{"product_id":"teaching-powerful-problem-solving-in-math-a-collaborative-approach-through-lesson-study-paperback-1","title":"Teaching Powerful Problem-Solving in Math: A Collaborative Approach Through Lesson Study - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine C. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAkihiko Takahashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShelley Friedkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTeaching Powerful Problem-Solving in Math\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e, readers will visit urban elementary and K-8 schools where teachers have dramatically transformed learning for teachers and for students.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents learn mathematics by confronting a novel problem and building the new mathematics needed to solve it, just as mathematicians would. Learning in this way, \u003cstrong\u003estudents discover the power of their own thinking and gain confidence\u003c\/strong\u003e that extends well beyond mathematics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee how teachers transform instruction using schoolwide lesson study, building powerful new ways to learn from each other, practice, and research. In-depth classroom portraits, at the outset of schoolwide lesson study and three years later, illuminate the changes in mathematics instruction at \u003cstrong\u003ea school that grew its proficiency on Smarter Balanced Assessment from 15% to 56% over three years\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtensive resources and links allow readers to understand and \u003cstrong\u003ebuild on the work of these schools\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is grounded in established principles of collective efficacy, intrinsic motivation, and learner agency for both students \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProfiles teachers leading the transformation of instruction to achieve the ambitious vision of learning embodied in recent standards.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how teaching through problem-solving can erase the achievement gap in mathematics learning.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the first in-depth portrait of schoolwide lesson study, showing how U.S. teachers at several schools build it and use it to transform teaching.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses photographs, student work, and detailed classroom descriptions to bring to life mathematics lessons in year 1 and year 4 of the school's work to build problem-solving.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides examples and links to the strategies teachers use to make student thinking visible (and actionable) during mathematics lessons.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes lesson plans, photographs of board work, student journals, school newsletters, self-assessment rubrics and dozens of links to the resources needed to begin using teaching through problem-solving and school-wide lesson study.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides long-term, teacher-led solutions for professional learning and for mathematics instruction that have been shown to improve teacher retention and student proficiency.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e is a researcher at Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California who has conducted research in Japanese schools for four decades. \u003cstrong\u003eAkihiko Takahashi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor emeritus of mathematics education at DePaul University and an internationally renowned elementary teacher. \u003cstrong\u003eShelley Friedkin\u003c\/strong\u003e is an instructional coach at John Muir Elementary School in San Francisco, California. \u003cstrong\u003eNora Houseman\u003c\/strong\u003e is program director for professional learning in the Alameda County Office of Education, California. \u003cstrong\u003eSara Liebert\u003c\/strong\u003e served as teacher, instructional coach and principal at John Muir Elementary School and currently works at Apple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.89 x 6.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47224763056377,"sku":"9780807787588","price":80.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/5gwcgawsqY9780807787588_a3923e5d-da15-47bd-ab8e-0d087813772d.webp?v=1768238290","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/teaching-powerful-problem-solving-in-math-a-collaborative-approach-through-lesson-study-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}