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Solution Tree Iowa Training Center
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Des Moines, IA 50309
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Tasks, lessons, assessments, homework, interventions, and grading all have the power to improve—or diminish—student learning in mathematics. By working collaboratively within the PLC at Work® process, teacher teams can ensure these elements promote equitable teaching and learning experiences to support students in achieving proficiency. You will learn how to function in collaborative teams to:
Reflect upon current content, routines, and practices and evaluate their quality against research-affirmed criteria
Refine and update content, routines, and practices for improved student learning on a unit-by-unit basis
Act to ensure improvements to content, routines, and practices are designed to engage students, empower them to persevere, and motivate them to own their learning
Learning Outcomes
Examine six team actions and two coaching actions collaborative teams use to ensure every student learns mathematics.
Explore tools, protocols, and tasks to ensure intentional lesson design impacts student learning at all levels.
Learn how to design and deliver research‐affirmed mathematics lessons using formative assessments and feedback.
Know how to design common assessments and provide targeted interventions.
Address homework as an integral part of student motivation and engagement.
Sarah Schuhl specializes in professional learning communities, mathematics, common formative and summative assessment, school improvement, and RTI. She has been a secondary mathematics teacher, high school instructional coach, and K–12 mathematics specialist for more than 20 years.
Sarah was instrumental in the creation of a PLC in the Centennial School District in Oregon, helping teachers make large gains in student achievement. She earned the Centennial School District Triple C Award in 2012.
Mona Toncheff, an education consultant and author, has over 30 years of experience in public education. She worked as both a mathematics teacher and specialist for the Phoenix Union High School District in Arizona, where she provided professional development to high school teachers and administrators. She currently serves as a supervisor teacher for the University of Arizona Teach Program.
Mona works with educators and leaders nationwide to build collaborative teams, empowering them with strategies for aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment as part of high-quality instruction. Mona is the past president of NCSM and is a co-founding board member and president of Arizona Mathematics Leaders.
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