Five-step model for balancing computational skill withconceptual understanding that can be implemented with any math program.
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Larry Ainsworth is a senior consultant at the Center for Performance Assessment. He travels extensively throughout the United States assisting school districts in implementing standards and standards-based performance assessments in the K-12 classroom. He also conducts seminars in data-driven decision making, as well as workshops based on his books Student-Generated Rubrics and Five Easy Steps to a Balanced Math Program. With 24 years experience as an upper elementary and middle school classroom teacher in demographically diverse schools, Larry holds a master's degree in educational administration.
Jan Christinson has 25 years of teaching experience in primary, intermediate, and middle school grades and currently teaches seventh grade mathematics. He also instructs beginning teachers in MSAT test preparation classes at several California state universities. Jan is past co-chair of his district's K-12 math committee, a multiple-term district math mentor, and co-author of the CAMP-LA calculator materials.
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A must for middle school math teachers.,
By Pauline West "forever math teacher" (Brighton, Tn USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Five Easy Steps to a Balanced Math Program: A Practical Guide for K-8 Classroom Teachers (Paperback)
I have taught middle school for over 30 years! This book helped me to put the pieces together. Try it and you math program will improve.
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During our years as math mentors and co-chairs of Carlsbad Unified School District's K-12 math committee in Carlsbad, California, we rode the cresting wave of change in mathematics education. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
balanced math program, current conceptual unit, math rubric, unit performance task, mental math problems, math schedule, unit folder, math review, basic number facts, rubric criteria, focus statements, math vocabulary, five easy steps, scoring guide, math unit, using scientific notation, math standards, crested cockatoos, middle school classroom, accountability program, math facts, unit focus, multiplication facts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Idea, Problem-of-the-Week Rubric, Find Area, Total Minutes, Mastery of Facts, Assign Homework, Division Illustrate, Carlsbad Unified School District, Conditions of the Work, Counting Marbles, Cumulative Quiz, Place Value Addition Subtraction Illustrate, Place Value Subtraction Multiplication, Teacher Directions New!
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During our years as math mentors and co-chairs of Carlsbad Unified School District's K-12 math committee in Carlsbad, California, we rode the cresting wave of change in mathematics education. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
balanced math program, current conceptual unit, math rubric, unit performance task, mental math problems, math schedule, unit folder, math review, basic number facts, rubric criteria, focus statements, math vocabulary, five easy steps, scoring guide, math unit, using scientific notation, math standards, crested cockatoos, middle school classroom, accountability program, math facts, unit focus, multiplication facts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Idea, Problem-of-the-Week Rubric, Find Area, Total Minutes, Mastery of Facts, Assign Homework, Division Illustrate, Carlsbad Unified School District, Conditions of the Work, Counting Marbles, Cumulative Quiz, Place Value Addition Subtraction Illustrate, Place Value Subtraction Multiplication, Teacher Directions New!
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- Understanding By Design by Grant P. Wiggins on page 155
- Performance Assessment Series: Classroom Tips & Tools for Busy Teachers (Elementary Edition) by Center for Performance Assessment on page 157, and page 162
- Performance Assessment Series (Middle School Edition) by Center for Performance Assessment on page 167, and page 172
- 101 Questions and Answers about Standards, Assessment, and Accountability by Douglas B. Reeves in Back Matter
- Power Standards: Identifying the Standards that Matter the Most by Larry Ainsworth in Front Matter
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