Activating the Vision: The Four Keys of Mathematics Leadership

by Bill Barnes, Mona Toncheff

In order to build and sustain a successful mathematics program, mathematics leaders need to collaboratively establish a cohesive vision for teaching and learning and put that vision into action. This book details the necessary steps mathematics leaders must take to change traditional practices; meet new curricular, instructional, and assessment challenges; and engage students, families, and community members in mathematics education.
Foreword by Timothy D. Kanold
Introduction

Part Establish a Clear Vision for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
1. Take Stock of Your Mathematics Program s Health
2. Develop a Collaborative Vision for an Exemplary Mathematics Program
3. Establish Measures of Success

Part Support Visionary Professional Learning for Teachers and Teacher Leaders
4. Engage Teachers in Worthwhile and Differentiated Professional Learning
5. Develop Highly Skilled and Highly Effective Mathematics Leaders
6. Build Capacity of Site-Based Administrators and District Leaders

Part Develop Systems for Activating the Vision
7. Leverage Team Actions
8. Create and Implement Well-Designed Curriculum and Assessments
9. Monitor Consistent Expectations for Exemplary Instruction

Part Empower the Vision of Family and Community Engagement
10. Activate the Student Voice to Check Alignment Between Vision and Reality
11. Empower Families as Informed Advocates
12. Build and Engage a Strong Network of Partnerships

Epilogue
Appendix Vision for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Appendix Cognitive Demand
Appendix Planning Template for Change
Appendix Mathematics Professional Development Plan for a School Year

248 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published July 15, 2016

About the author

I'm the artist of Unshelved and write Not Invented Here. I mostly read sci-fi, history, biography, science, and mainstream comics. Whenever went wrong in the past and resulted in an alternate dystopian present, I'm a happy man. I have a small bookcase of favorite books that I re-read every year or two.