The Five Practices in Practice [Middle School]

Margaret (Peg) Smith is a Professor Emerita at University of Pittsburgh. Over the past three decades she has been developing research-based materials for use in the professional development of mathematics teachers. She has coauthored several books including Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Discussions (with Mary Kay Stein), the middle and high school versions of the Taking Action series (with Melissa Boston, Fredrick Dillon, Stephen Miller, and Lynn Raith), and The 5 Practices in Practice: Successfully Orchestrating Mathematics Discussion in Your Classroom series (with Victoria Bill, Miriam Gameron Sherin, and Michael Steele). In 2006 she received the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award given annually to honor outstanding faculty at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2009 she received the award for Excellence in Teaching in Mathematics Teacher Education from AMTE. In April 2019 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from NCTM.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPrefaceChapter 1 – IntroductionThe Five Practices in Practice: An OverviewPurpose and ContentClassroom Video ContextMeet the TeachersUsing this BookNorms for Video ViewingGetting Started!Chapter 2 – Setting Goals and Selecting TasksPart 1 – Unpacking the Practice: Setting Goals and Selecting TasksPart 2 – Challenges Teachers Face: Setting Goals and Selecting TasksConclusionChapter 3 – Anticipating Student ResponsesPart 1 – Unpacking the Practice: Anticipating Student ResponsesPart 2 – Challenges Teachers Face: Anticipating Student ResponsesConclusionChapter 4 – Monitoring Student WorkPart 1 – Unpacking the Practice: Monitoring Student WorkPart 2 – Challenges Teachers Face: Monitoring Student WorkConclusionChapter 5 – Selecting and Sequencing Student SolutionsPart 1 – Unpacking the Practice: Selecting and Sequencing Student SolutionsPart 2 – Challenges Teachers Face: Selecting and Sequencing Student SolutionsConclusionChapter 6 – Connecting Student SolutionsPart 1 – Unpacking the Practice: Connecting Student SolutionsPart 2 – Challenges Teachers Face: Connecting Student ResponsesConclusionChapter 7 – Looking Back and Looking AheadWhy Use the Five Practices ModelGetting Started with the Five PracticesPlan Lessons CollaborativelyObserve and Debrief LessonsReflect on Your LessonVideo ClubsOrganize a Book StudyExplore Additional ResourcesConclusionAppendix A – Web-based Resources for Tasks and Lesson PlansAppendix B – Monitoring ChartAppendix C – Mrs. Mossotti’s Monitoring ChartAppendix D – Hold All Students AccountableAppendix E – Lesson Planning TemplateIndex

Every middle school math teacher needs to understand the practices in this book and know how to use them effectively in the classroom. Use of these practices will empower middle school students to understand mathematics and feel like they can do math!