“This book has all the key components needed to guide preK through grade 2 teachers as they work together to plan mathematics instruction and assessment. Teachers will benefit mathematics coaches will benefit from the focus on the development of a common language and specific planning steps.” —Georgina Rivera, Elementary STEM Supervisor, Bristol Public Schools, Connecticut
M AT H E M AT I C S
from deeper discussions using the tools and protocols, and
“At last—a practical guide for preK–2 teams to collaboratively content. The authors provide reproducible tools designed to “Teachers frequently lament that they need to see real examples they can use as models to jump-start their
support teacher collaboration, communication, and analysis of student progress toward mastery. This is an exceptional resource that supports teacher teams as they deepen their
well-developed planning process along with templates and
understanding of what it takes to provide meaningful learning
completed examples to use as models, teams will quickly be
experiences for all students.”
able to get started writing, or revising, effective unit plans.” —Kit Norris, Author, Product Developer, and —Chris Jakicic, Author and Educational Consultant
Mathematics Consultant
in a PLC at Work ®
collaborative work. This book includes exactly those! With a
Unit Planning
develop detailed units that incorporate essential mathematics
Mathematics Unit Planning in a PLC at Work®, Grades PreK–2 provides prekindergarten to grade 2 teachers with a seven-step framework for collectively planning units of study. Authors Sarah Schuhl, Timothy D. Kanold, Jennifer need to know by the end of each unit and how teachers can build student self-efficacy. They advocate using the Professional Learning Community at Work (PLC) process to increase mathematics achievement and give collaborative tasks, such as unwrapping standards, generating unit calendars, determining academic vocabulary
P R E K–2
students more equitable learning experiences. The authors share tools and protocols for effectively performing
G R A D E S
Deinhart, Nathan D. Lang-Raad, Matthew R. Larson, and Nanci N. Smith help teams identify what students
and rigorous lessons, utilizing and sharing self-reflections, and designing robust units of instruction. This book provides practical insights into collaborative planning and detailed, inspiring models of this work in action. Mathematics teams will:
• Find protocols for unit planning and reproducible templates • Understand how teams can successfully incorporate each unit-planning element in their unit designs • Examine four model units on foundations of addition and subtraction, one for each grade level • Review the role of the PLC at Work process in enhancing student learning and teacher collaboration Visit go.SolutionTree.com/MathematicsatWork to download the free reproducibles in this book.
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• Learn how to build a shared understanding of the content students need to know in each grade level by using seven planning elements