When educators differentiate instruction and assessment for students with diverse language needs, they give all students equitable access to a rigorous mathematics curriculum. Join our experts to learn how to scaffold rigorous mathematics content standards.

Learn more about this service and check out the Making Mathematics Accessible to English Language Learners book.

Can professional sports inspire math learning? In this fun episode of the Learn Fresh podcast, the hosts welcome Sacramento Kings basketball star Harrison Barnes and Kirk Walters, Director of Math Research at WestEd. The group discusses the links between sports and education and explores how athletes can drive change and progress in their communities.

As part of WestEd’s Math in Common initiative, school districts organized leadership teams of people in varied district roles that met regularly, gathered and reviewed evidence of what was happening in math class, and used this information to inform district efforts to improve math teaching and learning. Learn about the benefits of creating role-diverse leadership teams and other promising practices for building leadership to support math.

A culture of high expectations is a key component for school districts seeking to improve outcomes and expand opportunities for students with disabilities. Educators must amplify the fundamental principle that all students can succeed and ensure the principle is embedded in the daily work of every teacher and leader. Read more research-based recommendations from the Math in Common initiative.

Utah Leading Through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education, or ULEAD, is a new collaborative effort that aims to spread promising math education practices aligned with state standards to all Utah practitioners. Discover how WestEd’s REL West worked with ULEAD to help participants build their capacity to use data to develop evidence-based resources for teachers.

A new report summarizes findings from two case studies of the California Statewide Early Math Initiative (CAEMI), a partnership led by the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools with the California State Board of Education, the AIMS Center for Math and Science Education, WestEd, and feature film director Les Mayfield III.

Find out how educators engaged young children from birth through age 8 in learning about spatial reasoning and coding and read key takeaways from the evaluation.

The WestEd/Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative (WSVMI) supports leadership teams to prepare all students in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange counties to be college- and career-ready in math. Find out how to join the WSVMI network of Southern California schools and districts and register for the virtual Summer Math Institute, July 26–29, 2021. The institute will address topics that are top of mind for teachers and leaders as they return to in-person or hybrid instruction. Register today!

Watching classroom videos allows teachers to observe and study classroom life, reflect on instructional decisions, and integrate knowledge to solve problems of practice. Supported by the National Science Foundation, the Video in the Middle project develops accessible online video modules to strengthen middle-grade math teachers’ content knowledge and pedagogy about linear functions.