In this presentation, educators will have the opportunity to: * Dive into an Open Up High School Math lesson that is facilitated with the "Building Thinking Classrooms" approach *Focus on questioning and student work selection to create equitable, meaningful mathematical discussions. *See and live instructional and real-time strategies that foster learner identity and agency, with a focus on driving conceptual mastery.
Join us for a look inside the new Open Up Resources Pre-calculus course as you experience a lesson from this fantastic curriculum. We will engage in the lesson and consider the features that make the lesson accessible to students (and to everyone, all teachers encouraged to come). We will go deep with mathematics and discuss features of the materials that support high levels of learning. After doing mathematics together we will share insights from materials implementation and excitement for our future work.
Strong mathematical thinking grows in strong mathematical communities. In this session, educators will explore practical strategies for creating a classroom culture where every student feels valued and positioned as a capable mathematician. Participants will examine routines, discourse moves, and collaborative structures that promote belonging while maintaining rigorous, grade-level expectations. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to strengthen student voice, support productive struggle, and foster a community where curiosity, confidence, and deep mathematical thinking can thrive.
Effective instruction starts with knowing your students well. In this session, teachers will explore what to assess and when at each grade level in the Bookworms curriculum, with a focus on using rubrics to make assessment clear, consistent, and actionable. Participants will examine practical strategies for collecting meaningful data, interpreting results, and using insights to inform instruction, support every learner, and strengthen student confidence. You’ll leave with concrete tools and routines to make assessment more purposeful and manageable.
