Components of the Math Coach Initiative

  • Math specialists are trained in Developing Mathematical Ideas (DMI), professional developments from Mount Holyoke College that emphasizes the importance of students' though processes in solving math problems
  • Math specialists provide classroom teachers with on-site support and assistance to deepen their math content knowledge and improve their classroom instruction. Specialists meet bi-weekly as a network to continue to develop skills, share coaching strategies and update their knowledge of the latest research.
  • Principals attend ongoing professional development sessions to learn what good mathematics instruction looks like in the classroom.
  • Parents learn the lessons and concepts their children are being taught, and are shown how to guide their children at home using strategies similar to those in place at school.
  • Annual Math Summit provides an opportunity for district-level professional development.
  • A team educators from Houston A+ Challenge and Houston ISD oversees and operates the initiative.
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