Math

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Conferring in the Math Classroom
Conferring in the Math Classroom
Gina Picha
Paperback
$38.67 $29.00 Save $9.67
Small Steps, Big Changes
Small Steps, Big Changes
Chris Confer and Marco Ramirez
Paperback
$33.33 $25.00 Save $8.33
Common Core Sense
Common Core Sense
Christine Moynihan
Paperback
$33.34 $25.00 Save $8.34
Moving Math
Moving Math
Mary Fiore and Maria Luisa Lebar
Paperback
$34.00
Which One Doesn't Belong? Shapes Poster
Which One Doesn't Belong? Shapes Poster
Christopher Danielson
Other book format
$37.00 $27.75 Save $9.25
Beyond the Bubble (Grades 4-5)
Beyond the Bubble (Grades 4-5)
Maryann Wickett and Eunice Hendrix-Martin
Paperback
$34.00
Making Math Stick
Making Math Stick
Dr. David Costello
Paperback
$39.33
Making Sense of Number, K-10
Making Sense of Number, K-10
Mary Fiore
Paperback
$39.33
6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching
6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching
Nicora Placa
Paperback
$40.00 $30.00 Save $10.00
Gina Picha:::100266

Conferring in the Math Classroom

9781625315137

$38.67 $29.00 Save $9.67
All students enter our math classrooms with ideas worthy of discussion. Some of the most effective breakthroughs come from short, intentional conversations between students and teacher, yet planning for these moments can seem daunting. In her innovative book, Conferring in the Math Classroom, Gina Picha focuses on simple and transformative ways teachers can use math conferences, short conversations between teachers and small groups of students at work, to guide instruction, assess understanding, and build strong math thinkers. 

Inside you will learn to: 
 
  • Facilitate math conferences to listen to students, identify and build on their strengths, and encourage them to share their math thinking
  • Build a positive math identity that will help nurture student-centered math classrooms
  • Ask exploratory questions to gain data-driven insight into their math reasoning and plan the next steps for instruction 
  • Provide differentiated math instruction based on the individual or small group needs
  • Drive fun and interactive math talk in the classroom
 
Picha includes teacher questioning guides, If-Then charts organized by grade level and math topic, and note-taking templates to help you get started with math conferring right away. This practical and highly accessible approach can help students deepen their math understanding, build confidence in their math abilities, and connect learnings between math subjects.  

 
Conferring in the Math Classroom
Chris Confer and Marco Ramirez:::100126

Small Steps, Big Changes

9781571108135

$33.33 $25.00 Save $8.33

During the past two decades, Chris Confer and Marco Ramirez have worked to deepen and improve mathematics instruction at schools around the country. Wherever they go, they find the raw ingredients for success already present. InSmall Steps, Big Changes: Eight Essential Practices for Transforming Schools Through Mathematics, the authors identify eight tested principles that transform what can be an overwhelming process into a set of comprehensible and concrete steps. Each phase of the change process is brought to life through the stories and perspectives of teachers, coaches, and principals—stories that will strike familiar chords for every educator.

When teachers make sense of math, students learn to make sense of math, and that can profoundly change the entire culture of a school. In one vivid illustration, the authors tell the story of Pueblo Gardens Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, where Marco, as principal, and Chris, as instructional coach, worked alongside a group of dedicated teachers. A few years into the change process, Pueblo Gardens -- a school with 96 percent of its students at the poverty level and a high percentage of English language learners -- had 94 percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards in third-grade mathematics. Over time, other grades achieved similarly high scores. And once the test scores rose, they were sustained at high levels.

Small Steps, Big Changes
Christine Moynihan:::100148

Common Core Sense

9781625310040

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Since the introduction of Common Core State Standards, many elementary teachers struggled with unpacking these processes and figuring out how to implement them in the classroom. Author Christine Moynihan introduces Common Core Sense: Tapping the Power of Mathematical Practices with the goal of making the eight Standards for Mathematical Practice more accessible and explicit.

The Standards for Mathematical Practice provide a solid foundation for encouraging students to think, reason, and persevere like mathematicians. In her book, Moynihan demonstrates what each practice might look, sound, and feel like in the classroom by using the four-part GOLD framework:

G - Go for the Goals: What are the major purposes of this practice?
O – Open Your Eyes & Observe: What should you see the students doing as they utilize the practice? What should you see yourself doing as the teacher?
L – Listen: What should you hear students saying as they use the practice? What should you hear yourself saying?
D – Decide What to Do: What actions as a teacher must you put in to place to “mine” the gold of the practice?

Each chapter is dedicated to one practice and includes student work samples, classroom vignettes, and teacher thoughts. The consistent framework of the book outlines an easy way to learn and deepen the understanding of each practice. It provides teachers the planning and support they need to mine the GOLD.
 
