What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Mathematics, Oct/2011
| Author(s) | Timothy Kanold, Diane Briars, Francis Fennell |
| ISBN10 | 1935543555 |
| ISBN13 | 9781935543558 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 136 |
| Year Publish | 2011 October |
Synopsis
This must-have resource offers support and encouragement for improved mathematics achievement and covers the importance of mathematics content, learning and instruction, and assessment.
Ensure a challenging mathematics experience for every learner, every day. This must-have resource offers support and encouragement for improved mathematics achievement across every grade level of your school. With an emphasis on Principles and Standards for School Mathematics and Common Core State Standards, this book covers the importance of mathematics content, learning and instruction, and mathematics assessment.
- Self-appraise your expectations and challenges with needs assessments.
- Find ways your school or district can attain the vision of the CCSS.
- Learn how to create effective teacher teams.
About the Authors:
Timothy D. Kanold, PhD, is an award-winning educator, in-demand speaker, and educational leader. He is former director of mathematics and science, and served for five years as superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, a model professional learning community district in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Dr. Kanold is founder and director of E2-PLC Learning Group. He conducts professional development leadership seminars worldwide with a focus on systematic change initiatives that create greater equity, access, and success for all students.
Dr. Kanold has authored numerous articles and chapters on school leadership for education publications, including the Journal of Staff Development and the School Administrator. He received a bachelor s degree in education and a master s degree in mathematics from Illinois State University and earned a doctorate in educational leadership and philosophy from Loyola University Chicago. He is the author of The Five Disciplines of PLC Leaders.
Diane J. Briars, PhD, , is a mathematics education consultant and is codirector of the Algebra Intensification Project, an NSF-supported design-based research project to support underprepared algebra students. Previously, she served for twenty years as the mathematics director for the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Under her leadership, Pittsburgh schools made significant progress in increasing student achievement through standards-based curricula, instruction, and assessment.
Dr. Briars is also involved in national initiatives in mathematics education. She has served as a member of many committees, including the National Commission of Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century headed by Senator John Glenn. She is a former president of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, and board member for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and has served leadership roles for other organizations, including the College Board and the National Science Foundation. She earned a PhD in mathematics education and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mathematics from Northwestern University, and she did postdoctoral
study in the Psychology Department of Carnegie-Mellon University. She began her career as a secondary mathematics instructor.
Francis (Skip) Fennell, PhD, is a mathematics educator and has experience as a classroom teacher, principal, and supervisor of instruction. He is the initial recipient of the L. Stanley Bowlsbey endowed chair as Professor of Education and Graduate and Professional Studies at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, where he served for thirty-six years. He is a recent past president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Dr. Fennell also currently directs the Brookhill Foundation—supported Elementary Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Leaders Project, which includes a national clearinghouse for elementary school mathematics specialists.
Dr. Fennell is widely published in professional journals and textbooks related to elementary and middle-grade mathematics education and has also authored chapters in yearbooks and resource books. In addition, he has played key leadership roles with NCTM, the Research Council for Mathematics Learning, the Mathematical Sciences Education Board, the National Science Foundation, the Maryland Mathematics Commission, the United States National Commission for Mathematics Instruction, and the Association for Mathematics Educators
