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| middle school math intervention: Computation of Fractions Bradley S. Witzel, Paul J. Riccomini, 2009 In response to the lack of intervention resources available to middle school teachers to help their struggling students, the authors present this collection of easy-to-implement, research-based lesson plans to help those who struggle with mathematical fractions. |
| middle school math intervention: Assessing Math Concepts Kathy Richardson, 2003 Assessing math concepts is a continuum of assessments that focus on important core concepts and related critical learning phases that must be in place for children to understand and be successful in mathematics. This series is based on the premise that teachers can provide more effective instruction when they are aware of the essential steps that children move through in developing an understanding of foundational mathematical ideas. The assessment tools presented here provide teachers with the information they need to determine precisely what children need to learn. Students progress confidently when teachers are able to provide appropriately challenging learning experiences. - Back cover |
| middle school math intervention: Guided Math: A Framework for Mathematics Instruction Sammons, Laney, 2017-03-01 Use a practical approach to teaching mathematics that integrates proven literacy strategies for effective instruction. This professional resource will help to maximize the impact of instruction through the use of whole-class instruction, small-group instruction, and Math Workshop. Incorporate ideas for using ongoing assessment to guide your instruction and increase student learning, and use hands-on, problem-solving experiences with small groups to encourage mathematical communication and discussion. Guided Math supports the College and Career Readiness and other state standards. |
| middle school math intervention: Math Fact Fluency Jennifer Bay-Williams, Gina Kling, 2019-01-14 This approach to teaching basic math facts, grounded in years of research, will transform students' learning of basic facts and help them become more confident, adept, and successful at math. Mastering the basic facts for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division is an essential goal for all students. Most educators also agree that success at higher levels of math hinges on this fundamental skill. But what's the best way to get there? Are flash cards, drills, and timed tests the answer? If so, then why do students go into the upper elementary grades (and beyond) still counting on their fingers or experiencing math anxiety? What does research say about teaching basic math facts so they will stick? In Math Fact Fluency, experts Jennifer Bay-Williams and Gina Kling provide the answers to these questions—and so much more. This book offers everything a teacher needs to teach, assess, and communicate with parents about basic math fact instruction, including The five fundamentals of fact fluency, which provide a research-based framework for effective instruction in the basic facts. Strategies students can use to find facts that are not yet committed to memory. More than 40 easy-to-make, easy-to-use games that provide engaging fact practice. More than 20 assessment tools that provide useful data on fact fluency and mastery. Suggestions and strategies for collaborating with families to help their children master the basic math facts. Math Fact Fluency is an indispensable guide for any educator who needs to teach basic math facts. |
| middle school math intervention: Response to Intervention in Math Paul J. Riccomini, Bradley S. Witzel, 2010 Provides educators with instructions on applying response-to-intervention (RTI) while teaching and planning curriculum for students with learning disabilities. |
| middle school math intervention: Computation of Integers Paul J. Riccomini, Bradley S. Witzel, 2009 This practical new text will empower those educators responsible for math instruction to successfully teach students in grades six through eight, as well as other students, to master computation of integers. Integration of picture-led, step-by-step instruction with accompanying dialogue will aid educators to deliver the exact vocabulary and stepwise procedures necessary for success--that of their students learning the mathematical process to computing integers. Written for math educators including elementary, middle school, special education teachers, tutors and home school teachers, this accessible guide will improve instructors' ability to teach integers, and the confidence in their students to master the subject matter. Special pedagogical features include: Student Work Pages for every lesson! Scripted, step-by-step examples outline how to teach each stage using hands-on, pictorial and abstract approaches. Concrete to Representational to Abstract sequence of instruction (CRA) in each section of the book and materials. Instructional lessons with assessment matching inform both the student and the teacher what learning occurred and where to start in order to master the skill. Cumulative reviews to help eachstudent successfully retain information. |
| middle school math intervention: Designing Effective Math Interventions Jessica H. Hunt, Jenny Ainslie, 2021-08-12 Design effective, learner-driven math interventions with this accessible and thought-provoking guidebook. Learn how to set up instruction to promote participation and understanding, plan purposeful, targeted tasks, develop student thinking, and create tools to assess student work in a way that measures learning, not just performance. Chapters explore questions that educators frequently struggle with when designing interventions, offering user-friendly research and evidence-based strategies to help overcome common hurdles. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking an adaptive approach to Tier 2 and 3 interventions that positions struggling students as competent learners. |
