Mayflower Math Mentorship
Use your math curriculum to meet every student’s needs
A Pathway to Improve Math Achievement
Modern Classrooms Project offers ready-to-use resources and ongoing mentorship to increase differentiation and lay the foundation to improve student math outcomes.
Math Mentorship at a Glance
Step One: Summer Training
Dive deep into the Modern Classrooms Project model and the full suite of math resources during a two-day training on May 28-29. This includes hands-on practice, time for planning, peer collaboration, and a playbook to successfully kick off the school year.
Step Two: Implement the Resources
Transform your approach to teaching with ready-made resources that enhance student engagement, motivation, and collaboration. Differentiate instruction so that students build authentic understanding and deep content mastery.
Step Three: Year-Long Support
Receive ongoing personalized support and practical strategies from an expert math mentor. Participate in regular webinars and classroom visits to refine your instructional practices and address student needs.
“My classroom will look different after this training. There will be a lot more movement and collaboration. You can expect to see students learning at different paces, utilizing technology, and collaborating with one another.”
Dive Deeper into Math Mentorship
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The Modern Classrooms Project is a teacher-created nonprofit that empowers educators to build classrooms that respond to every student’s needs. This model has helped over 20,000 educators create classrooms where every student is appropriately challenged and supported - and where teaching feels more sustainable and enjoyable, too.
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This professional development program provides educators with resources, training, and ongoing support to successfully implement Illustrative Mathematics®.
Resources: Access to a full course worth of HQIM-aligned materials that encourage students to master content at their own pace.
Training: You’ll learn more about the Modern Classrooms approach and how to leverage the curricular resources at your disposal during in-person training the week of August 18th.
Ongoing Support: Virtual educator workshops, one-on-one coaching calls, and visits to your classroom throughout the school year.
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While the Modern Classrooms model can work for everyone, we offer grade- and subject-specific content for the Math Mentorship Program. Educators who participate will receive specific resources and support for Illustrative Mathematics® for grades 4-8.
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Each lesson from the textbook comes with a suite of curriculum-aligned resources, slide decks to use and share with students, guided notes that can support student learning, checklists to keep students on task, video exemplars of educators teaching the lessons, and mastery checks to help educators better understand student learning.
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All Math Mentorship Program participants are expected to use the resources provided and to participate in the training and ongoing support supports that are available. In addition, we ask participants to complete surveys to provide feedback on curricular materials and trainings.
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You are eligible for this program if you use Illustrative Mathematics® in Grades 4-8 in Mayflower Public Schools (Arkansas).
“The feeling of community that the training fosters is fantastic. Sometimes, it is easy to feel alone with the struggles of a class, but meeting other teachers was refreshing. Modern Classrooms Math Mentorship Program transcends [individual] schools and regions.”
Apply for Mentorship Program
Applications are due May 12
In-person training will take place May 28 - 29.
You are eligible for this program if you use Illustrative Mathematics® in Grades 4-8.