1st Edition

Becoming a Responsive Mathematics Teacher Centering Student Thinking in K-8 Classrooms

256 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

256 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

256 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

This resource presents and describes a model for teaching and learning mathematics responsively in the elementary and middle grades. Developed through the Responsive Math Teaching (RMT) project—a seven-year collaboration between teachers, teacher leaders, school and district administrators, and researchers from a network of K-8 urban schools—this book equips any mathematics educator with the... Read more

1. What is Responsive Mathematics Teaching?  2. Launching a Task  3. Facilitating Productive Struggle  4. Discussing Learner Thinking  5. Connecting, Consolidating, and Reflecting on Evidence of Student Learning  6. Planning for Responsive Mathematics Teaching  7. Building a Responsive Mathematics Community  8. Supporting Responsive Mathematics Teaching 

Biography

Caroline B. Ebby is a mathematics educator and Senior Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and a former middle school mathematics teacher.

Brittany Hess is a Research Specialist and mathematics instructional coach at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and a former classroom and mathematics lead teacher.

Lindsay Goldsmith-Markey is a mathematics teacher educator in La Salle University’s Department of Education and a former classroom teacher and mathematics specialist.

Lizzy Pecora is a Senior Research Project Manager at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Jennifer Valerio is a mathematics teacher educator and Associate Director of the Urban Teaching Residency Program at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, as well as a former mathematics classroom teacher and coordinator.

Joy Anderson Davis is a Senior Mathematics Instructional Coach for the Penn Learning Network at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and an independent consultant.