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Coaching for Math GAINS

File Name     File Type  Size /  Modified
Professional Learning for Mathematics Leaders and Coaches – not just a 3 part series –
PowerPoints and Presentations
Professional Learning for Mathematics Leaders and Coaches
         – not just a 3-part series - Overview
Adobe Presenter          2009/09/30
3 Day Program: not just a 3-part series Adobe PDF 680 K 2009/10/15
Day 1 Plenary MS PowerPoint 1.6 M 2009/10/20
     Big Ideas in Patterning and Algebra MS Doc 145 K 2009/10/20
     Big Ideas in Patterning and Algebra: Student Language MS Doc 145 K 2009/10/20
     Grade 9 Goals  MS Doc 46 K   2009/10/24
     Matching Questions Grades 7 – 12 BLM MS Doc 29 K   2009/10/20
     Professional Learning Protocols - samples MS Doc 1.6 M 2009/10/20
        
Day 2 Plenary MS PowerPoint 1.6 M 2009/11/18
     Day 2 Parallel Task Choices MS Doc 105 K 2009/11/18
     Day 2 Parallel Task Samples MS Doc 46 K   2009/11/18
     
Day 3 Plenary MS PowerPoint 783 K  2010/01/5
     Math Transition Questioning MS Doc 446 K  2010/01/5
     BLM 1 Scaffolding Questions MS Doc 31 K    2010/01/5
     BLM 2 Scaffolding Questions Part 2 MS Doc 92 K    2010/01/5
     BLM 3 Failsafe Scaffolding Strategies MS Doc 36 K    2010/01/5
     BLM 4 Parallel Task - Scaffolding MS Doc 65 K    2010/01/5
     BLM 5 Evaluation Material MS Doc 62 K    2010/01/5
     BLM 6 Breakout Guiding Questions MS Doc 28 K    2010/01/5
     
     
Templates and Frameworks
Actions and Interactions Adobe PDF 3 M    2006/5/15
A Mathematics Coaching Cycle MS Doc 100 K 2009/05/21
Posing Powerful Questions: Formative Feedback MS Doc  1.6 M 2009/10/01
Posing Powerful Questions Template MS Doc 1.6 M 2009/10/01
     
     
     
     
     
View and Discuss
These resources are stand alone video pieces that will appeal to a broader audience than just those involved in the three-part series. Some are short video interviews by our roving Math GAINS reporter; others are more detailed video stories of co-planning, co-teaching, and co-debriefing.
View and Discuss - Opportunities
Templates outlining the view and discuss opportunities, and how they might be used in professional learning
MS Doc 1.7 M 2010/3/26
1-on1 Co-planning, Co-teaching, and Co-debriefing
Mathematics Coach Kyla Kadlec and Grade 6/7 Teacher Greg Smith of Simcoe County DSB invite us to view their work as they co-plan, co-teach, and co-debrief.
Adobe Presenter Download
Adapting an Existing Lesson using an Open Question to Support Split Grades
A Grades 7/8 teacher in York Catholic DSB worked with a coach to develop an open question that would address learning goals for his combined grade 7/8 class. Watch how this planning played out.
Adobe PDF
&
MS Doc
 
         2009/12/28
Administrator Look-Fors for Effective Mathematics Instruction
This clear and concise document includes look-fors for classroom
visits and program evaluation, questions and question stems for
discussion with teachers and program leaders, and suggested actions
to support teachers in delivering quality mathematics instruction.
Adobe PDF  31 K  2010/1/14
A Teacher Considers the Mathematics and the Students
"Teacher Shawn Perry demonstrates and reflects on an interactive three-part lesson on problem solving"
flv & mp4      2009/12/28
Content Coaching -- An Interview with Lucy West.
This 48 minute edited interview asks Lucy to respond to seven questions on content coaching. To use for a professional learning session, please see
the View and Discuss file for focus questions."
Adobe Presenter
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Digital Research Paper on Lesson Study and Demonstration Classroom
Researchers Dr. Catherine D. Bruce, an Associate Professor at Trent University’s School of Education and Professional Learning, and teacher-researchers Tara Flynn and Rich McPherson show their findings alongside professional dialogue and classroom video clips, transcripts of the video clips, and conceptual models that frame their work. Interact with the conceptual models at  http://www.tmerc.ca/digitalpapers/
Web Site

