Teachers Inspiring Problem Solvers is willing and able to meet YOUR needs.
The menu of choices that will be adapted to best fit your specific district or school include:
what do the National standards mean to us?
scoring mathematics problem solving
effectively using student work
creating instructional based assessments for intervention
one time Introductory Workshop (full or half day) on using problem solving as a focus for mathematics instruction
ongoing professional development over a school year and summer (approximately 9 monthly sessions in addition to one parent night)
professional development sessions with administrators
helping with the transition from teaching for coverage to teaching for the depth described in Washington's and Oregon's newly revised mathematics standards - and aligned to NCTM's Curriculum Focal Points
professional development for preservice teachers
helping teachers select and write and evaluate their own quality problem solving tasks
helping strengthen instructional practices by including formative assessment