Classroom Visits

Discounts available for Indiana Schools

My ultimate goal of my freelance training and consulting career is to reach out to as many teachers as possible to bring them the best practices of math teaching.

If I have free time in my schedule, I would much rather spend that time in classrooms than at home. As my Professional Development schedule allows, I will offer classroom visits to schools in Indiana at a discounted rate. Please respond as soon as you can so we can get a visit scheduled.

A Typical Classroom Visit

  1. Contact the teacher to determine what math concept is being explored and discuss logistics such as class size and technology.
  2. I choose or write a modeling activity. This usually involves 2 foot by 3 foot white boards.
  3. I run the activity with the teacher and the students to show the power of modeling activities in the classroom.
  4. As time permits, we may discuss some of the finer points of modeling activities, growth mindsets and the eight effective practices of math teaching.

In one day, I could run activities in three or four classrooms. The middle grades (3rd to 6th) are ideal, but I have visited classrooms from 1st grade to seniors in high school. It is always a productive and enjoyable experience.

After my classroom visit, teachers will be able to find additional activities on this website.

If you are Interested or have Questions, please fill out this form and I will contact you.

My vision is to reach out to as many teachers as possible in my career to bring them the best practices of math teaching. With that in mind, if I have time, I would rather spend that time in schools than at home. So I do classroom visits at a lower rate as my time allows.

On a classroom visit, I work with a teacher in advance to determine what math concept is being taught and then choose an appropriate rich task. Then I visit the school and run this activity with the teacher in order to demonstrate the power of modeling and rich tasks and how to use them. In a classroom visit day, I anticipate that I could run activities in three or four classrooms.

As my professional development schedule begins to fill, I will do classroom visits in the State of Indiana at half my rate. The reason I must limit it to Indiana Schools, is that my home is Indianapolis, Indiana and travel expenses will be low. In the future, I will tour through other parts of the country doing Professional Development classes and fill in my off days with classroom visits.