Leadership Role in Creating an Effective Mathematics Classroom

Leadership Role in Leadership Role in Creating an Creating an

Effective MathematicsEffective MathematicsClassroomClassroom

A state-wide A state-wide effort to effort to improve improve teaching and teaching and learning to learning to ensure that all ensure that all Iowa students Iowa students engage in a engage in a rigorous & rigorous & relevant relevant curriculum.curriculum.

Iowa Core Curriculum is…Iowa Core Curriculum is…

Supporting the Iowa Supporting the Iowa Core CurriculumCore Curriculum

Committed Leadership actions

Informed and engaged Communities

Integrated Schools and Support Agencies

The Core Curriculum The Core Curriculum Provides…Provides…

Content

Instruction

Assessment

Comprehensive picture Comprehensive picture of effective curriculumof effective curriculum

that addresses:that addresses:

Instruction is at the Core Instruction is at the Core ofof

Improved Student Improved Student LearningLearning. . . But not just any instruction.. . . But not just any instruction.

What is effective instruction?What is effective instruction?

What does effective instruction look like?What does effective instruction look like?

Iowa Teaching Standards Iowa Teaching Standards ConnectionConnection

Relating Iowa Teaching Standards Relating Iowa Teaching Standards to a Standards-Based Mathematics Lessonto a Standards-Based Mathematics Lesson

Iowa Teaching StandardsIowa Teaching Standards2. Demonstrates competence in 2. Demonstrates competence in content content

knowledgeknowledge appropriate to the teaching appropriate to the teaching positionposition

4. Uses 4. Uses strategiesstrategies to deliver instruction that to deliver instruction that meets the meets the multiple learning needsmultiple learning needs of of studentsstudents

5. Uses a variety of methods to 5. Uses a variety of methods to monitor monitor student learningstudent learning



What evidence did you see What evidence did you see of the following Standards?of the following Standards?

2. Demonstrates competence in 2. Demonstrates competence in content content knowledgeknowledge appropriate to the teaching position appropriate to the teaching position

4. Uses 4. Uses strategiesstrategies to deliver instruction that meets to deliver instruction that meets the the multiple learning needsmultiple learning needs of students of students

5. Uses a variety of methods to 5. Uses a variety of methods to monitor student monitor student learninglearning

Role of Administrator Read Read For Principals ONLY!For Principals ONLY!

3-2-13-2-1 List 3 ideas in the article that List 3 ideas in the article that

relate to your ESC workrelate to your ESC work List 2 ways you could use this List 2 ways you could use this

article at your sitearticle at your site List one question raised by this List one question raised by this

article.article.

Role of Administrator

List 3 ideas in the article that relate to List 3 ideas in the article that relate to your workyour work

List 2 ways you could use this articleList 2 ways you could use this article List one question raised by this article.List one question raised by this article.

Find someone from another table and share your thoughts

Role of Administrator What are some ways the article could What are some ways the article could

be used?be used? Why is it important to work with Why is it important to work with

administrators?administrators? What are some ways you have What are some ways you have

worked with administrators?worked with administrators?

Role of Administrator ExamineExamine Iowa Teaching Standards Iowa Teaching Standards

and Criteriaand CriteriaWhat is the main idea of each What is the main idea of each Standard?Standard?

ExamineExamine Evidence of Iowa Evidence of Iowa Teaching Standards and Criteria in Teaching Standards and Criteria in Mathematics ClassroomMathematics Classroom

Iowa Teaching StandardsIowa Teaching Standards How did the lesson go?How did the lesson go? What was the objective of the lesson?What was the objective of the lesson?

Did the students meet the objective?Did the students meet the objective?

For my own learning, can you define the difference For my own learning, can you define the difference between experimental and theoretical probability?between experimental and theoretical probability?

Why did you use a PBIT strategy to teach this concept? Why did you use a PBIT strategy to teach this concept? Would you teach it that way again?Would you teach it that way again?

Is there anything that you would improve from the lesson?Is there anything that you would improve from the lesson?

Is there anything that I can provide as resources to help Is there anything that I can provide as resources to help you improve?you improve?

