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A Sneak Peek: What Works in Math Differentiation an Intervention Gr 2-8

June 25, 2024

In this institute, we will use brain and math research to answer the question: How do we select the right task at the right moment to meet students’ needs? Whole group? Small group? Preview effective, evidence-based instructional strategies for math intervention.

Full year cohort begins in the fall, culminating with participants becoming responsive and adaptive experts.

Elementary teachers and reading interventionists will learn about the research behind how children in PK-grade 5 develop comprehension. In particular, teachers will learn about the role of knowledge on readers’ linguistic comprehension skills, and how they can bring knowledge building practices into the literacy block to improve readers’ text understanding and overall literacy skill.

Dr. Kateri Thunder

Effective Scaffolds and Becoming Responsive and Adaptive Experts in Math Instruction in Grades 2-6

This yearlong series with a virtual cohort will include Brain-Based Math Instruction: Addressing Opportunities to Learn Math and Removing Barriers (Grades 2-8), Effective Math Intervention & Scaffolds, Grades 2-6 and end with Becoming Responsive and Adaptive Experts.

This course is designed to meet the learning needs of coaches with varying levels of experience. The learning opportunities are designed to fit within Jim Knight’s framework for Instructional Coaching and the Instructional Coaching Practice Standards developed by the New Teacher Center, as well as draw from Elena Aguilar (Transformational Coaching), Diane Sweeney, (Student-Centered Coaching), and Christian van Nieuwerburgh (Growth Coaching). You may register as a new coach or as one who has already attended the first coaching cohort and wants to move forward with their practice.

This Leadership Academy is designed to meet the learning needs of both current and aspiring Curriculum Directors. Each session will include: an exploration of a focus area, introduction to a component of the final project, a takeaway tool to support your work now and in the future, a personalized facilitated work session with ‘experts in the field’. This will culminate in the development of a continuous improvement plan for an individual, a grade band, a school, or an SU as this work is the keystone of learning organizations; defining the why, what, how and where of innovation efforts.