In order to teach mathematics in powerful and empowering ways, teachers must first learn mathematics in powerful and empowering ways.
Our workshops engage teachers across the grades 4 – 20 continuum as learners of mathematics and deepen their mathematics content knowledge for teaching. For the first four days, participants experience a unit of study designed for them as learners and a learning environment that supports deep understanding and fosters positive dispositions toward math. On the fifth day, participants reflect on their experience as learners and plan how to take that experience into their own classrooms.
These workshops bring the Standards for Mathematical Practice to life:
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“As teachers, we sometimes forget how hard learning something new can be. Through these workshops, we were able to experience working hard to solve a problem, feeling frustrated at not reaching understanding yet, having our “aha” moments. Learning math differently and more deeply than I did when I went through school has been extremely valuable for me both as a student and as a teacher of mathematics.”
Middle School Teacher, WA
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