Resources for Improving K-12 Math Instruction

Since it began in 2001, the Northwest Regional Professional Development Program has focused many of its efforts on helping K-12 teachers improve math instruction with research-based strategies.

Each year, the NWRPDP sponsors a variety of workshops and seminars dedicated to mathematical focuses.

We invite you to explore the resources we've posted on this page:

PD Focus: SLF Program/SIS Series for Secondary Math

• The "Hexagon" Essential Question worksheet Adapted from McTighe and Wiggins' Understanding by Design Handbook.  Here is a blank worksheet, in case you wrote on all the copies given to you at the SIS class.
• The "Blooms Hexagon" Essential Question worksheet Adapted from McTighe and Wiggins' Understanding by Design Handbook.  Here is a blank worksheet, in case you wrote on all the copies given to you at the SIS class.
• "I can..." Statements worksheet Here is a blank worksheet for establishing process standard essential understanding statements, in case you wrote on all the copies given to you at the SIS class.
• The "Triangular" Essential Question worksheet Here is a blank worksheet, in case you wrote on all the copies given to you at the SIS class.  The Triangular method works equally well with both process and content standards.
• The Mathematics Strategic Instruction Series on-line lesson template Designing a standards-based lesson for this course?  This fill-in-the-blank template requires the user to think about all elements of the lesson in the proper order to be called a standards-based lesson.

Resource Focus: Fact Resources & Every Day Math Templates

• Addition Facts to Understand
• Multiplication Strategies
• Fact Triangle an Every Day Math Template
• Fact Triangle Addition an Every Day Math Template
• Fact Triangle Multiplication an Every Day Math Template
• Part part Total an Every Day Math Template
• Quantity. quantity. difference an Every Day Math Template
• Start. change. end an Every Day Math Template

Resource Focus: Intervention and Differentiated Instruction in Math

• What Works Clearinghouse
  • http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/reports/topic.aspx?tid=04
• Differentiated Everyday Math
  • http://schools.nyc.gov/documents/elementarymath/Differentiation/environment.htm
• Mini-Offices
  • http://jmeacham.com/mini.offices.htm#haf
  • http://www.teachingheart.net/minioffice.htm
• EDM Teacher Resources
  • http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/baresvle/MathMaterials/teacher_resources.htm

Resource Focus: Professional Organizations

• Northern Nevada Mathematics Council
  • http://www.unr.nevada.edu/~jsalls/NNMC/
• California Math Council
  • http://www.cmc-math.org/
• National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
  • www.nctm.org
• EDM Teacher Resources
  • http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/baresvle/MathMaterials/teacher_resources.htm