Published On: October 5th, 2014|

The Hechinger Report – Pat Wingert

“Her insecurity grew when Josh Rosen, the school’s math coach and coordinator, switched Springhurst to a new mathematics textbook that emphasized critical thinking over basic memorization. When Rosen offered to coach her on effective ways to teach to this new standard, she took him up on the offer. He started observing her class and making suggestions. Sometimes, they’d switch roles and she’d watch him teach her class. She joined a small group of Springhurst teachers for Rosen’s “Math is not Elementary” course that met after school one day a week for 10 weeks.” (more)