Teaching Multiplication in a Structured, Multisensory Approach

What is m•sense?

m•sense© is a structured multisensory approach to teaching and learning numeracy skills. This program is specifically designed to benefit every learning style by giving students access to the abilities in math they need for both school and daily life. Michael Curry, E.T. is the Director of m•sense and Instructor of the structured numeracy professional development training program. He is a credentialed teacher, certified Educational Therapist, and former Associate Director of Making Math Real.

What is the Summer Intensive about?

The Summer Intensive professional development seminar hosted by Prospect Sierra is designed for all educators and will focus on understanding the fundamentals of teaching mathematics in a structured, multisensory, developmentally appropriate instructional approach. This one week summer intensive is a focus on teaching the underlying developmental tools necessary to have access to the multiplication and division facts (times tables). Instruction will also include the full multiplication unit which includes the four concepts of multiplication, the seven levels of multi-digit multiplication with single digit multipliers, and the full unit for 2x2 and 3x3 digit-multiplication.This one week seminar will include:

This introduction will kick off the seminar and provide participants with a basic understanding of the fundamentals of teaching math in a developmentally and structured way. Participants will also learn how a balanced approach to math instruction accommodates the full diversity of learning styles. This introduction is the mandatory prerequisite that prepares participants to continue on to the m•sense instructional content seminars.

Participants will learn the difference between the traditional "drill and kill" instructional models versus the “discovery/constructivist” instructional model, in order to demonstrate that a multisensory structured approach is essential when teaching both literacy and numeracy. Current brain science and research will be discussed that supports this instructional model.