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Introduction
Introduction
The goal for the Secondary Mathematics section of this toolkit is to offer resources for secondary math mentors to reference as they guide new teachers in building engaging, collaborative cultures in classrooms where mathematical discourse is the norm.
The goal for the Secondary Mathematics section of this toolkit is to offer resources for secondary math mentors to reference as they guide new teachers in building engaging, collaborative cultures in classrooms where mathematical discourse is the norm.
Classroom Environment & Structures
Classroom Environment & Structures
The following items detail practices that shape classroom environments and structures that have been shown to be effective in increasing student success in mathematics. Investigate these resources to help you develop a culture specific to your classroom community.
Powerful Mathematics Practices
Powerful Mathematics Practices
Mathematical Teaching Practices
Mathematical Teaching Practices
15 Essential Strategies in Teaching Math
15 Essential Strategies in Teaching Math
Ask: Are there behaviors that you desire to see in your students, but you are not sure how to facilitate them?
Engage: Read over the Student Behavior column in the Southern Regional Education Board Powerful Mathematics Practices chart to find the student behavior you wish to see.
Action: Brainstorm ways that you, as the teacher, can begin to incorporate the Teacher Behaviors and Artifacts that correspond to the chosen student behavior.
Ask: Are you looking for an area of focus to improve your instructional practices?
Engage: Read over the Effective Mathematical Teaching Practices from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Action: Choose one of the 8 areas to help you write a focused improvement goal.
Ask: Are you looking for creative approaches to your instruction that can get students excited about math?
Engage: Read the article 15 Essential Strategies in Teaching Math from We Are Teachers .
Action: Choose one of the 15 strategies to brainstorm with your PLC to determine how you can make it work in your classroom.
Classroom Strategies and Processes
Classroom Strategies and Processes
Below are strategies and tools that teachers can incorporate to address specific instructional concerns. Click on each section for specific strategies.
Ask: Is a lack of academic vocabulary a barrier in building new mathematical knowledge.
Engage: Explore this section that offers strategies to help students overcome this barrier.
Action: Discuss with your mentor how these strategies effected student understanding.
Ask: What is guided practice?
Engage: Guided practice is much more than just having students work on problems individually while in class. This section offers strategies to incorporate student collaboration during guided practice.
Action: Share the strategies that you find effective in your classroom with a colleague.
Ask: How do you incorporate literacy into a math classroom?
Engage: Mathematical literacy comes from seeing, hearing, speaking and writing about mathematics. This section offers strategies for incorporating vocabulary rich, mathematical discourse in your classroom to help build mathematical literacy.
Action: Designate time in your instructional plans to include weekly opportunities for students to engage in mathematical discourse in your classroom.
Assessment
Assessment
The following items detail assessment practices that allow teachers to progress monitor student understanding.
Check for Understanding
Check for Understanding
Ask: How do you know if students are ready to be released for individual practice?
Engage: Read over 15 Ways to Check for Understanding for low tech strategies and 75 Digital Tools and AppsTeachers Can Use to Support Formative Assessment in the Classroom for tech tools.
Action: Choose 1 or 2 strategies or tools to incorporate into your next unit of instruction.
Homework
Homework
Ask: According to John Hattie's Visible Learning (2018), homework has an effect size of 0.29 which is below the hinge point' of 0.40. With this in mind, why do we assign homework?
Engage: Read the short article, Grading Homework for Accuracy or Completion? Yes!
Action: Review your current homework policy. Reflect on how your policy helps to achieve progress monitoring and/or improve student understanding.
Assessments
Assessments
Ask: Do your assessments provide students with multiple formats and opportunities to demonstrate mastery?
Engage: Read the articles Planning for Meaningful Math Assessment and Authentic Assessment Methods for Mathematics.
Action: Reflect on your current assessment practices to determine if tweaking your current practices could help you get a better picture of student mastery.
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