Teaching by Design in Elementary Mathematics, Grades 4–5
- Melinda Leong - Education Northwest
- Jennifer Stepanek - Education Northwest
- Linda Griffin - Education Northwest
- Lisa Lavelle - Education Northwest
Continuing Professional Development | Mathematics & Numeracy | Teaching in Primary Schools
- deepen their content knowledge for important mathematical concepts in their grade
- increase their understanding of how students learn these mathematical ideas
- use their knowledge to develop effective lessons and improve instruction
- enhance their collaboration skills.
The mathematical content of Teaching by Design in Mathematics matches content topics in number and operations identified for each grade by the NCTM Curriculum Focal Points. The culminating activity of the programme is the co-creation of a prototype lesson which is taught to students by team members; the team then investigates the impact of the lesson on student learning. The cycle of investigating, planning, teaching, observing, debriefing, and revising a lesson together contributes to a climate of continuous professional learning.
"As our teaching team went through the lesson design process we were amazed at the transformation that took place. It took us out of isolated practice and placed us into a collaborative setting where we could effectively redesign lessons so that student learning was positively impacted."
"Teaching by Design in Elementary Mathematics is a wonderful tool that can easily be adopted by schools or districts looking to improve mathematics instruction and empower their teachers in the process. By providing a combination of mathematical knowledge, pedagogical strategies, and support for learning the new content and implementing it in the classroom, this volume will help groups of teachers work together to reflect on and improve their teaching of mathematics to all young children."
"Helps teachers investigate how students learn, focusing on grade-appropriate math, activities and lesson plans for teacher teams to evaluate student performance. A fine resource for improving and supplementing education."
"I strongly recommend this book for a professional development program that involves rational numbers for teachers in grades 4-5. A skilled facilitator could use the structure of this book to develop professional development in these other areas."
The book breaks down the 4-5 Common Core Standards and provide activities for teaching them! Excellent!
