Early Grade Math Community of Practice

About the Math Community of Practice

The Math Community of Practice (CoP) serves as a platform where mathematics educators can share knowledge, experiences, resources, and collaborate, and learn from one another in an effort to advance primary mathematics education in low- and middle-income countries.

Events

30 July 2024
Planning successful mathematics lessons with Dr Helen Drury, Permie Isaac and Linda Akach

The third webinar is on 'Planning Successful Mathematics Lessons' with Dr Helen Drury, Permie Isaac, and Linda Akach. This webinar explorex effective, evidence-based approaches to structuring math lessons with practical examples, as well as how to utilize long-term and medium-term planning effectively.
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23 July 2024
Principles of effective mathematics teaching with Norma Evans

This second webinar is on 'Principles of effective mathematics teaching' with leading expert Norma Evans. This webinar delves into evidence-based strategies to enhance math instruction such as explicit direct instruction and its effective application, the role of manipulatives in making maths concepts tangible, and methods to develop both procedural and conceptual understanding in students.
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5 July 2024
The core elements of foundational mathematics with Dr. Daniel Ansari

This first webinar is on 'The Core Elements of Foundational Mathematics' with leading expert Dr Daniel Ansari. This webinar explores how children develop mathematical understanding and what are the essential concepts that form the foundation of early mathematics and ensure later success.
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11 June 2024
Webinar on Math Education: Strengthening Teacher Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Dr. Mercy Kazima (University of Malawi), Dr. Lynn Bowie (OLICO) and Norma Evans (Evans and Associates) present findings from their work on improving teacher content and pedagogical content knowledge. Dr. Kazima provides an overview of "Developing teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching: An example of project from Malawi"; Dr. Bowie presents on OLICO's research on "Supporting teachers with a WhatsApp API course" in South Africa; and Ms. Evans delves into "Building teachers’ content and pedagogical content knowledge through authentic problem-solving" in Ghana. This is the second in a series of webinars as a part of SoT's development of a global community of practice in early grade math in LMICs, which will seek to connect professionals working in math education and improve the quality of pedagogical discourse and implementation. Click here to watch the full webinar.

6 March 2024
Webinar on Math Education: Evidence-based Instructional Strategies

RTI’s Dr. Yasmin Sitabkhan and Dr. Wendi Ralaingita provide an overview of the findings from the Numeracy at Scale study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. Francisco Mejía from El Salvador’s Ministry of Education presents key points of the ESMATE strategy, one of the programs included in the study. This first in a series of webinars is part of SoT's global community of practice in early grade math in LMICs. Click here to access the report and other resources. Click here to watch the full webinar.

March 2024
CIES 2024 Conference : SoT Presentation on Foundational Numeracy

Brittany Meredith and Annie Savard presented “Opening access to numeracy: Public goods to support mathematics teacher professional development”. In this presentation they discussed the development of numeracy public goods as part of Science of Teaching, including a materials guidance and three teacher training modules. They described the process of developing the modules, provided an orientation on how they can be accessed and used, and presented findings from the field-tests. Click here to access the presentation.

March 2024
CIES 2024 Conference : SoT Presentation on Foundational Numeracy

RTI's Dr. Wendi Ralaingita and Dr. Yasmin Sitabkhan presented “Learning from Successful early-grade math programs: Lessons for teacher professional development”. In this presentation they presented findings from the Numeracy at Scale study, focusing on common pedagogical strategies found across successful numeracy programs. The discussed details of how these common elements were executed differently under different program models and what these mean for teacher professional development. Click here to access the presentation.

Blogs

November 05, 2021

By:

Shirin Lutfeali, Yasmin Sitabkhan and Wendi Ralaingita

Adding up the Evidence: Strengthening foundational math teaching and learning in LMICs
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Watch the Webinar Series

How Can We Develop Effective Numeracy Programs? Full Webinar

Inaugural Webinar on Math Education: Evidence-based Instructional Strategies

Webinar on Math Education: Strengthening Teacher Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge

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