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Consulting
Schools and districts are always trying to re-create the wheel. We can help you sift through important decision-making processes like creating and structuring an effective intervention program, choosing sound curricular materials, or advancing a mathematics department culture of collaboration and growth. Ask about our customizable consulting services.
Coaching
We can’t observe ourselves as we perform our daily routines. Even video of ourselves leaves out details. Also, professional learning and growth is frequently magnified when it’s a shared experience. From the new to the experienced educator, everyone can benefit from coaching.
Professional Development
Educators must set the example of being lifelong learners. Being involved in professional learning does not equate to being deficient as an educator. We can always improve our craft.
Meet Mark
After receiving a BS in Mathematics/Applied Economics and a Secondary Mathematics teaching credential from UCLA in 1989, Mark embarked on his lifelong journey as a mathematics educator.
He began a fruitful and rewarding middle school teaching career in Santa Monica, CA, that lasted for 12 years, ending as a mentor teacher and BTSA Support Provider.
His next phase was at UCLA, partly in the Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences, and primarily in the Mathematics Department. Of his many experiences over those 10 years, Mark taught countless in-service teachers in the UCLA Math Content Program for Teachers, where he also wrote some of the courses. Mark also taught the middle school courses for pre-service teachers in the Cal Teach program. Mark conducted professional learning sessions all over the Greater Los Angeles area, and helped implement an enormous joint endeavor with LAUSD, providing professional development to every K – 2 teachers in the district. It was at UCLA where he co-authored his first of several middle school mathematics courses, Introduction to Algebra, (2010).
During this time at UCLA, Mark received his MA in the Teaching of Mathematics from the Math Department at CA State University, Dominguez Hills. At that point, the faculty at CSUDH invited Mark to teach their elementary mathematics credentialing courses, which he did for four years in addition to his responsibilities at UCLA.
In 2010, with a few of his UCLA colleagues, Mark co-founded the Center for Mathematics and Teaching, a 501 (c)3 non-profit, where he continues to work on the management team. At CMAT, he is the lead author on two sets of middle school curricula, MathLinks: Core Grades 6 – 8 (1st Edition 2015, 2nd Edition 2023), and a set middle school intervention modules, MathLinks: Essentials. Mark oversees contributing writers, conducts professional development (with lesson study and coaching instructional coaches being personal favorites), and is involved in all of the business decisions within the company.
Coaching
One-on-one math teacher coaching
Dedicated in-classroom focus
Pre- and post-teaching conferences
Small group math teacher coaching
Developing instructional coaches
(Intended for coaches relatively new to, or soon moving into, this leadership role)
Rather than learning on the job, have an experienced coach and consultant guide qualified individuals toward effective coaching routines
Professional Development
In-Person
Mathematics Intervention
Learn about intervention research and best practices intended to catch students up and help them stay on grade level.
2 – 6 hours per session
Lesson Study
Create meaningful, systemic change through lesson collaboration including design, planning, and implementation.
9 hours for one cycle
Option: begin with winning team building strategies
Plus 3 hours
Student Engagement Strategies
Educators are too frequently providers of information in the classroom who do the majority of the thinking and talking. To move to a more student-centered environment, choose from the following as individual or combined sessions:
Student Engagement 1: Dig into effective questioning strategies, and use role playing scenarios to practice this craft.
2 hours per session
Student Engagement 2: See examples and learn techniques to create the “need to know” in your classroom
2 – 4 hours per session
Administrator PD
Learn what to look for to effectively observe, support, and evaluate mathematics instruction and learning in the classroom.
2 – 4 hours per session
Customized Content PD
What content knowledge do you want to take a deep dive into? Learn more deeply about the mathematics that you’re expected to teach.
2 – 6 hours per session
Other
Ask us about helping you address your pressing needs.
TBD
Virtual
Mathematics Intervention
Learn about intervention research and best practices intended to catch students up and help them stay on grade level.
1 – 2 hours per session
Administrator PD
Learn what to look for to effectively observe, support, and evaluate mathematics instruction and learning in the classroom.
1 – 2 hours per session
Customized Content PD
What content knowledge do you want to take a deep dive into? Learn more deeply about the mathematics that you’re expected to teach.
1 – 2 hours per session
Other
Ask us about helping you address your pressing needs.
TBD
Times may vary upon needs; 6 hours is equal to one full PD day.