Description
Are you ready to truly shift the culture of mathematics in your school? Are you ready to see your students become mathematicians and your teachers fall in love with teaching math? Then, you’re at the right place! This book study will work for any age level of students. The ideas in here will grow any teacher and their students in their ability to understand and explore math.
According to the research of John Hattie, teacher clarity, teacher credibility, and collective teacher efficacy have effect sizes of .75, .90, and 1.57. ย These will be strengthened through this book study and will yield results of creating mathematicians and growing our students as learners.ย Inย Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You’d Had, author Tracy Zager helps build teacher clarity and credibility and shift the way in which we โdo mathโ. Tracy has spent years working with highly skilled math teachers in a diverse range of settings and grades. You’ll find this book jam-packed with new ideas from these vibrant classrooms.ย ย ย ย ย
- How to Teach Student-Centered Mathematics: Zager outlines a problem-solving approach to mathematics for elementary and middle school educators looking for new ways to inspire student learning.
- Big Ideas, Practical Application:ย This math book contains dozens of practical and accessible teaching techniques that focus on fundamental math concepts, including strategies that simulate connection of big ideas; rich tasks that encourage students to wonder, generalize, hypothesize, and persevere; and routines to teach students how to collaborate.
- Key Topics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers:ย Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You’d Had offers fresh perspectives on common challenges, from formative assessment to classroom management for elementary and middle school teachers.
All teachers can move towards increasingly authentic and delightful mathematics teaching and learning. This important book helps develop instructional techniques that will make the math classes we teach so much better than the math classes we took.
Learning Intentions:
- Participants will deepen their knowledge in instructional practices that move students from just
being math students to becoming mathematicians who not only develop a love of math
but feel successful as well. - Participants will learn and implement research-tested instructional strategies.
All that’s left is for you to purchase this package and order these great books for your staff. What are you waiting for?
