University Support
Free Curriculum Access for University Math Educators
CPM's University Support Program provides complimentary 18-month renewable licenses to university researchers and math teacher educators.
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What Is Included
University Support Program (USP) members receive complimentary 18-month renewable licenses to CPM's full curriculum suite for grades 6 to 12, available to both instructors and their pre-service teacher students.
Every title: 18-month renewable licenseInspiring Connections
CPM's newest middle school curriculum, a multimodal program blending digital and print materials, designed around meaningful mathematics with culturally responsive pedagogy and the Mathematician's Notebook.
Inspirations & Ideas
CPM's innovative 8th-grade support course, a non-graded concurrent class for students who are still developing their mathematical foundations, focused on building confidence, number sense, and a genuine interest in mathematical thinking.
Core Connections Series
CPM's full Core Connections curriculum for grades 6 to 12, including Middle School Courses 1 to 3 and the High School Traditional and Integrated pathways (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Integrated I to III).
Edition Features
Inspiring Connections includes dedicated features for both teachers and students. Here is what's new.
Teacher Editions
8 new features- Strategies for supporting collaboration and productive struggle
- Pocket questions to scaffold student thinking and elicit deeper thinking
- Language objectives, math language routines, and sentence frames to support access
- Reflection questions on valuing cultural differences in collaboration and communication
- Strategies to support rough draft talk and growth mindset
- Support for unpacking cultural dimensions of tasks with students
- Explicit attention to addressing stereotypes and biases that may emerge in discussions
- A “Want to Learn More?” section with resources for continued teacher learning
Also included: sample assessments
Student Editions
7 new features- A first chapter that establishes a productive class culture
- Alignment with Universal Design for Learning
- Learning targets (LTs) for lessons and independent practice with explicit links to multiple LTs
- Mathematical and contextual storylines that spiral through chapters, courses, and series
- Launches to promote socioemotional learning
- Tasks with diverse contexts, including complex societal issues
- Data Chats that examine real-world data, often illuminating important issues for society
Also included: lessons that follow a Launch, Explore, Closure sequence with regular reflection, and work at Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces
What to Expect from CPM's Newest Curriculum
Inspiring Connections is designed for both teachers and students to engage deeply with mathematics, centering identity, culture, and community alongside rigorous problem-based learning.
Teacher Editions support teachers to
- 01Practice strategic questioning to support students in grappling with meaningful, rigorous mathematical tasks
- 02Create a learning community where students' identities and cultures are sustained as they grow as mathematicians
- 03Foster a class culture where risk-taking and mistakes are a valued part of the learning process
- 04Use strategies that support students in accessing language and cultural assumptions embedded within mathematics
- 05Skillfully facilitate discussions around tasks with contexts that illuminate complex social issues
Student Editions support students to
- 01Successfully grapple with complex mathematical tasks through collaboration and independent practice
- 02Provide and connect verbal, written, and visual explanations for mathematical strategies and concepts
- 03Fully participate in linguistically diverse and language-rich classrooms
- 04Critically interpret real-world data and data visualizations using interdisciplinary competencies
- 05Articulate their mathematical strengths, areas for growth, and the role of mathematics in their lives
Inclusive by Design
CPM's Commitment to Inclusive Mathematics Curriculum
Equity and inclusion are not add-ons to CPM's curriculum, they are foundational design principles embedded in both the illustrations and the mathematical tasks throughout every course.
Diversity in the Illustrations
- Varied gender expression
- Many different races and ethnicities
- Multiple physical abilities and visible aids
- Diverse physical attributes including weight, height, and hair
- Various styles of clothing including cultural clothing
Diversity in the Text
- Names from communities around the world
- Tasks that defy gender stereotypes and include non-binary identities
- Tasks that center cultures from around the world
- Tasks that showcase real people (e.g., famous athletes)
Ways to Use CPM in Your Work
USP members use CPM materials across two main areas, in their own teacher education courses and in direct collaboration with CPM’s professional learning team.
In Teacher Education Courses
In your own courses with future teachers
- Use materials to support future teachers in facilitating critical conversations in the math classroom
- Contextualize pedagogy and content with real, rigorous curriculum
- Enhance lesson-planning and modify lessons to meet local teaching performance assessment requirements
- Examine how resources incorporate pedagogical practices
- Use CPM materials for distance learning contexts
- Model the teaching of CPM tasks with pre-service teachers
- Use CPM in rubric-based curricular analysis
- Request print materials for your library’s curriculum collection
- Use as an edTPA and PPAT planning resource
Collaborating with CPM Professional Learning
Working directly with CPM’s team
- Jointly select CPM tasks to meet your specific instructional goals
- Utilize CPM presentations in your university courses
- Model with CPM-led lessons (e.g., introduce pre-service teachers to algebra tiles)
- Access professional learning events, both you and your students
- Consider CPM classrooms as placements for future mathematics teachers
USP Community
Where USP Is Active
USP members are active at universities and teacher education programs across the United States. Join a growing community of math teacher educators using CPM to prepare the next generation of mathematics teachers.
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New members receive complimentary 18-month access. Returning members can renew their existing license.