Make Rich Math Instruction Come to Life Online
In an age when distance learning has become part of the ‘new normal, ‘ educators know that rich remote math teaching involves more than direct instruction, online videos, and endless practice problems on virtual worksheets.
Using both personal experience and those of teachers in real K-12 online classrooms, distance learning mathematics veteran Theresa Wills translates all we know about research-based, equitable, rigorous face-to-face mathematics instruction into an online venue.
This powerful guide equips math teachers to:
Build students’ agency, identity, and strong math communities
- Promote mathematical thinking, collaboration, and discourse
- Incorporate rich mathematics tasks and assign meaningful homework and practice
- Facilitate engaging online math instruction using virtual manipulatives and other concrete learning tools
- Recognize and address equity and inclusion challenges associated with distance learning
- Assess mathematics learning from a distance
Teaching Math at a Distance offers the support, clarity, and inspiration needed to guide teachers through teaching math remotely without sacrificing deep learning and academic growth.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Getting Ready
Chapter 1: Setting the Stage for the Virtual Math Classroom
Chapter 2: Setting Norms for the Virtual Math Classroom
Chapter 3: Incorporating Manipulatives in the Virtual Math Classroom
Chapter 4: Selecting Activities for the Virtual Math Classroom
Part II: Facilitating Instruction
Chapter 5: Strategies to Build Strong Math Communities
Chapter 6: Strategies to Promote Student Thinking
Chapter 7: Strategies to Facilitate Routines Online
Chapter 8: Facilitating Mathematical Discourse Online Through Rich Tasks
Chapter 9: Learning Stations
Part III: Consolidating and Assessing Learning
Chapter 10: Assessment
Chapter 11: Strategies for Effective Homework
Conclusion: Go and Make a Difference
References Cited
About the author
Theresa Wills, Ph D, is an assistant professor of mathematics education in the School of Education at George Mason University, where she works with inservice mathematics specialists and preservice elementary and secondary teachers. Theresa has taught synchronous online classes and webinars since 2010 and researches teaching practices that are adaptable to the online environment. She is a former classroom teacher, and math coach who still volunteers weekly in K–12 classrooms.
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