Elevate Your Math Instruction With Professional Learning Resources

In Math That Matters, Marian Small helps support teachers of Grades 3–8 in providing more effective targeted assessment and constructive feedback. The book offers support to new and veteran teachers in doing three fundamental things:

• Identifying the most important math to assess.
• Constructing meaningful assessments — both formative and summative — to measure student understanding.
• Providing students with feedback that is clear and timely. Specific examples for each grade level are provided, along with details on how to pose questions, analyze errors, and help students understand and learn from their mistakes.

The book offers specific guidance for when and how to offer feedback on both correct and incorrect answers in order to advance students’ mathematical thinking. Co-published with Teachers College Press

Using What Works: Strategies for Developing a Literacy-Rich Environment in Math Classrooms is a close look at how strategies that have been successful in language arts can be reimagined and used within a mathematics environment to support students’ achievement in math. This book shows how a holistic approach to instruction and learning, focused on developing literacy skills across subject areas, can benefit both students and teachers — and change the culture of a mathematics classroom.

Using What Works includes many varied and diverse practical strategies that teachers can use immediately. The strategies presented are designed for a 21st century classroom and integrate technology, individualized learning, and inquiry‑based learning seamlessly and practically.

How can K–12 school leaders recognize and ensure that their school or district is supporting good math instruction?

Marian Small and Doug Duff provide the answer to that and other questions in The School Leader’s Guide to Building and Sustaining Math Success. Drawing on their vast experience working with administrators, the authors provide practical advice and helpful tools for improving math instruction. They guide you through the initial steps of establishing a strong math culture, developing common tasks, and getting buy-in, and then offer specific suggestions for monitoring, supporting, and sustaining improvement. You’ll learn what kinds of data to collect, what to look for in the classroom, what to listen for in conversations with teachers and students, and how to deal with reluctant staff and parents.

This is an ASCD publication.

Fun and Fundamental Math for Young Children focuses on the most important concepts and skills needed to provide early learners (JK–Grade 2) with a strong foundation in mathematics, in ways that are fun for both children and educators!

For each mathematical concept, Marian Small provides sample activities and lessons, as well as guidance for using children’s books, games, manipulatives, and electronic devices. In addition, she demonstrates how to differentiate instruction using tasks and questions designed to meet the needs of all students.

Fun and Fundamental Math for Young Children is separated into special grade-level sections and can be used with any early childhood curriculum.
Book Features:

• The why as well as the how for teaching math to young children.
• A focus on the value of play in learning math concepts.
• 225 unique and fun games and activities designed to build important math concepts and skills.
• Book recommendations that are both fun and support mathematical understanding.
• Detailed strategies to help parents support their children’s learning at home.