This 8-part series provides coaches with a deeper understanding of the structures and beliefs along with the core components and practices embedded in the IM 6–12 Math™ curriculum, supplemental materials, and professional learning for teachers.

Audience: This session is ideal for coaches and math leaders who have experience working directly with teachers implementing IM 6–12 Math™. It will be most useful after several months of implementation.

Agenda & Learning Goals: 

Part 1: Examining Structures and Beliefs

• Identify productive beliefs that support effective implementation.
• Describe how the Invitation, Deep Dive, Consolidate + Apply structure helps inform teacher decision making and planning, and guides effective implementation.

Part 2: Observing in a Problem-Based Classroom

• Recognize observable student actions that characterize problem-based learning.
• Connect intentional teacher moves to observable student actions.

Part 3: Valuing Student Thinking

• Explain the importance of instructional routines for supporting teachers and students to generate productive beliefs about math, thinking, teaching.
• Describe opportunities for supporting teachers through a focus on instructional routines.

Part 4: Enhancing Access and Challenge for All Students

• Identify principles of Universal Design that inform IM’s approach to providing access and challenge.
• Identify resources and tools for planning to support all students.

Part 5: Coaching with Universal Design for Learning

• Connect IM’s Design Structure to Universal Design for Learning principles.
• Identify resources and frameworks for supporting teachers to apply Universal Design for Learning within a problem-based lesson.

Part 6: Facilitating Instructional Decision-Making with IM Resources

• Connect opportunities for supporting teacher learning to resources that can be used during collaborative planning, ongoing professional learning, and individual coaching.
• Locate resources for supporting teachers available from IM.

Part 7: Leveraging Vertical Alignment

• Describe connections and dependencies across units and courses within IM.
• Locate additional resources to support coaches and leaders with planning and pacing.

Part 8: Putting It All Together

• Synthesize learning across four days about problem-base learning; productive beliefs, structures, and routines; access for all students, and resources to support effective unit study, planning, pacing, and teacher agency.

**Due to the interactive nature of this virtual session and copyrights on the materials recordings are not available.**

Dates & Times: 

• Part 1 – November 8, 2023-9:00-11:00am CDT
• Part 2– November 21, 2023 – 9:00-11:00am CDT
• Part 3 – November 29, 2023 – 9:00-11:00am CST
• Part 4 – December 5, 2023 – 9:00-11:00am CST
• Part 5 – December 12, 2023 – 9:00-11:00am CST
• Part 6 – January 9, 2024 – 9:00-11:00am CS
• Part 7 – January 17, 2024 – 9:00-11:00am CST
• Part 8 – January 25, 2024 – 9:00-11:00am CST

Location: Online

Cost: $1,600

REFUND POLICY: Cancellations made more than 180 days prior to this event will receive a full refund minus a 10% processing fee. Cancellations made between 180 and 30 days of the event will receive a 50% refund minus a 10% processing fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within 30 days of the event.

To request a refund email Shelley Michalski at shelley.michalski@mathinstitutewi.org. Refund requests will be responded to within five (5) business days.

*Workshop may not run if enrollment is less than 15 participants. In the event of a cancellation due to low enrollment full refunds will be issued.*