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Select the right task, at the right time, for the right phase of learning
How do you generate that lightbulb "aha" moment of understanding for your students? This book helps to answer that question by showing Visible Learning strategies in action in high-impact mathematics classrooms. Walk in the shoes of teachers as they engage in the countless micro-decisions required to balance strategies, tasks, and assessments, demonstrating that it's not only what works, but when. A decision-making matrix and grade-leveled examples help you leverage the most effective teaching practices at the most effective time to meet the surface, deep, and transfer learning needs of every student.
List of contents
List of Videos
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
What Works Best
What Works Best When
The Path to Assessment-Capable Visible Learners in Mathematics
How This Book Works
Chapter 1. Teaching With Clarity in Mathematics
Components of Effective Mathematics Learning
Surface, Deep, and Transfer Learning
Moving Learners Through the Phases of Learning
Differentiating Tasks for Complexity and Difficulty
Checks for Understanding
Profiles of Three Teachers
Reflection
Chapter 2. Teaching for the Application of Concepts and Thinking Skills
Ms. Halstrom and Circles and Cylinders
Ms. Fernandez and Systems of Linear Equations
Mr. Singh and Integers
Reflection
Chapter 3. Teaching for Conceptual Understanding
Ms. Halstrom and Circles and Cylinders
Ms. Fernandez and Systems of Linear Equations
Mr. Singh and Integers
Reflection
Chapter 4. Teaching for Procedural Knowledge and Fluency
Ms. Halstrom and Circles and Cylinders
Ms. Fernandez and Systems of Linear Equations
Mr. Singh and Integers
Reflection
Chapter 5. Knowing Your Impact: Evaluating for Mastery
What Is Mastery Learning?
Ensuring Tasks Evaluate Mastery
Ensuring Tests Evaluate Mastery
Feedback for Mastery
Conclusion
Final Reflection
Appendices
A. Effect Sizes
B. Teaching for Clarity Planning Guide
C. Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Template
D. A Selection of International Mathematical Practice or Process Standards
References
Index
About the author
Dr. John Almarode is a bestselling author and an Associate Professor of Education at James Madison University. He was awarded the inaugural Sarah Miller Luck Endowed Professorship in 2015 and received an Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia in 2021. Before his academic career, John started as a mathematics and science teacher in Augusta County, Virginia. As an author, John has written multiple educational books focusing on science and mathematics, and he has co-created a new framework for developing, implementing, and sustaining professional learning communities called PLC+. Dr. Almarode¿s work has been presented to the US Congress, the Virginia Senate, and the US Department of Education. John and his colleagues have also focused a lot of attention on the process of implementation - taking evidence-based practices and moving them from intention to implementation, potential to impact through a series of on-your-feet-guides around PLCs, Visible Learning, Visible Teaching, and the SOLO Taxonomy.
Summary
This book helps teachers leverage the most effective teaching practices at the most effective time to meet the surface, deep, and transfer learning needs of mathematics students.
