Are you often lost in the sea of conflicting voices when determining whether a specific practice, strategy, or instructional framework is “evidence-based” and will work with your specific group of students? Join us as we take the mystery out of evaluating the effectiveness of various practices to determine if, indeed, there is adequate evidence of effectiveness. We’ll provide participants with a framework for vetting resources, reveal our go-to Evidence-Based Practice investigation hubs, and provide hands-on practice in vetting several resources, empowering educators to make informed decisions that improve math outcomes for all learners. Participants will walk away being able to confidently vet their own practices, strategies and instructional frameworks being utilized to ensure that all students achieve aggressive growth - most especially our students who struggle with mathematics!
Ready to take your team time from "meh" to meaningful? In this hands-on session, we’ll roll up our sleeves and dive into the Inquiry Cycle—a powerful, practical tool that helps collaborative teams ask the right questions, take smart action, and actually move the needle on student learning.
Whether you’re in a PLC, a coaching role, or leading a grade-level crew, this session will leave you with concrete tools, fresh ideas, and a simple cycle that brings clarity, purpose, and energy to your team’s work.
Does teaching math vocabulary seem time consuming and challenging to incorporate consistently within math lessons, consequently it gets left out? Let us help you! We will share recommendations from the Institute of Education Sciences, the critical components needed to teach concise & precise mathematical language as well as easy to implement strategies. Leave this session with new insight and ideas on how to immediately embed essential math vocabulary into your daily objectives. Let’s approach teaching math vocabulary with the same purposeful focus we give to core math skills.
