EM PDIS Coaching Booklet

Sustained Support from a Trusted Colleague Great Minds® is the exclusive provider of professional development written and delivered by the creators of Eureka Math®.

Professional Learning from Great Minds With the proper teacher support, high-quality instructional materials ensure knowledge-building opportunities for every student. That’s why we have our curriculum writers craft all of our professional development and why we make sure educators with firsthand experience teaching the curriculum lead each session.

Our professional learning was designed to unlock every teacher's ability to help students thrive—because your greatness is their greatness.

The positive effects for students are amplified when strong curriculum is paired with strong professional learning: not only are students working with more rigorous instructional materials, but they also have a more skillful teacher to guide them.

— THE ELEMENTS: TRANSFORMING TEACHING THROUGH CURRICULUM-BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

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75% of our 1,200 employees are or have been teachers, so we know the importance of improving teacher practice.

Professional Development and Personalized Coaching Created by the team of teacher–writers behind Eureka Math, our in-person and virtual professional development (PD) sessions include a series for teachers and leaders to ensure a strong initial implementation as well as sustained success.

Leaders are administrators, math coaches, lead teachers, and anyone else supporting classroom instructors in improving their craft. In addition to the live sessions, we now also offer on-demand PD options for schools and districts new to Eureka Math or for those looking for a refresher.

With personalized coaching, Eureka Math team members expertly guide educators to apply what they learn in PD sessions to their own classrooms and schools. Through modeling and observation, Great Minds coaches help teachers improve implementation and help leaders develop effective ways to support, understand, and evaluate classroom practices.

A Research-Based Approach While research shows that a high-quality curriculum can boost student achievement, it must be paired with curriculum-based professional development to yield reliable outcomes.

A 2018 Learning Forward study 1 found that “implementing a new curriculum—and knowing when and how to adjust or make modifications to address specific student needs—requires professional learning that enables teachers to actually experience, understand, and practice with the new materials.”

In November 2020 the Carnegie Corporation of New York2 reinforced the earlier findings by calling for the transformation of teaching through curriculum-based professional learning.

The authors call for a shift from “a lecture-heavy workshop that is disconnected from the day-to-day lessons teachers lead” to curriculum-based professional learning “that is active, ongoing, and focused on improving the rigor and impact of teachers’ lessons.”

Professional learning from Great Minds delivers on this call to action. It focuses on the curriculum itself, providing educators with active learning experience and ongoing support for implementation that can also be customized to meet a school or district's unique needs.

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Learning Forward. (2018). High-quality curricula and team-based professional learning: A perfect partnership for equity.

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Short, J. and Hirsh, S. (2020). The Elements: Transforming Teaching through Curriculum-Based Professional Learning. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION

Successful implementation rests on three requirements.

All three are available from Great Minds to help you meet your goals.

Foundational Professional Development These sessions guide educators new to Eureka Math in customizing the curriculum to meet student needs. Sessions are designed to help teachers and math leaders implement Eureka Math with confidence.

Lead Eureka Math This session is designed for district and school leaders. It is a balance of study, experiential learning, analysis, and practice that sets participants up for success in leading a newer implementation of the Eureka Math curriculum in their districts and schools. Separate sessions will be held to focus on Grades K–5 and 6–12.

Launch Eureka Math This session prepares new users to implement Eureka Math successfully. Educators explore the curriculum to understand how the learning design and lessons build a comprehensive and coherent understanding of mathematics. Separate sessions focus on Grades K–5 and 6–12.

Fluency in Action Educators investigate the role of fluency practices, including Sprints, skip-counting, and other counting exercises. Participants experience, analyze, and practice routines to learn how to use these powerful tools help students build and maintain fluency.

Separate sessions focus on Grades K–5 and 6–12.

Preparation and Customization of Eureka Math Lessons The purpose of this full-day session is threefold: to empower teachers to discern the decisions inherent in each Eureka Math lesson, to study the curriculum’s teaching sequences, and to prepare teachers to customize lessons to meet the needs of their students. Separate sessions focus on Grades K–5 and 6–12.

Professional Development on Your Schedule Great Minds now offers on-demand PD sessions for math educators. Launch Eureka Math for Grades K–5 and 6–12 as well as Focus on Fluency for Grades K–5 and 6–8 are available for educators new to Eureka Math and those who are looking to refresh their previous experience with these ondemand sessions.

A Great Minds representative can help you determine which licensing options are the best fit for your school or district.

Sustaining Professional Development Seasoned practitioners who have completed the foundational courses can deepen their understanding of the curriculum and strengthen their implementation through this advanced coursework.

Major Work of the Grade Band Educators experience the trajectory of learning in a grade band, which reveals the coherence of the curriculum. Participants deepen their understanding of the role of each grade in the grade band and learn strategies for adjusting instruction to meet student needs. Separate sessions focus on Grades K–2, 3–5, and 6–8.

Solving Word Problems Participants learn how to effectively model and teach word problems by using math drawings. The study and practice of solving word problems further reveals the coherence of the curriculum and how this mathematical model supports student learning across the grades. Separate sessions focus on Grades K–5 and 6–12 Preparation and Customization of Eureka Math Lessons The purpose of this full-day session is threefold: to empower teachers to discern the decisions inherent in each Eureka Math lesson, to study the curriculum’s teaching sequences, and to prepare teachers to customize lessons to meet the needs of their students. Separate sessions focus on Grades K–5 and 6–12.

