Keynote or full day PD

K-12 Math Teachers, coaches, administrators

For years, the standard approach for students who struggle has been "Just-in-Case" intervention—reteaching every missing standard from prior years before allowing students to see grade level work. This model often traps students in a remedial loop, communicating low expectations and triggering math anxiety. To be true gatebreakers, we must shift to the Just-in-Time Math Intervention model. This session explores how to build a staircase to grade level content by teaching prerequisite skills exactly when they are needed for success with current standards. By identifying essential focus standards and strategically filling gaps in real time, teachers can finally say to their students, "I believe you can do grade level math, so I’m going to teach you grade-level math". Discover a research based cycle that increases equitable outcomes, boosts student motivation, and helps students who have failed math for years finally earn grade level credit.

Learning Outcomes

• Shift Mindsets on Intervention: Differentiate between "Just-in-Case" and "Just-in-Time" models to understand why maintaining high grade-level expectations is the most impactful way to increase student achievement.
• Execute the Just-in-Time Cycle: Master the four-step planning process: Focus on essential standards, identify prerequisite Gaps, create a strategic Plan, and Teach using effective instructional methods.
• Prioritize Essential Content: Learn how to use priority standard resources to distinguish between essential skills for 6-12 success and standards that can be skipped to make room for deeper intervention.Implement
• Age-Appropriate Fluency: Discover how to develop number sense and fact fluency in secondary students without using "little kid" worksheets that trigger math trauma and disengagement.

Keynote or full day PD

6-12 Math Teachers, coaches

Stop feeling like you are "talking to yourself" during math lessons. Many secondary math teachers struggle with a "sea of hoodies up and earbuds in," where only a few students participate while the rest zone out. The Math Wars Method® is a powerful instructional model designed specifically for students who have been historically unsuccessful in mathematics. By blending randomized cold calling, true formative assessment, and a specialized "chunked" version of the gradual release of responsibility, this method transforms passive classrooms into hubs of high accountability and authentic collaboration. On average, teachers implementing this method see a 20% increase in pass rates and a 46% increase in daily student engagement within just one semester. Discover how to position your students as the "holders of knowledge" and fast-track their journey to grade-level proficiency.

Learning Outcomes

• Master the System: Understand the three-step approach to lesson design: identifying content "chunks," designing non-overwhelming notes, and executing the four-problem instructional cycle ("I do, We do, You do together, You do together").
• Implement Randomized Accountability: Learn to use a randomized cold-calling system to eliminate implicit bias and ensure every student is thinking about every problem.
• Leverage True Formative Assessment: Discover how to gather rich, informal data in the moment to identify misconceptions and modify teaching in real-time before students fail a summative quiz.
• Elevate Student Status: Use collaborative structures that empower students to guide the problem-solving process and act as peer experts, regardless of their past math history.
• Boost Retention: Apply time-efficient strategies that boost student confidence and retention of complex secondary math standards.

Keynote or full day PD

6-12 Math Teachers, coaches, administrators

Mathematics has long acted as a gatekeeper, with Algebra 1 success often determining a student’s entire future academic and professional trajectory. For some students, being stuck in cycles of failure, math trauma, and systemic inequities, create barriers that standard teaching methods cannot overcome. This session introduces the B.R.E.A.K. it™ Math Intervention Framework, a practical, research based system designed to transform the classroom experience for students who struggle with 6-12th grade math. Moving through three distinct phases—Student Engagement, Student Achievement, and Student Motivation—educators will learn how to build intentional community, implement confidence boosting routines, deliver high impact lessons via the Math Wars Method®, implement effective interventions, and utilize mastery based grading. On average, teachers implementing this framework see 20% more students passing their classes and a 46% increase in student engagement. Join us to move beyond the status quo and become a gatebreaker who empowers every student to thrive.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the Gatekeeping Cycles: Understand the student, teacher, and systemic gates—including math anxiety, implicit bias, and deficit labeling—that keep learners trapped in low achievement.
• Build an Intentional Community (Step 1): Learn trauma-informed activities like Respect Circles and Mathographies to ensure students feel they belong, are known, and are safe to make public math mistakes.
• Boost Confidence with Routines (Step 2): Master the Six Core Engagement Structures (e.g., Which One Doesn’t Belong, Notice and Wonder) to get every student talking about math within the first five minutes of class.
• Engage Every Student (Step 3): Implement the Math Wars Method®, a chunked instructional model that uses randomized cold calling and true formative assessment to eliminate passive zoning out.
• Advance Your Expectations (Step 4): Shift from "Just-in-Case" to "Just-in-Time" intervention, learning to teach grade level standards while strategically bridging prerequisite gaps.

Keynote or full day PD

K-12 Math Teachers, coaches

The first few minutes of math class or math block often set the tone for the entire period. Traditional starts, like homework reviews, frequently exclude and shame students who didn't complete the work, leading to immediate disengagement and behavior issues. To break the gate of math anxiety and math trauma, educators must replace these exclusionary practices with routines that guarantee a quick math win for every learner. This session dives into six open ended engagement structures — i.e.: Which One Doesn’t Belong?, Notice and Wonder — that prioritize mathematical reasoning over rote calculation. These routines are designed to be visually approachable and have multiple correct answers, making it safe for students who have been historically unsuccessful to share their thinking. Attendees will learn how to facilitate these hig -impact routines to skyrocket student participation and heal math anxiety in just five to ten minutes a day.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the Power of Reasoning: Understand why focusing on student reasoning rather than one correct answer is essential for disappearing math anxiety and building mathematical confidence.
• Lower the Affective Filter: Learn the critical facilitation technique of introducing new structures without math first to activate working memory and reduce performance fear.
• Execute the Six Core Structures: Master the specific protocols for all six structures to boost student confidence throughout the year
• Maximize Participation: Apply practical tips such as adding labels (A, B, C, D) for multilingual learners and using word walls to support academic language development.
• Transform Word Problem Instruction: Learn the simple word problem strategy that creates an equal playing field for all students.