Increase Student Math Engagement with on-demand sessions
Get access to courses that offer teacher friendly strategies and templates that can be used the next day in your classroom.
Empowering Mathematical Identity
Discover techniques to empower students to embrace their mathematical identities and take charge of their learning journey. Learn how to foster a growth mindset, enhance self-efficacy, and nurture agency. This session also delves into creating a classroom environment where every student feels valued, respected, and supported. Join us to explore strategies for cultivating a sense of belonging by emphasizing representation, cultural responsiveness, and open dialogue.
8 Effective Teaching Practices Poster
Number Talks Poster for Classroom
Task Analysis Protocol
Fraction Fluency: Guiding Grades 3-5 Students in Equivalence and Operations
In this session, educators will uncover the secrets to engaging students in captivating hands-on activities that facilitate a profound understanding of fraction equivalence. Participants will gain invaluable skills in employing hands-on activities and visual representations to demystify fraction operations, skillfully bridging the gap between abstract mathematical procedures and real-world applications. Moreover, you'll explore effective techniques to guide students seamlessly from hands-on manipulatives to algorithm proficiency, nurturing their critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities within real-life contexts. Walk away with an implementation plan for a teaching fraction equivalence. This course includes:
Planning templates
Visual templates for your classroom
Student templates
1.5 hours professional learning certificate
Math Workshop Marvels: Unlocking Small Group Instruction and Building a Vibrant Mathematical Community
Teachers will gain a practical understanding of how to implement Math Workshop in their classroom and flexibility of grouping students for learning tasks. Learn how to best facilitate “what the other kids are doing” while you are with a small group. Learn research based strategies that align with Standards for implementing your small group math instruction, building a number sense routine and creating a mathematical community. Walk away with an implementation plan for a math workshop. This course includes:
Planning templates
Visual templates for your classroom
Student templates
1.5 hours professional learning certificate
Visualizing Mathematics: Harnessing the Power of Representations in Math Instruction
We will explore why conceptual understanding is critical in student understanding of mathematics. We will explore manipulatives that help students visualize relationships in math concepts. We will examine the trajectory of math manipulatives in grades K-5 that supports conceptual understanding in math concepts. This course includes:
Planning templates
Student templates
Representation templates
1.5 hours professional learning certificate
LIVE Webinars
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Cultivating Mathematical Grit while Nurturing Productive Struggle
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Mastering Fractions: Empowering Educators to Teach Fraction Equivalence with Confidence
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On-site COACHING
If you’re looking for something completely integrated and tailored to your specific needs, on-site coaching might be the right step for you. Learn what you can expect in a session or book a free consultation today.
we foster a genuine passion for mathematics and empower adults to champion math education that contributes to student math achievement.
MEET YOUR Coaches
Julie Carwile, NBCT & Shannon Stone, PhD
Co-Founders, Two Chicks & Arithmetic
We are a couple of elementary educators who have a passion for teaching conceptual understanding of math. We crossed paths five years ago at a small urban school in the outskirts of Louisville, KY. Julie served as an Educational Recovery Specialist for the Department of Education and Shannon was the academic coach of that building. Instantly connected, Shannon joined the Department of Education team, and our work continued as we supported the lowest performing schools in the state of Kentucky. Together we worked with schools in developing their math skills using manipulatives in teaching and in other conceptual understanding strategies for students. Eventually, we helped develop the math support team for our Educational Recovery staff, and provided professional development to support their understanding of quality mathematics teaching.