Kids Play Math

Kids Play Math Is a nonprofit organization at the University of Denver. We have been developing, testing, refining and providing high quality PD in Early Mathematics to Head Start and K-1st grade teachers. Our model has been effectively implemented with hundreds of teaching professionals in different roles. COACHING WORKSHOP: Aug. 9 & 10, Denver, CO. Contact if interested. 303-902-1955 or jenny@lerner-consulting.com OUR INNOVATIVE MODEL • We designed a hybrid training model (online content and face-to-face interactions) to provide an affordable and effective alternative to the typical one-day trainings that are known to be ineffective • We designed our training with teachers’ time in mind. Most of the work is job-embedded and takes place in the ordinary course of teacher’s work • Teachers learn content in short videos and animations and then try the activities in their classroom, allowing them to internalize the important early math teaching concepts in an authentic setting WHAT WE OFFER • Support for teachers including classroom activities and information about early math teaching and learning, through easily accessible online training components, with job-embedded assignments, or through workshops and webinars. • An accompanying workshop in instructional support (optional but recommended). • Support for coaches via a certification package that includes a two-day workshop, online interaction, and materials and information specific to coaching teachers in early mathematics OUR COMMITMENT We believe that people, both teachers, coaches and children, learn by doing. We provide affordable, effective, hands-on, interactive content to teachers coaches and other educators. Our mission is to create sustainable improvement in mathematics instructional support, to bring greater school success to all children OUR WORK HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY The Office of Head Start The Toyota Foundation Colorado Department of Education The University of Denver