Possible Topics for Consulting
Teaching for Mathematical Proficiency
What does it mean for students to be mathematically proficient? Research conducted by the National Resource Council (2001) highlights five strands needed in every mathematics classroom to promote mathematical proficiency with each and every student.
Deepening Understanding of Mathematical Concepts
The mathematics curriculum requires teachers to know and understand the foundational aspects that support the procedures and algorithms. The focus of
Building Thinking Classrooms
Building Thinking Classrooms is an appraoch to engage students in the mathematics they are learning and promote collaboration and discourse along with problem-solving through randomly assigned groups.
Mathematical Coaching Strategies and Approaches
Coaching requires individuals to work with colleagues in a way that enhances their instructional approaches and builds their capacity to meet each and every students' learning needs. We focus on promoting strategies for active listening, deepening teachers' content knowledge, and developing plans to address individual teacher's goals for growth.
Instructional Strategies to Engage All Students
Our teacher training programs are designed for educators looking to improve their skills and advance their careers. We offer workshops, seminars, and online courses on a range of topics.
Promoting Problem Solving Across the Curriculum
Problem Solving should be the foundation of each mathematics lesson. Problem solving is not solving the typical word problems, rather it involves solving problems for which, at first, there appears to be no known or obvious means as to how to solve it. We work with teachers to shift the mathematics lesson from explicit lecture to one that engages students' minds to think about the mathematics and promote their ability to engage in productive struggle.