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In this 90-minutes session, join writers, teachers, and coaches as they share best practices for planning and pacing for a lesson, module, topic, and the full instructional year. Examples from both our elementary and secondary grade levels will be showcased.

Learn a process to customize and differentiate lessons to meet the needs of any classroom. The panelists will showcase their approach to planning and pacing by using concrete examples from the program to help participants visualize and decide how can best work in various learning environments. This session will help participants make the most of the curriculum, increase their content knowledge, and help them understand the why behind the writer's decisions in our program.

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Planning and Pacing for Success in Eureka Math²

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This free webinar will explore the resources for teachers in Eureka Math² and how they can be used to customize planning and pacing to fit your students needs.

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How do you cover an entire range of grade-level content when you have limited time? Eureka Math® provides a great foundation for doing this with its intentionally selected and sequenced content crafted to fit within a school year. Still, you must be strategic with your time. Begin with a pacing plan for the year. Then, after creating that year-long plan, you'll need to make the day-to-day decisions that will help you stay on pace.
Make choices to keep lessons within one math period.
It is tempting to dig deep into all discussion prompts, to incorporate every scaffold or idea for extension, and to leave no problem unsolved. But this is unnecessary. As a teacher, you make the expert call on what your students need. You should include each component of the lesson (Fluency, Launch, Learn, Land), but which activities you use within each of these components are up to you. Let's look at some decision points for each component.

Fluency: Which Fluency activities will you prioritize? Which can be omitted or delayed until another time?

Launch: Keep track of time. These rich tasks could easily engage students for much longer than the allotted time. Consider what you want to highlight and remember that the learning will continue throughout the rest of the lesson.

Learn: Which problems and activities do your students need from Learn? Keep in mind that Eureka Math ² Problem Sets are sequenced from simple to complex. As the teacher, you decide how many and which problems your students work on along that continuum. Remember, students should be working independently, and not all problems need to be reviewed with your whole class. It's also okay for students to engage for a set time and then move on. You'll still be able to see what they know and can do.

Land: Be intentional. Choose questions that will help students synthesize the learning and that also help you assess what they know. You don't have to use every question.

Keep going and trust that proficiency will happen over time.
It takes time to build new skills and deeply understand ideas. Eureka Math is a thoughtfully layered curriculum, which means students have the opportunity to engage repeatedly with connected content as their understanding strengthens and grows. This also means you don't need to stop and reteach just because some students are not proficient by the end of a lesson. You can allow them the grace and space to grow as lessons progress. Let their proficiency develop over time.

In addition to the layered nature of the curriculum, there are also embedded additional opportunities for students to practice and build proficiency over time. One of these opportunities is working on the Remember problems in the Practice portion of the lesson materials. Another is the inclusion of Fluency activities, which are intended to provide additional practice.

Remember, these day-to-day decisions about how you spend your time add up to a year's worth of instruction. These tips will help make sure it's a full year's worth of content too.

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Making day-to-day decisions that are based on the needs of your students can help you maintain the pace of instruction in your Eureka Math² classroom.

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Access detailed analyses demonstrating how grades K-12 of Eureka Math² align with the Indiana state standards.

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Student Centered Learning and Discourse in EM2

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Student Centered Learning and Discourse in EM2

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® was designed to help all students see that they are mathematicians. Our high-quality curriculum provides instruction that includes guided experiences, discovery opportunities, open-middle and open-ended tasks, and explicit instruction.

What You'll Explore in This Session:

centered instruction by using the " In this session, we'll explore ways our program enables teachers to foster an engaging learning environment where students share their thinking by using discourse-rich and rigorous tasks, images, videos, problems, and instructional routines.You'll see how lessons in 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions" framework to ensure student voice and agency in mathematics. This webinar is focused on Grade Levels K-Algebra I/Mathematics I. Eureka Math² support student-

Learn more about how 's lesson design, videos, digital interactives, and discourse supports help transform classrooms into joyful and empowering mathematical communities.

Check out this letter to the editor by Christine Hopkinson related to the topic of student discourse.

Session Q&A Responses

During the live session, questions were posed by attendees. We have provided responses to these questions (PDF, 499kb) for your review.

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Student-Centered Learning and Discourse in Eureka Math²

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Ready to learn more about student discourse and student agency in mathematics? Explore how strategic lesson design, engaging videos, digital interactives, and discourse supports can transform your classroom.

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Instructional time with your students is incredibly valuable. That's why Eureka Math² ™ includes resources to help you make planning as efficient as possible. Let's explore some of these useful resources and see how you can get the most out of your book.

Quickly see how the content of a module fits into the progression of learning.

