Number Talks—Modeling Student October TEC Children’s Mathematics Starting in November 2013 the November 2013-May 2014 Thinking 2013 Cognitively Guided principal, AA, TEC and senior Principal, AA, Instruction by Thomas P. leadership will conduct TEC and Carpenter, et al. walkthroughs to collect data on Teachers will be able to members of the the percentage of teachers identify how 100% of students NNE Staff using precise CLO’s that will participate in mathematical Classroom Discussions survey specifically identify conversations by naming talk Using math talk to help Teacher leaders mathematics academic moves. students learn by Suzanne SLT language with precision and H. Chapin, et al. clear strategies for student Teachers will implement five learning Walkthroughs will talk during whole group, The Teacher Nov 15th Number Talks: Helping begin with a baseline in mental math, math message or Leader in each Children Build Mental Math November and be repeated small group number talks to grade level will and Computational three/four times from increase student engagement. keep a running Strategies by Sherry Parrish December to May. list of academic words in math. Teachers will create a Various NCTM (National language rich environment for Council of Teachers of mathematical thinking as Data will Mathematics) articles. evidenced by word walls, create lists glossaries, anchor charts, collaboratively. Starting November 15th, models and student work. TEC will model talk moves Started November 1st May TIF grant? Principal and AA will focus – through the student solution 2014. LEAP full observations and strategy continuum. partial observations (I-1, LE-4, and I-8) on mathematics lesson. (100% student Teacher leaders/lab conversations) classrooms Evidence of number talks will January 2014-December be present in teacher plans 2014 that will be available for Principal and AA to view on a daily basis. Teachers, in data will January 2014-May 2014 identify critical mathematical language by unit based on the
Number Talks—Modeling Student Thinking Teachers will be able to identify how 100% of students will participate in mathematical conversations by naming talk moves. Teachers will implement five talk during whole group, mental math, math message or small group number talks to increase student engagement. Teachers will create a language rich environment for mathematical thinking as evidenced by word walls, glossaries, anchor charts, models and student work. October 2013 Staff survey Nov 15th TEC Principal, AA, TEC and members of the NNE Teacher leaders SLT The Teacher Leader in each grade level will keep a running list of academic words in math. Data will create lists collaboratively. TIF grant? Children’s Mathematics Cognitively Guided Instruction by Thomas P. Carpenter, et al. Classroom Discussions Using math talk to help students learn by Suzanne H. Chapin, et al. Number Talks: Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computational Strategies by Sherry Parrish Various NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) articles. TEC will model talk moves through the student solution strategy continuum. Teacher leaders/lab classrooms Starting in November 2013 the principal, AA, TEC and senior leadership will conduct walkthroughs to collect data on the percentage of teachers using precise CLO’s that specifically identify mathematics academic language with precision and clear strategies for student learning Walkthroughs will begin with a baseline in November and be repeated three/four times from December to May. Starting November 15th, Principal and AA will focus LEAP full observations and partial observations (I-1, LE-4, and I-8) on mathematics lesson. (100% student conversations) Evidence of number talks will be present in teacher plans that will be available for Principal and AA to view on a daily basis. Teachers, in data will identify critical mathematical language by unit based on the November 2013-May 2014 Started November 1st – May 2014. January 2014-December 2014 January 2014-May 2014