Professional Learning Sessions
Asynchronous Learning
Math Empowered Core Values (45–60 minutes)
At Math Empowered, we believe mathematical growth comes from engaging in the learning process—not from what students already know. In this session, participants explore the core values that guide Math Empowered classrooms, including fostering a growth mindset, honoring student thinking, and viewing mistakes and productive struggle as the necessary tension that leads to deep understanding.
Asynchronous Learning
Instructional Practices: The Core Four (45–60 minutes)
Explore Math Empowered’s four signature instructional practices: Math Talks, Partner Randomizer Sorts, DARE-ing Application Problems, and Thinking Pathway Games and Tasks. This course introduces the purpose and structure of each routine and demonstrates how they support conceptual understanding, reasoning, and student discourse.
Asynchronous Learning
Unpacking the Kit (15–30 minutes)
Get your BFF Fluency intervention materials ready for immediate classroom use. In this short course, participants learn how to efficiently unpack, organize, and prepare the resources included in the kit so they can begin supporting student learning right away.
Live Virtual Session
BFF Multiplication Deep Dive (120 minutes)
Join a Math Empowered team member for an interactive session exploring the mathematics behind the BFF Multiplication Kit. Together we will examine the progression from conceptual understanding → reasoning strategies → efficient procedures, and explore the thinking pathways embedded throughout the materials.
Live Virtual Session
Follow-Up Session (60 minutes)
Reconnect with a Math Empowered facilitator after implementing the BFF Kit in your classroom. Participants reflect on their experiences, share student successes and challenges, and deepen their understanding of how to support students along the thinking pathways toward mathematical fluency.