What we do
At MEC, we provide sustained professional learning that builds learning-focused content knowledge.
We equip teachers to use instructional materials as resources for responsive instruction. Our teachers come to understand mathematics deeply enough to recognize the possibilities in a task, anticipate different ways students might reason, listen from an asset perspective, and make instructional decisions that advance achievement.
Even when teachers have a deep knowledge of mathematics, they need flexible learning-focused content knowledge to recognize where students are mathematically, anticipate how they might make sense of an idea, and adapt instruction to support their growth.
Most teachers begin their careers drawing on their own experiences as mathematics learners which naturally become a touchstone understanding how mathematics should be taught. Challenges arise when students’ dispositions, strengths, experiences, and backgrounds differ from those of their teachers.
We bring mathematics learning to life, so that teachers can do the same for their students.
“The most important idea I take away from MEC is that students can become mathematical thinkers and understand math concepts better when they learn in an environment that allows them to think for themselves.”
-Patricia Petreno, Onalaska Elementary & Middle School