Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching to Inform Instructional Quality : (Applying the TQE Process in Teachers' Math Strategies)

Discover a clear path for improving your instructional strategies for teaching mathematics at any grade level. Designed for individuals or collaborative teams, this practical resource introduces a set of rubrics -- the Instructional Quality Assessment (IQA) Toolkit -- that readers can rely on to help guide reflections, conversations, feedback, and planning. Also included is a series of short videos that showcase how to use the book's math strategies and tools in classrooms. Ensure the instructional quality of your teaching strategies in mathematics: Utilize tasks, questions, and evidence (the TQE process) and the associated IQA rubrics as a road map for increasing instructional quality. Become familiar with the connection between efficient use of tasks and teacher questioning with increased student success. Learn how to gauge student response to tasks and lessons in order to understand student mastery of the material. Enhance your understanding of math strategies through hands-on activities. Access free online reproducibles for use in teaching mathematics in the classroom. Contents: About the Authors Introduction Part 1: Connecting to the T in TQE -- Tasks and Task Implementation Chapter 1: Potential of the Task Chapter 2: Implementation of the Task Part 2: Connecting to the Q in TQE -- Questions and Their Role as Discourse Actions Chapter 3: Teacher's Questions Chapter 4: Teacher's Linking and Teacher's Press Part 3: Connecting to the E in TQE -- Evidence of Students' Mathematical Work and Thinking Chapter 5: Students' Linking and Students' Providing Chapter 6: The IQA Toolkit as a Tool to Assess and Improve Instructional Practice Epilogue: Next Steps Appendix A: The IQA Toolkit Appendix B: Suggested Answers for Activity 1.4 Appendix C: Suggested Answers for Activity 3.2 Appendix D: Additional Support for Rating Tasks Appendix E: List of Figures and Videos References and Resources Index More Making Sense of Mathematics Books: Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching Grades K-2 Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching Grades 3-5 Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching Grades 6-8 Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching High School Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching to Inform Instructional Quality Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching Girls in Grades K-5 Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching the Small Group "In Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching: Reflecting on Instructional Quality authors Melissa D. Boston, Amber G. Candela, and Juli K. Dixon provide a compelling and illuminating process for focusing on and improving the quality of one's mathematics instruction. With an understanding of the importance of instructional quality to the teaching of mathematics, the authors have focused on building a process that places an emphasis on identifying and improving the aspects of instruction that will have the most impact on students' learning in the mathematics classroom. Recognizing that theory must be supported by concrete evidence, the authors provide numerous strategies and rubrics to assist in implementation and to provide data that will assist in future lesson planning. Furthermore, in the previous books in the Making Sense of Mathematics series, a central premise has been that the reader will learn about the mathematics they are teaching and improve their teaching ability by actually doing the mathematics and that is the case in this book. Readers will rely on the TQE process for guidance as they improve the quality of their instruction, all while building their own understanding and skill with mathematics by actually doing the math they will be teaching"-- Provided by publisher