Everyday Math Training On-Site and On-Line
If you’ve recently adopted McGraw-Hill’s Everyday Math Program…
you undoubtedly have high hopes for raising student achievement. Congratulations! With the right training and support your hopes will become your students’ reality. Bee Sharp has been intimately involved with this math program since 1990. We have generated the rise in test scores AND the authentic growth of children that consistent implementation with fidelity brings.
Given our experience, we realize that implementing EM causes growing pains. The program demands teachers to have a deep level of mathematical content knowledge, exceptional classroom management skills, the flexibility to differentiate instruction, and the ability to stretch time for exploring questions and creating knowledge.
These requirements make training and support for you teachers critical! Teachers need regular staff development that works on two paths.
The two paths:
The first path instructs teachers how to use the components of the program (including the embedded assessment tools and learning through games), the six mathematical strands that are the backbone of the program, the connections of learning over time, and the “new” algorithms taught – to name just a few.
The second path of staff development teachers need to travel goes hand in hand with pure good teaching. Teachers of EM will need assistance in managing various grouping of students, using manipulatives, playing games, exploring concepts without direct instruction, facilitating critical math conversations, establishing routines and procedures that will assist in instruction, and establishing a classroom environment where children are encouraged to explore, share, mess up, and grow.
As you can see, staff development on two paths is the way to equip teachers to propel students to higher levels of achievement. These two paths require a combination of group staff development and embedded classroom mentoring. This can be a time consuming and sometimes daunting task. You need a professional who can make this happen for you.
Bee Sharp is your solution.
We offer comprehensive EM training from your initial introduction to the product to continued staff development and year-long professional mentoring. Your teachers can learn from us through on-site or on-line training, conference calls, web conferencing or a combination of training, tailor made for your staff. Don’t be overwhelmed. Contact us to learn about the most popular packages and most importantly, share your needs with us! We’ll listen and then guide you every step of the way.
Contact us to get started.
