Strengths-Based Teaching & Learing in Math Book Study

Session 1  Monday October 18th - This session we focused on Turnaround One: Identify Your Teaching Strengths (chapter 1) and start looking at Turnaround Two: Discover and Leverage Your Students' Mathematical Proficiencies, Processes, and Practices Strengths (chapter 2).

Here is a link to a google folder with all our session 1 materials: Google Folder of Session 1 book study materials Oct 18th

Here are the links individually. 

In case you missed the session or want to watch again:  Zoom recording of Session 1 Oct 18th

Here are the slides from the session:  Google Slides Session 1 book study Oct 18th (feel free to copy and use any slides)

Math Practice Standards Look Fors document  

Math Practice Standards Question Starters document

Session 2  Monday November 29th - This month we looked at strategies for seeing math content strengths in our kids from chapter 3, NCTM effective teaching practices for ourselves, and turn around grouping practices from chapters 4. 

Here is a link to a google folder with all our session 2 materials:

Google Folder of Session 2 book study materials Nov 29

Here are the links individually:

In case you missed the session, or want to watch again: Zoom recording of Session 2 Nov 29th 

Here are the slides from the session:  Google Slides Session 2 book study NOV 29 (feel free to copy and use any slides)

Session 3 Monday, January 24th - This month we looked at Turnaround Tasks and Turnaround Feedback to enhance our strength based classrooms.  

Here is a link to a google folder with all our session 3 materials: Google Folder of Session 3 book study materials JAN 24th

Here are the links individually:

In case you missed the session, or want to watch again:  Zoom recording of Session 3 JAN 24th

Here are the slides from the session:  Google Slides Session 3 book study JAN 24 (feel free to copy and use any slides)

Check out resources at the companion site: Session 3 book study Handouts here

Practice Standards Tasks sorts by grade level from KDE

www.corwin.com/math/rich_tasks   Splat google slides

Monday, February 28th Session 4: This session we looked at Turnaround Student Identity of Power and Turnaround PLC practices to enhance our strength-based classrooms. 

Here is a link to the google folder with all our session 4 materials: Google Folder of Session 4 book study materials FEB 28th

Here are the links individually:

In case you missed the session, or want to watch again:  Zoom recording of Session 4 FEB 28th

Here are the slides from the session:  Google Slides Session 4 book study FEB 28 feel free to copy and use any slides)

Session 4 book study Handouts here

Session 5 Monday, March 21st This month we looked at Turnaround Communication with Parents and our own Turnaround Reflection over all we have learned.

Here is a link to the google folder with all our session 5 materials: Google Folder of Session 5 book study materials MAR 21st

Here are the links individually:

In case you missed the session, or want to watch again:  Zoom recording of Session 5 MAR 21st

Here are the slides from the session: Google Slides Session 5 book study MAR 21st feel free to copy and use any slides)