Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice: A Guide for K-8 Math Educators

By Amy Morse, Foreword by Deborah Schifter

Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice gives math leaders the tools to help teachers create quality math programs and bolster student achievement. Field-tested in a number of school districts nationwide, this concise guide presents authentic accounts of coaching practice, dilemmas, and insights. The cases, written by practicing math coaches, emphasize developing a deep understanding of mathematics, analyzing students' ideas and teachers' beliefs about learning, and cultivating teacher learning and growth. The guide provides:

• Math activities that strengthen a coach's math content knowledge
• Planning activities to support thoughtful coach-teacher interactions
• A detailed facilitator's guide for staff developers leading professional development opportunities for math coaches, providing a detailed agenda, specific examples of participants' questions, and facilitator responses

  Contact Info: Amy Morse (1-800-225-4276 x2535)

  Published by: Corwin Press Order Info

  Price: $35.95
  ISBN: 9781412971065
  (216 pp.) Paperback

  Price: $75.95
  ISBN: 9781412971058
  (216 pp.) Hardcover