CPM Educational Program

University Support Program

UNIVERSITY SUPPORT

A Resource for Researchers and Math Teacher Educators

CPM’s 6-12 materials help bridge the gap between the IDEALS of teacher education courses and the REALITIES encountered in classrooms.

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Program Details

The primary goal of CPM’s University Support Program (USP) is to provide future 6-12 mathematics teachers with quality teaching resources as they prepare for and begin their careers. Through the USP, CPM offers complimentary access to teacher editions of CPM curriculum to MTEs and their future mathematics teachers throughout their preparation, including in methods courses, practicum, and student teaching.

The USP also provides complimentary access to mathematics education researchers and their research participants, if applicable.

The USP is not intended to provide materials for mathematics instruction in collegiate or secondary mathematics courses — it is exclusively for courses preparing teachers for mathematics pedagogy and for educational research. If you would like to use CPM materials to teach or tutor a mathematics course, please visit the CPM Shop.

Ways to Use CPM in
Teacher Education Courses

Use CPM tasks as a context for:

  • Engaging in the 5 practices

  • Rehearsing instructional strategies that support teamwork 

  • Growing content knowledge

Model teaching CPM tasks to:

  • Growing mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT)

  • Highlight standards of mathematical practice

  • Illustrate best practice teaching strategies

Enhance lesson-planning with CPM resources, including:

  • Strategies for supporting collaborative learning

  • Pocket questions

  • Hands-on activities

  • eTools

  • Launch and closure activities

  • Formative assessment practices

  • Differentiation strategies

  • AND MORE!

Use CPM in rubric-based curricular-analysis and tasks to:

  • Become critical consumers of curricula

  • Compare the curricula used in their fieldwork

FAQ's

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A summary of CPM’s research base can be found at here.

CPM’s position statements:
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As a mission-driven organization  CPM is interested in promoting ambitious, equitable instruction in mathematics education. By providing this complimentary resource we hope to contribute to middle and secondary teacher education and professional development. In particular, we believe these Teacher Edition eBook materials may be useful for math methods courses and student teaching. 

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    No. There are no implied or explicit obligations beyond those described in the license agreement for the University Support Program’s eBook licenses.

 

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    The intention of the CPM University Support Program is to provide a resource to support academic teacher preparation coursework. Accounts and the related content are not offered for the personal use of participants outside of this context. Note, however, appropriate use could include using the materials in external settings, e.g., student teaching. CPM also ensures that teacher education students have access to the Teacher Edition eBook licenses for 18 months, so that they can continue to explore and use the materials once their course has ended.

 

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    Simply fill out the short Google form linked on this page. You will receive your licenses the Friday after you fill out the form, or, if you fill out the form well in advance of the academic term you will need the eBooks, then you will receive the eBook licenses closer to when the academic term begins.

 

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Anyone may request a free two-week preview of any of our programs by completing the CPM eBook preview form. Please refer them to pilots@cpm.org or have them reach out to their regional contacts, found here on CPM’s regional contacts webpage: Regional Contacts — CPM Educational Program.

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    We are adding instructors and institutions on a continuous basis.  See the pins on the map below.  If you have additional questions, please direct them to research@cpm.org.
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