Barbara J Dougherty Boeken

A schoolwide solution for mathematics success! When "rules" seem to change from year to year, mathematics can seem like a disconnected mystery for students. Clear up the confusion with a Mathematics Whole-School Agreement! Expanded from the highly popular "Rules that Expire" series of NCTM articles, this essential guide leads educators through the collaborative step-by-step process of establishing a coherent and consistent learner-centered and equitable approach to mathematics instruction. You’ll learn to avoid "rules that expire"―tricks that may seem to help students in one grade but hurt in the long run. Features include   ·         Abundant grade-specific examples ·         Effective working plans for sustainability ·         Barrier-busting tips, to-dos, and try-it-outs ·         PLC prompts and discussion points

What planet are you on? If asked the question, seventeen-year-old Mary Bryan might just tell you Mars or Venus or Neptune. And mean it. Literally.Back on Earth in rural Oklahoma, Mary is a seemingly normal teen living a seemingly normal teenaged life. She rolls her eyes at her annoying parents; wishes secretly to advance her relationship with Zach, her best buddy since first grade, beyond the friend zone; and, except for science with Mr. Walker, has little patience for her small-town high school and its soul-crushing social hierarchy. But after unwittingly transporting herself to another planet during an embarrassing incident in Mrs. Trinson's history class, Mary finds herself both fascinated and terrified by her newfound power. It's a pretty handy thing, after all, to jump to Saturn on a moment's notice―but for that pesky little matter of having no air to breathe. Soon after, Mary's life is thrown into chaos of galactic proportions when her unusual ability draws the attention of an evil force bent on using her to destroy life as we know it on Earth. To make matters worse, her beloved science teacher is in on the scheme. When Zach, too, reveals himself to be more than just a friend―and not in the way she'd hoped for―Mary, no longer certain whom she can trust, must alone find a way to save the world.

"In this book, we have paired each task with instructional notes to support the field-tested implementation and facilitation that we found to maximize both student learning and joy in teaching mathematics. This book is divided into two parts. Part 1 covers the background and important information about the meaning and value of rich algebra tasks, how the tasks in this book support and extend effective mathematics teaching practices, and important instructional guidance to add to your own teacher tool-box for implementing and facilitating these tasks. Part 2 includes the tasks themselves, organized by topic. At the beginning of Part 2 you will find a table that aligns each task to various standards, though be aware that even if a task is aligned with a lower grade-level standard than the one you are teaching, it may still provide opportunities for you to 1. connect the new content to prior knowledge, 2. provide a problem-solving experience, or 3. focus on a concept that may not be well developed. Many of the tasks include student materials"-- Provided by publisher