Empowering All Leaders to be Math Leaders

Actionable Strategies and Tools
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-17193-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Empowering All Leaders to be Math Leaders helps school leaders ensure that their math teachers are prepared to deliver excellent instruction each week of the school year. This exciting guide provides essential context on the challenges and obstacles facing math education along with actionable strategies and tools for overcoming them and facilitating positive change in classrooms. Each chapter includes practice-based tasks, reflection questions, and supporting resources that leaders can put toward building the math classrooms that teachers and students deserve. Written by an award-winning math teacher and nationally recognized high school principal, this book offers a unique perspective and expertise tailored to the needs of leaders—whether they have a math background or not. Through these inspiring tools, school leaders will be ready to improve math instruction, increase student achievement outcomes, and foster a more math-literate learning environment.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Brien, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword (by T.J. Vari)

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: High Quality Tasks and Standards Alignment

Chapter 2: The Brain Science Behind Learning Math

Chapter 3: Independent Practice, Independent Thinkers

Chapter 4: Forming Your Math Team

Chapter 5: Using Observations to Improve Math Instruction

Chapter 6: Coaching for First Period Readiness

Chapter 7: Selecting Technology for the Classroom

Chapter 8: Effective Use of Technology in the Classroom

Chapter 9: First There Were Calculators, Now We Have AI

Chapter 10: Increasing Engagement by Planning Discourse

Chapter 11: Precise Language Leads to Mastery

Chapter 12: Integrating Financial Literacy

Chapter 13: Building a School-Wide Culture of Math Achievement

Chapter 14: The Empowered Math Leader Action Plan

Chapter 15: Unobstructed

Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas O’Brien partners with schools, districts, and after-school programs nationwide to turn data and practice into college and career opportunities. An award-winning math teacher and former nationally recognized high school principal, he brings deep instructional-leadership experience and a passion for continuous improvement to his work.