 

 
DSB Niagara's SUM
(Supporting Understanding in Mathematics)
SUM is a Kindergarten to Grade 10 professional learning model that has produced significant gains in student achievement. Watch the Adobe Presenter from our Roving Math GAINS Reporter. To use for a professional learning session, please see the View and Discuss file for focus questions.
Adobe Presenter
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Great gains in Grade 9 Applied student engagement and achievement though linking TIPS lessons with Interactive White Boards
--Part One: What the teacher, administrator and students have to say about learning math this way. See View and Discuss--Opportunities for ideas on how to use this student-altering technique.
Adobe Presenter
 
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Great gains in Grade 9 Applied student engagement and achievement though linking TIPS lessons with Interactive White Boards
--Part Two: What a lesson looks like--Math Talk Learning Communities in action. See View and Discuss--Opportunities for ideas on how to use this student-altering technique.
Adobe Presenter
 
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Math Transition- Halton DSB
This 7-page booklet positions Halton DSB's 2009-10 Transitions Project with respect to a provincial focus on questioning, Halton research results from 2008-09, and Halton's 2009-10 Board Improvement Plan.
MS Doc 450 K 2009/12/28
Pairs Coaching Model GECDSB
Minimizing classroom disruptions while engaging in job-embedded learning.
Adobe Presenter Download
Professional Growth in Classroom Management Adobe PDF 74 K  2009/12/28
Questioning across the Grades - Halton DSB
Gains in student achievement using questioning across the grade 8 to grade 9 transition
Adobe Presenter Download
Questioning focus across subjects and across grades
"Administrators and teachers in Renfrew County discuss extending the questioning focus of Math GAINS across all subjects and all grades"
Adobe Presenter Download
Student Achievement and Professional Learning--Part 1: What the Researchers Say
“Board committed to three-year professional learning plan sees excellent gains in student achievement. (Part 1--What the Researchers Say)”
Adobe Presenter Download
Student Achievement and Professional Learning--Part 2:
Implementing a board-wide professional learning plan

"Board-wide professional learning plan, differentiated by panel”
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2008-09 Coaching For Math GAINS
Through a $7M investment in its 2008-09 Coaching for Math GAINS initiative, the Ministry signaled the importance of focusing on instructional practices in mathematics through job-embedded professional learning support. A team of provincial-level coaches worked with educators across the province to implement this coaching initiative by developing and delivering just-in-time training and support.
Board Agendas for Action - one-page synopses of board's agendas    
Summary of Board Action Plans & Survey Monkey Responses  MS PowerPoint 543K 2009/11/28
     
     
Coaching for Math GAINS Symposium January 27th 2009
Coaching for Math GAINS –Details of the 2008-09 Project   MS PowerPoint 532K 2009/2/4
Coaching for Math GAINS - Key Messages   MS PowerPoint 765K 2009/2/4
Coaching Supports   MS PowerPoint 6M  2009/1/29
Sample Coaching Models   MS PowerPoint 418K 2009/2/4
Sharing Models and Approaches   MS PowerPoint 607K 2009/2/4
     
     
Two Day Provincial Coaching Inservice
Developing Coaching Practices-- Handout package MS Doc 713K 2009/4/18
Part 1: Coaching Attributes   MS PowerPoint 2.7M 2009/4/18
Part 2: Lesson Examples and Coaching Moves   MS PowerPoint 591K 2009/4/18
Part 3: Changing Practice: Dilemmas, Challenges, Supports   MS PowerPoint 10M  2009/4/18
Video to accompany the slide presentations .flv and .mp4  
     
     
Developing Math Coaches
Overview of Developing Coaching Practices Adobe Presenter 1.2M 2009/7/27
CIIM Case Studies Adobe PDF 43K   2009/7/25
Coaching for Math GAINS Resource List Adobe PDF 34K   2009/7/25
Content Coaching: An Interview with Lucy West Adobe Presenter  
Developing Coaching Practices for Math GAINS Handbook Adobe PDF 424K 2009/7/25
Mathematics Coaching Actions Flowchart MS Doc 100K 2008/5/21
Math Coaching – One Board’s Journey Adobe Presenter 1.2M 2009/1/13
Supports for Math GAINS Professional Learning Adobe PDF 38K   2009/7/25
     
     
 

 

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