Deliberate Practice: How Math Teachers Can Close the Professional Development Gap

Deliberate Practice: How Math Teachers Can Close the Professional Development Gap

Presenter: Chase Orton

Date: May 19, 2020

I have a confession—math class isn’t working for some of my students. Despite my best efforts, I continue to struggle to meet the myriad of social, emotional, and academic needs of all my students while also moving learning forward for the whole class. Maybe you or someone you work with is also facing this same challenge. Maybe math class isn’t working for some of your students too. If so, please know it’s not your fault. Math teaching is a difficult and complex task, and I know we all want to get better at it. But to get better, we need to close the gap between the PD we’re offered and the PD we need. In this webinar, I will share my thoughts on what’s wrong about our current approaches to PD while also offering you a pathway for a more coherent, teacher-centered approach to your professional learning as a math teacher. While teachers of mathematics are the intended audience, this webinar has value for any educator vested in improving the quality of teaching in the math classroom.

Recommended Grade Level: K – 12

NOTE: Due to the file size of this recording, it has been split into two pieces.

Hosted by: Leigh Nataro

Watch the full presentation at: https://www.bigmarker.com/GlobalMathDept/Deliberate-Practice-How-Math-Teachers-Can-Close-the-Professional-Development-Gap