As educators, we know it's important to make connections between prior learning and new learning. This insight is provided in the Before and After This Module sections at the beginning of each Module Overview. The Before This Module section provides a brief overview of when and how the foundation was laid for the module. For instance, in grade 3 module 1, the focus is on developing concepts of multiplication. The Before This Module section explains how grade 2 set students up for success with equal groups, repeated addition, and the introduction of arrays. As the teacher, you'll know what the prior learning looked like so you can help your students make connections that help them learn. Similarly, an After This Module section tells when and how students build upon the current module's content in later modules or grades. Knowing what comes next helps you know what takeaways to focus on for your students.

Learn the why behind the design of Eureka Math².

The Why section located near the beginning of each Teach book answers questions you might have about the content or the design of the curriculum. Understanding the why behind the module design helps you make sound instructional decisions. For example, a grade 3 teacher may want to rearrange the modules to teach the two multiplication modules consecutively. But the Why section explains that having the introduction of measurement units between the two multiplication modules is important to lay a foundation for more complex factors in multiplication.

Understand what students should know and be able to do at the end of the module.

Achievement Descriptors (ADs) state what skills and knowledge students will develop through the module. You'll see Achievement Descriptors in several places. First, near the beginning of the module, you'll see an overview of the Achievement Descriptors for the module. The Achievement Descriptors addressed in each lesson are listed in the Lesson at a Glance. Finally, near the back of the Teach book, you will find proficiency indicators for each Achievement Descriptor. These descriptions help you determine your student's level of proficiency.

Achievement Descriptors and Proficiency Indicators help you plan, assess student performance, and determine appropriate supports to facilitate student progress. They also serve as a reminder that proficiency develops over time, so you can feel comfortable moving to the next lesson knowing that your students will continue on their path to proficiency.

See how the learning progresses.

You'll see a Topic Overview at the beginning of each topic, followed by the Progression of Lessons. This section provides a quick glance at the story of the topic and reveals the role that each lesson plays in the greater sequence of learning. In just a few moments, you'll know what is really important in each lesson so you can plan to scaffold learning more efficiently. Begin lesson planning at a glance.

Begin lesson planning at a glance.

Each lesson opens with the Lesson at a Glance. This brief overview is your first stop for lesson planning. You'll see the Exit Ticket for the lesson, so you can plan with the end of the lesson in mind. This section also includes a brief lesson summary, key questions, and a list of the Achievement Descriptors addressed in the lesson. There's also an agenda with suggested timing, a list of materials, and instructions for advance preparation needs. This brief visual snapshot provides guidance as you read the lesson details and plan for your students' needs.

Pro tip: Additional valuable resources are located in the back.

A wealth of information is organized in one place at the back of your Teach book. In addition to the Achievement Descriptors Overview and Proficiency Indicators, the module-level Resources section at the back of your Teach book also includes the following:

The

Content standards (including Standards for Mathematical Practice)

Terminology (new and familiar terms)

Sample Solutions

Teach book was designed with you as a teacher in mind. As you become more familiar with your Teach book, you will discover that these valuable resources-and many others-provide support and answer your questions right when you need it. In turn, you can more effectively plan to meet your students' needs and support them as they build their mathematical knowledge.

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This post explores some of the useful resources available in the Eureka Math² teacher edition, the Teach book, and how to use these resources to efficiently and effectively plan for math instruction that meets the needs of all learners.

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Procedural fluency is a key part of a student's overall understanding of math concepts. That's why every Eureka Math²® lesson includes a fluency component. This part of the lesson supports practice of previously learned skills and sets the foundation for the day's lesson. As you start to plan a Eureka Math² lesson, here are some tips to keep in mind for getting the most out of fluency.

Set a rough time limit for the fluency part of your lesson.

A Eureka Math² lesson has one or more fluency activities. The class does not have to complete every fluency activity in the lesson. You can choose from these activities and complete those that fit the time you have and meet your students' needs. Set a time limit for fluency and make some choices about which fluency activity or activities you'll do and how much time you'll take with each activity.

Customize fluency routines to meet your students' needs.

Fluency can be customized to fit your students' needs. One way to customize fluency is to use a fluency activity as designed but to change things such as the sequence of problems or the numbers you use. Another way to customize fluency time is to provide differentiation by having groups of students each do a different fluency activity. This might mean that you allow some students to engage in an independent fluency game from a previous lesson while you gather other students to work with you on another activity. One more way you might customize fluency is by using a fluency routine you've seen in a different lesson that helps you address misconceptions you notice in students' work. Use your professional knowledge and knowledge of your students to make fluency choices that are right for you.

Create classroom routines to make fluency activities more efficient.

You probably use routines in your classroom to help things run smoothly. Routines work for lots of things, such as getting students' attention, transitioning between subjects, and gathering materials. Routines can also help fluency activities run better. Set routines that will work well for both you and your students.

