Becoming a Responsive Mathematics Teacher: Centering Student Thinking in K-8 Classrooms

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Caroline B. Ebby (University of Pennsylvania, USA.) Brittany Hess

Becoming a Responsive Mathematics Teacher

Centering Student Thinking in K-8 Classrooms

Caroline B. Ebby (University of Pennsylvania, USA.), Brittany Hess, Lindsay Goldsmith-Markey , Lizzy Pecora

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17 December 2025

Primary & middle schools; Teaching skills & techniques; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: Mathematics & numeracy

This resource presents and describes a model for teaching and learning mathematics responsively in the elementary and middle grades. Developed through the Responsive Math Teaching (RMT) project—a seven-year collaboration between teachers, teacher leaders, school and district administrators, and researchers from a network of K-8 urban schools—this book equips any mathematics educator with the tools to enhance instruction and increase equitable outcomes for students and communities historically underrepresented in mathematics. Chapters pair research-based instructional practices with real examples to show how this model has been successfully implemented in actual schools, often under challenging conditions. Each chapter includes classroom vignettes and then breaks down the topic into jobs or responsibilities for teachers, indicating their specific role in supporting their students. The authors provide tools to assist teachers in the decision-making needed to carry out these responsibilities in the classroom. Topics include the components of a responsive mathematics lesson, comprehensive lesson planning guidance, building a responsive classroom community, and supporting responsive teaching as an instructional leader. Whether you are a classroom teacher, teacher educator, or leader, this book can guide you in understanding and reframing your responsibilities, challenge existing norms around mathematics, empower your students as problem-solvers, and ultimately cultivate joy in mathematics teaching and learning.

By: Caroline B. Ebby (University of Pennsylvania USA.), Brittany Hess, Lindsay Goldsmith-Markey, Lizzy Pecora, Jennifer Valerio
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781032882239
ISBN 10: 1032882239
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 17 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Caroline B. Ebby is a mathematics educator and Senior Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and a former middle school mathematics teacher. Brittany Hess is a Research Specialist and mathematics instructional coach at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, and a former classroom and mathematics lead teacher. Lindsay Goldsmith-Markey is a mathematics teacher educator in La Salle University’s Department of Education and a former classroom teacher and mathematics specialist. Lizzy Pecora is a Senior Research Project Manager at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Jennifer Valerio is a mathematics teacher educator and Associate Director of the Urban Teaching Residency Program at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, as well as a former mathematics classroom teacher and coordinator. Joy Anderson Davis is a Senior Mathematics Instructional Coach for the Penn Learning Network at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and an independent consultant.