| middle school math intervention: Open Middle Math Robert Kaplinsky, 2023-10-10 This book is an amazing resource for teachers who are struggling to help students develop both procedural fluency and conceptual understanding.. --Dr. Margaret (Peg) Smith, co-author of5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions Robert Kaplinsky, the co-creator of Open Middle math problems, brings hisnew class of tasks designed to stimulate deeper thinking and lively discussion among middle and high school students in Open Middle Math: Problems That Unlock Student Thinking, Grades 6-12. The problems are characterized by a closed beginning,- meaning all students start with the same initial problem, and a closed end,- meaning there is only one correct or optimal answer. The key is that the middle is open- in the sense that there are multiple ways to approach and ultimately solve the problem. These tasks have proven enormously popular with teachers looking to assess and deepen student understanding, build student stamina, and energize their classrooms. Professional Learning Resource for Teachers: Open Middle Math is an indispensable resource for educators interested in teaching student-centered mathematics in middle and high schools consistent with the national and state standards. Sample Problems at Each Grade: The book demonstrates the Open Middle concept with sample problems ranging from dividing fractions at 6th grade to algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. Teaching Tips for Student-Centered Math Classrooms: Kaplinsky shares guidance on choosing problems, designing your own math problems, and teaching for multiple purposes, including formative assessment, identifying misconceptions, procedural fluency, and conceptual understanding. Adaptable and Accessible Math: The tasks can be solved using various strategies at different levels of sophistication, which means all students can access the problems and participate in the conversation. Open Middle Math will help math teachers transform the 6th -12th grade classroom into an environment focused on problem solving, student dialogue, and critical thinking. |
| middle school math intervention: Differentiated Instruction for the Middle School Math Teacher Karen E. D'Amico, Kate Gallaway, 2008-01-02 Differentiated Instruction for the Middle School Math Teacher is a practical and easy-to-use resource for teaching a standards-based math curriculum to all learners. It gives you effective ways to present math concepts, shows how to provide opportunities for guided practice, and offers ideas for modifying the material to provide access to the same content standard for all students in the inclusive classroom. This book also contains key strategies for collaborating with other professionals, suggestions for involving the students' families by tying math concepts to students' everyday lives, and valuable assessment strategies. The lessons in the book cover middle school math topics correlated to the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Math, ranging from numbers and operations to problem solving and reasoning. Each lesson includes: Instructions for presenting the lesson to the whole class Worksheets designed to help review and reinforce theconcepts presented in each lesson A section on how to adapt the lesson for the inclusive classroom, including descriptions of different stations for different learners A home-school connection with family-based everyday math activities Suggestions for how to assess students' grasp of the concepts presented in the lesson |
| middle school math intervention: Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions Margaret Schwan Smith, Mary Kay Stein, 2011 Describes five practices for productive mathematics discussions, including anticipating, monitoring, selecting, sequencing, and connecting. |
| middle school math intervention: Strategies for Teaching Fractions David B. Spangler, 2011-08-17 Analyzing student work for error patterns (such as on a diagnostic test) and then providing timely, specific, and meaningful intervention will decrease the probability that the errors will be repeated in the future. Taking into account academic research on how students learn, Spangler provides a practical intervention model and specific hands-on materials for teachers to use when working with the many students who struggle with fractions. The step-by-step intervention strategies illustrated in this book will result in improved student performance and improved student dispositions towards mathematics. It will contain the following elements: reproducibles for fully functional diagnostic tests practice pages for exercises keyed to the diagnostic tests and error patterns, and pages to practice alternative algorithms and estimation teacher resources for hands-on activities, game sheets and pieces, and more--Provided by publisher. |
| middle school math intervention: Effective Math Interventions Robin S. Codding, Robert J. Volpe, Brian C. Poncy, 2017-02-09 Building foundational whole-number knowledge can help put K-5 students on the path to academic success and career readiness. Filling a gap for school practitioners, this book presents step-by-step guidelines for designing and implementing classwide, small-group, and individual interventions for mathematics difficulties. Effective procedures for screening, assessment, intervention selection, and progress monitoring are described and illustrated with detailed case vignettes. User-friendly features include 20 reproducible handouts and forms; the print book has a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman. |
| middle school math intervention: Putting the Practices Into Action Susan O'Connell, John SanGiovanni, 2013 The Standards for Mathematical Practice promise to elevate students' learning of math from knowledge to application and bring rigor to math classrooms. Here, the authors unpack each of the eight Practices and provide a wealth of practical ideas and activities to help teachers quickly integrate them into their existing math program. |
