Strengthen your mathematics lessons through collaborative planning

Also available for grades 2-3 and 4-5.

Teaching by Design in Elementary Mathematics: Grades K–1 is part of a series of comprehensive professional development guides designed to help teachers investigate how students learn. Grounded in the latest research, this book focuses on grade-appropriate number and operations topics aligned with the Common Core State Standards. The capstone activity guides the group through the co-creation and implementation of a prototype lesson. The teacher teams then evaluate the impact of the lesson on student learning and work together to revise it for maximum effectiveness. Through the process, teachers develop:

• Deeper content knowledge of important mathematical concepts
• Improved understanding of how students learn these mathematical ideas
• A stronger foundation for developing effective lessons and improving instruction
• Enhanced collaboration skills

Each volume in the series includes a large assortment of reproducible handouts as well as built-in facilitation notes. Teachers will also find helpful resources that address the issue of finding time for school-based professional development and teacher collaboration. Teaching by Design in Elementary Mathematics is a joint publication of Education Northwest and Corwin Press and is available in three grade options: K–1, 2–3, and 4–5. (2011)