Leadership ActionsLeadership Actionsto Promote and Supportto Promote and Support

Instruction that Promotes Instruction that Promotes Student LearningStudent Learning

A Collaborative Effort A Collaborative Effort Administrators’ RoleAdministrators’ Role

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How Can Administrators How Can Administrators Make a Difference?Make a Difference?

Setting high expectations for Setting high expectations for students achievement students achievement

Supporting teachersSupporting teachers Having conferences with teachers Having conferences with teachers

and supervising instructionand supervising instruction Asking probing questionsAsking probing questions

Principals Using NCTM Principals Using NCTM Principles to Prepare Principles to Prepare

StudentsStudents

Equity

Curriculum

Technology

Statement of PrinciplesStatement of PrinciplesThe Equity PrincipleThe Equity Principle

Excellence in mathematics education Excellence in mathematics education requires equity– high expectations and strong requires equity– high expectations and strong support for support for all studentsall students..

The Curriculum The Curriculum PrinciplePrincipleA curriculum is more than a collection of activities: it A curriculum is more than a collection of activities: it

must be must be coherentcoherent, focused on , focused on important important mathematicsmathematics, and well articulated across the grades., and well articulated across the grades.

The Teaching The Teaching PrinciplePrincipleEffective mathematics teaching requires understanding Effective mathematics teaching requires understanding

what students know and need to learn and then what students know and need to learn and then challenging and supporting themchallenging and supporting them to learn it well. to learn it well.

Statement of PrinciplesStatement of PrinciplesThe Learning PrincipleThe Learning Principle

Students must learn mathematics with Students must learn mathematics with understandingunderstanding, actively , actively building new building new knowledgeknowledge from experience and prior knowledge. from experience and prior knowledge.

The Assessment PrincipleThe Assessment PrincipleAssessment should Assessment should support the learningsupport the learning of important of important mathematicsmathematics and furnish useful information to both teachers and furnish useful information to both teachers and students.and students.

The Technology The Technology PrinciplePrincipleTechnology is essential in teaching and learning Technology is essential in teaching and learning

mathematics; it influences the mathematics that is mathematics; it influences the mathematics that is taught and taught and enhances students’ learningenhances students’ learning..

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Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Principles

How would these Principles help us in talking with these two teachers about the lessons we observed?

How might they help us supervise teachers at our own site—framing questions forpreconference, observation, postconference?

What kinds of professional development, resources, and supports do teachers need?

Why Is It Important to Set Why Is It Important to Set Higher Standards for Higher Standards for

Ourselves?Ourselves? Teachers and administrators are pivotal in Teachers and administrators are pivotal in

changing the ways in which mathematics is changing the ways in which mathematics is taught and learned in schools.taught and learned in schools.

Teachers cannot do it by Teachers cannot do it by themselves. They need long-themselves. They need long-term support and adequate term support and adequate resources.resources.

Administrators need a new Administrators need a new vision of mathematics vision of mathematics instruction and the instruction and the determination to make change.determination to make change.

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What Does It Take?What Does It Take? Participation of all constituenciesParticipation of all constituencies Ongoing examination of the vision Ongoing examination of the vision

of school mathematicsof school mathematics High-quality instructional High-quality instructional

materialsmaterials Assessments aligned with Assessments aligned with

curricular goalscurricular goals

A state-wide A state-wide effort to effort to improve improve teaching and teaching and learning to learning to ensure that all ensure that all Iowa students Iowa students engage in a engage in a rigorous & rigorous & relevant relevant curriculum.curriculum.

Iowa Core Curriculum is…Iowa Core Curriculum is…

Supporting the Iowa Supporting the Iowa Core CurriculumCore Curriculum

Committed Leadership actions

Informed and engaged Communities

Integrated Schools and Support Agencies

The Core Curriculum The Core Curriculum Provides…Provides…

Content

Instruction

Assessment

Comprehensive picture Comprehensive picture of effective curriculumof effective curriculum

that addresses:that addresses:

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Together We Can Realize Together We Can Realize the Visionthe Vision

Now is the time to undertake Now is the time to undertake collaborative efforts to make the collaborative efforts to make the vision come alive. vision come alive.

We owe our children nothing less.We owe our children nothing less.

Principles and Standards for School MathematicsPrinciples and Standards for School Mathematics 2000, 2000, p.380p.380

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Leadership Role in Creating an Effective Mathematics Classroom