| middle school math intervention: Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions Barbara J. Wendling, Nancy Mather, 2008-11-19 Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions puts at your fingertips the successful instructional techniques and materials necessary for accurate and effective use of evidence-based interventions. Written by Barbara Wendling and Nancy Mather, two experts in educational assessment and intervention, this intervention-oriented reference presents clear descriptions of research-based interventions in the areas of: phonological awareness and beginning reading phonics; phonics and sight word instruction; reading fluency; vocabulary and reading comprehension; spelling, handwriting, and written expression; basic math skills; and math problem-solving. |
| middle school math intervention: Strategies for Mathematics Instruction and Intervention, 6-8 Chris A. Weber, Darlene Crane, Tom Hierck, 2015 Mathematics, Response to Intervention, Instruction |
| middle school math intervention: Number Talks Sherry Parrish, 2010 A multimedia professional learning resource--Cover. |
| middle school math intervention: Math Running Records in Action Nicki Newton, 2016-06-17 In this new book from popular consultant and bestselling author Dr. Nicki Newton, you’ll discover how to use Math Running Records to assess students’ basic fact fluency and increase student achievement. Like a GPS, Math Running Records pinpoint exactly where students are in their understanding of basic math facts and then outline the next steps toward comprehensive fluency. This practical book introduces a research-based framework to assess students’ thinking and move them toward becoming confident, proficient, flexible mathematicians with a robust sense of numbers. Topics include: Learning how often to administer Math Running Records and how to strategically introduce them into your existing curriculum; Analyzing, and interpreting Math Running Records for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; Using the data gathered from Math Running Records to implement evidence-based, research-driven instruction. Evaluating students’ speed, accuracy, flexibility, and efficiency to help them attain computational fluency; Each chapter offers a variety of charts and tools that you can use in the classroom immediately, and the strategies can easily be adapted for students at all levels of math fluency across grades K-8. Videos of sample running records are also available for download at https://guidedmath.wordpress.com/math-running-records-videos. Blackline masters are available on the Running Records Dropbox at https://bit.ly/3gnggIq |
| middle school math intervention: The Princess and the Pizza Mary Jane Auch, 2003-05-01 It's tough to be an out-of-work princess. After her royal father decides to retire and become a wood carver, Princess Paulina has no idea what to do with herself. She can't survey the kingdom from her leaky cottage roof, and no one waves back when she proceeds through the town on her father's cart. When she hears that a neighboring queen is seeking a bride for her son, Prince Drupert, Paulina sees her chance to get back to princessing. But it will take all her wit and determination to pass the Queen's tests. . . . and in the end, maybe there are better fates than a royal marriage. Full of tongue-in-cheek references to stories like Rapunzel, Snow White, and the Princess and the Pea, this fractured fairy tale is an hilarious twist on traditional tales in which a young woman's practicality, good humor, and intelligence let her shape her own happy ending— with extra cheese and all the toppings her heart desires. |
| middle school math intervention: SRA Real Math Sharon Griffin, Stephen S. Willoughby, SRA/McGraw-Hill, 2007-08 A standards-based, comprehensive math intervention curriculum for the state of California. Designed for students identified with math deficiencies who have not responded to reteaching efforts or who have a sustained lack of adquate progress in mathematics. This program provides intensive focus on developing foundational understanding and skills. It provides explicit, scientifically based instruction emphasizing the five critical elements of mathematics proficiency: understanding, computing, applying reasoning/problem solving , and engagement. |
| middle school math intervention: Quick Reads Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Modern Curriculum Press, 2004-07 |
| middle school math intervention: RtI in Math Linda Forbringer, Wendy Weber, 2014-01-03 Learn how to help K–8 students who struggle in math. This book provides a variety of clear, practical strategies that can be implemented right away to boost student achievement. You will find out how to design lessons that work with struggling learners, implement the recommendations for math intervention from the What Works Clearinghouse, use praise and self-motivation more effectively, develop number sense and computational fluency, teach whole numbers and fractions, increase students’ problem-solving abilities, and more! Extensive examples are provided for each strategy, as well as lesson plans, games, and resources. |
| middle school math intervention: Guided Math Workshop Laney Sammons, Donna Boucher, 2017-03-01 This must-have resource helps teachers successfully plan, organize, implement, and manage Guided Math Workshop. It provides practical strategies for structure and implementation to allow time for teachers to conduct small-group lessons and math conferences to target student needs. The tested resources and strategies for organization and management help to promote student independence and provide opportunities for ongoing practice of previously mastered concepts and skills. With sample workstations and mathematical tasks and problems for a variety of grade levels, this guide is sure to provide the information that teachers need to minimize preparation time and meet the needs of all students. |
| middle school math intervention: Designing Groupwork Elisabeth G. Cohen, Rachel A. Lotan, 2014-06-27 As teachers today work in ever more challenging contexts, groupwork remains a particularly effective pedagogical strategy. Based on years of research and teaching experience, the new edition of this popular book features significant updates on the successful use of cooperative learning to build equitable classrooms. Designing Groupwork, Third Edition incorporates current research findings with new material on what makes for a groupworthy task, and shows how groupwork contributes to growth and development in the language of instruction. Responding to new curriculum standards and assessments across all grade levels and subject areas, this edition shows teachers how to organize their classroom so that all students participate actively. This valuable and sensible resource is essential reading for educators at both the elementary and secondary levels, for teachers in training, and for anyone working in the field of education. |
