Do You REALLY Know The Math? - with Katy Buckland

In this episode, Chrissy interviews Katy Buckland, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction at a middle school in New York City. Katy is a former middle school math teacher and principal.

In our conversation we share:

• a definition for “math content knowledge” and how it goes beyond simply “knowing the standards”

• why conceptual understanding is an essential part of mathematical rigor

• a caution (to leaders) against switching teachers between grade level

• 3 challenges that prevent teachers from deepening content knowledge: (1) time, (2) intellectual energy, (3) fear or insecurity

• how strong content knowledge leads to deeper student learning

• benefits and challenges of planning from a curriculum

• 3 free, aligned curricular resources you can use: EngageNY, Illustrative Mathematics, Zearn Math

Resource Links:

• Focus by Grade Level Documents - from Student Achievement Partners

• Widely Applicable Prerequisites - from Student Achievement Partners

• EngageNY - open educational resource / curriculum for grades K-12

• Illustrative Mathematics - open educational resource / curriculum for grades 6-12 (K-5 coming soon!)

• Zearn Math - open educational resource / curriculum for grades K-5 (6-8 coming soon!)