Adding Talk to the Equation: A Self-Study Guide for Teachers and Coaches on Improving Math Discussions

ISBN-13: 9781625312617 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 81 str.

Lucy West

Opis

Designed for math teachers and coaches in grades 1-8, this self-study guide, now available as a paperback with extensive online classroom video, showcases elementary and middle school classrooms where teachers inspire even the most reluctant students to share their ideas.

Spis treści

Introduction; Grade 5: Introducing Basic Talk Moves; Grade 1: Basic Talk Moves With Young Children; Grade 4: Getting Reluctant Learners To Speak; Grade 3: Multiple Talk Moves in Action; Grade 6: Well on the Way to Academic Discourse; Conclusion

O autorze

Lucy West has worked in education for more than thirty years, starting as a second-grade teacher in New York City, then serving as the director of mathematics for District 2, the deputy superintendent of Region 9, and assistant principal of PS 234. Currently, she is the founder and CEO of Metamorphosis Teaching and Learning Communities, which is dedicated to partnering with districts to design and enact effective professional learning initiatives that result in increased student learning through improved instruction. Lucy is also the coauthor of Agents of Change: How Content Coaching Transforms Teaching and Learning and Content-Focused Coaching: Transforming Mathematics Lessons.