
Grades K-2 Mathematics Institute 2021-22
Date and time
The Grades K-2 Mathematics Institute from MSC qualifies as an evidence-based strategy for mathematics on the PA Evidence Resource Center.
About this event
For 2021-2022, the Grades K-2 Mathematics Institute is being offered in a hybrid professional learning format* with the option of including a content-based on-site coaching component in your professional learning model.
Institute includes four, full-day f2f sessions* mixed with eight virtual synchronous half-day sessions for $1200. Participants may include on-site coaching for a combined fee of $2000.
Thanks to the generous support of the PPG Foundation, a limited number of full scholarships are available for districts that meet the definition of "high-needs".
*Fully virtual option available for non-local participants.
Content Focus
• Number Sense
• Base Ten Understanding
• Addition and Subtraction
• Measurement including length, time and money
• Shapes and Spatial Reasoning
Participants in the Grades K-2 Mathematics Institute will explore the progression of content standards through the primary grades, enabling teachers to address unfinished learning from prior grade levels.
Attendees will experience effective instructional practices including how to establish a collaborative classroom culture, how to engage students in meaningful math discourse, how to engage children in collaborative learning, how to use multiple representations to support reasoning and sense-making, and how to formatively assess student thinking.
Participants will engage with numerous hands-on and online tools including manipulatives. Instruction will emphasize delivery of effective instruction in a variety of learning environments, including virtual and face to face.
This course is approved for 4 Continuing Education Credits.