Supporting the Mathematical Practices
The following resources are designed to help increase understanding of the Standards for Mathematical Practice:
- Common Core Implementation Videos (CCSSO & The Hunt Institute, 2011)
To
further aid states as they continue to implement the Common Core State
Standards (Standards), the Hunt Institute and the Council of Chief State
School Officers have commissioned a series of video vignettes that
explain the Standards in far greater depth. The following videos can be
downloaded and have been selected because of their relationship to the
mathematical practices:
- Common Core Look-fors (CCL4s) - Mathematics (Splaysoft, LLC)
A peer-observation tool (iPad/iPhone App) for the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Also allows users to submit, review and use existing digital resources aligned with the Content Standards.
- Common Core Standards: How do they impact the teaching of mathematics? (Tennessee State Department of Education)
These sessions, facilitated by Susan O'Connell, explore
the Standards for Mathematical Practice to determine what a math
classroom should look like. These iTunes videocasts and corresponding
resources identify "look fors" to guide administrators in assessing
their school's transition to these standards and offer practical ideas
for supporting teachers as they build understanding of the Common Core
Standards (Download iTunes).
- Mathematical Practices Learning Community Templates (Utah State Department of Education)
The following pages include nine templates for use in professional
learning situations in which educators are seeking to understand the
Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice. The intent is
that each template be used for study of a different mathematical
practice, but also that templates could be used interchangeably for any
of the practices.
- Video Illustrations of the Mathematical Practices (Inside Mathematics)
To reinforce and honor the language of the standards, each page has
been directly correlated from the mathematical practice standards to excerpts
of mathematics lessons. Just as with content standards, not every
lesson reflects all elements of the individual standards for
mathematical practice. By representing examples from different
classrooms for each standard, [the authors] also want to emphasize how
many different ways teachers may enact these standards for mathematical
practice in their classrooms, with their particular learners. While
there is no one "right way," there are multiple examples of successful
strategies to launch and sustain these practices.