| middle school math intervention: MTSS & Mathematics for Middle School Jennifer Caton, Mary Little , 2022-10-01 The majority of students in the United States consistently perform below proficiency on National Mathematics Assessments (National Assessment of Educational Progress [NAEP], 2019). This number tends to be far worse for students with disabilities, with 74 percent of eighth graders performing below basic when compared to 26 percent of students without disabilities (USDOE, 2019). The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015) focused on implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to advance the education of all struggling students, emphasizing evidence-based instructional strategies. This guide provides critical information, practical strategies, and evidenced-based interventions about middle school mathematics instruction within MTSS. It offers an array of ways to use this highly effective framework to meet the needs of students who struggle with mathematics. |
| middle school math intervention: Math Appeal Greg Tang, 2003 Rhyming anecdotes present opportunities for simple math activities and hints for solving. |
| middle school math intervention: Strengths-Based Teaching and Learning in Mathematics Beth McCord Kobett, Karen S. Karp, 2020-02-27 This book is a game changer! Strengths-Based Teaching and Learning in Mathematics: 5 Teaching Turnarounds for Grades K- 6 goes beyond simply providing information by sharing a pathway for changing practice. . . Focusing on our students’ strengths should be routine and can be lost in the day-to-day teaching demands. A teacher using these approaches can change the trajectory of students’ lives forever. All teachers need this resource! Connie S. Schrock Emporia State University National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics President, 2017-2019 NEW COVID RESOURCES ADDED: A Parent’s Toolkit to Strengths-Based Learning in Math is now available on the book’s companion website to support families engaged in math learning at home. This toolkit provides a variety of home-based activities and games for families to engage in together. Your game plan for unlocking mathematics by focusing on students’ strengths. We often evaluate student thinking and their work from a deficit point of view, particularly in mathematics, where many teachers have been taught that their role is to diagnose and eradicate students’ misconceptions. But what if instead of focusing on what students don’t know or haven’t mastered, we identify their mathematical strengths and build next instructional steps on students’ points of power? Beth McCord Kobett and Karen S. Karp answer this question and others by highlighting five key teaching turnarounds for improving students’ mathematics learning: identify teaching strengths, discover and leverage students’ strengths, design instruction from a strengths-based perspective, help students identify their points of power, and promote strengths in the school community and at home. Each chapter provides opportunities to stop and consider current practice, reflect, and transfer practice while also sharing · Downloadable resources, activities, and tools · Examples of student work within Grades K–6 · Real teachers’ notes and reflections for discussion It’s time to turn around our approach to mathematics instruction, end deficit thinking, and nurture each student’s mathematical strengths by emphasizing what makes them each unique and powerful. |
| middle school math intervention: Routines for Reasoning Grace Kelemanik, Amy Lucenta, Susan Janssen Creighton, 2016 Routines can keep your classroom running smoothly. Now imagine having a set of routines focused not on classroom management, but on helping students develop their mathematical thinking skills. Routines for Reasoning provides expert guidance for weaving the Standards for Mathematical Practice into your teaching by harnessing the power of classroom-tested instructional routines. Grace Kelemanik, Amy Lucenta, and Susan Janssen Creighton have applied their extensive experience teaching mathematics and supporting teachers to crafting routines that are practical teaching and learning tools. -- Provided by publisher. |
| middle school math intervention: Developing Numerical Fluency Patsy Kanter, Steven Leinwand, 2018 This is a must-read book for any teachers of math. -Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University and author of Mathematical Mindsets Numerical fluency is about understanding Numerical fluency is about understanding, not memorization. It comes over time as students engage in active thinking and doing, not endless worksheets and timed tests. Classroom instruction and materials, however, often don't feel aligned with these realities. In Developing Numerical Fluency, Patsy Kanter and Steven Leinwand take a fresh look at a commonly-asked question: How do I teach number facts so my students know them fluently? They apply their decades of experience teaching mathematics to rethinking effective fluency instruction. Classroom-tested ideas you can use right away Each chapter introduces ideas, techniques, and strategies that contribute to meaningful fluency for all students. You'll find: pivotal understandings that illuminate what contributes to real numerical fluency six instructional processes that support lasting fluency development classroom structures and activities for building fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division suggestions for creating a school-wide culture of numerical fluency. Patsy and Steve remind us that, Students do not develop numerical fluency by memorizing and regurgitating rules. But many of us learned mathematics in exactly this way, making shifting our instruction challenging. Developing Numerical Fluency provides just the right support, offering big ideas for rethinking instruction paired with classroom-tested activities you can use right away. |
