Re-Engaging Learners

Grades 1 – 4  |  onsite or virtual  |  half-day session

Basic facts are most effectively learned through strategy-based instruction, not memorization.  This half-day session teaches core strategies for basic facts through a five-step cycle: prepare, introduce, reinforce, practice, and extend.  Participants learn to use the Book and Box of Fact Strategies resources included in the purchase price.

Materials for 20 participants are included in the purchase price.  Up to 10 additional participants can be included by purchasing corresponding additional product.  Coaches, paraprofessionals, and building specialists are welcome to join the session without a materials purchase.

Each participant receives the Teacher Set with Classroom Box:

• 1 print Book of Fact Strategies Teacher Book
• 1 print Classroom Box of Fact Strategies
• 1 3-year subscription to the digital Book and Box of Fact Strategies Teacher Book

Student practice books are an optional additional purchase.

Grades 1 – 6  |  onsite or virtual  |  half-day session

Problem-Solving and Mathematical Reasoning are critical life skills students must develop.  These skills apply across the content domains and require regular practice for strong development.  In this professional learning session, participants learn about the problem-solving process and several options for integrating problem-solving into classroom instruction.

Materials for 20 participants are included in the purchase price.  Up to 10 additional participants can be included by purchasing corresponding additional product.  Coaches, paraprofessionals, and building specialists are welcome to join the session without a materials purchase.

Each participant receives a Think Tank collection of 240 problems within a single domain.  Domains include Computation & Number Sense, Geometry & Measurement, Reasoning with Fractions, and Problem Solving & Reasoning.  Domain-specific content ideas will be incorporated into the workshop as appropriate.

Grades K-2  |  onsite or virtual  |  half-day session

Language is a critical tool for representing mathematical ideas; integrating language development and contexts for mathematics with key mathematical concepts is a powerful teaching & learning approach.  In this professional learning session, participants learn about the developmental progression for mathematical language and strategies for integrating these principles into classroom instruction for every learner.

Materials for 20 participants are included in the purchase price.  Up to 10 additional participants can be included by purchasing corresponding additional product.  Coaches, paraprofessionals, and building specialists are welcome to join the session without a materials purchase.

Each participant receives a collection of 12 grade-level-specific Big Books for Mathematics (in English or Spanish) as well as a 1-year subscription to Animated Big Books resources.

Grades PreK – K  |  onsite or virtual  |  half-day session

Ideas of counting are foundational to all of elementary mathematics. Students must know not only the counting words sequence but other principles of counting to understand “how many?” and to use counting as the foundation for addition. In this professional learning session, participants will learn about the principles of counting and strategies for developing these skills in young learners and strategies for integrating this learning into the classroom.

Materials for 20 participants are included in the purchase price.  Up to 10 additional participants can be included by purchasing corresponding additional product.  Coaches, paraprofessionals, and building specialists are welcome to join the session without a materials purchase.

Each participant receives two sets of dominoes (Five & Ten Frame and Word, Symbol, & Dot) and a Dominoes Activity Book.

ORIGO coaching services are designed to strengthen mathematics instruction in the school or district by developing teacher content knowledge and instructional skills. These coaching services can support any core mathematics program and are customized to the goals of the district or building. Onsite coaching services are purchased in increments of two-days onsite and can be used for the following activities:

• Classroom walk-throughs with school or district leadership team;
• Classroom demonstration lessons;
• Classroom observations and teacher feedback;
• Parent/Family Night support;
• Grade-level planning meetings; and/or
• Short mathematics content sessions based on walk-through and observation data.

ORIGO coaching services are designed to strengthen mathematics instruction in the school or district by developing teacher content knowledge and instructional skills. These coaching services can support any core mathematics program and are customized to the goals of the district or building.  Virtual coaching services emphasize support for individual teachers through video coaching cycles.

In this process:

1. the teacher and coach identify a focus area,
2. the teacher records a lesson and shares it with the coach, and
3. the coach and teacher jointly review the video and set goals for strengthening instruction.  The six coaching sessions in this package may be used to support six teachers with single sessions or fewer teachers with multiple sessions, depending on the goals of the building or district.

What better way to help students return from interrupted learning in mathematics than to re-engage them in rigorous mathematics? Catalyzing Change (NCTM, 2020) says: “…elementary schools should build a strong foundation of deep mathematical understanding, emphasize reasoning and sense making, and ensure the highest-quality mathematics education for each and every child.” In this group coaching series, we will explore how returning to rigor ensures that each child has the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and to reason & make sense of mathematics.

Key Questions for Participants:

• What are equitable structures to support rigor in mathematics for each & every learner?
• How does learning differ across surface, deep, and transfer phases?
• How can teachers support language and discourse as tools for rigorous mathematical thinking?
• How do instructional decisions (about grouping, task selection, timing, and other essential elements) impact equity and opportunities for rigorous learning?
• How do we develop learning for the long term?

Practical Information:

• Register as an individual or in a professional group (a grade level team, a school team, or a district team). A statement of administrator support is part of the registration process.
• Course learning will spread across three cycles of coaching. Each cycle lasts 3 – 4 weeks and includes opportunities for learning, application, and reflection.
• Participants will be asked to apply their learning from coaching sessions to their own classroom situations and share reflection on these experiences with their colleagues in the course.