning About Counting, Learning About Coaching
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Cultivating Collaborative Study
8. Cultivating Relationships With Administrators and Other Leadership Colleagues
- Case: Crafting an Invitation: Shifting From Isolation to Inclusion
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Considering Collaboration and Communication
9. Taking the Lead as a Teacher of Teachers
- Case: Encountering Venus
- Math Activity: Exploring Story Problems
- Focus Questions Activity
10. Maintaining a Focus on Mathematics
- Case: Struggling to Keep Math at the Center
- Focus Questions Activity
11. Framing the Connection Between Coach and Teacher Goals
- Case: Unsatisfied in the Seminar
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Meeting the Challenge
12. Examining the Role of Authority in Coaching
- Case: Claiming Authority
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Two Posters Activity
Facilitation Guide
- Chapter 1 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 2 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 3 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 4 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 5 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 6 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 7 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 8 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 9 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 10 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 11 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 12 Facilitation Notes
Description
"This new resource draws on cases of coaching practice to provide grounded opportunities for communities of math coaches to strengthen their practice. It is an exciting and important resource for anyone responsible for the professional development of math coaches."
—Linda Ruiz Davenport, Senior Program Director of Elementary Mathematics
Boston Public Schools, MA
"Written case studies of math coaching are essential tools to facilitate the professional development of our mathematics coaches who work hand-in-hand with over 200 schools in our district."
—Lance Menster, Manager of Elementary Mathematics
Houston Independent School District, TX
Deepen your understanding of math coaching practices!
Given the current demands of a math teaching practice, this case-based resource helps math coaches, prospective coaches, and administrators develop their knowledge of math content, hone their coaching skills, and enhance their ability to provide professional development for teachers in Grades K–8.
Field-tested in a number of school districts nationwide, this concise guide presents authentic accounts of coaching practice, dilemmas, and insights. The cases, written by practicing math coaches, emphasize developing a deep understanding of mathematics, analyzing students' ideas and teachers' beliefs about learning, and cultivating teacher learning and growth. Amy Morse provides:
- Math activities that strengthen a coach's math content knowledge
- Planning activities to support thoughtful coach-teacher interactions
- A detailed facilitator's guide for staff developers leading professional development opportunities for math coaches, providing a detailed agenda, specific examples of participants' questions, and facilitator responses
Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice gives math leaders the tools to help teachers create quality math programs and bolster student achievement.
Contents
Foreword by Deborah Schifter
Foreword by Deborah Schifter
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
Introduction
1. Observing, Studying, Analyzing, Planning: Preparing to Coach
- Case: Moving Between Models
- Math Activity: Models, Fractions, and Percents
- Focus Questions Activity
2. Discerning and Responding: Coaching in Real Time
- Case: Analyzing Multiplication
- Math Activity: How Do You Know?
- Focus Questions Activity
3. Strategic Coaching: Goal-Centered Modeling in the Classroom
- Case: "It's 30 Less and 90 More": A Case About Listening to Children's Ideas
- Math Activity: Angles and Angle Measurement
- Focus Questions Activity
4. Reaching a New Teacher: Math as the Conduit
- Case: A Case of Coaching: Multiplication and Division Journal Entries
- Math Activity: Looking Beneath the Surface
- Focus Questions Activity
5. Preparing for Thoughtful Dialogue
- Transcript 1
- Transcript 2
- Transcript 3
6. Purposeful Planning and Facilitation
- Case: Coaching in a Group: Moving From 1:1 to 1:?
