Mathematics By Design
Designs for Educators
Empowering Teachers in grades K-8 and the Secondary classroom across the United States.
We started to work with Rhonda about 4 years ago in cooperation with several other small districts in our area. She showed us that we didn't have to spend a fortune on manipulatives, but could use what we had in class. Everything we did was tied to the TEKS and relevant to TAKS testing. I've so enjoyed going to these workshops, because I could always come away with activities for my classes. We loved working with Rhonda.
Classroom Teacher
Comprehensive professional development services are offered for districts or campuses. The professional development design includes an initial consultation to access the district /campus's specific needs. the following design services are offered:
- Development professional learning communities through lesson study;
- Using TAKS Data to impact instruction;
- Curriculum alignment/Scope and Sequence development; targeting instruction through interpretation of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills as well as other State Mathematics Standards;
- Analyzing student work to impact instruction;
- Pedagogy in the mathematics classroom; Glencoe-McGraw/Hill MathScape Trainer Grades 6-8 for the U.S. Virgin Islands 2005;
- Reading and Writing in the Mathematics Classroom;
- Reaching diverse learners and training for Special Education teachers of mathematics;
- Learning to use graphing calculators in the classroom to enhance understanding of mathematics concepts;
- TAKS Updates; Test Preparation and Test-taking strategies and Coaching ;
- Graphing calculator training on TI-73 Plus, TI-83 Plus, and the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition;
- Specializing in mathematics professional development incorporating manipulatives in the classroom. See the following example lessons from Math Can Take You Places KERA PBS Dallas-Fort Worth Affiliate, Lead Consultant/Editor; Lessons andActivities for grades 4-6:
Author of these Math Can Take You Places Sample Lessons:
Author of these Math Can Take You Places Sample Activities:
Author of these Math Can Take You Places Assessment Items.
- Trainer and Master trainer on various TEXTEAMS Institutes from the Charles A. Dana Center at U.T. Austin, including:
- Proportionality Across the Middle School TEKS
- Numerical Reasoning Across the Middle School TEKS
- Algebraic Reasoning Across the Middle School TEKS
- Algebra I: 2000 and Beyond
