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Develop a deep understanding of mathematics by grasping the context and purpose behind various strategies. This user-friendly resource presents high school teachers with a logical progression of pedagogical actions, classroom norms, and collaborative teacher team efforts to increase their knowledge and improve mathematics instruction. Explore strategies and techniques to effectively learn and teach significant mathematics concepts and provide all students with the precise, accurate information they need to achieve academic success. Combine student understanding of functions and algebraic concepts so that they can better decipher the world.   Benefits   Dig deep into mathematical modeling and reasoning to improve as both a learner and teacher of mathematics. Explore how to develop, select, or modify mathematics tasks in order to balance cognitive demand and engage students. Discover the three important norms to uphold in all mathematics classrooms. Learn to apply the tasks, questioning, and evidence (TQE) process to ensure mathematics instruction is focused, coherent, and rigorous. Gain clarity about the most productive progression of mathematical teaching and learning for high school. Watch short videos that show what classrooms that are developing mathematical understanding should look like.   Contents   Introduction Equations and Functions Structure of Equations Geometry Types of Functions Function Modeling Statistics and Probability Epilogue: Next Steps Appendix: Weight Loss Study Data References Index

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Utilizing the crucial elements of effective leadership—purpose, trust, focus, leverage, feedback, change, and sustainability—education leaders can overcome the many challenges they face in their profession and learn the skills and characteristics they need to succeed. This book synthesizes research from 21st century sources and confronts prevalent leadership myths, while offering guidance on best leadership practices. Use this professional development tool to establish a clear mission and enact vision statements.   Benefits   Learn about the seven elements of leadership and why they are important to building trust between colleagues. Study the best research available on leadership, coming from diverse research methods and perspectives. Gain guidance on how to tell the difference between best and worst practices in leadership. Examine elements to assess whether an organization is ready for change. Explore a model for reflecting on, self-assessing, and synthesizing leadership experiences and research on effective leadership.   Contents   Purpose Trust Focus Leverage Feedback Change Sustainability

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Ensure all learners become successful close readers. In this powerful resource, the authors examine what features make a text complex. Learn how to select appropriate complex texts and design instruction to meet the needs of every student. Explore grade-specific classroom scenarios that illustrate how to scaffold lessons to foster close reading and deepen comprehension at all stages of K–12 education. Benefits Gain practical teaching strategies for creating close reading lessons. Consider grade-level-specific instructional scenarios that illustrate how to support students’ reading comprehension as they learn to read closely. Learn how to evaluate a text’s complexity and how to ask text-dependent questions that can help students engage with a text. Study evidence for why continuous close assessment of student performance is vital for making sure all students learn to closely read complex texts. Discover potential contingency scaffolds for the classroom and how to use them to promote student success in closely reading a text.   Contents Introduction Part I: Background and Planning Information 1              Understanding Close Reading 2              Identifying Text Complexity 3              Making Decisions That Support Close Reading Instruction 4              Assessing During Close Reading Part II: Instructional Scenarios 5              Understanding What the Text Says Through Differentiated Scaffolds 6              Understanding How the Text Works Through Differentiated Scaffolds 7              Understanding What the Text Means Through Differentiated Scaffolds 8              Supporting Knowledge Demands with Differentiated Scaffolds Epilogue Appendix A References and Resources

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Get all of your PLC questions answered. Designed as a companion resource to Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (3rd ed.), this powerful, quick-reference guidebook is a must-have for teacher teams working to build and sustain a PLC. You and your team will turn to this invaluable reference tool again and again as questions and complications arise along your PLC journey. Benefits Address the four critical questions that guide teacher collaboration through the PLC process. Review essential PLC vocabulary. Understand the qualities educators need to cultivate school improvement. Outline what students need to learn, and ascertain how to react when students either do or do not learn it. Gain tips on additional PLC books to read to dig deeper into the topics covered in this book.   Contents Introduction 1              Laying the Foundation: Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals 2              Building a Collaborative Culture 3              What Do We Want Our Students to Learn? 4              How Will We Know When Our Students Have Learned It? 5              How Will We Respond When Some Students Don’t Learn and When Some Do? 6              The District’s Role in the PLC Process 7              Consensus and Conflict in a PLC Afterword: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination

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Copublished with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this book focuses on individuals involved in K–12 mathematics education who seek to help children achieve success. The authors tackle popular misconceptions and misguided discourse about mathematics education and draw on peer-reviewed research about instruction that can significantly improve students’ conceptual understanding.   Benefits   Explore reasons why expectations for mathematics teaching and learning must be raised. Study the history of the progression, changes, and disputes in K–12 mathematics education. Discover insights about mathematics education in an era of mathematics reform. Define mathematical literacy and what elements are part of effective mathematics instruction. Learn the steps that must be taken to support the teaching and learning of mathematics so all students can be college and career ready.   Contents   Introduction Why Mathematics Education Needs to Improve A Brief History of Mathematics Education: Lessons to Learn The Equilibrium Position and Effective Mathematics Instruction How to Help Your Child Learn Mathematics Conclusion and Action Steps for Educators and Parents Epilogue: Conclusion and Action Steps for Educators and Parents Appendix: Additional Resources for Parents

