Math Sense: The Look, Sound, and Feel of Effective Instruction

I've been on a math kick this summer. Math Sense: The Look, Sound, and Feel of Effective Instruction by Christine Moynihan has been on of my favorite reads. It's a great foundational book about quality math instruction. It validated many of the strategies I've been learning for the past five years, challenged me to take them to a new level, and reminded me of some that I haven't incorporated as well as I would have hoped.

Here are just a few of the topics the author believes are important to the look, sound, and feel of a mathematics classroom. She addresses each one.

differentiating instruction

checking for understanding

identifying student misconceptions

setting and sharing lesson goals or objectives

actively engaging

actively listening

collaborating

making connections

persevering

taking risks

supporting discourse

using mathematical vocabulary

justifying and clarifying thinking

analyzing the thinking of others

and so many more

I would definitely recommend this book for any K-5 math teacher.