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NOTE: Customized course are created in partnership with your leadership team, aligned to your resources and focused on your school or district's unique challenges. Course descriptions below are examples of courses that we have delivered for other districts and may change significantly when adapted to your district.
Contact a Math Solutions Representative for More Information about Customize Courses
School-Based CoachingOur custom-designed school-based coaching typically begins with a walk-through to observe and discuss critical elements and needs of the school’s mathematics program. Then we work with you to develop a coaching plan that may include:
- support for implementing new teaching practices;
- demonstration lessons, including pre- and post-conversations, to illustrate instructional practices;
- collegial planning and observation of lessons to refine instruction;
- collaborative instructional planning for grade levels;
- development and deepening of teachers’ content knowledge; and
- analysis of student work samples to assess learning and determine instructional next steps.
At its most effective, school-based coaching occurs over time. Key to its effectiveness are the involvement of the principal and schedules that accommodate teacher participation.
Resource Materials: Supplementary resources are chosen based on the focus of the coaching plan and school needs.
Principals and Math Coaches Working TogetherMany districts are turning to math coaches as a strategy for supporting teachers and improving mathematics instruction. While the role of a math coach may vary at both the district and the school level, a clearly defined partnership between principals and coaches is the cornerstone for successful classroom coaching. Through this course, principals and math coaches engage in experiences that help define expectations for a vital partnership and establish protocols to help them plan for and encourage instructional improvement in their schools.
Resource Materials: Supplementary resources are chosen based on course content and district needs.
Helping Math Coaches Effect ChangeA math coach can significantly influence a school’s mathematics program. The coaching role is a complex one that requires ongoing development of content and instructional expertise. Through course experiences, coaches develop skills to lead and support effective math instruction in their schools. Depending on the district-defined role for coaches and their experience, courses are designed to meet coaches’ need for knowledge of math content and best practices for mathematics instruction. Coaches also develop their ability to strengthen teachers’ instruction through strategies such as lesson planning, collaborative teaching, observations, and collegial conversations.
Resource Materials: The Math Coach Field Guide: Charting Your Course; other supplementary materials may be chosen based on course content and school or district needs.
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