Teachers I know across the country are exhausted. Many are working harder than ever to spark student engagement and motivation in mathematics, only to feel like the effort isn’t always paying off. It’s no surprise teachers feel this way. Student apathy feels more prevalent than ever. Studies have shown that since the pandemic, teachers are noticing a rise in apathy among students. So what are our options, as educators?
This year, we are math notebooking.
To understand what we are trying this year in math class, it helps to understand what we have tried in the past. CPM provides Toolkit Math Note Pages and Toolkit Learning Log Pages that can be printed and distributed to students. Over the past several years, I have intentionally built on this idea by developing a Geometry Toolkit.
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This professional learning is designed for teachers as they begin their implementation of CPM. This series contains multiple components and is grounded in multiple active experiences delivered over the first year. This learning experience will encourage teachers to adjust their instructional practices, expand their content knowledge, and challenge their beliefs about teaching and learning. Teachers and leaders will gain first-hand experience with CPM with emphasis on what they will be teaching. Throughout this series educators will experience the mathematics, consider instructional practices, and learn about the classroom environment necessary for a successful implementation of CPM curriculum resources.
Page 2 of the Professional Learning Progression (PDF) describes all of the components of this learning event and the additional support available. Teachers new to a course, but have previously attended Foundations for Implementation, can choose to engage in the course Content Modules in the Professional Learning Portal rather than attending the entire series of learning events again.
