Educator Resources and Support from Inside Mathematics

Through Inside Mathematics, K–12 educators can strengthen their classroom teaching by viewing—and trying out—best practices and resources from fellow teachers and instructional coaches

Learning with Each Other

Educators confront rapidly changing policies, new developments in the field, and ever-shifting resources. How can educators working in similar roles, but different states and school systems, learn from each other and from national experts in their fields?

Since its inception, the Dana Center has convened networks of leaders and other experts to help identify, improve, and bring to scale innovative solutions to common problems.

Collaborating with Fort Wayne Community Schools

Since 2018, the we have been working with Fort Wayne Community Schools in Indiana to build capacity as they develop new mathematics curriculum.

The goal of this collaboration is to build the capacity of teachers and administrators to ensure that all K-12 students are prepared for college-level mathematics.

Collaborating with the Louisiana Department of Education
 

Since 2017, the Charles A. Dana Center has been working with the Louisiana Department of Education to equip Louisiana mentor teachers and mathematics content leaders with the knowledge and materials they need to effectively support new and current teachers.

The goal of this collaboration is to develop leaders within the system to ensure that Louisiana educators receive ongoing deep professional learning connected to the grade level, content area, and primary curriculum they teach.

Collaborating to Reach Your Goals
 

When your charge is to improve education outcomes for your school, district, or state, experience shows that a one-size-fits-all approach won’t work.

The Dana Center works with you to assess your local strengths and challenges, identify appropriate tools, and enact the right strategies at the right time to address the gap between where your system is and where it needs to be in terms of capacity, professional culture, and student achievement.

Learn more about our current long-term collaborations below.

Professional Development for Teachers and Leaders

Teacher practice is refined through ongoing structured collaboration among teachers within the school system.

We offer professional learning sessions to deepen teacher knowledge of pedagogy and content and to guide district leaders to effectively support their teachers. 

Research shows that good teaching can be learned, so our professional development protocols help you create district structures that facilitate and sustain ongoing learning.

Working Together to Achieve Your Goals

You already know that building your education system’s capacity takes more than new resources or individual professional learning—it requires aligned effort at every level of the system.

The Dana Center collaborates with you to implement integrated strategies for improvement. Our resources and services are grounded in research and two decades of experience working with U.S. education systems at the state, regional, district, and school level to strengthen and align local practices to improve student achievement.