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Discover how to close the knowing-doing gap and transform your school or district into a high-performing PLC. The powerful third edition of this comprehensive action guide updates and expands on new and significant PLC topics. Explore fresh strategies, models, and tips for hiring and retaining new staff, creating team-developed common formative assessments, implementing systematic interventions, and more. Benefits Build a shared knowledge of critical vocabulary and the concepts underlying key PLC terms. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools necessary to model effective reciprocal accountability. Make honest assessments of your school by examining conventional practices from a fresh, critical perspective. Take immediate and specific steps to close the knowing-doing gap. Move beyond planning, and start doing.   Contents Introduction to the Third Edition 1                 A Guide to Action for Professional Learning Communities at Work™ 2                 A Clear and Compelling Purpose 3                 Building the Collaborative Culture of a Professional Learning Community 4                 Creating a Results Orientation in a Professional Learning Community 5                 Creating a Focus on Learning 6                 Creating Team-Developed Common Formative Assessments 7                 Responding When Some Students Don’t Learn 8                 Hiring, Orienting, and Retaining New Staff 9                 Resolving Conflict and Celebrating in a Professional Learning Community 10               Implementing the PLC Process Districtwide

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Embrace effective grading procedures that have the power to reduce failure rates, improve student discipline, encourage learning, and enhance morale. In this three-part guide, the author presents practical strategies teachers and administrators can use to ensure their grading practices center on four essential criteria: fairness, accuracy, specificity, and timeliness. Apply case studies, real-world feedback models, and interactive reflection questions gain support for grading reform, navigate implementation challenges, and more. Benefits Discover effective guides to resolving student behavior problems, tardiness, and academic dishonesty. Learn about the five mistakes educators often make that cause grading reform to fail. Understand how to gain the support of stakeholders for grading reform, even when opinions differ. Study how bad grading practices waste teachers’ time and how improved practices can save time. Consider the experiences of schools that have tackled grading challenges. Reflect on grading practices and plan improvements using exercises in every chapter.   Contents Introduction       FAST Grading: Fair, Accurate, Specific, and Timely Part I     Building Relationships with Teachers, Parents, and Communities 1              Preparing for FAST Grading 2              Finding Common Ground in the Grading Debate 3              Gaining Teachers’ Perspectives on Grading Part II    Implementing FAST Grading and Improving Best Practices 4              Establishing FAST Grading 5              Implementing Time-Saving Strategies for Busy Teachers 6              Grading Student Behavior Part III   Considering FAST Feedback Throughout Schools, Systems, and Communities 7              Learning from Physical Education and the Arts 8              Considering the Contexts of Teaching and Leading

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Develop a deep understanding of mathematics. This user-friendly resource presents grades 6–8 teachers with a logical progression of pedagogical actions, classroom norms, and collaborative teacher team efforts to increase their knowledge and improve mathematics instruction. Make connections between elementary fraction-based content to fraction operations taught in the middle grades. Explore strategies and techniques to effectively learn and teach significant mathematics concepts and provide all students with the precise, accurate information they need to achieve academic success. Benefits Dig deep into mathematical modeling and reasoning to improve as both a learner and teacher of mathematics. Explore how to develop, select, and modify mathematics tasks in order to balance cognitive demand and engage students. Discover the three important norms to uphold in all mathematics classrooms. Learn to apply the tasks, questioning, and evidence (TQE) process to grow as both learners and teachers of mathematics. Gain clarity about the most productive progression of mathematical teaching and learning for grades 6–8. Access short videos that show what classrooms that are developing mathematical understanding should look like.   Contents Introduction 1    Fraction Operations and Integer Concepts and Operations 2    Ratios and Proportional Relationships 3    Equations, Expressions, and Inequalities 4    Functions 5    Measurement and Geometry 6    Statistics and Probability Epilogue:   Next Steps References and Resources Index

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Develop a deep understanding of mathematics. This user-friendly resource presents grades K–2 teachers with a logical progression of pedagogical actions, classroom norms, and collaborative teacher team efforts to increase their knowledge and improve mathematics instruction. Explore strategies and techniques to effectively learn and teach significant mathematics concepts and provide all students with the precise, accurate information they need to achieve academic success. Clarify math essentials with figures and tables that facilitate understanding through visualization. Benefits Dig deep into mathematical modeling and reasoning to improve as both a learner and teacher of mathematics. Explore how to develop, select, and modify mathematics tasks in order to balance cognitive demand and engage students. Discover the three important norms to uphold in all mathematics classrooms. Learn to apply the tasks, questioning, and evidence (TQE) process to ensure mathematics instruction is focused, coherent, and rigorous. Use charts and diagrams for classifying shapes, which can engage students in important mathematical practices. Access short videos that show what classrooms that are developing mathematical understanding should look like.   Contents Introduction 1              Number Concepts and Place Value 2              Word Problem Structures 3              Addition and Subtraction Using Counting Strategies 4              Addition and Subtraction Using Grouping Strategies 5              Geometry 6              Measurement Epilogue               Next Steps Appendix A         Completed Classification of Triangles Chart Appendix B         Completed Diagram for Classifying Quadrilaterals

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Discover strategies and tools for new-teacher success. In this user-friendly guide, the authors draw from best practice and their extensive experience to identify the necessary skills and characteristics to thrive as a new educator. Explore the six critical areas related to teaching that most impact new teachers and their students, from implementing effective assessments to working confidently and effectively with colleagues.

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