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Math Instruction Demystified

Steve Leinwand strengthens teachers’ confidence and capacity to make K–12 math instruction far more effective. From engagement to best practices to differentiation, he helps maximize students’ understanding through language, alternative approaches to problem solving, and multiple representations. Then he ties it all together with ideas for effective lesson planning.

Course Objectives

• Develop techniques for increasing student engagement and learning
• Explore classroom routines that focus on student explanations
• Promote fruitful discussion in the mathematics classroom
• Plan, teach, and reflect on lessons based on ideas presented in the course

Credit/CEUs:

On completion of this course, you will be awarded a certificate for 30 contact hours, or 3 CEUs.

This is an On-Demand Course presented by Heinemann Online PD. Course access is 365 days from the date it is activated. Please note, access cannot be extended past 365 days.

Note: We encourage group participation; however, we require that each person be registered and be included in the subscription payment. For group pricing information please call 800-541-2086, ext. 1100.

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Contents

Sessions for Making Math Far More Accessible to Our Students

• Making Math Come Alive—A Reason to Care
• Systematic Review and Distributed Practice
• Changing the Discourse—Open-Ended Questions
• Multiple Representations and Language-Rich Classes
• Moving Beyond the One Right Answer
• The Importance of Deliberate Planning

Each session requires approximately one hour to complete, with additional opportunities to read and reflect offline as well as to practice with students.