6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching

By Nicora Placa

In 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching, Nicora Placa lays out a clear path to help you become a trusted and effective math coach. Her "6 Tools" are flexible structures that you and your colleagues can use to learn together:

Building Teams: Fostering a Learning Community Student Interviews: Learning to Listen Visiting Classrooms: Developing Your Lens Learning Walks: Focusing the Team on Students' Thinking Rehearsing Routines: Practicing with Colleagues Lesson Study: Learning Collectively with Voice, Choice, and Agency

In this easy-to-use, practical guide, Placa introduces each of the 6 Tools with classroom vignettes, step-by-step guidelines for rollout, connections to the literature, resources for further research, planning templates, and opportunities for you to adapt the tool for your particular context.

Whether you're a new coach who loves teaching math to children but is new to adult education, or a more experienced coach who is looking for new strategies to engage your teams, 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching can help you create learning opportunities that honor teachers as professionals. With a collaborative coaching approach, you can improve teaching and learning across your school and for all your students.

"There's so much to love about how 6 Tools is constructed." --Elham Kazemi

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625313845
• ISBN13: 9781625313843
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.