Developed by experts Timothy D. Kanold and Sarah Schuhl, this math lesson plan book is a must-have for teachers of mathematics and their collaborative teams. Within this teacher lesson planner, you will find 38 weeks of unit-planning pages and pacing charts designed to help you achieve student success in mathematics. Also included are a wealth of activities, reproducibles, and success stories to inform and inspire your work.
Use this math unit planning guide to support your implementation of research-based instructional strategies:
- Review the foundational ideas and basic concepts of Mathematics at Work™, a comprehensive PLC at Work® approach to achieving student success in mathematics.
- Access unit-pacing charts and daily lesson plan templates for 38 weeks of instruction, designed to help math teachers and other educators of mathematics implement the Mathematics at Work process.
- Acquire reproducible forms designed to support the work of professional learning communities (PLCs) and collaborative teams in teaching mathematics and creating math unit plans.
- Recognize the positive cultural shifts that occur in schools that follow the PLC at Work process, and answer your essential questions for lesson plans.
- Read stories from teachers and principals who have seen dramatic, inspiring change in their schools.
Contents:
- Details on the three big ideas and four critical questions of a PLC as they relate to mathematics instruction, task-creation, homework, and grading routines.
- Forms and reproducibles to help educators work with their teams more effectively as well as collect and organize information about students and classes.
- 38 weeks of planning pages, which include text and activities to inform, inspire, and challenge educators on the professional learning community journey.
- Unit-pacing charts and calendar pages that provide a template for teachers to plan instruction for ten four-to-five-week units.
- Additional references and resources for further study.