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Building Elementary Math Fluency Starter Kit |K-6| - A thoughtful resource that outlines some practices you can implement RIGHT NOW and some attitude shifts (based on research) that will help your students (and you!) become more fluent. Requires using email address signup to access. By Christina Tondevold (aka, the Recovering Traditionalist and Build Math Minds).

Counting Principles |K-2| - Includes terminology and examples for the progression of counting skills in a digestible, engaging format. By Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr at Making Math Moments that Matter.

Make Math Moments Matter Framework |K-12| - Builds on the seminal 5-Practices Framework with practical ideas and some learning based on experience in the classroom. The process essentially walks teachers through a high-quality, research-based planning and delivery process that is rigorous enough to be considered professional learning, but also practical enough to be sustainable. By Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr at Making Math Moments that Matter.

Journal Articles

Students Homework Behavior: Gaming the System - Titled STUDENTING: THE CASE OF "NOW YOU TRY ONE", the research in this article is summarized nicely by the graphic on the right (click to expand). Essentially, the "I do you do" approach to teaching math isn't very effective for most students, and this research article posits a few reasons why that might be the case.

We Need Coherent Teacher-Built Curriculum NOW! - Describes what a quality curriculum is, why many of the big-box curricula aren't hitting that mark (despite what EdReports may say), and some suggestions for how to implement a successful, high-quality curriculum in mathematics.

Four (Secret) Keys to Student Engagement - Aside from the click-bait title (yup, that's engaging), this article provides context for four practices that improve engagement.

Accelerating Student Learning with High-Dosage Tutoring - An article that details what successful tutoring programs look like and gives practical suggestions for improving tutoring in various situations.

Continuous Improvement Toolkit From Colorado DOE - Colorado Education Initiative's toolkit of continuous improvement practices used to cultivate equity and reimagine learning environments. This is a good framework with clean and clear processes outlined.

Oregon DOE Ultimate Guide to High Quality Performance Assessments - A leader-focused 200+ guide on performance assessments that includes ideas for facilitating professional development and ongoing school/district-level systems that create quality performance assessments.

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