Mathematics Professional Development

Mathematics Professional Development
Author: Hilda Borko
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0807756555

This resource will help school leaders and other professional development providers conduct ongoing, structured learning opportunities for mathematics teachers (K-12). The authors present models for professional development and the preparation of PD leaders designed and field-tested as part of two research projects supported by the National Science Foundation. The Problem-Solving Cycle model and the Mathematics Leadership Preparation model focus on topics of primary interest to mathematics teachers - mathematics content, classroom instruction, and student learning. They are intentionally designed so that they can be tailored to meet the needs and interests of participating teachers and schools. Through engaging vignettes, the authors describe the models, summarize key research findings, and share lessons learned. The book also includes detailed examples of workshop activities for both teachers and PD leaders.

Learning to Lead Mathematics Professional Development

Learning to Lead Mathematics Professional Development
Author: Catherine Carroll
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2007-05-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 141291504X

"This set of mathematics seminars is the ideal resource for people charged with supporting teacher leaders and others who lead mathematics professional development. Potential users include curriculum leaders, math-science partnerships, university-district partnerships, and mathematics teacher educators."--BOOK JACKET.

Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics

Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics
Author: Susan Loucks-Horsley
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412974143

The revised classic for designing mathematics and science professional development presents an updated planning framework and many professional development strategies and emphasizes continuous program monitoring and building professional cultures.

Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching

Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching
Author: R. Keith Sawyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2011-06-27
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1139500341

With an increasing emphasis on creativity and innovation in the twenty-first century, teachers need to be creative professionals just as students must learn to be creative. And yet, schools are institutions with many important structures and guidelines that teachers must follow. Effective creative teaching strikes a delicate balance between structure and improvisation. The authors draw on studies of jazz, theater improvisation and dance improvisation to demonstrate that the most creative performers work within similar structures and guidelines. By looking to these creative genres, the book provides practical advice for teachers who wish to become more creative professionals.

Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers

Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers
Author: Berinderjeet Kaur
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2016-11-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811025983

This book offers a counterpart to the extensive corpus of literature available on the same topic from a Western perspective. It showcases innovative approaches to professional development of mathematics teachers in Asian countries, and reports on both empirical and expository studies of teachers’ professional development in these counties. It provides scholars from non-English-speaking and under-represented Asian countries the opportunity to engage in discourse with other scholars in the field, and is the first book to present substantial contributions from scholars in Asia on the professional development of mathematics teachers in their respective countries. It includes perspectives that shed valuable light on how the approaches pursued in Asian countries resemble or differ from those in the West.

Scale-up in Education: Issues in practice

Scale-up in Education: Issues in practice
Author: Barbara L. Schneider
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Scale-Up in Education, Volume 2: Issues in Practice explores the challenges of implementing and assessing educational interventions in varied classroom contexts. Included are reflections on the challenges of designing studies for improving the instructional core of schools, guidelines for establishing evidence of interventions' impacts across a wide range of settings, and an assessment of national efforts to bring reform to scale in high-poverty schools. This volume also includes findings and insights from several federally funded research projects charged with bringing conceptual and analytic rigor to studies of successful scale-up. All of the chapters address the challenges of conducting scientific research in schools and provide insights for obtaining the support of teachers and school administrators. The result is a highly readable volume ideally suited for educators interested in the issues that inform intervention research, researchers concerned with designing practical studies that are methodologically sound, and policymakers engaged in evidence-based school reform.

The Leadership Challenge Workshop Deluxe Facilitator's Guide Set

The Leadership Challenge Workshop Deluxe Facilitator's Guide Set
Author: James M. Kouzes
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-11-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781118607091

Refreshed and Updated for the Next Generation Leader. Over the last twenty-five years, The Leadership Challenge established a reputation as a research-driven, evidence-based leadership development model with a simple, yet profound, principle at its core: leadership is a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors. In this new edition of The Leadership Challenge® Deluxe Workshop, bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner advocate for broadening the reach of our leadership development efforts. In today's challenging and complex workplace, leaders are desperately needed from the front lines to the executive suites. The secret of high-performing organizations is that everyone within them knows that leadership-at-all-levels is expected and rewarded, and that individuals everywhere are responsible for making extraordinary things happen. This comprehensive Facilitator's Deluxe Guide provides everything needed to prepare for and deliver a high-impact leadership development program for leaders at all levels. The package includes: An introduction to the model, instructions for conducting the Workshop, a script for presentation delivery, and tools for customization Sample participant workbooks (2 day and Intro versions) The Leadership Challenge Practice Book – new! The Leadership Challenge Vision Book – new! 1 deck of The Leadership Challenge Values Cards The Leadership Challenge Card 4E The Leadership Challenge Poster The LPI Action Cards Facilitator Guide Package The Leadership Challenge Values Cards Facilitator Guide Package The Leadership Challenge Activities Book A Coach’s Guide to Developing Leaders book ­DVD with 10 all new video case studies Flash Drive with electronic version of the facilitator’s guide, planning checklist, detailed scripts, video case studies, pre‑work fi les, PowerPoint deck, and handouts. What’s new about this edition? Participant Workbooks with contemporary, colorful design Ten new video cases Online pre‑work Innovative participant take‑away materials Flexible, customizable delivery options

The Leadership Challenge Workshop Facilitator's Guide Set

The Leadership Challenge Workshop Facilitator's Guide Set
Author: James M. Kouzes
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-11-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781118606919

