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Summer Institutes

Join us for some math Summer fun! These professional development institutes are designed to empower TK-12 educators with innovative strategies for enhancing math instruction. Participants will explore and apply Building Thinking Classroom and Cognitively Guided Instruction principles to foster deeper student understanding and engagement in the classroom. Teachers, administrators, and coaches are all encouraged to join!

 

Register for Summer Institute Rancho Cucamonga      Register for Summer Institute RCOE

This year we are launching a new Mathematics Professional Learning Partnership Summer Institute! MPLP focuses on building capacity for coaching, teaching, and leadership so that every student has access to high-quality mathematics instruction. This institute will be focused on the modules developed by the MPLP consortium: Module 0: Setting the Stage for Professional Learning, Module 1: Framework for All: A Vision for Teaching and Learning, Module 2: Supporting All Learners, Module 5: Learning from and With Each Other. This institute is offered for free for Administrators & Math Leaders (TOSAs, Math Coaches)!

This year we are hosting institutes in Rancho Cucamonga and Riverside.

Register for MPLP Summer Institute Rancho Cucamonga      Register for MPLP Summer Institute RCOE  

                            

 

 

 

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Building Thinking Classrooms Part 1 & 2

This Grade K-12 Institute is about bringing teachers together after yet another hectic and stressful academic year in order to figure out the next steps. For teachers new to Building Thinking Classrooms, learn instructional strategies to foster student engagement and thinking.

Topics included:

  • Evaluating the specific tasks that promote thinking classrooms.
  • How do we arrange the physical space in a Thinking Classroom to facilitate thinking autonomy?
  • What does homework look like in a Thinking Classroom?
  • How do we develop student autonomy in a Thinking Classroom?
  • How do we reframe student evaluation in a Thinking Classroom?
A picture of the Building thinking classrom book that will be used in the summer institute

 

 

Cognitively Guided Instruction for Early Childhood

Learn activities for TK-2 students to help develop early counting skills, place value understanding, and strategies for operating with numbers.

 

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