| middle school math intervention: Mathematical Mindsets Jo Boaler, 2015-10-12 Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to success Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler—Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning—has studied why students don't like math and often fail in math classes. She's followed thousands of students through middle and high schools to study how they learn and to find the most effective ways to unleash the math potential in all students. There is a clear gap between what research has shown to work in teaching math and what happens in schools and at home. This book bridges that gap by turning research findings into practical activities and advice. Boaler translates Carol Dweck's concept of 'mindset' into math teaching and parenting strategies, showing how students can go from self-doubt to strong self-confidence, which is so important to math learning. Boaler reveals the steps that must be taken by schools and parents to improve math education for all. Mathematical Mindsets: Explains how the brain processes mathematics learning Reveals how to turn mistakes and struggles into valuable learning experiences Provides examples of rich mathematical activities to replace rote learning Explains ways to give students a positive math mindset Gives examples of how assessment and grading policies need to change to support real understanding Scores of students hate and fear math, so they end up leaving school without an understanding of basic mathematical concepts. Their evasion and departure hinders math-related pathways and STEM career opportunities. Research has shown very clear methods to change this phenomena, but the information has been confined to research journals—until now. Mathematical Mindsets provides a proven, practical roadmap to mathematics success for any student at any age. |
| middle school math intervention: Ask a Manager Alison Green, 2018-05-01 From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together |
| middle school math intervention: Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Pearson New International Edition John A. Van de Walle, Karen Karp, Jennifer M. Bay-Williams, 2013-07-29 For Elementary Mathematics Methods or Middle School Mathematics Methods Covers preK-8 Written by leaders in the field, this best-selling book will guide teachers as they help all PreK-8 learners make sense of math by supporting their own mathematical understanding and cultivating effective planning and instruction. Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help teachers develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach and the most effective methods of teaching the various mathematics topics. This text reflects the NCTM and Common Core State Standards and the benefits of problem-based mathematics instruction. |
| middle school math intervention: Connecting Mathematical Ideas Jo Boaler, Cathy Humphreys, 2005 In math, like any subject, real learning takes place when students can connect what they already know to new ideas. In Connecting Mathematical Ideas, Jo Boaler and Cathy Humphreys offer a comprehensive way to improve your ability to help adolescents build connections between different mathematical ideas and representations and between domains like algebra and geometry. Connecting Mathematical Ideas contains two-CDs worth of video case studies from Humphreys' own middle-school classroom that show her encouraging students to bridge complex mathematical concepts with their prior knowledge. Replete with math talk and coverage of topics like representation, reasonableness, and proof, the CDs also include complete transcripts and study questions that stimulate professional learning. Meanwhile, the accompanying book guides you through the CDs with in-depth commentary from Boaler and Humphreys that breaks down and analyzes the lesson footage from both a theoretical and a practical standpoint. In addition to addressing the key content areas of middle school mathematics, Boaler and Humphreys pose and help you address a broad range of frequently asked pedagogical questions, such as: How can I organize productive class discussions? How do I ask questions that stimulate discussion and thought among my students? What's the most effective way to encourage reticent class members to speak up? What role should student errors play in my teaching? Go inside real classrooms to solve your toughest teaching questions. Use the case studies and the wealth of professional support within Connecting Mathematical Ideas and find new ways to help your students connect with math. |
| middle school math intervention: Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 6-8 John Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Joseph Assof, Sara Delano Moore, John Hattie, Nancy Frey, 2018-10-10 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, Nancy Frey, John Hattie, and Kateri Thunder help you answer that question by showing how Visible Learning strategies look in action in the mathematics classroom. Walk in the shoes of middle 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. |
| middle school math intervention: Glencoe Math, Course 1, Student Edition McGraw-Hill Education, 2014-06-06 The Glencoe Math Student Edition is an interactive text that engages students and assist with learning and organization. It personalizes the learning experience for every student. The write-in text, 3-hole punched, perfed pages allow students to organize while they are learning. |
