These modules are interactive and provide a wealth of practical activities and resources for understanding and implementing math standards. They are led by national trainers who are experts at math content and practice and can adeptly lead your teachers to a greater understanding of ways to teach mathematics to build deep understanding.
Below you will find a menu with several options in order to fit varied school and district training schedules. Please contact Quality Teacher Development if you would like to discuss modifications to any of the suggested schedules in order to better fit your school or district’s training calendar.
Grade Band Training
This option provides training for a grade band (3 grade levels). Each session focuses on a specific content area and shares ideas at all 3 grade levels, highlighting the progression of content skills across the grade levels.
It is recommended that Module 1 be done first as it explores, in depth, the Standards for Mathematical Practice and the ways in which they impact teaching and learning. All content modules continue to explore the Standards for Math Practice through tasks related to the content domains.
While these are set up as a comprehensive program containing 4 sessions, the content modules may be done in any order. One or more modules may be selected from the menu rather than hosting all 4 sessions.
Grade K-2
Module 1 Exploring the Standards for Mathematical Practice
Module 2 Exploring Numbers (Counting and Cardinality/Numbers in Base Ten)
Module 3 Exploring Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Module 4 Exploring Geometry/Measurement and Data
Grade 3-5
Module 1 Exploring the Standards for Mathematical Practice
Module 2 Exploring Operations and Algebraic Thinking and Numbers in Base Ten
Module 3 Exploring Numbers and Operations – Fractions
Module 4 Exploring Measurement, Data, and Geometry
Grade-Specific Training
These sessions address one grade level and so are able to share a wealth of activities and resources that are specific to that grade level’s content standards. This option allows time for a greater exposure to the standards and provides opportunities for in-depth discussions about specific standards. For Schools and Districts who want grade-specific training, the following option is available:
Module 1 – Exploring the Standards for Mathematical Practice
This session can be done by grade level, however, grade bands can be brought together for this training day. Then, subsequent sessions, focusing on grade-level content, can be broken down by grade level.
Content Modules
The content standards can be done as a single day session or multi-day sessions, with the multi-day option able to address a greater number of the standards.
Exploring Content Standards – Kindergarten
Module 2: Counting and Cardinality
Module 3: Operations and Algebraic Thinking/Numbers in Base Ten
Module 4: Geometry/Measurement and Data
Exploring Content Standards – Grade 1
Module 2: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Module 3: Numbers in Base Ten
Module 4: Geometry/Measurement and Data
Exploring Content Standards – Grade 2
Module 2: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Module 3: Numbers in Base Ten
Module 4: Geometry/Measurement and Data
Exploring Content Standards – Grade 3
Module 2: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Module 3: Numbers in Base Ten/Numbers – Fractions
Module 4: Geometry/Measurement and Data
Exploring Content Standards – Grade 4
Module 2: Operations and Algebraic Thinking/Numbers in Base Ten
Module 3: Numbers – Fractions
Module 4: Geometry/Measurement and Data
Exploring Content Standards – Grade 5
Module 2: Operations and Algebraic Thinking/Numbers in Base Ten
Module 3: Numbers – Fractions
Module 4: Geometry/Measurement and Data
By Popular Demand – Stand Alone Session
Grade 3 Exploring Basic Multiplication and Division from Understanding to Fluency
This session explores the Operations and Algebraic Thinking domain with specific emphasis on math fact fluency and understanding. The focus of the session is on mastering math facts through explorations and investigations with numbers. Students ultimately learn math facts as they explore patterns, properties, and problems. In addition, they gain greater number sense and advance their problem-solving skills. A wealth of number investigations and interactive fluency tasks are shared.