Core Connection Course Catalog
Math 6-8 Support Network: Numeracy Briefs Series
NYSED has launched a Numeracy Initiative, which will continue through the 2025-26 school year. This Initiative will provide information and resources to support high-quality, culturally responsive mathematics instruction designed to help students to advance their numeracy skills and achieve the expectations of the mathematics learning standards. This session is Brief 3: High-Leverage Mathematical Content…
Developing Mathematical Reasoning : The Strategies, Models, and Lessons to Teach the Big Ideas in Grades K-2, By Pamela Weber Harris - Book Study
By addressing common misconceptions about math and providing practical strategies for teaching real math, Developing Mathematical Reasoning shows that everyone can use the mathematical relationships they already know to reason about new relationships. In other words, everyone can math…even the very youngest students!
Productive Math Struggle: A 6-Point Action Plan for Fostering Perseverance Book Study
This Book Study of Productive Math Struggle: A 6-Point Action Plan for Fostering Perseverance provides a practical, six-action framework to guide teachers in using challenges as growth opportunities. It includes actionable strategies, classroom tasks, grade-level examples, and real student work to illustrate how to implement productive math struggle. Centered on the belief that math is a way of thinking rather than simply finding answers, the book aims to empower students to persevere, develop strong learning habits, and apply these skills beyond the classroom…
Math for English Majors - A Book Study
Join us for this book study aimed to help math minded people understand how others see the subject, and vice-versa. Ben Orlin's book, Math for English Majors: A Human Take on the Universal Language, connects mathematics to the concepts of language and literature. By reframing mathematical principles through a familiar, humane lens, Orlin aims to demystify the subject for those who felt intimidated by it in school…
Guided Math in Action K-5 (Second Edition) Book Study
In this Book Study of Guided Math in Action K-5 (Second Edition), participants will unlock powerful strategies for effective guided math lessons, differentiated small group instruction and assessing learning…
Math 6-8 Support Network: Numeracy Briefs Series
NYSED has launched a Numeracy Initiative, which will continue through the 2025-26 school year. This Initiative will provide information and resources to support high-quality, culturally responsive mathematics instruction designed to help students to advance their numeracy skills and achieve the expectations of the mathematics learning standards. This session is Brief 4: High-Leverage Instructional Practices…
Math 6-8 Support Network: Numeracy Briefs Series
NYSED has launched a Numeracy Initiative, which will continue through the 2025-26 school year. This Initiative will provide information and resources to support high-quality, culturally responsive mathematics instruction designed to help students to advance their numeracy skills and achieve the expectations of the mathematics learning standards. This session is Brief 5: Mathematics Assessment of and for Student Learning…
Cultivating Mathematical Hearts: Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching in Elementary Classrooms Book Study
Cultivating Mathematical Hearts positions mathematics as a humanizing, joyful, and culturally grounded learning experience. The book introduces a framework and the Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching Tool (CRMT²) designed to help teachers create inclusive, student-centered math classrooms. Through this model, educators learn how to honor students' cultural backgrounds, elevate diverse mathematical ideas, ensure equitable access to rigorous learning, and foster agency, engagement, and curiosity…
Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom Grades 6-12 Book Study
Join us for a study of Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom Grades6-12 by Peter Liljedahl and Kyle Webb. This text serves as a practical companion to the foundational Building Thinking Classrooms framework, specifically focusing on task selection and implementation to transform mathematics instruction. Teachers will find concrete guidance on how to choose appropriate tasks for their specific standards and learning goals, along with detailed implementation strategies that include task setup, facilitation techniques, and assessment approaches…
65th Annual Hudson-Mohawk Valley Area Mathematics Conference (HMVAMC)
For more than six decades, the Hudson-Mohawk Valley Area Mathematics Conference has stood as the region's premier gathering for mathematics educators bringing together inspired teachers, thoughtful leaders, and passionate advocates for student success. This year’s conference will be held on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at Bethlehem CSD. Grade K-8 teachers are especially encouraged to attend, as all three sessions will feature nationally renowned educator and curriculum developer Greg Tang…
Math 6-8 Support Network: Numeracy Briefs Series
NYSED has launched a Numeracy Initiative, which will continue through the 2025-26 school year. This Initiative will provide information and resources to support high-quality, culturally responsive mathematics instruction designed to help students to advance their numeracy skills and achieve the expectations of the mathematics learning standards. This session is Brief 6: The Role and Challenges of Using Representations…
Math 6-8 Support Network: Numeracy Briefs Series
NYSED has launched a Numeracy Initiative, which will continue through the 2025-26 school year. This Initiative will provide information and resources to support high-quality, culturally responsive mathematics instruction designed to help students to advance their numeracy skills and achieve the expectations of the mathematics learning standards. This session is Brief 7: Understanding, Using, and Modifying Curriculum Materials…
Math 6-8 Support Network: Numeracy Briefs Series
NYSED has launched a Numeracy Initiative, which will continue through the 2025-26 school year. This Initiative will provide information and resources to support high-quality, culturally responsive mathematics instruction designed to help students to advance their numeracy skills and achieve the expectations of the mathematics learning standards. This session is Brief 8: The Role of Leadership…