A good example of an effective routine is using signals for what students should do. For instance, hand signal routines are effective with choral counting. Cup your hand around your ear to indicate you want students to listen. Lift your finger to your temple when you want students to think and use a deliberate thumbs-up or thumbs-down signal to indicate you want students to count up or count down. As you encounter new fluency activities, consider using routines that will help the activity run well and take the time to teach them to your class. Once a routine is established, it will help you move through fluency activities more efficiently.

Fluency activities are an important part of Eureka Math². They are quick, engaging, and usually require minimal planning. Eureka Math² provides hundreds of fluency activities. So the next time you are preparing a lesson, include fluency in your plans and keep these tips in mind.

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Fluency is a key component of every Eureka Math² lesson. This blog post provides some tips on making fluency meaningful for both teachers and students.

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Launch is a small but mighty portion of a Eureka Math² ® lesson. Even though it's often the shortest lesson component, it's so important to start students' journey off right. Let's discuss a bit more about what the Launch section is and how you can maximize its impact.

Don't skip the Launch.

Launch is about giving your students access to the day's lesson by getting them ready for new learning. You'll even find a transition statement at the end of each Launch activity in your Teach book to help you and your students move to the rest of the lesson. Launch further guides students into the lesson by building context and presenting students with a challenge they'll want to learn more about. This challenge piques their interest and gives them a goal for the lesson's learning. In this way, Launch activities prepare your students for success, so they are worth the time they take.

Know the purpose of the Launch activity.

As you plan, think about how the Launch activity is used in the lesson. That will affect how you will guide your students to engage with it. Each Launch activity is different, but they always build context by activating prior knowledge that will be helpful in the lesson and by ensuring that all students understand the underlying concepts for the Learn activities. Look for these purposes as you plan for each lesson.

Because a Launch activity activates prior knowledge, think about what students really need to know and experience in order to make sense of the lesson and engage with the content. Let students know that they are applying concepts that will also be helpful later in the lesson. For instance, in a lesson objective about rate, the Launch activity has students time how long it takes them to sort different quantities of coins. Gathering authentic data helps to build context for this lesson by reminding students of rates and how to calculate them. It also allows students to access the activity in a collaborative environment where they can fill in missing conceptual knowledge.

Connect Launch to the rest of the lesson.

Launch is not a stand-alone activity. It's part of the full sequence of Launch, Learn, Land. After Launch has activated prior learning, call out when students use this activated knowledge during Learn. Do this even when it looks a little different (e.g., the same concept applied with a different number). Recognizing something that is similar builds connections that help students remember and transfer knowledge.

The Land part of the lesson is a great opportunity to make connections. Because Launch has piqued students' interest by setting up a challenge, check in with students about that challenge during Land. Ask them if they might approach Launch differently now that they have learned something new. Asking your students how they could use what they did in the Learn activities to help in Launch (or vice versa) will help solidify their knowledge. It also builds a habit of thinking about how different parts of a lesson or different lessons connect to each other.

Eureka Math² is written to tell a story, but it's also like a trip aboard a rocket. For a successful journey, make sure you take the time to understand the Launch, its purpose, and how to connect it to the rest of your lesson. When you start with a successful Launch, your students' learning will really take off.

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Set students up for success with the Launch portion of each Eureka Math² lesson. Learn more about the purpose of the Launch activity and how you can maximize its impact.

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Students build new knowledge during the Learn component of a Eureka Math²® lesson. It is the heart of the lesson, so you'll usually spend most of your time on Learn. As you plan this part of the lesson, there are some things to keep in mind.

Select and connect.

Learn may include direct instruction, guided instruction, group work, partner activities, or maybe a digital interactive. The problem set is also part of Learn. Select the activities and problems you'll prioritize to help your students build understanding and plan how you'll connect these activities and problems to the other parts of the lesson.

Connect to Fluency activities: Call out the Fluency skills students practiced when they use them during Learn.

Connect to Launch: If the Launch activity activated prior learning students will use during the lesson, make sure they see how they're applying that prior knowledge during Learn.

Connect during Land: Plan and ask debriefing questions that reinforce what students did in Learn.

Making connections among lesson components helps students make sense of the mathematics and retain their learning over time.

Focus on intentional questioning.

In your Teach book, you'll find many questions you can ask your students. As you plan, find a couple questions that will spark curiosity and drive rich conversation. Make sure to use these high-level questions during the lesson to strengthen mathematical discourse, inquiry, and curiosity. Start with the suggestions in the Teach book, but plan to tailor your questions to meet your students' specific discourse needs. It's okay to use some questions in the Teach book and not others, to modify the questions, or to insert additional questions. Consider the purposes the questions serve and how you want to use the questions to help students build understanding. As you plan, also consider how you want students to respond. Which questions will you use as turn and talks? How will you ensure all students get the chance to share their thinking? The instructional decisions you make as a teacher during Learn and throughout the lesson should be tailored to get the most out of your students.