Refreshed and Updated for the Next Generation Leader Over the last twenty-five years, The Leadership Challenge established a reputation as a research-driven, evidence-based leadership development model with a simple, yet profound, principle at its core: leadership is a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors. In this new edition of The Leadership Challenge® Workshop, bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner advocate for broadening the reach of our leadership development efforts. In today′s challenging and complex workplace, leaders are desperately needed from the front lines to the executive suites. The secret of high-performing organizations is that everyone within them knows that leadership-at-all-levels is expected and rewarded, and that individuals everywhere are responsible for making extraordinary things happen. This comprehensive Facilitator′s Guide provides everything needed to prepare for and deliver a high-impact leadership development program for leaders at all levels. It includes an introduction to the model, detailed preparation instructions and checklists, and a customizable presentation script for conducting the standard 2-day workshop. In addition, this package also contains a Five Practices/Ten Commitments poster and flash drive that contains all the Facilitator′s Guide content, forms, and presentation slides, and a DVD with all video content. Sample copies of all participant material are also included in the package-Participant Workbook, An Introduction to The Five Practices Workbook, Practice Book, Vision Book, Values Cards, and The Leadership Challenge Card. What′s New About This Edition? Participant Workbook with contemporary, colorful design Ten new video cases Online pre-work Innovative participant take-away materials Flexible, customizable delivery options "Jim and Barry′s Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and The Leadership Challenge® Workshop represent an evidence-based approach that will inspire any leader to become far more effective and successful by creating a work environment where there is trust, teamwork, and a shared vision. This workshop is a must for the leader of any organization seeking to enhance employee engagement in their quest to be the best."-JOHN E. SINDONI, SPHR, senior vice president, Human Resources, Meridian Health "I recommend The Leadership Challenge® Workshop to anyone who is responsible for developing leaders in their organization. The curriculum includes a deep immersion into the Leadership Challenge model, tools, and exercises that enable facilitators to successfully develop their future leaders."-Mark Ronk, Head of Training and Development, Nestlé USA "The Leadership Challenge® Workshop provides a clear picture of the art of leadership. Whether your leaders are new out of the gate or later in the race, this program is a must have for every step of their leadership journey." -Sterling Gross, Executive and Leadership Development, Luxottica Retail

Approaches to Studying the Enacted Mathematics Curriculum

Approaches to Studying the Enacted Mathematics Curriculum
Author: Daniel J. Heck
Publisher: Information Age Pub Incorporated
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781617358784

Curriculum materials are among the most pervasive and powerful influences on school mathematics. In many mathematics classes, student assignments, the questions the teacher asks, the ways students are grouped, the forms of assessment, and much more originate in curriculum materials. At the same time, teachers have considerable latitude in how they use their curriculum materials. Two classes making use of the same materials may differ markedly in what mathematics content is emphasized and how students are engaged in learning that content. This volume considers a variety of research tools for investigating the enactment of mathematics curriculum materials, describing the conceptualization, development, and uses of seven sets of tools. Mathematics education researchers, curriculum developers, teacher educators, district supervisors, teacher leaders, and math coaches will find insights that can improve their work, and guidance for selecting, adapting, and using tools for understanding the complex relationship between curriculum materials and their enactment in classroom instruction.

Leadership Challenge Workshop Facilitator's Guide Set

Leadership Challenge Workshop Facilitator's Guide Set
Author: James M. Kouzes
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-06-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780470592175

Refreshed and Updated for the Next Generation Leader Over the last twenty-five years, The Leadership Challenge established a reputation as a research-driven, evidence-based leadership development model with a simple, yet profound, principle at its core: leadership is a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors. In this new edition of The Leadership Challenge Workshop, bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner advocate for broadening the reach of our leadership development efforts. In today's challenging and complex workplace, leaders are desperately needed from the front lines to the executive suites. The secret of high-performing organizations is that everyone within them knows that leadership-at-all-levels is expected and rewarded, and that individuals everywhere are responsible for making extraordinary things happen. This comprehensive Facilitator's Guide provides everything needed to prepare for and deliver a high-impact leadership development program for leaders at all levels. It includes an introduction to the model, detailed preparation instructions and checklists, and a customizable presentation script for conducting the standard 2-day workshop. In addition, this package also contains a Five Practices/Ten Commitments poster and flash drive that contains all the Facilitator's Guide content, forms, and presentation slides, and a DVD with all video content. Sample copies of all participant material are also included in the package—Participant Workbook, An Introduction to The Five Practices Workbook, Practice Book, Vision Book, Values Cards, and The Leadership Challenge Card. What's New About This Edition? Participant Workbook with contemporary, colorful design Ten new video cases Online pre-work Innovative participant take-away materials Flexible, customizable delivery options "Jim and Barry's Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and The Leadership Challenge Workshop represent an evidence-based approach that will inspire any leader to become far more effective and successful by creating a work environment where there is trust, teamwork, and a shared vision. This workshop is a must for the leader of any organization seeking to enhance employee engagement in their quest to be the best." —John E. Sindoni, SPHR, senior vice president, Human Resources, Meridian Health "I recommend The Leadership Challenge Workshop to anyone who is responsible for developing leaders in their organization. The curriculum includes a deep immersion into the Leadership Challenge model, tools, and exercises that enable facilitators to successfully develop their future leaders." —Mark Ronk, Head of Training and Development, Nestlé USA "The Leadership Challenge® Workshop provides a clear picture of the art of leadership. Whether your leaders are new out of the gate or later in the race, this program is a must have for every step of their leadership journey." —Sterling Gross, Executive and Leadership Development, Luxottica Retail