Checking for Understanding in Math

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Your teachers are working hard. Your students are trying. But math scores aren't moving. Sound familiar? You're not alone.

The issue isn't effort, it's visibility. In most math classrooms, teachers can't see what students actually understand until it's too late. By the time the assessment reveals the gaps, you're already behind.

- "My teachers think the lesson went great, then the assessment shows 60% of kids are lost."

- "We're constantly reteaching entire units because we didn't catch misconceptions early."

- "Students are hiding their confusion behind nodding heads and blank stares."

TLAC's Checking for Understanding in Math workshop gives your teachers proven techniques to spot student misconceptions in real-time, while they can still fix it.

This isn't another theoretical PD. We offer training on a suite of practical, research-backed and field-tested techniques that your teachers can use the very next day to transform how they teach math.

What makes TLAC training different? You'll watch actual classroom videos showing these techniques in action.

Together, we’ll study how master teachers:

• Circulate to catch student errors as they happen
• Create environments where students feel safe showing confusion
• Turn wrong answers into powerful learning moments
• Use quick checks to guide their next instructional move
• Prepare their lesson plans for data tracking

No other training gives you this level of visual clarity. This workshop utilizes content that we’ve developed through deep partnerships with schools and districts, and from our video library of over 1,700 clips, collected over 17 years from master teachers around the globe. You'll leave knowing exactly what these techniques look like in real life.

You won't just learn these techniques. You'll practice them until you can confidently teach them to others. Through guided practice sessions, participants will:

• Practice techniques with peers
• Get feedback from expert facilitators
• Build confidence through repetition
• Action plan to guide practice with teachers back at school

Leave ready to lead professional development that actually changes teacher practice.

✅ The "Replace Self-Report" Technique
Stop asking "Does everyone understand?" (Hint: They'll always say yes.) Instead, get actual data on what every student knows.

✅ Active Observation Strategies
Circulate strategically to track mastery, mistakes, and trends.

✅ Culture of Error
Make students feel safe showing their work, even when they're wrong.

✅ Planning for Mistakes
Anticipate likely errors to tackle misconceptions before they grow and become more difficult to address.

✅ Retrieval Practice Integration
Ensure learning sticks long-term with research-backed techniques.

✅ Targeted & Timely Reteaching
Effectively reteach concepts or skills that didn’t stick the first time in a targeted and efficient way.

✅ Lesson Preparation Best Practices
Format and annotate lesson plans to check for understanding efficiently.

Tickets are $1,000.00 per person for 2 full days of training with breakfast and lunch.

For $1,000.00 more (the cost of one additional ticket), train your entire school with an Implementation Toolkit, including:

• Complete editable PowerPoint presentations
• Participant materials you can use as-is or customize
• Video clips to use in your training, from a range of schools, subject, and grade-levels

Payment note: Schools will receive a single invoice after the workshop for all combined ticket and toolkit costs.

EventBrite Note: There is a $200 non-refundable deposit for all registrants. Credit card purchasers will pay this deposit at time of registration. Pay-by-invoice option is available for schools to avoid this credit card deposit, but cancellations will still be invoiced for deposit amount.

• Teachers catch issues before they spread
• Higher student confidence (kids stop hiding confusion)
• Improved assessment scores (when you fix misconceptions immediately)
• Stronger teacher effectiveness (your team becomes diagnostic experts)
• Professional growth of your rising leaders (your stars become even better PD facilitators)

Given the deep partnerships we have with districts, charter networks, and philanthropic organizations, we’ve found that it’s most effective when a school or organization sends a core group of 2-5 instructional leaders to this Train-the-Trainer workshop. This will enable you to roll out the content independently with your own context, at your own pace.

This workshop is targeted for teachers and leaders of grades 3-12. Most schools send:

• District / Network Math Leaders
• Assistant Principals
• Math Department Heads
• Instructional Coaches
• Lead Math Teachers

No need to hire additional consultants or send everyone to training. Your team becomes the experts who sustain these effective practices in your classrooms.

📍 Location: Memphis School of Excellence Network Office, 8364 Macon Rd,

Cordova, TN 38018

📅 Dates: June 29-30, 2026

⏰ Time: 2 full days of intensive training

Registration closes June 19, 2026. Limited Space Available. We cap attendance to ensure every participant gets personalized attention and practice time.

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Read Foundation – Memphis School of Excellence Central Office, 8364 Macon Road, Memphis, United States

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