Personalized Consulting Plans
We begin by listening and learning. You share your needs and goals, we provide a plan and make it happen. Consulting plans involve a combination of program evaluations, workshops, coaching and general curriculum support. Plans include face to face and / or online learning.
“Working with Looney Math Consulting has transformed mathematics in our district. The consultants were professional, well informed and gifted at connecting with our teachers.”
— Karen, assistant superintendent
Coaching
We’ve been there. Our consultants have all been classroom teachers, and we understand the demands of teaching mathematics. We become your personal coach, working within the school day either virtually or in your classrooms, with teachers and administrators.
EXAMPLES:
Facilitate coaching cycles as a means of transforming instruction
Establish lighthouse (or lab) classrooms as learning spaces
Support team meetings: lesson planning, learning from student work, developing assessments or analysis of data
Provide coaching for administrators, coaches, and others math leaders
"This coaching was a gift, not only to me, but also to my students. I feel like I have a renewed investment in math." — Emily, teacher, grade 2
Prekindergarten through Grade 12 Workshops
Our workshops are hands-on and engaging, leaving educators feeling excited and confident. We provide full or half day workshops that align to your needs. We can deliver content in person or online.
Content based workshops are aligned to specific standards of your choosing
Foundations in Mathematics
Developing Number Sense
Understanding Fractions
Understanding Ratio and Proportion
Instructional workshops focus on classroom planning and practices
Equity
Co-teaching
Language-Based Strategies
Questioning
Differentiation
Assessment
Engagement
Manipulatives
"I had a wonderful experience completing the Developing Number Sense workshop. The standards ask educators to have a deeper understanding of the base 10 number system and multiplicative processes, and the ideas shared in this workshop have given me a great picture of what kind of culture I would like to create in my classroom as we move forward." – Craig, teacher, grade 4
Are you ready for change?
Math Program Evaluations
We provide an unbiased look at your math program as a whole. We gather data from multiple perspectives to answer your important questions. What is working well? What could be working better? What steps do you need to take to improve? We provide a detailed report with recommendations for how you can move your school or district forward.
“Looney Math Consulting conducted an extensive review of our grades 6-12 math program. They were in communication with us every step of the way to ensure that their final recommendations would respond to our identified needs. In addition to highlighting challenges for us and providing concrete recommendations for how to move forward, they also helped us to see areas that were successes and should be further expanded. Looney Math Consulting supported us through an intensive review process to evaluate new textbook options. They were able to help us balance the needs of the school district with the concerns of faculty, students, and parents/guardians. Their process was logical and required us to first articulate our vision for mathematics teaching and learning. This vision statement ultimately drove the rest of our work, and continues to drive our decision making even now!” – Tim, Coordinator of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment