Planning and Resources

Math

Like most teachers, math teachers face constant changes to curricula and teaching techniques. We have developed some professional development material to help you stay abreast of these changes and meet the challenge of implementing them in your classroom.

"Aligning Assessment with Curriculum and Instruction"
A workshop that is designed to help you align assessment with your math curriculum while still meeting the needs of your students. This workshop covers topics such as using authentic assessment, creating rubrics, assessing portfolios, and much more. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document.)

Connected Mathematics (CMP)
This CMP home page contains links to helpful information about CMP, including a handbook for administrators, an implementation guide, and new student pages.

"Graphing Calculators: Tools for Understanding"
A workshop that consists of activities to help you successfully use graphing calculators to solve math problems. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document.)

"Using Algebra Tiles Effectively"
A workshop created to introduce you to algebra tiles. The workshop addresses subjects like solving word problems with algebra tiles and adding and subtracting polynomials. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document.)