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—CHRISTA WARNER, PRINCIPAL, COLD WATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAZELWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
G R A D E S K– 5
“This guide will support and sustain teams as they work toward building meaningful teaching, learning, and assessing practices that will promote student achievement.” —BETH KOBETT, CONSULTANT; ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, STEVENSON UNIVERSITY; AND FORMER ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST AND TEACHER
“This is a must-have handbook for every K–5 teacher collaborating within a PLC. Mathematics teams at any stage will profit from this eminently practical work as a guiding resource.” —AMANDA BOUCHARD, LEAD TEACHER, MONTEZUMA CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MONTEZUMA CREEK, UTAH
Beyond the Common Core: A Handbook for Mathematics in a PLC at Work™, Grades K–5 helps mathematics teacher teams within professional learning communities (PLCs) focus their curriculum and vision on the elements of instruction and assessment necessary for student achievement. Using the practical guidelines in this handbook, K–5 mathematics teachers and administrators will go beyond state or local standards to create the essential conditions to ensure success in mathematics for all students. Series editor Timothy D. Kanold and authors Juli K. Dixon, Thomasenia Lott Adams, and Edward C. Nolan present ten high-leverage team actions (HLTAs) to assist teams in narrowing their vision for instruction and assessment and increasing student learning while implementing the Common Core State Standards or district and local standards. These HLTAs are steps taken before, during, and after a unit of instruction— to prepare for instruction, to use formative assessment during instruction, and to reflect on the results of student assessment and prepare for the next unit of instruction. The authors describe how to:
2. Identify higher-level-cognitive-demand mathematical tasks 4. Develop scoring rubrics and proficiency expectations for the common assessment instruments 5. Plan and use common homework assignments
7. Use in-class formative assessment processes effectively 8. Use a lesson-design process for lesson planning and collective team inquiry 9. Ensure evidence-based student goal setting and action for the next unit of study 10. Ensure evidence-based adult goal setting and action for the next unit of study
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3. Develop common assessment instruments
6. Use higher-level-cognitive-demand mathematical tasks effectively
TIMOTHY D. KANOLD Series Editor
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1. Make sense of the agreed-on essential learning standards (content and practices) and pacing
BEYOND THE COMMON CORE A HANDBOOK FOR MATHEMATICS IN A PLC AT WORKTM
“This working guide for teacher teams promotes meaningful and rich dialogue about instructional content and practices and effectively addresses grades K–5. Teacher teams will be able to use this handbook throughout the years as they continue to grow as a PLC and deepen their understanding of the CCSS and other standards.”
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Juli K. Dixon Thomasenia Lott Adams Edward C. Nolan