Activating the Vision
The Four Keys of Mathematics Leadership (From Team Leaders to Teachers)| By: | Bill Barnes; Mona Toncheff |
| Publisher: | Solution Tree Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9781942496946 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781942496953 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2017 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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In order to build and sustain a successful mathematics program, mathematics leaders need to collaboratively establish a cohesive vision for teaching and learning and put that vision into action. This book details the necessary steps mathematics leaders must take to change traditional practices; meet new curricular, instructional, and assessment challenges; and engage students, families, and community members in mathematics education.
Benefits
- Discover the big ideas and essential understandings of the four keys of effective mathematics leadership and how the four keys connect to each other.
- Answer questions to assess mathematics leadership.
- Consider scenarios that illustrate how mathematics leaders can take the visionary leadership actions described in this book.
- Explore the relationships among district-, site-, and team-level engagement.
- Appraise the necessary steps to move mathematics leadership from vision to action.
- Use appendices that present planning templates and menus of professional development opportunities.
Contents
Foreword by Timothy D. Kanold
Introduction
Part I: Establish a Clear Vision for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- Take Stock of Your Mathematics Program’s Health
- Develop a Collaborative Vision for an Exemplary Mathematics Program
- Establish Measures of Success
Part II: Support Visionary Professional Learning for Teachers and Teacher Leaders
- Engage Teachers in Worthwhile and Differentiated Professional Learning
- Develop Highly Skilled and Highly Effective Mathematics Leaders
- Build Capacity of Site-Based Administrators and District Leaders
Part III: Develop Systems for Activating the Vision
- Leverage Team Actions
- Create and Implement Well-Designed Curriculum and Assessments
- Monitor Consistent Expectations for Exemplary Instruction
Part IV: Empower the Vision of Family and Community Engagement
- Activate the Student Voice to Check Alignment Between Vision and Reality
- Empower Families as Informed Advocates
- Build and Engage a Strong Network of Partnerships
Epilogue
Appendix A: Vision for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Appendix B: Cognitive Demand
Appendix C: Planning Template for Change
Appendix D: Mathematics Professional Development Plan for a School Year