Beyond the Common Core. Juli K. Dixon
About the Editor
The Grain Size of Change Is the Teacher Team
Knowing Your Vision for Mathematics Instruction and Assessment
A Cycle for Analysis and Learning: The Instructional Unit
HLTA 2: Identifying Higher-Level-Cognitive-Demand Mathematical Tasks
Your Team’s Progress
HLTA 3: Developing Common Assessment Instruments
The What
The How
Evaluating the Quality of Your Assessment Instruments
Designing a High-Quality Assessment Instrument
Your Team’s Progress
HLTA 4: Developing Scoring Rubrics and Proficiency Expectations for the Common Assessment Instruments
The What
The How
Your Team’s Progress
HLTA 5: Planning and Using Common Homework Assignments
The What
The How
Your Team’s Progress
Setting Your Before-the-Unit Priorities for Team Action
CHAPTER 2
During the Unit
HLTA 6: Using Higher-Level-Cognitive-Demand Mathematical Tasks Effectively
The What
The How
Your Team’s Progress
HLTA 7: Using In-Class Formative Assessment Processes Effectively
The What
The How
Your Team’s Progress
HLTA 8: Using a Lesson-Design Process for Lesson Planning and Collective Team Inquiry
The What
The How
Your Team’s Progress
Setting Your During-the-Unit Priorities for Team Action
CHAPTER 3
After the Unit
HLTA 9: Ensuring Evidence-Based Student Goal Setting and Action for the Next Unit of Study
The What
The How
Your Team’s Progress
HLTA 10: Ensuring Evidence-Based Adult Goal Setting and Action for the Next Unit of Study
The What
The How
Your Team’s Progress
Setting Your After-the-Unit Priorities for Team Action
EPILOGUE
Taking Your Next Steps
APPENDIX A
Standards for Mathematical Practice
Connecting the Standards for Mathematical Practice to the Standards for Mathematical Content
APPENDIX B
Cognitive-Demand-Level Task-Analysis Guide
APPENDIX C
Sources for Higher-Level-Cognitive-Demand Tasks
References and Resources
Index
About the Editor
Timothy D. Kanold, PhD, is an award-winning educator, author, and consultant. He is former director of mathematics and science and served as superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, a model professional learning community district in Lincolnshire, Illinois. He serves as an adjunct faculty member for the graduate school at Loyola University Chicago.
Dr. Kanold is committed to a vision for Mathematics at Work™, a process of learning and working together that builds knowledge sharing, equity, and excellence for all students, faculty, and school administrators. He conducts highly motivational professional development leadership seminars worldwide with a focus on turning school vision into realized action that creates increased learning opportunities for students through the effective delivery of professional learning communities for faculty and administrators.
He is a past president of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and coauthor of several best-selling mathematics textbooks. He has served on writing commissions for the