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LY-MathLN Call to Action: Recommendation 5

The Launch Years Math Organizations Leadership Network (LY-MathLN) has curated a list of resources and brief facilitation notes to help implement the Call to Action and Recommendations.

Recommendation 5: Provide Support Rather Than Remediation

Provide support—rather than remediation— for students, especially those who have been historically underserved, to engage in grade- or course-specific mathematical and statistical content.

When Recommendation 5 is enacted, all students will be successful in on-level courses, regardless of their educational background.

Each listed resource below includes:

  • Brief description with links to related resources
  • Resource type (Informational resource; Tool to guide implementation; Example of program)
  • Primary audiences (Mathematics and Statistics Education Community; General Education Community; Students, Families, and Community Stakeholders)
  • Location of resource (How to access or purchase)

Resources and Tools to Enact Recommendation 5: Provide Support Rather Than Remediation

Mathematically Productive Instructional Routines (MPIR)

The six MPIR instructional tools help elicit student thinking and aid teachers in assessing student understanding of mathematical concepts and ideas. Developed by the Washington Office of Public Instruction and the Washington Association of Educational Service Districts, the routines consist of 5- to 15-minute learning activities that require the teacher to pay attention to and respond to student thinking. 

  • Resource type: Tool 
  • Primary audiences: Mathematics and Statistics Education Community
  • Access resource

Dylan William: Formative Assessment Video

This video provides families and students information about the formative assessment process and how the feedback structure can help students identify where they are going, what they have done well, and next steps to improve learning. By knowing what formative assessment is and understanding the process, students and families are equipped with the knowledge to ask the right questions to facilitate in the assessment feedback circle. 

  • Resource type: Informational; Tool 
  • Primary audiences: Students, Families and Community Stakeholders
  • Access resource

Medal and Mission Feedback 

Medal and Mission feedback is a structure that helps students identify where they are going, what they have done well, and next steps to improve their learning. Teachers use this tool for formative assessment with students.  

  • Resource type: Informational; Tool 
  • Primary audiences: Mathematics and Statistics Education Community
  • Access resource (Scroll down to watch the third video and then below it to find the teacher guidance and tool structure.)