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Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of our “Coaching for a Mathematical Mindset” blog series. Below are two conversations between a teacher and a coach. How are they different? What might the teachers’ observations and explanations reveal about their mathematical mindsets? Conversation 1 Coach: You’ve been trying some new instructional practices…

What assumptions might teachers or administrators make about students in their K-12 school districts? How might making these assumptions have unintended negative consequences? These questions and others were the foundation of a keynote speech from Math Solutions professional learning expert Nicole Bridge at the HMH offices this summer. K-12 teachers and administrators attended the professional…

Our recent live Twitter® #MathWorkshopChat with Director of Professional Learning Le’Vada Gray and Math Workshop author Jennifer Lempp offered strategies for creating a math culture that inspires learning. Read the recap below and follow us to learn more about how math workshops can transform your classroom.

We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Matt Larson to the Math Solutions family as our first Senior Fellow of Professional Learning. Matt has always believed that Professional Learning is the gateway to improving equity, access, and empowerment. He has joined Math Solutions to transform Professional Development for math educators to help students learn the…

Are you interested in using the math workshop model of instruction in your classroom and putting your students at the center of learning? Join @Math_Solutions for our May #MathWorkshopChat on Wednesday, May 30th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. Le’Vada Gray, Director of Professional Learning, and Jennifer Lempp, author of Math Workshop: Five Steps to Implementing Guided…

Join our Math Solutions team of authors and professional learning experts in Washington DC next week at NCSM Annual, April 23rd – 25th! We have a fantastic lineup of informative presentations in store for attendees, including featured sessions with Jennifer Lempp, author of Math Workshop, Sherry Parrish and Ann Dominick, authors of Number Talks: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages and Cathy Seeley, author of Faster…

Math Workshop: Five Steps to Implementing Guided Math, Learning Stations, Reflection, and More is finally out, and I couldn’t be happier!  I’m not sure if anyone ever sets out with aspirations to write a book.  I know that wasn’t the case for me.  I started out simply wanting to support teachers.  For me, math workshop…

Fractions are a critical foundation in mathematics, and at Math Solutions, we are dedicated to providing teachers with the tools they need to promote fraction sense in their classrooms. That’s why we’re taking the opportunity to celebrate Fractions February! We hope you can join in our fractions celebration! Please share your own favorite fractions resources with us…

“We need to ensure that every single minute is being used with kids engaged in mathematics.” How can learning stations transform math instruction? Author Jennifer Lempp shares the power of math workshop learning stations in the math class in this video from her book, Math Workshop: Five Steps to Implementing Guided Math, Learning Stations, Reflection,…

At Math Solutions, we love math talk! Nothing makes us happier than seeing students engaged in conversation about math. We love seeing students explain their reasoning, deepening their mathematical understanding and learning. We have many resources we share with educators to help ensure teachers can foster an environment conducive to learning and a classroom culture…