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Facilitating Group Learning
7. Refining and Reimagining One's Coaching Practice
- Case: Learning About Counting, Learning About Coaching
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Cultivating Collaborative Study
8. Cultivating Relationships With Administrators and Other Leadership Colleagues
- Case: Crafting an Invitation: Shifting From Isolation to Inclusion
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Considering Collaboration and Communication
9. Taking the Lead as a Teacher of Teachers
- Case: Encountering Venus
- Math Activity: Exploring Story Problems
- Focus Questions Activity
10. Maintaining a Focus on Mathematics
- Case: Struggling to Keep Math at the Center
- Focus Questions Activity
11. Framing the Connection Between Coach and Teacher Goals
- Case: Unsatisfied in the Seminar
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Meeting the Challenge
12. Examining the Role of Authority in Coaching
- Case: Claiming Authority
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Two Posters Activity
Facilitation Guide
- Chapter 1 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 2 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 3 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 4 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 5 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 6 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 7 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 8 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 9 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 10 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 11 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 12 Facilitation Notes
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April 2009 | 216 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9781412971065 | $42.95 |
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412971058 | $94.95 |
| Lifetime | 30/09/2024 | 9781452273082 | $39.00 |
"This new resource draws on cases of coaching practice to provide grounded opportunities for communities of math coaches to strengthen their practice. It is an exciting and important resource for anyone responsible for the professional development of math coaches."
—Linda Ruiz Davenport, Senior Program Director of Elementary Mathematics
Boston Public Schools, MA
"Written case studies of math coaching are essential tools to facilitate the professional development of our mathematics coaches who work hand-in-hand with over 200 schools in our district."
—Lance Menster, Manager of Elementary Mathematics
Houston Independent School District, TX
Deepen your understanding of math coaching practices!
Given the current demands of a math teaching practice, this case-based resource helps math coaches, prospective coaches, and administrators develop their knowledge of math content, hone their coaching skills, and enhance their ability to provide professional development for teachers in Grades K–8.
Field-tested in a number of school districts nationwide, this concise guide presents authentic accounts of coaching practice, dilemmas, and insights. The cases, written by practicing math coaches, emphasize developing a deep understanding of mathematics, analyzing students' ideas and teachers' beliefs about learning, and cultivating teacher learning and growth. Amy Morse provides:
- Math activities that strengthen a coach's math content knowledge
- Planning activities to support thoughtful coach-teacher interactions
- A detailed facilitator's guide for staff developers leading professional development opportunities for math coaches, providing a detailed agenda, specific examples of participants' questions, and facilitator responses
Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice gives math leaders the tools to help teachers create quality math programs and bolster student achievement.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword by Deborah Schifter
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- 1. Observing, Studying, Analyzing, Planning: Preparing to Coach
- Case: Moving Between Models
- Math Activity: Models, Fractions, and Percents
- Focus Questions Activity
- 2. Discerning and Responding: Coaching in Real Time
- Case: Analyzing Multiplication
- Math Activity: How Do You Know?
- Focus Questions Activity
- 3. Strategic Coaching: Goal-Centered Modeling in the Classroom
- Case: "It's 30 Less and 90 More": A Case About Listening to Children's Ideas
- Math Activity: Angles and Angle Measurement
- Focus Questions Activity
- 4. Reaching a New Teacher: Math as the Conduit
- Case: A Case of Coaching: Multiplication and Division Journal Entries
- Math Activity: Looking Beneath the Surface
- Focus Questions Activity
- 5. Preparing for Thoughtful Dialogue
- Transcript 1
- Transcript 2
- Transcript 3
- 6. Purposeful Planning and Facilitation
- Case: Coaching in a Group: Moving From 1:1 to 1:?
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Facilitating Group Learning
- 7. Refining and Reimagining One's Coaching Practice
- Case: Learning About Counting, Learning About Coaching
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Cultivating Collaborative Study
- 8. Cultivating Relationships With Administrators and Other Leadership Colleagues
- Case: Crafting an Invitation: Shifting From Isolation to Inclusion
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Considering Collaboration and Communication
- 9. Taking the Lead as a Teacher of Teachers
- Case: Encountering Venus
- Math Activity: Exploring Story Problems
- Focus Questions Activity
- 10. Maintaining a Focus on Mathematics
- Case: Struggling to Keep Math at the Center
- Focus Questions Activity
- 11. Framing the Connection Between Coach and Teacher Goals
- Case: Unsatisfied in the Seminar
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Meeting the Challenge
- 12. Examining the Role of Authority in Coaching
- Case: Claiming Authority
- Focus Questions Activity
- Planning Activity: Two Posters Activity
- Facilitation Guide
- Chapter 1 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 2 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 3 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 4 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 5 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 6 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 7 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 8 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 9 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 10 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 11 Facilitation Notes
- Chapter 12 Facilitation Notes