Mine the Gap for Mathematical Understanding, Grades 3-5 - (Corwin Mathematics) by John J Sangiovanni (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Being an effective math educator is one part based on the quality of the tasks we give, one part how we diagnose what we see, and one part what we do with what we find. Yet with so many students and big concepts to cover, it can be hard to slow down enough to look for those moments when students' responses tell us what we need to know about next best steps. In this remarkable book, John SanGiovanni helps us value our students' misconceptions and incomplete understandings as much as their correct ones--because it's the gap in their understanding today that holds the secrets to planning tomorrow's best teaching.<br/> <br/> SanGiovanni lays out 180 high-quality tasks aligned to the standards and big ideas of Grades 3-5 mathematics, including addition and subtraction of multi-digit whole numbers, multiplication and division of single and multi-digit whole numbers, foundational fraction concepts, foundational decimal concepts, and operations with fractions and decimals. The tasks are all downloadable so you can use or modify them for instruction and assessment. Each big idea offers a starting task followed by: </p> <ul> <li>what makes it a high-quality task </li> <li>what you might anticipate before students work with the task </li> <li>4 student examples of the completed task showcasing a distinct gap </li> <li>commentary on what precisely counts for mathematical understanding and the next instructional steps </li> <li>commentary on the misconception or incomplete understanding so you learn <em>why</em> the student veered off course </li> <li>three additional tasks aligned to the mathematics topic and ideas about what students might do with these additional tasks. </li> </ul> <p>It's time to break our habit of rushing into re-teaching for correctness and instead get curious about the space between right and wrong answers. <em>Mine the Gap for Mathematical Understanding</em> is a book you will return to again and again to get better at selecting tasks that will uncover students' reasoning--better at discerning the quality and clarity of students' understanding--and better at planning teaching based on the gaps you see. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Being an effective math educator is one part based on the quality of the tasks we give, one part how we diagnose what we see, and one part what we do with what we find. Yet with so many students and big concepts to cover, it can be hard to slow down enough to look for those moments when students' responses tell us what we need to know about next best steps. In this remarkable book, John SanGiovanni helps us value our students' misconceptions and incomplete understandings as much as their correct ones--because it's the gap in their understanding today that holds the secrets to planning tomorrow's best teaching.<br/> <br/> SanGiovanni lays out 180 high-quality tasks aligned to the standards and big ideas of Grades 3-5 mathematics, including addition and subtraction of multi-digit whole numbers, multiplication and division of single and multi-digit whole numbers, foundational fraction concepts, foundational decimal concepts, and operations with fractions and decimals. The tasks are all downloadable so you can use or modify them for instruction and assessment. Each big idea offers a starting task followed by: </p> <ul> <li>what makes it a high-quality task </li> <li>what you might anticipate before students work with the task </li> <li>4 student examples of the completed task showcasing a distinct gap </li> <li>commentary on what precisely counts for mathematical understanding and the next instructional steps </li> <li>commentary on the misconception or incomplete understanding so you learn <em>why</em> the student veered off course </li> <li>three additional tasks aligned to the mathematics topic and ideas about what students might do with these additional tasks. </li> </ul> <p>It's time to break our habit of rushing into re-teaching for correctness and instead get curious about the space between right and wrong answers. <em>Mine the Gap for Mathematical Understanding</em> is a book you will return to again and again to get better at selecting tasks that will uncover students' reasoning--better at discerning the quality and clarity of students' understanding--and better at planning teaching based on the gaps you see. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>John SanGiovanni continues to provide teacher-friendly, must-have books. They empower teachers<br/> by deepening their understanding of content and teaching.--Megan Dooley<br><br>Mine the Gap for Mathematical Understanding is a much-needed and anticipated resource for<br/> teachers, mathematics coaches, mathematics specialists, administrators, and other stakeholders.<br/> The easy to follow, teacher-friendly format, the accompanying commentary for each student work<br/> sample, along with the thoughtful reflection questions will quickly make this resource a 'go to'<br/> professional development tool.--Latrenda Knighten<br><br>Mine the Gap is a great tool for teachers to use to grow their own understanding of student misconceptions<br/> and incomplete understandings and how to address them. This is an indispensable<br/> resource for all involved in supporting students' growth in mathematics.--Nathan Rosin<br><br>More than just a nice collection of problems, this book shares a road map for teachers looking to<br/> enhance the quality of the math tasks they use with students. Teachers will appreciate the examples<br/> of actual student work paired with tips for analysis and instruction.--Delise Andrews<br><br>This book helps navigate how to use student work to drive instruction with rich engaging tasks, <br/> which will help all students become better mathematicians. SanGiovanni has done an excellent<br/> job of helping teachers to carefully look at student work to identify how students solved math problems, <br/> using this evidence to identify those students who understand the targeted skill, along with<br/> the misconceptions or misunderstandings of other students, with suggestions of how to move all<br/> students forward in their thinking.--Cynthia Baumann<br><br>This work does what other books only attempt to do. It combines instruction, assessment, and<br/> practice with open-ended and rich tasks that allow for teachers to not only immediately implement<br/> the ideas but also understand the content and pedagogy behind them. The tasks, which are<br/> immediately implementable and customizable, engage each and every learner. They are based on<br/> cutting edge and research-based instructional frameworks and provide countless learning opportunities<br/> for students.--Zachary Champagne<br><br>Too often students (and parents and teachers) have the notion that the goal in math should<br/> be to get the right answer. Yet insight into misconceptions and students' thinking can tell us<br/> much more about what students know (and don't know) beyond simply a correct or incorrect<br/> answer. SanGiovanni offers teachers a treasure trove of rich tasks and student work on those<br/> tasks. Examples of how to analyze student thinking and next instructional steps make this a volume<br/> that should be on every 3-5 math teacher's desk!--Linda Gojak<br><br>Wow! Mine the Gap for grades 3-5 teachers really unpacks! Not only does the book provide dozens<br/> of great mathematical tasks, but--perhaps more importantly--it gives teachers the chance<br/> to consider each task; anticipate student responses--a critical first step in formative assessment;<br/> analyze actual student responses; and then consider what they would do in the classroom.<br/> Thoughts about modifying each task provide another option for each task. At a time when teachers<br/> are encouraged to regularly provide students with tasks that promote reasoning and problem<br/> solving, this book will help teachers dig deeper as they mine for understandings.--Francis (Skip) Fennell<br>
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