The Role of a Mathematics Content-Focused Coaching Project in Preparing Mathematics Specialist Candidates to Coach

Authors

Toni P. Sorrell, Longwood UniversityFollow
Jamey Lovin, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow

Publication Date

2021

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the mathematics content-focused coaching (MCFC) process from the perspective of coaches in their work with teachers, specifically, the effective strategies and techniques used by the mathematics coaches as they work with teachers and focus on mathematics and student learning. We discuss the MCFC project, assigned in many mathematics specialist preparation program leadership classes, in detail. Then we discuss the reflection the participants submitted in a course in which this project was assigned at two different universities and the ways in which these submissions can be used as a reflective activity and tool that coaches can employ to support learning. Implications for future research will also be discussed.

Volume

17

Issue

1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25891/k2c5-vd02

Recommended Citation

Sorrell, Toni P. and Lovin, Jamey (2021) "The Role of a Mathematics Content-Focused Coaching Project in Preparing Mathematics Specialist Candidates to Coach," Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations: Vol. 17: No. 1, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jmsce_vamsc/vol17/iss1/12