Promoting Equitable Math Instruction: Exploring Elementary Teachers Stories [Paperback]

1. Introduction? 2.?Analyzing Cases Using Anti-Deficit Noticing of Math Teaching? 3.?Cases About Math Classroom Community Norms, Policies, and Procedures? 4.?Cases About Communication in Math Classrooms? 5.?Cases About Math Instructional Pedagogies and Tasks? 6.?Cases About Engaging Families and Communities in Math? 7.?Points for Consideration

Step into K-5 classrooms and examine equitable math instruction. Through authentic cases from current and former math teachers, this book explores the complexities of teaching math in ways that empower every learner. It?challenges you to?confront?assumptions, uncover bias, and?reimagine your role as a math teacher.

Promoting Equitable Math Instruction: Exploring Elementary Teachers Stories presents cases reflecting real-world and classroom contexts that mathematics teachers often face. I appreciate that the accompanying reflection questions encourage critical examination of teaching practices, communication, and engagement with families. I believe that the cases support professional dialogue, helping individual teachers or teams of teachers to deepen their understanding of equitable mathematics teaching.

Dr. Robert Q. Berry, Past President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (20182020)

Promoting Equitable Math Instruction: Exploring Elementary Teachers Stories is an essential read for math teachers, school administrators, and special education and intervention specialists aiming to understand and tackle inequity in math classrooms. The phrase, I'm not a math person is all too common, reflecting how students' mathematical identities are shaped early on. Elementary teachers play a crucial role in this development. This book provides a framework to counter deficit thinking and recognize how even well-inl#