Videos

This presentation will cover the fundamentals of boosting math competence and student confidence through the application of classwide intervention. A step-by-step action plan will be outlined, including (a) identifying need using math CBM, (b) selecting/developing materials, (c) implementing class-wide intervention, and (d) progress monitoring.

This session explores common instructional barriers to mathematical proficiency and their impact on student learning and motivation. Attendees will learn strategies to support student agency through goal-setting, progress monitoring, and celebrating success. Flexible approaches to instructional design will be discussed, ensuring math is accessible and joyful for diverse learners.

In this presentation, Dr. Hughes will share six evidence-based teaching strategies that support student learning and achievement, including how clear and concise math language, use of representations, and word problem instruction can support conceptual and procedural understanding of math and boost achievement. We will discuss supports and barriers to success.

This session will demonstrate the importance of clear and explicit teaching methods through both an example of a mundane lecture and engaging, research-based techniques that transform the educational experience. Attendees will learn how to effectively explain complex concepts and use storytelling principles to foster a deeper understanding among students.

Screening, planning, monitoring - oh my! This session will provide the most current information on how to use assessment tools and data to plan for intervention and monitor progress along the way.

Effective classroom management requires consideration of the learning environment. Explicitly instructing students on expectations and routines will reduce disruptions and facilitate learning. Ensuring appropriate instructional match and reinforcing students for engaging in desired behavior will create effective learning environments. These strategies and practical applications to multiple classrooms will be shared.

Despite the evidence to support systematic, explicit instruction, it is a method that often gets a bad rap, even being omitted from recent position statements by major educational organizations. In this session, the presenter will dive into some of the key research studies and practical insights behind this instructional approach, demonstrating how clear, interactive, scaffolded teaching can make even the most complex concepts accessible to all learners.

This presentation will focus on interventions that link mastered facts to new and related skills (e.g., using basic addition skills to learn subtraction). Participants will leave the session with the ability to access and use materials to support computation skills across operations.

Participants will learn how to use virtual manipulatives and representations to support conceptual understanding of mathematics. Dr. Hughes will demonstrate how to use algebra tiles to solve different equations. Participants will have opportunity to try different virtual manipulatives and leave with a list of free resources.

Comprehension and working memory present unique challenge for students with learning challenges in problem solving. Using recommendations from the IES What Works Practice Guide, we can generate strategies which support students in attacking word problems by incrementally breaking tasks down, utilizing the ability to visualize or draw, organize and reason mathematically.