Math+Coach



**The goal of coaching is to guide vision, urge excellence, and empower the one being coached to unlock his or her true potential by raising awareness, inspiring ideas, and encouraging creativity. Coaches should work toward building a culture of coaching in the district, where teachers collaborate and coach one another, and espouse a philosophy of continuous improvement to grow from good to great.**

Communicating With Teachers

[|Role of a Math Coach.doc]: To introduce teachers to the role of a Math coach

[|Are You Interested.doc] : This form, along with interviews and conversation can be used to enroll teachers in a coaching relationship.

[|Observation Form.doc]: This form can be used during an observation and as a conversation guide during the post-observation conversation

[|Strategies Observed.doc] - Alternative observation form to focus on specific instructional strategies

[|November Newsletter.doc] .Samples of Newsletters I sent to teachers throught the course of a school year [|February Newsletter.doc]

[|partial quotients division.doc]: A sample of instruction sheets teachers could use and send home to parents

[|Confidentiality Notice.doc]: This note is sent to teachers to help develop a trusting, reciprocal relationship.

[|What do I tell parents at Back.doc]: This was given to teachers to help them explain Everyday Math to parents at Back to School Night

Communicating with Parents  [|Parent Resources:] The parent page on my Everyday Math website

[|Alternative Algorithms for Parents:] Presentations to help explain alternative algorithms to parents

[|EM Algorithms for Parents.ppt]: These were Powerpoints I craeted for Family and Parent Math Nights [|parent night.ppt]  [|Parent Resource Handbook.doc]: A Resources Handbook for parents that explains some common Everyday Math procedures

[|How Parents can Help.doc]: Some suggestions for how parents can help at home

 Student Resources

[|Student Resources:] The student page on my Everyday Math Website

[|Summer Packet.doc]: Just a sample of the summer packets I created for students.

[|Student Placemats.doc]: These were laminated and used with students who needed practice with Some Everyday Math routines