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A schoolwide solution 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!
A school-wide solution 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!
A schoolwide solution 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!
How do you create an innovative and equitable classroom experience
that prepares elementary students for jobs that don't yet exist
while placing a critical focus on mathematics and science content
and practice standards-all while meeting the demands of high-stakes
testing? The answer to this question is Step into STEAM, which
provides a practical and accessible approach for educators to
create meaningful and transformative learning experiences for each
and every student. This book guides and inspires K-5 educators
through a seamless process of designing and implementing STEAM
inquiries that align carefully to key mathematics and science
content and practices. Taking an opposite approach to existing
resources that provide collections of disjointed STEAM activities,
this book empowers teachers and schools to build cohesive and
sustainable STEAM infrastructures-grounded in grade-level standards
and purposeful assessment-to deepen the mathematics and science
learning of each and every student. STEAM instruction is for each
and every student; STEAM instruction is about mathematics; and
STEAM instruction can and should be implemented for student success
and to engage students in making their community and our world a
better place. Loaded with resources to help K-5 teachers and
instructional leaders develop, implement, and assess meaningful
STEAM inquiries, this research-based book: Provides practical,
on-the-go resources to help busy teachers get started in creating
purpose-driven STEAM instruction Allows educators to interact
deeply with the content and create equitable STEAM experiences that
blend community and societal interests Includes online companion
printable resources to help educators jumpstart or deepen STEAM
learning throughout a school or district, supporting STEAM
professional development, professional learning communities, and
book studies Checklists, pictures, graphic organizers, reflection
questions, "Try it Out!" sections, and example STEAM inquiries help
teachers seamlessly connect multiple subject areas, create
transformative learning experiences, engage elementary students in
developing creativity and empathy, and enable students to solve
meaningful and authentic problems for others-all to prepare
students for their bright futures. Make the most of your limited
instructional time and become part of the Step into STEAM movement!
"Through carefully crafted research-based frameworks;
inspirational, authentic, and approachable practical strategies
rooted in the reform efforts of student-centered STEAM learning;
and opportunities for professional self-reflection, Step into STEAM
rightfully re-elevates educators to their proper places as
innovation experts and agents of change in their own classrooms,
schools, districts, and communities. An inspirational step in a
needed direction, this book from Drs. Bush and Cook is what
educators have been craving: a guide to transforming ourselves, our
learning spaces, and our profession." Richard Cox, Jr. Expert STEAM
Teacher Instructional Coach Bullitt County Public Schools "Step
into STEAM offers a rare opportunity for anyone concerned with
education to consider what learning would be like with equity,
empathy, and experience. By providing examples from teachers who
have dared to put children first, this book offers more than just
new way to teach, it offers hope for youth today. By considering
what youth will need to be successful in jobs that are not yet
created, Cook and Bush provide a platform for educators to create
authentic, real-world problem-solving in classrooms with attention
on the often forgotten about component of STEAM-the M! As a
proponent of STEAM education, my recommendation is to grab this
book and watch your students love learning again!" Cassie Quigley
Associate Professor of Science Education at University of
Pittsburgh Author of An Educator's Guide to STEAM: Engaging
Students Using Real-World Problems
The stories in this book represent the efforts along the continuum
of change including work that is just starting, to initiatives in
progress, to examples of advanced implementation. Each story shares
an approach addressing one or more of the four key recommendations
from Catalyzing Change: Broaden the purposes of learning
mathematics Create equitable structures in mathematics Implement
equitable instruction Develop deep mathematical understanding These
stories share efforts at the district and state levels as well as
within schools and highlight the challenges and successes of
implementing equitable teaching practices in classrooms everywhere.
To succeed in college, career, and life, students need to become
financially literate. But understanding the basics of a long-term
investment or a short-term loan is not enough without the math
skills to make financially sound choices. In the already full
curriculum of middle schools today, how can teachers find room to
include financial literacy? The key is to integrate financial
topics into mathematics instruction, using everyday topics such as
spending, saving, and earning to bring math concepts to life. On
the Money: Math Activities to Build Financial Literacy, Grades 6-8
does exactly that. The fourteen chapters in On the Money provide
lessons and activities on such financial topics as jobs and net
pay, sales discounts, credit card management, car insurance, and
paying for college. The related mathematical skills include
determining percentages, analyzing and representing data,
evaluating probabilities, creating functions, and more. Each
chapter includes- a "Balance Sheet" summing up the mathematical and
financial literacy knowledge that students will take from the
lesson; relevant Common Core mathematics standards and practices
and Jump$tart financial literacy standards; a full lesson plan,
complete with sections on the "Sales Pitch," the "Fine Print," and
"Closing the Deal"; downloadable activity sheets and other
classroom material available on NCTM's More4U website; and
suggestions for extended learning, including references and
resources.
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