During the edLeader Panel “Redefining PD: Strategies that Amplify Math & Literacy Achievement,” educational leaders were introduced to a shift from conventional professional development to high-impact professional learning, aimed at reversing the trend of stagnating or declining test scores.
As students progress through the upper elementary grades and into middle school, many are becoming caught in a negative feedback loop, with their limited understanding of math facts and underlying concepts resulting in poor grades and a lack of engagement, making successful math learning even less likely to occur.
Presented by Purnima Chopra-Vohra, Director of Programs, Lavinia Group; Lydia Cuomo, Instructional Consultant, Lavinia Group; and Ambrosia Johnson, Instructional Consultant, Lavinia Group
Presented by Laura Adams, Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Math Coordinator, Grades 2-6, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (TX); and Brandon Smith, Product Director, MIND Education
Presented by Liesl McConchie, Education Training Consultant, Math With the Brain in Mind; and Jay Meadows, CEO, Exemplars
Differentiate Elementary Math Instruction to Increase Engagement and Flexibility: Build Your Toolbox
Presented by Elijah Ortiz, Fifth-Grade Educator and Teacher Leader, Concourse Village Elementary School (NY); Emily Semrad, Elementary Educator, Academy Adventures Midtown Charter School (AZ); Emma Simmons, Principal, Roxbury Prep Charter School (MA); and Alexa Poulin, Customer Marketing Manager, Unruly Studios
Presented by Amy Jones Lewis, Vice President of Instructional Design, Math (K-12), Carnegie Learning; and Tarin Barrow, Director of Product Education Services, Carnegie Learning
Moderated by Katie Ruff, Director of Product Marketing, Mathematics, Carnegie Learning
Summer school can produce substantial math and reading gains—that is, if shifts in approaches to summer school instruction and learning occur.
Presented by Bethany Lockhart Johnson, Elementary Educator and Co-Host of the Math Teacher Lounge podcast
Presented by Cole Sampson, Ed.D., Administrator, Kern County Superintendent of Schools (CA); and Nigel Nisbet, Former Math Coach, Current Vice President, Content Creation, MIND Education