In Teaching Through Problem Solving (TTP), students grapple with a mathematical task they have not previously learned to solve that embodies the new mathematical ideas or procedures to be learned. Teaching Through Problem-solving is similar to the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Mathematical Discussions by Margaret Smith and Mary Kay Stein that is widely used in the U.S. Many of the SFUSD Core Curriculum Lessons are based on this pedagogy. SFUSD C&I Math
Growth Mindset in Math, researched by Carol Dweck, shows that when students develop what she has called a ‘growth mindset’ then they believe that intelligence and ‘smartness’ can be learned and that the brain can grow from exercise. C&I Math
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) model is a framework to address curricular planning that meets the needs of all learners. The framework and its principles were used to design the SFUSD Math Core Curriculum. C&I Math
Response to Intervention (RTI) in Math is a tiered student support system that focuses on the results of implementing instructional interventions in a model of prevention. C&I Math
Rubrics are a tool for evaluating student work. There are two main types of rubrics: holistic (a rubric that provides one overall score) and analytic (a rubric that provides scores for different categories). C&I Math