Teaching Numeracy to Adults – Call for Applications!

You don’t want to miss this learning opportunity!

The upcoming Teaching Numeracy to Adults initiative focuses on the actual teaching of math/numeracy, not just standards implementation. This cohort takes place over 8 weeks and involves an online course via Canvas, live webinars, and partner work for a robust professional learning experience for participants. Participants will also have the option of receiving two graduate credits through Hamline University for completing this cohort. Check out a previous newsletter article for more information about Hamline coursework.

The next cohort starts February 3, 2025. Applications are due by January 20, 2025.  (Please note that we can only accept applications from practitioners working and residing in Minnesota.)

Is this for me? Do I know someone who would be interested?

Teaching Numeracy to Adults is designed for a wide array of adult educators.  Whether your primary role is instruction or administration, whether you teach a lot of math already or are just thinking about how to get started with numeracy, this initiative will be an enriching one. We delve into the following questions:

The Commitment

Attend 4 synchronous webinars in addition to completing weekly asynchronous work (sometimes individually and other times with an assigned partner).

• Kick Off Webinar: February 3, 2025
• Asynchronous work between February 3 – March 31, 2025
• Additional webinars: February 24, March 3, and March 24, 2025

The time expected to dedicate to the cohort is approximately 2 hours per week for 8 weeks.

The Outcomes

Upon completion of this cohort, you will:

1. be a more skillful and reflective practitioner of math/numeracy
2. recognize the roles math anxiety, math trauma and negative math identities play in learning math
3. articulate how shifts-based instruction is effective for math learning
4. be more practiced at preparing meaningful sense-making and low floor/high ceiling activities, integrating them into lessons, and assessing their value

Apply today!

Applications are due by January 20. Please reach out to ATLAS Director Patsy Egan with any questions ([email protected]).

Did you know?!

MN Adult Education has an official statement regarding math instruction:

Both literacy and numeracy are critical skills for adults in order to fully engage in their communities. English Language Arts and Math skills for adult basic education (ABE) are defined by the CCRS (College & Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, 2013).

To further define the work of adult numeracy instruction for ABE and with the goal of achieving equitable math instruction for adult learners, the Minnesota Numeracy Instruction Advisory Team (MNI A-Team) holds that:

• Every student at every level (literacy, language, math) deserves access to rigorous, high-quality math instruction.
• Instruction at all literacy, language, and math proficiency levels can and should attend to math and numeracy
• Intentional, focused programming can create a cohesive math experience for all learners.
• Instruction in every classroom should be informed by growth mindset and incorporate strategies to reduce and prevent math anxiety in learners.
• To this end, it is essential that programs are committed to professional growth in the areas of up-to-date best practices, content knowledge, and comfort teaching math.