The Five Practices in Practice [High School]

Margaret (Peg) Smith is a Professor Emerita at University of Pittsburgh. Over the past three decades she has been developing research-based materials for use in the professional development of mathematics teachers. She has coauthored several books including Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Discussions (with Mary Kay Stein), the middle and high school versions of the Taking Action series (with Melissa Boston, Fredrick Dillon, Stephen Miller, and Lynn Raith), and The 5 Practices in Practice: Successfully Orchestrating Mathematics Discussion in Your Classroom series (with Victoria Bill, Miriam Gameron Sherin, and Michael Steele). In 2006 she received the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award given annually to honor outstanding faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2009 she received the award for Excellence in Teaching in Mathematics Teacher Education from AMTE. In April 2019 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from NCTM. Michael D. Steele is a Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Educational Studies in Teachers College at Ball State University. He is a Past President of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, current director-at-large of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and editor of the journal Mathematics Teacher Educator. A former middle and high school mathematics and science teacher, Dr. Steele has worked with preservice secondary mathematics teachers, practicing teachers, administrators, and doctoral students across the country. He has published several books and research articles focused on supporting mathematics teachers in enacting research-based effective mathematics teaching practices. Dr. Steele's work focuses on supporting secondary math teachers in developing mathematical knowledge for teaching, integrating content and pedagogy, through teacher preparation and professional development. He is the co-author of NCTM's Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practice in Grades 6-8. He is a co-author of several research-based professional development volumes, including The 5 Practices in Practice: Successfully Orchestrating Mathematics Discussions in Your High School Classroom, Mathematics Discourse in Secondary Classrooms, and We Reason and Prove for All Mathematics. He directed the NSF-funded Milwaukee Mathematics Teacher Partnership, an initiative focused on microcredential-based teacher professional development and leadership. His research focuses on teacher learning through case-based professional development, and he has been an investigator on several National Science Foundation-funded projects focused on teacher learning and development. He also studies the influence of curriculum and policy in high school mathematics, with a focus on Algebra I policy and practice, and is the author of A Quiet Revolution: One District's Story of Radical Curricular Change in Mathematics, a resource focused on reforming high school mathematics teaching and learning. He works regularly with districts across the country to design and deploy teacher professional development to strengthen effective secondary teaching practice. Dr. Steele was awarded the inaugural Best Reviewer award for Mathematics Teacher Educator and was author of the 2016 Best Article in Journal of Research in Leadership Education. He is an active member of and regular presenter for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, and the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. He reviews regularly for major mathematics education and teacher education journals.

List of Video Clips Foreword - Dan Meyer Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1: Introduction The Five Practices in Practice: An Overview Purpose and Content Classroom Video Context Meet the Teachers Using This Book Norms for Video Viewing Getting Started! Chapter 2: Setting Goals and Selecting Tasks Part One: Unpacking the Practice: Setting Goals and Selecting Tasks Specifying the Learning Goal Identifying a High-Level Task That Aligns With the Goal Cori Moran's Attention to Key Questions: Setting Goals and Selecting Tasks Part Two: Challenges Teachers Face: Setting Goals and Selecting Tasks Identifying Learning Goals Identifying a Doing-Mathematics Task Ensuring Alignment Between Task and Goals Launching a Task to Ensure Student Access Conclusion Chapter 3: Anticipating Student Responses Part One: Unpacking the Practice: Anticipating Student Responses Getting Inside the Problem Planning to Respond to Student Thinking Planning to Notice Student Thinking Cori Moran's Attention to Key Questions: Anticipating Part Two: Challenges Teachers Face: Anticipating Student Responses Moving Beyond the Way YOU Solved the Problem Being Prepared to Help Students Who Cannot Get Started Creating Questions That Move Students Toward the Mathematical Goal Conclusion Chapter 4: Monitoring Student Work Part One: Unpacking the Practice: Monitoring Student Work Tracking Student Thinking Assessing Student Thinking Advancing Student Thinking Cori Moran's Attention to Key Questions: Monitoring Part Two: Challenges Teachers Face: Monitoring Student Work Trying to Understand What Students Are Thinking Keeping Track of Group Progress Involving All Members of a Group Conclusion Chapter 5: Selecting and Sequencing Student Solutions Part One: Unpacking the Practice: Selecting and Sequencing Student Solutions Identifying Student Work to Highlight Purposefully Selecting Individual Presenters Establishing a Coherent Storyline Cori Moran's Attention to Key Questions: Selecting and Sequencing Part Two: Challenges Teacher Face: Selecting and Sequencing Student Solutions Selecting Only Solutions Relevant to Learning Goals Expanding Beyond the Usual Presenters Deciding What Work to Share When the Majority of Students Were Not Able to Solve the Task Determining How to Sequence Incorrect and/or Incomplete Solutions Conclusion Chapter 6: Connecting Student Solutions Part One: Unpacking the Practice: Connecting Student Solutions Connecting Student Work to the Goals of the Lesson Connecting Different Solutions to Each Other Cori Moran's Attention to Key Questions: Connecting Part Two: Challenges Teachers Face: Connecting Student Responses Keeping the Entire Class Engaged and Accountable During Individual Presentations Ensuring That Key Mathematical Ideas are Made Public and Remain the Focus Making Sure That You Do Not Take Over the Discussion and Do The Explaining Running Out of Time Conclusion Chapter 7: Looking Back and Looking Ahead Why Use the Five Practices Model Getting Started with the Five Practices Plan Lessons Collaboratively Observe and Debrief Lessons Reflect on Your Lesson Video Clubs Organize a Book Study Explore Additional Resources Frequency and Timing of Use of the Five Practices Model Conclusion Resources Appendix A-Web-based Resources for Tasks and Lesson Plans Appendix B-Monitoring Chart Appendix C-Ms. Moran's Monitoring Chart Appendix D-Resources for Holding Students Accountable Appendix E-Lesson-Planning Template References Index