How many servings of coleslaw do you need for the picnic? What, on average, is the coolest time of the day? Exactly how likely is a lightning strike?
Math doesn’t stop when summer starts. This season is ripe with opportunities for challenging and stretching your math brain. It’s also the perfect time for math teachers to dive into professional learning without the time constraints of the classroom. Our recommendation? Kickstart your summer learning and set yourself up for even greater success in the new school year with our free professional development opportunities for math educators!
Check out our curated list of on-demand professional development and resources. Whether you’re seeking ways to incorporate more problem-based learning methods, wanting to learn more about implementing an instructional approach, or simply looking for fresh activities to bring to the math classroom, you’ll find a variety of options here that will fit any agenda and schedule.
Best practices and inspiration for math fluency, student agency, and more
- Explore our 2024 Math Symposium featuring renowned math leaders and tools to strengthen math instruction, bolster student agency, and build math proficiency for life.
- Listen to the final episode of the Math Teacher Lounge podcast. You’ll hear key takeaways from this past season and tips on defining, assessing, and developing math fluency for students.
- Binge our collection of blog posts covering a wide variety of hot topics for math educators.
Addressing math anxiety
- Watch our Addressing Math Anxiety in the K–5 Classroom webinar to find ways to identify and address math anxiety in younger students.
- Listen to our fifth season of Math Teacher Lounge to hear from math experts and educators as they explain different degrees of math anxiety and how to help all students (and teachers) thrive.
Collaboration in class
- Hear from Jennifer Bay-Williams, Ph.D., to learn about math fluency games and how they help engage all students.
- Read this blog featuring practical math strategies that build community in your classroom.
More math resources
- Explore free activities and lesson-building tools with Desmos Classroom.
- Check out the new Amplify Desmos Math for ways to develop and celebrate student thinking—and the brilliance students bring to the classroom.
Still more to explore (as you head into fall, too)
- Make the shift to a problem-based approach with Amplify Desmos Math.
- Take a deep dive into all things math in Amplify’s math webinar resource library.
- Discover how math routines can revolutionize your math instruction with some of Amplify’s most popular math routines.
