An online newsletter to support, inform, and celebrate the wonderful Math Educators in Monroe County School District!

A version of this newsletter can reach all the math teachers, coaches, and principals in the district.This version of this for the targeted grade band or teachers that I will be working with. This group of teachers I would like to support through personal and online access. These are the areas we will will work on.

"That single belief-that math is a "gift" that some people have and others don't-is responsible for much of the widespread math failure in the world."

Changing the Mindset in Math!

• Learning Intentions in the Secondary Classroom
  
• Achieving Teacher Clarity With Success Criteria
  
• Continual Assessment for Daily Planning
  
• Continual Assessment for Precision Teaching

Supporting teachers in understanding standards, test spec., learning goal(intentions), helping students understand learning process, and how to assess.

• .Direct Instruction: The Right Dose at the Right Time
  
• Deep Learning: Applying Understanding to Mathematical Situations
  
• Student Collaboration and Discourse for Deep Learning
  
• Grouping Strategies for Deep Learning
  
• Transferring Learning to Real-World Situations

Supporting teachers how to balance math instruction and learning.

• What We Mean by Tasks With Rigor
  
• Questioning That Guides Learning
  
• Student Discourse That Builds Understanding
  

Supporting teachers on deliberate practice of mathematical conversations.

Nancy Anderson, one of the authors of the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics’ book entitled, Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn, suggests that teachers instruct their students on the importance of and expectations for mathematical conversations at the start of the school year. She explains how talking like mathematicians can enable students to be stronger mathematical thinkers.

• Feedback That Fosters Learning
  
• Feedback That Fosters Perseverance
  
• Growth Mindset: The Students’ Perspective
  

This will be the overarching theme throughout the year. Understanding how important math mistakes are in the learning process and how to embrace the struggle of learning math! Supporting the teachers in "every child can learn math"!

Teachers that are responsible for our more reluctant learners in math need more support and very specific researched based strategies for student growth.

Please click the link below to access all the great Math resources. These include learning sequence, assessments, and standards per grade level. It also includes math programs and links to best practices.

Email: amy.stanton@keysschools.com
Location: Monroe County School District Adm, Trumbo Road, Key West, FL, United States