Math coach

Are you a new math coach? Check out these tips on how to approach your job!

As an instructional coach, there are certain items that can make supporting teachers easier. Each of the items shared here are highly recommended by myself as a teacher leader working in multiple buildings across a large district. Grab a binder and fill it with essentials like your standards, pacing guide, and teacher performance rubrics. Below…

Unpacking math standards is necessary to understand what students need to learn, how they will learn it, and to writing your daily lessons.

A big part of being an effective instructional coach is using data driven information to help your help teachers do more for their students. While data can be your best friend in the classroom, it can be hard to know exactly what kind of data you need to be tracking. Between teachers and students, there is so much to observe. In addition to knowing what to track, it can be difficult to find a way to track your data effectively. So how can we ensure we are tracking the right data?

We often inadvertently teach misconceptions in math when we offer our students shortcuts to concepts. Here are 8 tips to avoid this happening.

If more schools took the time for collaborative planning rather than top-down PD, we'd be in a better place.

I met someone at a conference who recently reached out to me because she got hired as a Math Coach for her district. She asked for some advice on how to get started in her first year. I thought others might be interested as well ... 1. Develop a Shared Vision with your Administrator Get administrators on board with the understanding that research does not support deficit-model coaching and that working with you should be mostly voluntary for teachers. Principals should not expect that you…

By Gladis Kersaint - 100 questions from a mathematics expert to help promote mathematical thinking and discourse in the classroom.

Higher level math centers will really get your students thinking and writing about math. Read about my top six favorite higher level math centers.

Find ideas on how to schedule your daily math block to include key components for success. Reach all students in your classroom with no matter how much time is in your schedule. #guidedmath #mathschedule #mathblock #dailymathschedule #mathblockschedule