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Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, High School

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By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Joseph Michael Assof, John Allan Hattie, Nancy Frey

Leverage the most effective teaching practices at the most effective time to meet the surface, deep, and transfer learning needs of every high school mathematics student.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781544333144
Published By: Corwin
Series: Corwin Mathematics Series
Year: 2018
Page Count: 272
Publication date: September 10, 2018

Price: $38.95

Description

Select the right task, at the right time, for the right phase of learning

It could happen in the morning during homework review. Or perhaps it happens when listening to students as they struggle through a challenging problem. Or maybe even after class, when planning a lesson. At some point, the question arises: How do I influence students' learning—what’s going to generate that light bulb “aha” moment of understanding?

In this sequel to the megawatt best seller Visible Learning for Mathematics, John Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Joseph Assof, John Hattie, and Nancy Frey help you answer that question by showing how Visible Learning strategies look in action in the mathematics classroom. Walk in the shoes of high school teachers as they engage in the 200 micro-decisions-per-minute needed to balance the strategies, tasks, and assessments seminal to high-impact mathematics instruction.

Using grade-leveled examples and a decision-making matrix, you’ll learn to

Articulate clear learning intentions and success criteria at surface, deep, and transfer levels
Employ evidence to guide students along the path of becoming metacognitive and self-directed mathematics achievers
Use formative assessments to track what students understand, what they don’t, and why
Select the right task for the conceptual, procedural, or application emphasis you want, ensuring the task is for the right phase of learning
Adjust the difficulty and complexity of any task to meet the needs of all learners

It’s not only what works, but when. Exemplary lessons, video clips, and online resources help you leverage the most effective teaching practices at the most effective time to meet the surface, deep, and transfer learning needs of every student.

Key features

Like being a fly on the wall of real high school classrooms!

Includes:

Grade- and content-specific vignettes of three teachers across nine complete lessons showing surface, deep, transfer learning across a unit
85 minutes of real high school classroom classroom video in short clips
Grade-specific descriptions, teaching takeaways, vocabulary, and tools for high-effect instructional strategies
Lesson plans include standards, learning intentions and success criteria, tasks, tools, checklists, and facilitation notes—all downloadable from companion website
Interactive reflection and activity sections

Author(s)

John Taylor Almarode

Dr. John Almarode is a bestselling author and an Associate Professor of Education at James Madison University. He was awarded the inaugural Sarah Miller Luck Endowed Professorship in 2015 and received an Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia in 2021. Before his academic career, John started as a mathematics and science teacher in Augusta County, Virginia. As an author, John has written multiple educational books focusing on science and mathematics, and he has co-created a new framework for developing, implementing, and sustaining professional learning communities called PLC+. Dr. Almarode's work has been presented to the US Congress, the Virginia Senate, and the US Department of Education. One of his recent projects includes developing the Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Continuing his collaborative work with colleagues on what works best in teaching and learning, How Tutoring Works, Visible Learning in Early Childhood, and How Learning Works, all with Corwin Press, were released in 2021.

Douglas Fisher

Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He is the recipient of an International Reading Association William S. Grey citation of merit and an Exemplary Leader award from the Conference on English Leadership of NCTE. He has published numerous articles on teaching and learning as well as books such as The Teacher Clarity Playbook, PLC+, Visible Learning for Literacy, Comprehension: The Skill, Will, and Thrill of Reading, How Tutoring Works, and How Learning Works. Doug loves being an educator and hopes to share that passion with others.

Joseph Michael Assof

Joseph Assof is a high school and community college mathematics teacher and the math department chair at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego, CA. He leads his department’s reform efforts to align to the Common Core Standards – with a focus on high quality instruction. He is a member of the San Diego County Math Leaders Task Force, whose mission is to support every student in meeting the rigorous expectations of the Common Core. Joseph co-authored Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, High School, Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 6-8, and The Teacher Clarity Playbook, and his classroom is featured in a number of Visible Learning for Mathematics, Grades K-12 videos.

John Allan Hattie

John Hattie, Ph.D., is an award-winning education researcher and best-selling author with nearly 30 years of experience examining what works best in student learning and achievement. His research, better known as Visible Learning, is a culmination of nearly 30 years synthesizing more than 1,700 meta-analyses comprising more than 100,000 studies involving over 300 million students around the world. He has presented and keynoted in over 350 international conferences and has received numerous recognitions for his contributions to education. His notable publications include Visible Learning, Visible Learning for Teachers, Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn, Visible Learning for Mathematics, Grades K-12, and 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning.

Nancy Frey

Nancy Frey, Ph.D., is a Professor in Educational Leadership at San Diego State and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. She is a member of the International Literacy Association’s Literacy Research Panel. Her published titles include Visible Learning in Literacy, This Is Balanced Literacy, Removing Labels, and Rebound. Nancy is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California and learns from teachers and students every day.

Table of Contents

List of Videos

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction

What Works Best

What Works Best When

The Path to Assessment-Capable Visible Learners in Mathematics

How This Book Works

Chapter 1. Teaching With Clarity in Mathematics

Components of Effective Mathematics Learning

Surface, Deep, and Transfer Learning

Moving Learners Through the Phases of Learning

Differentiating Tasks for Complexity and Difficulty

Approaches to Mathematics Instruction

Checks for Understanding

Profile of Three Teachers

Reflection

Chapter 2. Teaching for the Application of Concepts and Thinking Skills

Ms. Rios and Systems of Linear Equations

Mr. Wittrock and Three-Dimensional Shapes

Ms. Shuzhen and Statistical Reasoning

Reflection

Chapter 3. Teaching for Conceptual Understanding

Ms. Rios and Systems of Linear Equations

Mr. Wittrock and the Volume of Three-Dimensional Shapes

Ms. Shuzhen and Independent Versus Conditional Probability

Reflection

Chapter 4. Teaching for Procedural Knowledge and Fluency

Ms. Rios and Systems of Linear Equations

Mr. Wittrock and Trigonometric Relationships

Ms. Shuzhen and Probabilities of Compound Events

Reflection

Chapter 5. Knowing Your Impact: Evaluating for Mastery

What Is Mastery Learning?

Ensuring Tasks Evaluate Mastery

Ensuring Tests Evaluate Mastery

Feedback for Mastery

Conclusion

Final Reflection

Appendices

A. Effect Sizes

B. Teaching for Clarity Planning Guide

C. Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Template

D. A Selection of International Mathematical Practice or Process Standards

References

Index

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