Mathematics lessons should be centered on engaging students in solving and discussing tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The ART of TEACHING combines a number of components to produce powerful professional growth and development. Mentors act as change agents coaching individual Cotsen fellows in classrooms weekly. Fellows observe great teachers to gain new vision and inspiration. They also set goals to grow in content knowledge and in pedagogy. The Cotsen fellows set goals in an area of strength, videotape themselves, reflect on what they see, attend conferences to learn even more, and participate monthly in an inquiry group with colleagues to study teaching more deeply.
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Students actively engage in self-regulated learning through monitoring and evaluation of their understanding and achievement. They analyze the chosen task or recent data and then compare to their prior knowledge and cognitive strategies to set learning goals. As they engage in the task, they monitor their progress by reflecting on their achievement, responding to peer feedback, and using success criteria to make choices and decisions. Moving toward a finished product, students reflect on their new content knowledge and new understanding of their learning process. This results in student autonomy and achievement.
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