Online Courses & Workshops

High school math teachers face continued pressure to raise ACT scores, which play a critical role in the assessment of both students and schools. How do you balance the expectations between developing conceptual understanding and reaching proficiency? A closer look at the ACT College and Career Readiness Standards and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (WI State Standards), including middle school standards, reveals critical connections.

In this virtual workshop, you will compare these sets of standards and consider implications for your classroom instruction. How do the Standards for Mathematical Practice come into play? Explore sample items. Collaborate with colleagues around ways to address student achievement on this assessment.

Teams of middle and high school teachers are encouraged to attend, as well as administrators.

$159

Formative assessment is often defined as assessment for learning. But what does assessment for learning look like in a math classroom? What should teachers be doing? How are students positioned as active and engaged self-assessors to monitor and guide their own learning? This workshop will explore classroom-based formative assessment techniques and tools (including virtual options!) which can be used to plan, implement, and reflect on both teaching and student learning in your classroom.

$259

• Deepen understanding of formative assessment
• Understand the role formative assessment plays in supporting all learners
• Leave with more practices to use in your classroom

Why do teachers have a negative reaction to professional development?

We’ve all been in professional development that felt like a waste of our time. The kind of PD that feels like it was being done “to” you instead of “with” or “for” you.

How do you design better learning for your colleagues that honors what they already know? How do you communicate through your PD design that you know they are busy and you value their time?

Time is valuable – make it count! Walk away with ideas to create professional development that engages teachers deeply in the content of the learning while building on their expertise.

$159

Schools must function to provide each and every student with the opportunity to engage in rigorous and relevant mathematics in such a way that they become confident and successful doers of math. What structures and supports provide equitable math instruction for students? What do teachers need to enhance instructional practice? What established practices are currently in place within your system to ensure all students are learning mathematics?

Join the Math Institute and the WI RtI center to discover answers to these questions. Examine systems and structures that support students and teachers in a high quality math classroom. This two day virtual workshop will focus on strong Tier 1 instruction in mathematics. Utilize this learning opportunity to look closely at district structures to see where changes are needed to achieve positive, equitable mathematics learning experiences for all students. Discover school and classroom based strategies that promote student understanding of mathematics in Tier 1 instruction.

$318