Vision for the K-5 Math Coach role in the WSESU district:Veronica Sampson

Drafted 2011-2012 School Year

3-5 Year Plan:

*Please accept this initial brainstorm as a working draft subject to change according to the needs of the student, teacher, and district*

Developing a Menu of Options for Exploration

I. Formative AssessmentInside the Black Box and Assessment for Learning (Black and Wiliam)

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peer assessment

questioning

comments only feedback

formative use of summative assessment

self assessment

II. Instructional Strategies

III. Action Research

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explore multiple solutions (learning from peers) student's verbalizing their thinking

(embeds content, promotes questioning, and connections)

consistently state learning expectations (explicit connection of unifying math

concepts)

Do "Real Math" (connection to background knowledge)

Instructional Strategies

Students and Number Sense

Focus on early grades (11-12 School Yr.)Math InterviewsData collection

Teachers and Instruction

What's helpful?How?Cycle of Reflection

Year 3 (11-12)Vermont

Mathematics Institute

Action Research (1st attempt)how best to utilize new Role as K-5 Math Coach?

IV. Learning Trajectories in MathematicsExplore sequences, phases, and interconnectedness of mathematical ideas from infancy

V. Continue the work begun by previous Math Coaches

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~ New Zealand MATHS~ OGAP (Ongoing Assessment Project)

~ Symphony Math~ Kathy Richardson Framework

~Clemens and Sarama~ Consortium

~Fosnot and Dolk

a. Investigations Unit planningb. Co-teachingc. Math Nights/Math Games Morningsd. Parent Educatione. Learning Walksf. Using assessment data to make instructional decisionsg. Student Observationsh. Math Interviewsi. Study Groups/Paraeducator trainingsj. …..this list is not inclusive and meant to provide a sample only

VI. Differentiation

Can include any of the following explorations:

VII. Creation and Administration of WSESU Blog,“Coaches Corner”

a. Topics could include:i. Working definition of the math coach role

ii. Workshop and Class announcementsiii. Homework hintsiv. Hot Topics (fact fluency, algorithms…)v. Progress/Results/Ongoing questions with Action Research

vi. Student highlightsvii. Video/Art/Music connectionsviii. Summer Maths Calendar

ix. Links to helpful websites, blogs, online math, resources, etc.x. Math Nightsxi. Student generated reviews of literature with Math Themes

xii. ______________________________ (fill in your idea here)VIII.

IX. Professional Learning Communities

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Big Ideas in MathematicsLearning Profiles

Instruction

curricular non-negotioble themesresources (readings)

Learning differencesCognitive themesSocial-Emotional themes

groupingsplanningstrategies that work

Practicing and reinforcing district work begun with Wendy Cohen

Explore/Practice using Protocols: during meetings to look more deeply at student work create goals set plans in action brainstorm how we use our resources to improve Student Achievement __________________ (your idea goes here)

X. Explore using one or more of the 8 Common Core Principles of Learning and Disposition toward

Mathematics in the classroom

1. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.2. Look for and make use of structure.3. Attend to precision.4. Use appropriate tools strategically.5. Model with mathematics.6. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.7. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.8. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

XI. Professional Development:

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1. Creating a Lending Library of math manipulatives and games2. 11-12 GOAL: Setting up a course in the District taught by VMI

staff. Math as a Second Language for Summer/Fall of 2012-13.

XII. Possible FUTURE DIRECTIONS:

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Action Researchwould K teachers continue indepedently with their own guiding question in year 12-13?Does the math coach move onto Grade 1 or 1-2 combined?

Other Areas of InterestPRE-K and assessmenttransition from Investigations to CMPSpecial EducationVMI mentoringimportance and connection of arithmetic, geometry, and Algebra

Datareflectionnew decisions based on dataContinue to explore how using data can improve Tier 1 Instruction