Special Focus: Continuous and Unfinished Learning In addition to our Foundational and Sustaining track of learning, Eureka Math writers created new sessions to help educators tackle special learning circumstances Continuous Learning with Eureka Math in Sync™ Educators study how to effectively support students in a continuous learning model that allows teachers to toggle between classroom and at-home instruction for Grades PK–5.

The session shows how Eureka Math products support teachers, students, and families with learning materials, video content, and guidance to create effective learning communities regardless of physical distance. Separate sessions focus on Grades K–5 and 6–12.

Addressing Unfinished Learning with Eureka Math Equip™ Educators explore how to use premodule assessments and data-driven remediation recommendations to accelerate learning while keeping students on track with gradelevel content. Separate sessions focus on Grades 1–5 and 6–12.

Topic-Based Sessions For educators wishing to focus on specific topics in shorter timeframes, the Eureka Math team offers the following 90-minute sessions: Exit Tickets to Inform Instruction, Eureka Math Read–Draw–Write, and Number Core.

Personalized Coaching Educators in schools and districts who have completed the foundational track of Eureka Math professional development can consider customized coaching to further support their implementation.

Begin with a Strong Start Participating in Strong Start for Leaders is the first step to receiving personalized coaching for your school or district. The three sessions in this series include Strategic Planning (3 hours), Crafting Effective Feedback (90 minutes), and Effective Feedback Conversations (90 minutes).

After completing these sessions, attendees will collaborate with their Eureka Math coach to select the track below that best aligns with their learning priorities.

TRACK � Address Unfinished Learning* This coaching series focuses on effectively using Eureka Math Equip to address unfinished learning. Teachers will engage in a transferable process of using data to address unfinished learning for whole class, small group, and individual instruction.

Sessions Included in Each Track

The Guided Observation for Leaders will focus on classroom observations to gather evidence of teachers making connections to and leveraging students’ prior knowledge, responding to data in instruction, and addressing unfinished learning in an equitable way. This observational evidence will inform the next steps for the PLC sessions with teachers.

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* Teachers must take Addressing Unfinished Work with Eureka Math Equip before this coaching session.

TRACK �

Guided Observation for Leaders In this session, a Eureka Math coach guides up to 10 leaders through classroom observations to establish an understanding of the current state of instruction.

Prep for Success This coaching series focuses on implementing Eureka Math successfully.

It was designed for new implementers as well as groups with experienced Eureka Math teachers seeking additional customized support to improve their implementation.

SESSIONS �–�

Teachers will address specific areas for improvement, and the Guided Observation for Leaders session will focus on observing for effective teaching practices. This observational evidence will inform the next steps for the PLC sessions with teachers.

Sessions 2, 3, and 4 offer teachers explicit, personalized guidance from a Eureka Math coach to meet objectives based on the coaching focus selected.

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Content Study

Guided Observation for Leaders

This coaching series focuses on building teachers’ understanding of the content and its role in the larger math story. Teachers will engage in a transferable process of studying a module, topic, or lesson along with its connection to previous and upcoming content.

In this session, a Eureka Math coach guides up to 10 leaders through classroom observations to establish an understanding of the current state of instruction.

The Guided Observation for Leaders will focus on observation to gather evidence that instruction effectively develops student conceptual understanding and makes coherent content connections. This observational evidence will inform the next steps for the PLC sessions with teachers.

Professional Learning Community

Implementing Eureka Math with Fidelity To set educators up for success with Eureka Math, our team of teacher–writers have created the three-year plan below integrating both PD and personalized coaching so all teachers can feel confident with the curriculum.

Year �: Building a Foundation PD Workshop Sequence

Personalized Coaching Sequence SUMMER (before Implementation)

• Lead Eureka Math • Launch Eureka Math • Fluency in Action Resource-specific sessions • Eureka Math Equip™ • Eureka Math in Sync™

Strong Start for Leaders • Strategic Planning • Crafting Effective Feedback • Effective Feedback Conversations FALL

Preparation and Customization of a Lesson

Personalized coaching package based on school or district goals SPRING Personalized coaching package based on school or district goals

90-minute PD topic sessions (available upon request)

Year �: Sustaining Growth PD Workshop Sequence

Personalized Coaching Sequence SUMMER

Any of the following sessions: • Solving Word Problems • Understanding the Major Work of the Grade Band FALL Additional 90-minute topics (available upon request)

Personalized coaching package based on school or district goals SPRING

Additional 90-minute topics (available upon request)

Personalized coaching package based on school or district goals

Year �: Leading with Confidence PD Workshop Sequence

Personalized Coaching Sequence SUMMER

Offer all new teachers the foundational PD sessions: • Launch Eureka Math • Fluency in Action 90-minute PD topic sessions (available upon request) FALL Offer all new teachers the final foundational PD session: • Preparation and Customization of a Eureka Math Lesson 90-minute PD topic sessions (available upon request)

Personalized coaching package based on school or district goals

SPRING 90-minute PD topic sessions (available upon request)

Personalized coaching package based on school or district goals

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