Before the holiday season, our Special Education department hosted a 3-day professional development event. During that event, I presented a session that helped teachers learn to use Coherence Maps to help with instructional planning – especially when students were struggling due to gaps in foundational understandings.
These Coherence Maps were created by three of the authors who worked on the Math and ELA Common Core Standards. After writing the Common Core Standards, they formed a group called Student Achievement Partners (SAP) for the purpose of "addressing the need for practical, evidence-based support for teachers and school leaders." SAP maintains a website at AchieveTheCore.org and is committed to sharing standards-aligned resources freely with educators.
After I presented my sessions on using the Coherence Maps, many of the participants found the information to be so useful that they requested that I find a way to share the information with a wider audience. This special edition of MathSnack is my way of sharing - as promised!
In the video below, I'll share how and why you should access these Coherence Maps 🎥
*Skip ahead to 4:04 to see just the information about Coherence Maps
0:00-4:03 Sample Video Lessons by grade and content
4:04-18:43 How to access the Coherence Maps
