Workshops and Webinars

Check out our NEW Mini-workshop through Grassroots Workshops - How To Reach Struggling Math Students By Implementing Universal Design For Learning (UDL). If you feel overwhelmed because you have more students struggling in math than ever before and you don’t know what to do about it, this mini workshop is for you. It will help you feel more confident because you have strategies to plan for and support students regardless of their ability level.

We offer face to face workshops and webinars for a variety of stakeholders including educators, administrators, district staff and parents.  

We provide half day and full day workshops as well as pre-recorded or live webinars to share information in digestible bites for easy implementation.  These can be used at faculty meetings, PLCs and other formats that meet your needs.

Administrators and District Staff

  • Professional Learning for All: Modeling Effective PL Through Universal Design for Learning

    • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is based on a theory that any tool, asset, or scaffold which has been shown to benefit some learners should be a standard tool available to all learners. If we want teachers to implement Universal Design for Learning and create equitable and inclusive opportunities for their students, they need to experience UDL first hand by participating in Universally Designed professional learning. In applying supports known to eliminate barriers, professional learning facilitators can bring benefits to the full-range of learners found in any professional learning opportunity. By presuming differences in participant background knowledge, learning preferences, and cognitive strengths, and then proactively designing their professional learning with a complete tool set of supports, facilitators establish an environment that is presumptively inclusive. This session will bridge the UDL theory with practical implementation strategies. Attendees will learn about the concepts that underpin UDL, the value for utilizing a UDL approach, and the three guiding UDL principles. Practical applications for the UDL principles in effective professional learning will be reviewed and modeled. 

  • How to G.R.O.W. Your School Culture

    • This workshop will guide you in cultivating a school culture that values growth and collaboration. If we want teachers to perform at their best, it is vital to Give them strategic support, Remove obstacles, Optimize their strengths and to Welcome feedback. 

Educators

  • Math for All: Implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in a Standards-Based Class

    • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is based on a theory that any tool, asset, or scaffold which has been shown to benefit some learners should be standard tool available to all learners.  In applying supports known to assist learners with disabilities, educators can bring benefits to the full-range of students found in any classroom. By presuming differences in student background knowledge, learning styles, and cognitive strengths, and then resourcing their classroom with a complete tool set of supports, educators establish an environment that is presumptively inclusive.This session will bridge the UDL theory with practical implementation strategies for a standards-based mathematics curriculum. Participants will learn about the concepts that underpin UDL, the pedagogical value for utilizing a UDL approach, and the three guiding UDL principles. The session will walk participants through standards-based examples in Mathematics for each UDL principle. 

  • Targeted Math Instruction for Student Achievement

    • Are you wondering how to truly implement math intervention in a meaningful way? Learn about Tier 2 and 3 math in a multi-tiered system of supports and how you can help students to make growth. In the absence of intensive instruction and intervention, students with mathematics difficulties and disabilities lag significantly behind their peers (Jitendra et al., 2013; Sayeski & Paulsen, 2010) Therefore it is vital that student areas of deficit are properly identified so that the appropriate interventions are put into place.  This session will cover:

      • levels of math skill development and how to identify the priority educational need for a struggling student in math

      • guidelines for effective interventions

      • strategies vs. programs

      • what does math look like in a multi-tiered system of supports

  • Mindset Makes a Difference in Mathematics: 4 Impactful Changes for Equity and Achievement

    • “I’m not a math person” is a statement made entirely too often. Research shows that 95% of all people have the ability to learn Calculus!  Learn how to use a Growth Mindset to change Mathematics achievement in your classroom and school.  We will explore current research and how that translates to practical strategies that can be used to increase equity and achievement for all students.  

  • Increasing Math Proficiency One Strand at a Time

    • This workshop is designed to cover the five strands of Mathematical Proficiency identified in the Adding it Up study from the National Research Council. Research-based strategies in Productive Disposition, Conceptual Understanding, Procedural Fluency, Adaptive Reasoning and Strategic Competence will be reviewed. Participants will gain practical, easy to implement strategies to increase their students' proficiency in Mathematics.

  • Universal Design for Learning in the Virtual Classroom

    • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is based on a theory that any tool, asset, or scaffold which has been shown to benefit some learners should be standard tool available to all learners.  In applying supports known to assist learners with disabilities, educators can bring benefits to the full-range of students found in any classroom. By presuming differences in student background knowledge, learning styles, and cognitive strengths, and then resourcing their virtual classroom with a complete tool set of supports, educators establish an environment that is presumptively inclusive. This session will bridge the UDL theory with practical implementation strategies. Participants will learn about the concepts that underpin UDL, the pedagogical value for utilizing a UDL approach, and the three guiding UDL principles. The session will walk participants through virtual examples of each UDL principle.

  • How to G.R.O.W. Successful Learners with Authentic Engagement

    • Every educator wants to meet each student’s needs. Reaching every student requires an intentional, thoughtful, and flexible approach. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides a powerful framework to ensure learning experiences are implemented in a way that helps all students to be successful. This engaging and joyful session will bridge UDL theory with practical implementation strategies in order to elevate educator and student engagement and improve overall student academic success.

  • Top Tips for Servicing Students with Disabilities in Mathematics

    • Are you wondering how to service students with disabilities in mathematics in a meaningful way? In this session we dig into the specifics you’ve been looking for in:

      • Accommodations vs. Modifications in Math with specific

        examples

      • Identifying the priority educational needs in Math

      • Tips for writing quality math IEP goals

Parents

  • 5 Strategies for Cultivating Successful Children

    • Parenting is a challenge…then add in a pandemic. Did you know that the right praise is the difference between success and failure for our children? When students believe they can get smarter, they understand that effort makes them stronger. Learn how simple changes in the way you praise your child can make them into more successful students and people.

  • 6 Ways to Ignite Engagement in Math

    • Tired of fighting with your child to get them to do their math homework or practice math skills? Do they strike up conversations with you just so they can avoid solving math problems? We can reduce fear and anxiety around math by playing fun games at home. Dr. Jo Boaler of Stanford University offers some practical tips for parents that we’ll review in this interactive session. Research shows that parent mindset regarding math can actually impact student achievement in math.  Therefore, this session strives to make math fun again for the whole household to reposition some of those long held fears about math.  

  • Let Them Thrive Book Study

    • Education looks different today than it did when we were in school. Learn about these differences, what they mean and how you can help your child to be successful. We will read the book and engage with the information in a meaningful way to encourage processing and implementation of the strategies.