Necessary Conditions: Teaching Secondary Math with Academic Safety, Quality Tasks, and Effective Facilitation

ISBN-13: 9781625311450 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 368 str.

Geoff Krall

Opis

During his years working as an instructional coach for a national network of schools, Geoff Krall had the chance to witness several inspirational moments when math class comes alive for middle or high school students--when it is challenging but also fun, creative, and interactive.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction; Academic Safety

Chapter 2: Math and the Mathematician

Chapter 3: Math and Academic Safety; Quality Tasks

Chapter 4: Defining Quality Tasks

Chapter 5: Task Models and Designing, Finding, and Adapting Tasks; Effective Facilitation

Chapter 6: Norms, Structures, and Routines

Chapter 7: Facilitation Within a Task; Putting the Pieces Together

Chapter 8: Planning the Lesson

Chapter 9: Problem Solving and Pedagogy

Chapter 10: Assessment

Chapter 11: The Physical Environment; Zooming Out

Chapter 12: Structuring the Year

Chapter 13: Aligning the System, Crafting the Story

O autorze

Geoff Krall is a math coach for the New Tech Network, supporting teachers and administrators. He taught high school math in Texas, the last few years of which were under the New Tech model, which emphasizes inquiry, collaboration, communication, and real-world connections. He lives in Colorado, where he and his wife, two kids, three cats, and varying numbers of chickens live and play in the mountains. He also has a calculator tattoo—a permanent commitment to math.