| middle school math intervention: Teaching 6-12 Math Intervention Juliana Tapper, 2024-12-30 This practical resource offers a classroom-tested framework for secondary math teachers to support students who struggle. Teachers will explore an often-overlooked piece of the math achievement puzzle: the gatekeeping cycles of mathematics and the importance of teachers' own expectations of students. The immediately applicable strategies in this book, developed through the author’s work as a math intervention teacher, intervention specialist, and instructional coach, will give teachers the tools to help students overcome math anxiety, retention struggles, and even apathy. Beginning with a deep dive into the gatekeeping cycles to help teachers better understand their students who struggle, the book then walks teachers through the five-part B.R.E.A.K. itTM Math Intervention Framework: Build Community, Routines to Boost Confidence, Engage Every Student, Advance Your Expectations, Know Students’ Level of Understanding. Educational research, personal anecdotes from the author’s own classroom, and examples from case study teachers are woven into each chapter, leading to clear action items, planning strategies, and best practices that are accessible enough to accommodate all grade levels and schedules. The framework and activities in this book enable teachers to help students overcome math anxiety, create a safe math environment for 6–12 students, and ultimately increase achievement with effective research-based suggestions for working with students who struggle. Find additional resources at www.gatebreakerbook.com. |
| middle school math intervention: About Teaching Mathematics Marilyn Burns, 2007 A compendium of more than 240 classroom-tested lessons, this essential resource helps teachers build student understanding and skills and understand how children best learn math. In this third edition, Marilyn Burns has completely revised the first section to reflect what she has learned over the years from her classroom experience with students and her professional development experience with teachers. This section has also been expanded to address these important topics: teaching math vocabulary, incorporating writing into math instruction, linking assessment and instruction, and using children¿s literature to teach key math concepts. In an entirely new section, Marilyn addresses a wide range of questions she has received over the years from elementary and middle school teachers regarding classroom management and instructional issues. |
| middle school math intervention: Limitless Mind Jo Boaler, 2019-09-03 “Boaler is one of those rare and remarkable educators who not only know the secret of great teaching but also know how to give that gift to others.” — CAROL DWECK, author of Mindset “Jo Boaler is one of the most creative and innovative educators today. Limitless Mind marries cutting-edge brain science with her experience in the classroom, not only proving that each of us has limitless potential but offering strategies for how we can achieve it.” — LAURENE POWELL JOBS “A courageous freethinker with fresh ideas on learning.” — BOOKLIST In this revolutionary book, a professor of education at Stanford University and acclaimed math educator who has spent decades studying the impact of beliefs and bias on education, reveals the six keys to unlocking learning potential, based on the latest scientific findings. From the moment we enter school as children, we are made to feel as if our brains are fixed entities, capable of learning certain things and not others, influenced exclusively by genetics. This notion follows us into adulthood, where we tend to simply accept these established beliefs about our skillsets (i.e. that we don’t have “a math brain” or that we aren’t “the creative type”). These damaging—and as new science has revealed, false—assumptions have influenced all of us at some time, affecting our confidence and willingness to try new things and limiting our choices, and, ultimately, our futures. Stanford University professor, bestselling author, and acclaimed educator Jo Boaler has spent decades studying the impact of beliefs and bias on education. In Limitless Mind, she explodes these myths and reveals the six keys to unlocking our boundless learning potential. Her research proves that those who achieve at the highest levels do not do so because of a genetic inclination toward any one skill but because of the keys that she reveals in the book. Our brains are not “fixed,” but entirely capable of change, growth, adaptability, and rewiring. Want to be fluent in mathematics? Learn a foreign language? Play the guitar? Write a book? The truth is not only that anyone at any age can learn anything, but the act of learning itself fundamentally changes who we are, and as Boaler argues so elegantly in the pages of this book, what we go on to achieve. |
| middle school math intervention: Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools California. Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, 1999 |
| middle school math intervention: Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching the Small Group Juli K. Dixon, Lisa A. Brooks, Melissa R. Carli, 2018-07-13 When done right, small-group instruction is a powerful tool for facilitating student understanding in K-5 mathematics. Throughout the book, best practices for small-group math instruction are addressed in detail, from planning tasks that encourage deep understanding to asking effective questions to engaging learners in meaningful conversations. Readers will learn how teaching mathematics in small groups allows you to differentiate instruction for both remediation and enrichment. The included small-group instruction videos demonstrate the suggested strategies in a real-classroom setting, giving readers the opportunity to see best practice in action. Develop math-specific instruction strategies for teaching small groups in elementary school: Explore the benefits of small-group math activities and how these activities are unique compared to large-group instruction. Discover the teacher's and students' roles in small-group instruction and how teachers can help students develop the skills to fulfill their role. Learn how to apply the general tasks, questions, and evidence (TQE) process to small-group instruction in order to enhance student learning and improve your knowledge of teaching mathematics. View examples of small-group instruction, which provide both math intervention and math enrichment activities for different students. Contents: Acknowledgments Table of Contents About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1: Best Practices in Small-Group Instruction Chapter 2: The TQE Process in Small-Group Instruction Chapter 3: Discourse in Small-Group Instruction Epilogue: How to Tie It All Together References Index |