Differentiate for your students.

You'll want to customize Learn to meet your students' needs. And the easiest place to start to do this is the blue margin boxes in your Teach book. You'll find lots of advice there, including specific suggestions on how to provide support, create challenge, and handle language needs. As you plan each lesson with your students in mind, think about where your students might encounter barriers to learning or when they are ready for a challenge. Consider which of the margin box suggestions will help your students get the most learning out of the lesson.

Learn is when new learning unfolds and students discover important math concepts. It will be a highly engaging part of the lesson when you select the problems your students will use, help them make connections, get discourse going through questioning, and differentiate as needed. It sounds like a lot, but your Teach book has what you need to make those instructional choices quickly and easily. Then your students will have their eureka moments of math discovery.

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Here are some resources to support you as you plan the Learn portion of each Eureka Math² lesson.

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Every math lesson has a learning outcome you hope your students will achieve, which is reflected in the lesson's Key Question or Key Questions. So it's important to check students' understanding and help them synthesize the big ideas of the lesson. That's why the Land component in every Eureka Math² ® lesson includes opportunities for you to debrief the lesson and do some formative assessment. Let's explore how you can make the most of Land.

Choose questions that elicit discussion about learning objectives.

In Land, you'll find questions you can use to start a class discussion related to the lesson's learning objectives. The questions are designed to support student discourse during the debrief, but they are not intended to be used as a script. Use some of the questions in the Teach book, and, if you want, add some of your own. Choose questions that will help students solidify and summarize their learning while giving you formative assessment opportunities.

Synthesize learning through the debrief.

As students discuss their own or others' work, they make sense of the math from the lesson, make connections to previous learning, and identify patterns. These things are important for learning retention and for transferring that learning to new situations. Guide the debrief discussion so it focuses on making sense of the lesson and helps students make those connections to other parts of the lesson and to past lessons. Doing this allows them to synthesize their learning and apply it to work in future lessons.

Use the daily Exit Ticket to inform the next day's instruction.

After the debrief, students should be ready for the daily Exit Ticket. The Exit Ticket gives you an opportunity to gather formative data from every student, even if they were quiet during the debrief. Be judicious with your time. Rather than grading each Exit Ticket every day, just do a quick sort into three piles: Got It, Almost Got It, Not Yet. Note any trends in strategies or representations students use in addition to what they got correct or incorrect. Consider what you see in the Exit Tickets and how it will guide your decisions for the next day's instruction.

The last 10 minutes of every Eureka Math² lesson are dedicated to Land, including the debrief and Exit Ticket. The Key Question and sample dialogue in the debrief support facilitation of a class discussion to meet the lesson objectives. The Exit Ticket provides you with a window into students' understanding. This helps you make informed instructional decisions to best meet your students' needs. Ensure you have time to include the debrief and Exit Ticket as you wrap up every Eureka Math² lesson.

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Every math lesson has a learning outcome you hope your students will achieve, which is reflected in the lesson's Key Question or Key Questions. So it's important to check students' understanding and help them synthesize the big ideas of the lesson.

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ACCESSING AND USING ZOOM

1. You will need a computer or tablet with a compatible camera and headphones with a microphone. While a Chromebook will allow you to connect to Zoom, participation in breakout rooms is not supported. For the full session experience, Mac- or Windows-based computers recommended.

2. The week before your session begins, download the Zoom application and test your internet connection and sound as follows:

3. You will receive an email 3-5 days before your session with a link to Join via computer and the Meeting ID.

4. Approximately 5-10 minutes before the start of your session, click on the link in your invitation to join.

5. Test your audio by clicking on Test Computer Audio. Once you are satisfied that your audio works, click on Join audio by computer.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Mac or Windows OS recommended for full session experience; Chromebooks do not support the use of breakout rooms

Headphones with a microphone

Use broadband internet where possible
(3G or 4G/LTE)

Ensure browser updates are installed (IE 11+, Edge 12+, Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Safari 7+)

ZOOM MEETING CONTROLS

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TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL VIRTUAL MEETINGS

Mute yourself when not speaking.

Turn on your video camera.

Remain in the meeting space.

Type questions into the chat window.

Consider using a headset. Internal microphones can pick up background noise.

Make sure you have enough light as this can play a major role in how others are seeing you. Make sure the light source is not behind you and your room is well lit.

When joining from home, choose a quiet location that won't distract you or your colleagues.

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Teach: Effective Instruction With Eureka Math2 K-5

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In this PD session, participants study the content of a common module, topic, and lesson using the recommended process of previewing the learning, investigating the development of learning, and exploring the assessment.