Beyond the Common Core: A Handbook for Mathematics in a PLC at Work™, Leader's Guide (Impact deep change in your mathematics program) - Softcover

Timothy D. Kanold; Matthew R. Larson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936763621 ISBN 13: 9781936763627

Publisher: Solution Tree, 2015

Synopsis

Focus your mathematics curriculum to heighten student achievement while implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) or state or local standards. Learn 10 high-leverage team actions for grades 6-8 mathematics instruction and assessment. Discover the actions your PLC team should take before a unit of instruction begins, as well as the actions and formative assessments that should occur during instruction. Examine how mathematics instructors in a professional learning community can most effectively reflect on assessment results and prepare for the next unit of instruction.

Benefits:

• Identify and cultivate the elements of mathematics instruction and assessment that yield the greatest impact on student learning.
• Increase student learning through 10 steps known as high-leverage team actions for mathematics instruction and assessment.
• Understand which actions must occur before, during, and after unit instruction with your collaborative team.
• Access reproducibles and appendices to gain instructional strategies aligned with your state s standards.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Before the Unit
Chapter 2: During the Unit
Chapter 3: After the Unit
Epilogue: Taking Your Next Steps
Appendix A: Standards for Mathematical Practice
Appendix B: Standards for Mathematical Practice Evidence Tool
Appendix C: Cognitive-Demand-Level Task-Analysis Guide
Appendix D: Sources for Higher-Level-Cognitive-Demand Tasks
Appendix E: How the Mathematics at Work High-Leverage Team Actions Support the NCTM Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All
References and Resources
Index

About this title

About the Author

Timothy D. Kanold, PhD, is an award-winning educator, author, and consultant. He is former director of mathematics and science and served as superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, a model professional learning community district in Lincolnshire, Illinois. He serves as an adjunct faculty member for the graduate school at Loyola University Chicago.

Dr. Kanold is committed to a vision for Mathematics at Work, a process of learning and working together that builds knowledge sharing, equity, and excellence for all students, faculty, and school administrators. He conducts highly motivational professional development leadership seminars worldwide with a focus on turning school vision into realized action that creates increased learning opportunities for students through the effective delivery of professional learning communities for faculty and administrators.

He is a past president of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and coauthor of several best-selling mathematics textbooks. He has served on writing commissions for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics He has authored numerous articles and chapters on school mathematics, leadership, and professional development for education publications.

In 2010, Dr. Kanold received the prestigious international Damen Award for outstanding contributions to the leadership field of education from Loyola University Chicago. He also received the Outstanding Administrator Award from the Illinois State Board of Education in 1994 and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 1986.

Dr. Kanold earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in applied mathematics from Illinois State University. He completed a master's in educational administration at the University of Illinois and received a doctorate in educational leadership and counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago.

Matthew R. Larson, PhD, an award-winning educator and author, is K-12 mathematics curriculum specialist for Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska. He also serves on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Directors. Dr. Larson has taught mathematics at the elementary through college levels and has held an honorary appointment as a visiting associate professor of mathematics education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

He is coauthor of several mathematics textbooks, professional books, and articles in mathematics education. A frequent keynote speaker at national meetings, Dr. Larson's humorous presentations are well-known for their application of research findings to practice.

Dr. Larson earned a bachelor's degree and doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Edition details

• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1936763621
• ISBN 13: 9781936763627
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Timothy D. Kanold