Moments in mathematics coaching : improving K-5 instruction /
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| Author / Creator: | Woleck, Kristine Reed. |
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| Imprint: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, c2010. |
| Description: | xv, 162 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8855910 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Part I. The Coach's Work
- 1. What Is Coaching?
- Case: Coaching in Action, Ann, Grade 5
- Taking a Closer Look
- Research-Based Models of Coaching
- Keys to Developing a Coaching Model
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- 2. Starting the School Year
- Making Introductions
- Establishing Trust
- Deciding Who to Coach
- Deciding Who Not to Coach . . . Then What?
- Getting Organized
- Communicating With Administrators
- Keys to Getting Started
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- 3. The Coaching Cycle
- Case: Decision Making in the Coaching Cycle, Fiona, Kindergarten
- Taking a Closer Look
- Defining the Focus
- Coach's Role, Teacher's Role
- Fiona's Case, Continued
- Taking a Closer Look
- The Need for Variations in the Coaching Cycle
- Keys to the Coaching Cycle
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- Part II. Tools for Coaching
- 4. Using Curriculum
- Defining the Meaning of Curriculum
- Case: Talking About Curriculum, Sue, Grade 2
- Taking a Closer Look
- Using the Curriculum as a Coaching Tool
- Keys to Coaching With Curriculum
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- 5. The Role of Questioning
- Case: Different Questions for Different Purposes, Nancy, Grade 1
- Taking a Closer Look
- Case: Planning the Questions, Rick, Grade 4
- Taking a Closer Look
- Case: When Open-Ended Questions Aren't Enough, Carolyn, Grade 1
- Taking a Closer Look
- Keys to Questioning
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- 6. Being Explicit
- Case: Making Explicit Moves, Keith, Grade 4
- Taking a Closer Look
- Keys to Being Explicit
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- 7. Using Data
- Case: Creating Urgency Through Data, Peggy, Grade 5
- Taking a Closer Look
- Tools to Facilitate the Use of Data
- Developing Student-Focused Action Plans
- Keys to Using Data
- Final Thoughts About Data
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- Part III. Coaching Dilemmas
- 8. Confronting Classroom Errors
- Case: Keeping the Mathematics in Mind, Holly, Grade 3
- Taking a Closer Look
- Case: Deciding When to Address an Error, Maggie, Grade 5
- Taking a Closer Look
- Being Proactive: Discussing How to Address an Error
- Being Proactive: Building Mathematical Knowledge to Avoid Errors
- Keys to Confronting Errors
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- 9. Transforming the Demonstration Lesson
- Case: To Demo or Not to Demo? Janet, Kindergarten
- Taking a Closer Look
- Keys to Transforming the Demo Lesson
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- 10. The Coach as a Learner
- Case: Doing the Math, Lisa, Grade 5
- Taking a Closer Look
- Permission to Be a Learner
- Keeping the Teacher in Mind
- Keys to Being Coach AND Learner
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- Part IV. Growing the Coach
- 11. Professional Development for the Coach
- Identifying What Coaches Need to Know
- Moving From Research to Practice
- Coaching Simulations
- Journaling as a Tool for Learning
- Belonging to a Coaching Community
- Keys to Professional Development for the Coach
- Questions for Reflecting and Linking to Practice
- Conclusion
- Resource A. Resources to Develop Mathematical and Pedagogical Content knowledge
- Resource B. Sources of Math Coach Professional Development
- References
- Index
