2. Teacher effectiveness is a direct
predictor of students’ learning and
quality of life trajectory.
Teachers who receive SUBSTANTIAL
professional development—an average
of 49 hours—can BOOST their
students’ achievement by about 21
percentage points
- 2011, US Department of Education
3. What is Core PD Coaching & Development?
a flexible, relevant, standards-aligned
coaching and development solution
grounded in classroom-tested strategies to help
students achieve success through learning by doing
4. How can Core PD help you?
• Relevant to teachers • Learning by doing • Documents participant
• Grounded in research • Strategies to use tomorrow learning
• Supported by coaches • Quality of teaching rises • Evolves teacher behavior
• Inspires students to drive
performance
5. Understanding the Mathematical Practices Course Description
Provides a teacher-friendly, scalable
solution that prepares educators for
Common Core State Standards.
6. Available online, on-site or Dedicated Core PD coaches
a blended implementation committed to on-going
model – so it fits you best progress and results
What does
Core PD
look like?
8. Understanding the Mathematical Practices Course Tour
Module helps establish a baseline before
starting with new ideas.
View reading example
9.
10. Understanding the Mathematical Practices Course Tour
Grade-level activities, readings, video,
and e-learnings offer hands-on
experience with the course content.
View e-learning example
11. Understanding the Mathematical Practices Course Tour
Classroom video and guiding questions invite
observation and self-evaluation with support
from materials, such as the video coaching
form, help organize your thoughts throughout
the program.
View classroom video and form
examples
12.
13. Understanding the Mathematical Practices Course Tour
Revisit activities from the course to see
what ways knowledge and
understanding may have changed.
View activity connections
14. But first, remember that lion problem from Module 1: Habits of Mind.
Every morning, the zookeeper feeds each lion 3/8 of a pound of
raw meat. He feeds 5 lions. How many pounds of meat does
he need each morning?
Revisit your journal notes from Module 1. After all you have learned in
this course, how would you phrase the question now?
15. Understanding the Mathematical Practices Course Tour
Absorb, reflect, review and identify the
best next steps to plan for change in your
classroom.
16. Why Core PD? Why now? Why your teachers?
Integrates with district and school based plans
Program is scalable from district-wide to individual teachers or coaches
Designed to augment your plan with experience,
flexibility, and capacity
Your professional development
goals are our goals.
17. Contact an Educational Consultant today to set-up a guided
tour of a course or develop a plan specific to your needs.
