Articles in this issue
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USING PARTICIPANT RESPONSES TO VIDEO OF COACHING PRACTICE TO FOCUS MATHEMATICS COACHING PROGRAMS
This article addresses what practices coaching experts and school-based coaches observed and did not observe when watching the practice of another coach. -
THE MATHEMATICS EXCELLENCE PARTNERSHIP: DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
The Mathematics Excellence Partnership project was a professional development project aimed at supporting the development of 22 high school teachers of mathematics, including special education and bilingual teachers.Read more about THE MATHEMATICS EXCELLENCE PARTNERSHIP: DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
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ANALYZING STUDENTS’ WORK TO REFLECT ON INSTRUCTION: THE INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT AS A TOOL FOR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS
In this article, we discuss how instructional leaders can use collections of students’ work and the Instructional Quality Assessment (IQA) Mathematics rubrics to initiate conversations with groups of mathematics teachers and to monitor the success of professional development initiatives and… -
ROLE-PLAYING THE STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE: A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL
This article describes a performance assessment to use during Common Core-focused professional development and shares insights from research using this assessment regarding about teachers’ comprehension of the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs). -
THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE: TEACHERS’ INITIAL PERCEPTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS.
Teachers’ responses to surveys involving two prompts after their first in-depth reading of the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) in professional development settings are reported.