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Below each Standard are some resources an educator may wish to explore on their learning journey.

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STANDARD 1:

Educators know students’ physical, social-emotional, and intellectual development and characteristics and select and implement teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of diverse learners. Using professional learning community structures, educators determine how students learn best, and what evidence-based practices will be used. They plan and implement learning opportunities that engage students and address current policy and legislative requirements. Educators develop engaging learning experiences that incorporate various strategies to meet the specific learning needs of all students.

Standard 1 is delineated into five descriptors:

Possible Resources
	How to Teach Now: Five Keys to Personalized Learning in the Global Classroom In this book, the authors provide a practical map to navigate some of today's most complicated instructional challenges: How do you help all students succees when every classroom is, in effect, a global classroom?
	Mathematics Education for Young Children: What It is and How to Promote It This paper provides insight into topics central to understanding and improving early childhood mathematics education.
	Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach all Learners This book presents a practical introduction to differentiation and explains how to differentiate instruction in a wide range of settings to provide variety and challenge.
	Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction (2nd Edition) In this book, math education expert Marian Small explains two powerful and universal strategies that educators can use across all math content: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks.
	More Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Secondary Mathematics Instruction This book uses two strategies: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks and is written specifically for secondary mathematics educators.
	The Third Path In this book, the author, David Trantor, presents a relationship-based approach to student well-being and achievement.
	Grassroots Workshops This site offers online professional learning from a variety of education leaders, mathematics and otherwise. The workshops offered are updated regularly.

STANDARD 2:

Educators possess a strong knowledge base of the mathematics content and a thorough understanding of the curricula and the curricula continuum. They use sound pedagogical strategies to develop engaging mathematical learning experiences. Educators organize mathematics curriculum content into coherent teaching and learning practices making connections when appropriate. Applying mathematical knowledge and the understanding of effective teaching strategies, educators support students’ growth in mathematical literacy and numeracy. Educators make mathematical learning more relevant through the meaningful integration of technology and concrete materials. Educators use a variety of cultural, geographical, and historical references to explore the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Standard 2 is delineated into six descriptors:

Possible Resources
	14 Essential Strategies in Teaching Math This website provides 14 strategies for teaching mathematics. The links throughout the site lead to more indepth information on a variety of topics.
	Math Class Needs a Makeover In this TED-Ed YouTube video, Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and think.
	Engaging in Culturally Relevant Math Tasks - Fostering Hope in the Elementary Classroom This resource helps educators to design and refine inspiring mathematics learning experiences driven by the high quality and culturally relevant mathematics tasks that connect students to their world. (Contains K-5 content)
	Engaging in Culturally Relevant Math Tasks - Fostering Hope in the Middle and High School Classroom This resource helps educators to design and refine inspiring mathematics learning experiences driven by the high quality and culturally relevant mathematics tasks that connect students to their world. (Contains Grades 6-12 content)
	Learn How To Transform Reliant Memorizers Into Resilient Problem-Solvers This six (6) week online course is for educators looking to make changes and learn how to build math lessons that spark engagement, fuel math learning in students, and ignite educators action.
	Ethnomathematics - What It Is and Why It's Important This blog gives a quick overview of what ethnomathematics is and some ideas on how to build an inclusive math culture in your classroom.
	Open Middle Math Online Workshop This online workshop explains how to create and use Open Middle problems in your class with examples from K-12.
	Open Middle Website and Free Webinars The Open Middle website has many examples of questions to use (organized by grade) and the links to two free webinars, an elementary version, and a secondary version.
	Open Middle Math This book explains what Open Middle problems are and how to create them. Open Middle tasks have proven to be enormously popular with educators looking to assess and deepen understanding, build student stamina, and energize their classrooms.
	Grassroots Workshops This site offers online professional learning from a variety of education leaders, mathematics and otherwise. The workshops offered are updated regularly.

Standards 3, 4, and 5

Standards 6 and 7