| middle school math intervention: Building Powerful Numeracy for Middle and High School Students Pamela Weber Harris, 2011 As secondary math teachers, we're often frustrated by the lack of true number sense in our students. Solid research at the elementary level shows how to help all students become mathematically proficient by redefining what it means to compute with number sense. Pam Harris has spent the past ten years scrutinizing the research and using the resulting reform materials with teachers and students, seeing what works and what doesn't work, always with an eye to success in higher math. This book brings these insights to the secondary world, with an emphasis on one powerful goal: building numeracy.--Page [4] of cover |
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MathLinks Essentials: intervention modules that focus on the major topics of middle school mathematics. Its primary goal is to make content accessible to students in need of …
Strengthening Math Intervention in the Middle Grades
Drawing on this intensive work, we have written two guides—this one for leaders and a second one for math teachers, coaches, and specialists—to share information, suggestions, guiding …
Middle School Math Intervention [PDF] - netsec.csuci.edu
Middle school math intervention is a proactive approach to addressing academic struggles and setting students up for future success. By identifying students in need, implementing effective …
Presented by the George W. Bush Institute’s Middle School …
Research-based principles and practices in math intervention research can be applied in the middle grades to improve student outcomes. These research-based strategies will enable …
Interventions for Math-Challenged Students in Middle and High …
When teachers must present challenging academic material to struggling learners, they can make that material more accessible and promote faster learning by building assistance directly into …
Self-Assessment: Mathematics and Mathematics Interventions
This template guides users through a self-reflection process for math practices implemented throughout all content areas. Users should follow these steps for each principle.
Supporting Middle School Students in Tier 2 Math Labs: …
Tier 2 intervention for mathematics in middle schools is to create an alternative class (Bouck & Cosby, 2017). An alternative mathematics class occurs when
Evidence based Mathematics Interventions (Wave 2 and 3) - What …
Explicit and systematic instruction for students at the Wave 2 and 3 level has the strong evidence-based as best practice for providing mathematics interventions.
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By middle school, students are expected to understand geometry, ratios and proportions, and pre-‐algebra skills. During high school, the focus is on more advanced algebra, functions, …
Math Intervention Toolkit - SpringMath
Educators understand the importance of building solid foundations. With this in mind, we compiled four essential steps for setting students up for math success. Use these strategies to support …
List of Published Math Intervention Programs and Assessments for …
MathLinks Essentials: intervention modules that focus on the major topics of middle school mathematics. Its primary goal is to make content accessible to students in need of …
Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to ...
principals, and school administrators use Response to Intervention (RtI) to identify students who need assistance in mathe-matics and to address the needs of these students through focused …
Interventions for Math-Challenged Students in Middle and High …
What is the RTI/MTSS model and how can it address needs of math-challenged students? Strong Math Instruction. What elements of strong math instruction optimize learning for diverse …
Math Interventions. What are practical math interventions to …
What are practical math interventions to support struggling learners? mathematical symbols, diagrams, and procedures mean. Computing: Carrying out mathematical procedures, such as …
Middle School Math, WWC Evidence Review Protocol for Middle …
There are two WWC Evidence Reports planned in this topic area. The first report focuses on interventions for middle school mathematics; the second looks at interventions for elementary …
INTERVENTION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH POOR …
Poor mathematics achievement in middle school students is evident in many countries. While some of the difficulties can be attributed to student related factors, there is considerable …
Changing the Odds: Student Achievement after Introduction of a …
The paper evaluates math performance at four high-need middle schools during a four-year intervention, which was designed to help math teachers diagnose students’ areas of need and …
INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING IN …
• we provide intensive interventions to ensure that these students receive the targeted instruction needed to accelerate their reading and mathematics accomplishments.
WWC Intervention Report: I CAN Learn Pre-Algebra and Algebra, …
26 Mar 2007 · The I CAN Learn® Pre-Algebra and Algebra computerized cur-ricula are designed to cover mathematics and problem-solving skills for ethnically diverse, inner-city students in …
Working Memory Sensitive Math Intervention in Students With
Working memory sensitive math intervention – for students with LD? Despite a small number of studies, we have shown that there is some evidence on how an effective intervention for …
List of Published Math Intervention Programs and Assessments for Middle …
MathLinks Essentials: intervention modules that focus on the major topics of middle school mathematics. Its primary goal is to make content accessible to students in need of intervention, English learners, and students with disabilities. Math Pathways and Pitfalls (West ED): intervention curriculum that has an emphasis on building academic ...
Strengthening Math Intervention in the Middle Grades
Drawing on this intensive work, we have written two guides—this one for leaders and a second one for math teachers, coaches, and specialists—to share information, suggestions, guiding questions, and resources for implementing math intervention classes in the middle grades.
Middle School Math Intervention [PDF] - netsec.csuci.edu
Middle school math intervention is a proactive approach to addressing academic struggles and setting students up for future success. By identifying students in need, implementing effective strategies, fostering a supportive learning environment, and collaborating with key stakeholders,
Presented by the George W. Bush Institute’s Middle School …
Research-based principles and practices in math intervention research can be applied in the middle grades to improve student outcomes. These research-based strategies will enable middle grade students to develop important mathematics knowledge and skills to become algebra-ready.
Interventions for Math-Challenged Students in Middle and High School…
When teachers must present challenging academic material to struggling learners, they can make that material more accessible and promote faster learning by building assistance directly into instruction.
Self-Assessment: Mathematics and Mathematics Interventions
This template guides users through a self-reflection process for math practices implemented throughout all content areas. Users should follow these steps for each principle.
Supporting Middle School Students in Tier 2 Math Labs: …
Tier 2 intervention for mathematics in middle schools is to create an alternative class (Bouck & Cosby, 2017). An alternative mathematics class occurs when
Evidence based Mathematics Interventions (Wave 2 and 3) - What …
Explicit and systematic instruction for students at the Wave 2 and 3 level has the strong evidence-based as best practice for providing mathematics interventions.
Microsoft Word - Math_pdf.docx - Council for Learning Disabilities
By middle school, students are expected to understand geometry, ratios and proportions, and pre-‐algebra skills. During high school, the focus is on more advanced algebra, functions, modeling, advanced geometry, statistics, and probability content.
Math Intervention Toolkit - SpringMath
Educators understand the importance of building solid foundations. With this in mind, we compiled four essential steps for setting students up for math success. Use these strategies to support every learner. 1. Show empathy.
List of Published Math Intervention Programs and Assessments for Middle …
MathLinks Essentials: intervention modules that focus on the major topics of middle school mathematics. Its primary goal is to make content accessible to students in need of intervention, English learners, and students with disabilities. Math Pathways and Pitfalls (West ED): K-8 intervention curriculum that has an emphasis
Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to ...
principals, and school administrators use Response to Intervention (RtI) to identify students who need assistance in mathe-matics and to address the needs of these students through focused interventions. The guide provides suggestions on how to carry out each recommendation and explains how educators can overcome
Interventions for Math-Challenged Students in Middle and High School …
What is the RTI/MTSS model and how can it address needs of math-challenged students? Strong Math Instruction. What elements of strong math instruction optimize learning for diverse students? Defining the (Math) Problem. What are short-cuts to help teachers to identify the primary obstacle(s) to a student’s math performance? Interventions for Math.
Math Interventions. What are practical math interventions to …
What are practical math interventions to support struggling learners? mathematical symbols, diagrams, and procedures mean. Computing: Carrying out mathematical procedures, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers flexibly, accurately, efficiently, and …
Middle School Math, WWC Evidence Review Protocol for Middle School ...
There are two WWC Evidence Reports planned in this topic area. The first report focuses on interventions for middle school mathematics; the second looks at interventions for elementary school mathematics.
INTERVENTION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH POOR …
Poor mathematics achievement in middle school students is evident in many countries. While some of the difficulties can be attributed to student related factors, there is considerable evidence that computational automaticity is essential for mathematics achievement.
Changing the Odds: Student Achievement after Introduction of a Middle …
The paper evaluates math performance at four high-need middle schools during a four-year intervention, which was designed to help math teachers diagnose students’ areas of need and to design lesson plans responsive to those needs.
INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING IN …
• we provide intensive interventions to ensure that these students receive the targeted instruction needed to accelerate their reading and mathematics accomplishments.
WWC Intervention Report: I CAN Learn Pre-Algebra and Algebra, Middle …
26 Mar 2007 · The I CAN Learn® Pre-Algebra and Algebra computerized cur-ricula are designed to cover mathematics and problem-solving skills for ethnically diverse, inner-city students in grades 6–12.
Working Memory Sensitive Math Intervention in Students With
Working memory sensitive math intervention – for students with LD? Despite a small number of studies, we have shown that there is some evidence on how an effective intervention for students with LD should be designed. For many students with LD, developing basic numerical skills is appropriate. According
