Videos

Students will have difficulty with math if they don't understand the language of math. In this session, we focus on ways to help students learn the formal language of math and strategies for using math vocabulary with precision. Leave this session with strategies for boosting the math language used in the classroom! (K - 8)

Restorative Practices are proactive strategies that focus on building relationships and community within school settings and can be integrated into existing MTSS systems. This session will guide participants in establishing restorative practices through a coaching process. Specific case examples will be provided.

Supporting English Learners (ELs) in math instruction requires intentional strategies that promote language development alongside conceptual understanding. This session will explore the PLUSS Framework, equipping educators with practical techniques to scaffold instruction, enhance mathematical discourse, and create an inclusive learning environment for ELs.

Are you a school who is struggling to establish a successful PBIS program due to lack of funds or staff buy-in? It’s time to do more with less. Implementing an all-encompassing program, such as PBIS, can be difficult! Don’t let that stop you from finding new ways to reach every student school-wide! Learn how to overcome common obstacles such as budget restraints, teacher/staff buy-in, incentivizing and reaching/maintaining Tier 1 status. We did more with less and so can you!

It’s important to tie interventions to core content, especially for students learning more complex math. In this workshop, participants will learn how to analyze student data to identify intervention content. Further, Dr. Witzel will discuss different intervention delivery schedules.

It is imperative that educators systematically assess and link patterns in student responding to empirically validated intervention components. This session will outline how to use the Instructional Hierarchy to guide matching assessment data to specific interventions. (K - 6)

You will be provided with tools to supplement evidence -based multi-tiered systems of support for Tier 2 students through the use of (CICO). Participants will leave with evidence-based programming knowledge, resources ready for implementation according to your needs, and a timeline for successful implementation. You will leave with copies of digital documents via Google Drive to calculate automatically and analyze student data/progress based on individual student goals.

Are fractions "part of a whole"? Points on the number line? Are they numbers? Adding portions of pie makes sense, but multiplying 2/3 of a pie and 4/5 of a pie is meaningless! So, is the arithmetic of fractions we were taught relevant? This session is for all who want to make sense of fractions, once and for all! (Grades 3 - 6)

This session will offer a variety of multi-modal strategies for teaching foundation skills. Beginning with numeracy and place value concepts we will connect to higher level operations. Participants will utilize manipulatives, graphic organizers, and concise explicit language for supporting students in developing sound reasoning and memory for initial math concepts.

This presentation will focus on how educators can develop and promote meaningful personalized math instruction within the inclusive classrooms. We will explore research findings that focus on the development of an individualized inclusive educational framework utilizing personalized supports, explicit early numeracy skill instruction, grade-aligned math curriculum and embedded systematic instruction for students with extensive support needs. Through teacher-directed professional development and planning, educational teams can increase student numeracy during grade-aligned inclusive math lessons. Together we will dive deeper into ways for educational teams (general educator, special educator, and paraprofessional) to utilize research-based practices for students with extensive support needs within the inclusive math classroom. With a continued call for research and practice to address the necessity for both quality math instruction and meaningful inclusive education for students with extensive support needs, this presentation will engage participants in data driven discussions regarding implementation.