Learn about essential math skills needed by third graders to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created a system for tracking the development of early math skills.
Learn about essential math skills needed by kindergartners to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created a system for tracking the development of early math skills.
Learn about essential math skills needed by second graders to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created a system for tracking the development of early math skills.
Learn about essential math skills needed by first graders to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created a system for tracking the development of early math skills.
Pressured by standardized testing and rigid pacing guidelines, many schools are forced to cover too much content too quickly, without being able to meet the needs of individual students. In this powerful book from acclaimed author and presenter Bob Sornson, you’ll learn how shifting from curriculum-based instruction to competency based, personalized learning can help students become more successful, confident, and engaged learners. Each chapter is easy to digest and provides compelling research, strategies, and anecdotes to inspire conversation and action. This second edition provides updated statistics and examples of schools successfully using competency based learning models to help you bring about meaningful change. Teachers, administrators, and community leaders will all find practical resources and a clear rationale for transforming our current educational system into a new, dynamic model of teaching and learning.
Learn about essential math skills needed by students to ensure deep understanding of key math concepts. Bob Sornson created this grade-by-grade system for tracking the development of early math skills.
Everyday Mathematics is a comprehensive Pre-K through Grade 6 mathematics program engineered for the Common Core State Standards. Developed by The University of Chicago, School Mathematics Project, the Everyday Mathematics spiral curriculum continually reinforces abstract math concepts through concrete real-world applications. -- Provided by publisher.
All students face struggle, and they should—it is how they learn and grow. The teacher’s job is not to remove struggle, but rather to value and harness it, helping students develop good habits of productive struggle. But what’s missing for many educators is an action plan for how to achieve this, especially when it comes to math. This book guides teachers through six specific actions—including valuing, fostering, building, planning, supporting, and reflecting on struggle—to create a game plan for overcoming obstacles by sharing · Actionable steps, activities, and tools for implementation · Instructional tasks representative of each grade level · Real-world examples showcasing classroom photos and student work