Common Core Sense
Mary Fiore and Maria Luisa Lebar:::100304

Moving Math

9781551383255

$34.00 Save $-34.00
Moving Math focuses on "moving" the teaching and learning of mathematics by shifting instruction and assessment practices.  The authors describe how using various thinking skills like inferring, analyzing, and evaluating, helps students make sense of mathematical concepts to support numeracy.  This book offers possible student solutions that demonstrate how the thinking skills support the intended mathematical learning. 
Moving Math
Christopher Danielson:::100187

Which One Doesn't Belong? Shapes Poster

9781625312037

$37.00 $27.75 Save $9.25

Do the posters in your classroom create misconceptions about shapes?

Upgrade your walls and your instruction with this new set of shapes posters by Christopher Danielson, author of Which One Doesn’t Belong? Designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and conversation about geometry, the posters address and prevent misconceptions and move beyond treating geometry as vocabulary to memorize. Just like in the book, each shape is a right answer because each shape has a reason not to belong. Students can talk about their reasons using informal everyday words, specialized mathematical vocabulary, and a mix of both. Often, these posters will spark a need for a new word as well as clarity about its meaning.

The posters are appropriate for grades K–8 and beyond. For example, younger students considering the Which Triangle Doesn't Belong? poster will discover that a triangle is a closed shape with three straight sides, no matter which way the triangle is "pointing." Middle grades students will notice and compare attributes of different types of triangles (right, isosceles, scalene, equilateral). Older students will engage with the geometry of special right triangles. All students will wonder, and notice, and think about relationships over time.

Each set of eight 18-by-24-inch posters includes one for each of the following: square, rectangle, rhombus, triangle, hexagon, polygon, shape, and curve.

Which One Doesn't Belong? Shapes Poster
Maryann Wickett and Eunice Hendrix-Martin:::100128

Beyond the Bubble (Grades 4-5)

9781571108180

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Multiple-choice testing is an educational reality. Rather than complain about the negative impact these tests may have on teaching and learning, why not use them to better understand your students’ true mathematical knowledge and comprehension? Maryann Wickett and Eunice Hendrix-Martin show teachers how to move beyond the student’s answer—right or wrong—to uncover understanding and/or misconceptions.  By asking a few simple follow-up questions, teachers can learn a great deal about student understanding and make better, more informed instructional decisions.

The Beyond the Bubble books (grades 2-3 and grades 4-5) are each divided into five strands—number, measurement, algebra, geometry, and probability—with six problems per strand. Each problem includes an overview of the objective of the test question, a sample question, typical of those found on standardized tests, strategies students employ to solve the problem, conversation starters, student work, student-teacher conversations, and instructional strategies to advance student learning. Teachers will also find suggestions for differentiation, reproducible of sample questions, and a comprehensive list of additional resources.

With dozens of sample test questions and numerous student samples, Beyond the Bubble shows educators how to use multiple choice tests to provide more purposeful, focused mathematics instruction for all of their students.
 

Beyond the Bubble (Grades 4-5)
Dr. David Costello:::100375

Making Math Stick

9781551383507

$39.33 Save $-39.33
This remarkable book shows teachers how to stop working harder and start working smarter. It describes a shift from “teach-test-move-on” to “teach-connect-apply” to optimize student learning. This valuable resource provides teachers with an understanding of simple, manageable, and sustainable strategies to change their approach immediately. These strategies build on heping students retain math concepts so they can apply them in novel situations down the road. The focus is on supporting teachers in framing instruction so that students strengthen their understanding, and can remember and apply learning. Making Math Stick is a game-changer that champions durable learning for all students.
Making Math Stick
Mary Fiore:::100304

Making Sense of Number, K-10

9781551383323

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This practical book shows you how to get to know the needs and abilities of your students so you can help them make sense of math concepts. You will discover how to structure learning experiences around key number concepts: quantity, counting, relating, and representing. The key concepts will be developed across the various strands: patterning and algebra, number and operations, measurement, geometry, and data and probability.
Making Sense of Number, K-10
Nicora Placa:::100310

6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching

9781625313843

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In 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching, Nicora Placa lays out a clear path to help you become a trusted and effective math coach. Her “6 Tools” are flexible structures that you and your colleagues can use to learn together:
  1. Building Teams: Fostering a Learning Community
  2. Student Interviews: Learning to Listen
  3. Visiting Classrooms: Developing Your Lens
  4. Learning Walks: Focusing the Team on Students’ Thinking
  5. Rehearsing Routines: Practicing with Colleagues
  6. Lesson Study: Learning Collectively with Voice, Choice, and Agency
In this easy-to-use, practical guide, Placa introduces each of the 6 Tools with classroom vignettes, step-by-step guidelines for rollout, connections to the literature, resources for further research, planning templates, and opportunities for you to adapt the tool for your particular context.

Whether you're a new coach who loves teaching math to children but is new to adult education, or a more experienced coach who is looking for new strategies to engage your teams, 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching can help you create learning opportunities that honor teachers as professionals. With a collaborative coaching approach, you can improve teaching and learning across your school and for all your students.

"There’s so much to love about how 6 Tools is constructed." --Elham Kazemi
6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching