The AIU’s Math & Science Collaborative offers robust personalized professional learning for mathematics and science teachers and school leaders. Built on research and delivered by experts, these offerings will prepare teachers to develop students as mathematical and scientific thinkers. 

Educators who participate in our math offerings will have opportunities to:

• Explore the progression of the Pennsylvania Core Standards in Mathematics through their grade band. 
  
  
• Develop a shared understanding of problem-based instruction that effectively incorporates the standards for mathematical practice, models for visual representation, and collaborative structures to support mathematic discourse in the classroom. 
  
  
• Engage pedagogical practices that foster reasoning and sense-making in the mathematics classroom and support equity and access for all students.
  
  
• Gain access to readily available instructional tools and resources at their respective grade bands as they become familiar with what mathematics instruction looks and feels like when implementing Pennsylvania Core Standards in Mathematics.

Extra Math Block Strategies for Supporting Students Where They Are

Do you struggle to meet students where they are in the math classroom? Do you have an extra block of time dedicated to teaching and learning math? Learn about a center-based model that creates an inviting environment that addresses students' learning needs through increased interactivity and engagement. 

We will introduce a structure for the math block, including an opening routine followed by centers at varying levels of challenge. We will also share a tool to determine which standards may be an appropriate focus during the math block.

Price: $450

Audience: K-12 mathematics teachers and leaders (including interventionists)

Location: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 E. Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Act 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete related assignments.

Summer 2024 Meeting Dates: June 19-21

Register for Summer 2024 Session 

Fall 2024 Meeting Dates: Oct. 8, Oct. 17, Oct. 24

Register for Fall 2024 Session

Building Thinking Classrooms - Part 1

Do your students lack confidence and/or motivation to do mathematics?

Are your students content to wait for the right answer from the teacher?

Do your students lack perseverance when the answer is not immediately obvious?

If so, come learn how to Build a Thinking Classroom. A thinking student is an engaged student!

Built on 14 key practices teased out over 15 years of research, it’s a way of teaching that gets students up on their feet, collaborating, and thinking through challenging problems on a daily basis.

A thinking classroom looks very different from a typical classroom: Students work in groups rather than individually, stand rather than sit, and furniture is arranged to facilitate collaboration rather than front-facing. Closer inspection reveals that teachers give instructions verbally, answer fewer questions, and drastically alter their way of assigning “homework."

This 3-day mathematics PLC will engage participants in what it feels like to be in a thinking classroom and provide concrete ways to put these practices into action in your own classroom.

Audience:  K-12 educators and leaders

Price: $450/participant; Administrators may attend with the teacher(s) from their district/building at no additional cost

The cost includes a copy of the book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics by Peter Liljedahl

Location: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 E. Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120

Act 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete related assignments.

Building Thinking Classrooms - Part 2 Coming in 2025!