Refining Your Strategies-Math

Refining Your Strategies: Mathematics is a systemic professional development service that assists schools/districts in achieving their student performance improvement goals. CT Academy for Education consultants provide site-based professional development sessions for classroom teachers at grade levels PreK-12.

Components:

Instructional leadership / Site-based component is conducted with grade level groups of teachers including school administrators and selected special education teachers in the following areas:

•  Working with school personnel to implement instructional strategies to improve student performance in mathematics as it relates to the CT Mastery Test (CMT) and CT Academic Performance Test (CAPT) by r eviewing data and targeting specific objectives;

•  Assisting in developing a plan to address specific CMT/CAPT objectives in every mathematics classroom on a daily basis by providing research and information on best practices in curriculum alignment, instruction and assessment;

•  Understanding CMT/CAPT content, including rubrics, and the instructional strategies needed to address this content;

•  Presenting to the teachers, CMT/CAPT strategies to be used in teaching the mathematics concepts as detailed in their current mathematics curriculum;

•  Observing and discussing current instructional practices and modeling effective instructional classroom strategies for teachers and administrators to be used in teaching the current mathematics curriculum and identified CMT strands/CAPT objectives;

•  Demonstrating techniques to evaluate samples of student mathematics class work and homework as assessment tools to aid in the effectiveness of instruction;

•  Explaining the appropriate implementation of manipulatives for mathematics instruction by grade level;

•  Presenting to the teachers instructional strategies that integrate appropriate technology into mathematics instruction for each grade level;

•  Working with district/school leaders to coordinate all activities and to make program adjustments as necessary;

•  Identifying professional development needs and activities for teachers and providing means for continuous instructional improvements; and

•  Meeting with district leadership to measure the success of the program and to establish plans for further appropriate areas for technical assistance.

 

Systemic Support Component: Working with the district mathematics supervisor focusing on identifying and addressing programmatic needs as part of a mathematics instructional improvement plan based on the current textbooks and the latest state mathematics framework document.

All Refining Your Strategies materials and the consultants travel, preparation, planning, and presentation time are included in each contract. Exemplary educators serve as CT Academy Consultants to provide opportunities for on-site training during the school day. The average contract consists of 6-8 full days during the school year with most districts electing multi-year services.

For more information, contact chartshorn@ctacad.org