Math Leaders’ Toolkit: Advanced Strategies for Modern Math Coaching

Support Productive Struggle, Mathematical Thinking, and Instructional Excellence

Empower math instructional leaders with practical tools, research-based strategies, and coaching resources designed to elevate mathematics teaching and learning. The Math Leaders’ Toolkit: Advanced Strategies for Modern Math Coaching provides instructional coaches, administrators, interventionists, and teacher leaders with a comprehensive framework for supporting high-quality math instruction through rigorous pedagogy, collaborative coaching cycles, and student-centered learning practices.

Built around the Standards for Mathematical Practice, NCTM Teaching Practices, and Building Thinking Classrooms principles, this toolkit helps leaders move beyond procedural teaching toward classrooms rooted in conceptual understanding, productive struggle, mathematical discourse, and student agency.

What’s Included

Inside this toolkit, math leaders will find ready-to-use resources and professional learning tools focused on:

• Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) with look-fors, teacher questioning prompts, and opportunities for growth
• NCTM-aligned instructional coaching rubrics and observation tools
• Dynamic Mathematics Instruction Frameworks for classroom walkthroughs and coaching conversations
• Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) instructional progression guidance
• High-yield instructional strategies to support active mathematical thinking
• Coaching cycle planning tools, reflection guides, and observation templates
• Professional Learning Community (PLC) discussion questions
• Math rigor and cognitive lift checklists
• Resources to support productive struggle, differentiation, and equitable access for all learners
• Curriculum evaluation and implementation guidance
• Building Thinking Classrooms look-fors and instructional supports
• Student reflection tools and teacher coaching documents

Why Math Leaders Love This Toolkit

This toolkit was created to help instructional leaders bridge the gap between instructional theory and real-world classroom coaching. Rather than focusing solely on general pedagogy, it equips math leaders with specialized coaching language, observation tools, and content-specific strategies that support meaningful instructional improvement.

Leaders can use this resource to:

• Facilitate high-impact coaching conversations
• Support teachers in implementing rigorous mathematical tasks
• Strengthen classroom discourse and reasoning
• Increase student engagement and conceptual understanding
• Foster collaborative, student-centered math environments
• Guide professional development sessions and learning walks
• Build consistency across math instruction within schools or districts

Format:  Download PDF or Coil Bound Book (coming soon!)

Single Use License:

By purchasing this Toolkit, you are granted a single-user license for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, resale, or sharing of this material with others, whether in printed or digital format, is strictly prohibited.