Are you a new math coach? Check out these tips on how to approach your job!

A big part of being an effective instructional coach is using data driven information to help your help teachers do more for their students. While data can be your best friend in the classroom, it can be hard to know exactly what kind of data you need to be tracking. Between teachers and students, there is so much to observe. In addition to knowing what to track, it can be difficult to find a way to track your data effectively. So how can we ensure we are tracking the right data?

As an instructional coach, there are certain items that can make supporting teachers easier. Each of the items shared here are highly recommended by myself as a teacher leader working in multiple buildings across a large district. Grab a binder and fill it with essentials like your standards, pacing guide, and teacher performance rubrics. Below…

The relationship between teachers and coaches can be tricky. Here's what the best instructional coaches do, according to teachers.

Find ideas on how to schedule your daily math block to include key components for success. Reach all students in your classroom with no matter how much time is in your schedule. #guidedmath #mathschedule #mathblock #dailymathschedule #mathblockschedule

This year I had the amazing opportunity--thanks to an extremely supportive administration team--to be a part-time instructional coach in the high school where I've taught for 9 of my 12 years. It was an exciting and enlightening year, to be sure. As much as I struggled, I feel so lucky to have been given this…

Understanding the patterns on the hundred chart, like ten more and ten less, supports early place value understandings. Grab a FREE game!

Higher level math centers will really get your students thinking and writing about math. Read about my top six favorite higher level math centers.

By Gladis Kersaint - 100 questions from a mathematics expert to help promote mathematical thinking and discourse in the classroom.

We asked a panel of experienced teachers what they know about teaching math that they wish they had known at the beginning of their career.