Math Workshop Plus, Grades K-8
Elevating Your Practice to Ensure Personal and Academic Success for All Students
Corwin Mathematics Series
Take math instruction to the next level by truly meeting the needs of ALL learners
Today's classrooms are more diverse than ever, and teachers face the challenge of meeting not only the academic needs of their students but also their social and emotional growth. Math Workshop Plus, Grades K–8 by Alison J. Mello and Dr. Nicki Newton is here to help educators elevate their math instruction for all learners by more intentionally integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and social and emotional learning (SEL) into the popular Math Workshop model.
By reimagining Math Workshop through an equity lens, this book offers practical guidance to designing instruction that meets every child where they are. It addresses unfinished learning, fostering positive math identities, and building the competencies students need to succeed academically and socially.
Offering an actionable approach to promote learning environments where every student can thrive, Math Workshop Plus, Grades K–8 includes
- Practical strategies to seamlessly incorporate UDL and SEL into your Math Workshop for more accessible and inclusive instruction;
- Classroom-ready resources such as example activities, vignettes, and tools at all grade levels to help you implement changes immediately;
- Guidance for fostering equity by meeting the diverse needs of all learners, including strategies for differentiation, scaffolding, and supporting students' social-emotional growth; and
- Real-world success stories from educators who have transformed their classrooms with the Math Workshop Plus approach.
With Math Workshop Plus, Grades K–8 you'll gain the tools and confidence to create a classroom environment that promotes access and excellence for all students. Learn how to personalize instruction, remove barriers to learning, and inspire a love for math in every child.
Our district has been successfully utilizing Dr. Nicki Newton’s Guided Math approach for the past two years in our K–5 classrooms. By focusing on UDL and SEL, Math Workshop Plus provides easily applicable resources to enhance what teachers are doing in their classrooms to ensure equity, access, and excellence for all students.
This book is the perfect combination of the best math practices and fresh new content. It’s clear that the authors have authentic experience with the topic. They address the real struggles that teachers have implementing Math Workshop by organically including SEL, UDL, and the diversity of all the humans we work with daily.
We all understand that everything we do in the classroom can be improved to enhance student learning. New techniques, shifts in strategies, and enhanced tasks, all make us better. This book is a treasure trove of such practical techniques and strategies. I love the core thesis here that the math workshop model can mature into Math Workshop Plus—an enhanced approach for helping us link the math workshop model, Universal Design for Learning, and SEL approaches in every lesson we teach.
In Math Workshop Plus, Alison J. Mello and Dr. Nicki Newton show us exactly how to design our classrooms to make math accessible to every student, creating a culture where all kids can own their success. It’s an absolute must-read for anyone looking for actionable and impactful ways to bring equity and joy to math education, irl!
Math Workshop Plus provides relevant research and ample resources to equip mathematics educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the diverse learning needs of all students within the mathematics classroom while working to ensure equitable outcomes for all students!
Math Workshop Plus by Alison J. Mello and Dr. Nicki Newton masterfully integrates Universal Design for Learning and the CASEL framework with the
math workshop model to elevate mathematics instruction. Centered on equity, this book provides practical, classroom-ready strategies that empower teachers and coaches to transform their math workshop to ensure equitable outcomes for every child.
Mello and Newton deliver once again with another amazing book to help educators get this work done! Through practical tools, resources, and tips they’ve elevated the Math Workshop model to be even more accessible for children by weaving in UDL and SEL to create the Math Workshop Plus model!
Math Workshop Plus is a comprehensive guide to planning effective math instruction for the wide range of learners in today’s classrooms. It’s a must-have resource for teachers who believe that one size does not fit all in the math classroom and that children’s mathematical thinking deserves to be seen, heard, and celebrated!
I’m very grateful to Alison J. Mello and Dr. Nicki Newton for writing this book that provides specific and actionable ideas for meeting the various needs of all our students in ways that provide access and equity for all students to rich mathematical experiences. Throughout the book they discuss how we can be intentional in our classroom structure through the math workshop model that not only develops the mathematical understandings of our students but facilitates the building of positive math identities and agencies of all our students.