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Nicole Garcia and Darrius Robinson, along with their coauthors Meghan Shaughnessy, Jillian Mortimer, D'Anna Pynes, Merrie Blunk, and Erin Pfaff, just published an article in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education highlighting the importance of supporting teachers to skillfully lead mathematics discussions in their classrooms. Their study, which used the Elementary Mathematics Laboratory as a key setting, examined how two central components of the EML—live observation of teaching and practice-focused learning sessions—positively impacted participating teachers' own practice of leading math discussions.

📄 Read their article: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-026-09780-z

🔎 Learn more about the EML: https://myumi.ch/marsal-EML

🧰 Check out our resources for leading a group discussion: https://myumi.ch/marsal-HLP1

Enhancing mathematics discussions: exploring the impact of situating professional development around a summer mathematics program for children - Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education Mathematics discussions are central for both teaching practice and student engagement with mathematics, though modal teaching practice in many countries often does not include discussion-leading. There has been a press for professional development that increases teachers’ use of discussion-leading...

Our Practice Collaborative: Rehearsals and Other Simulations focuses on the highest-leverage way to build skill: deliberate, coached practice. This collaborative is for teacher educators who are ready to refine their design and implementation of rehearsals and other simulations in their courses.

Through our "video club" format, we will tackle the toughest dilemmas in leading simulations:

⏱️ How often should you pause to coach? What should you do when you're unsure of the best advice?

🛟 How do you create a safe, supportive, yet rigorous environment for reluctant candidates?

📚 How do you effectively integrate content knowledge and specific practice during a rehearsal?

You'll gain new strategies for managing these dilemmas and ensuring your candidates are truly ready for day one.

📅 Session dates (virtual): September 25, October 23, and November 20, 2026.

Get more information and register today: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TWPC_Rehearsals

Our Practice Collaborative: Analyzing Practice Through Videos and Transcripts is a one-semester, virtual "video club" designed specifically for teacher educators like you who use videos and transcripts in your courses.

In this collaborative, you will:

🔎 Deeply examine the unique affordances of videos vs. transcripts.

💬 Discuss dilemmas in incorporating video/transcript analysis into your course schedule.

🤝 Share your own practice (via video of your teaching) and receive feedback from a community of peers and our expert facilitator.

This collaborative is about moving beyond simply watching videos to teaching candidates how to use them as rigorous tools for analysis.

📅 Session dates (virtual): September 18, October 16, and November 13, 2026.

Get more information and register today: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TWPC_Videos

Next week, we'll be announcing some exciting changes to our high-leverage practices (HLPs) of teaching!

Most of the practices on our forthcoming list have been in place for more than fifteen years—since we first published the list of TeachingWorks HLPs. Our new refinements are intended to clarify commitments that were previously obscured and to reflect the changing nature of teachers' work. These changes include:

✅ A more clearly articulated emphasis on equitable teaching
✅ Compression of a couple of practices
✅ Inclusion of responding to student thinking
✅ Attention to the prevalence of high-quality instructional materials
✅ Emphasis on a safe and productive learning environment
✅ More efficient language

Check back here next week for more details!

This fall, TeachingWorks is offering a comprehensive, free webinar series to equip teacher educators with the tools needed to prepare the next generation of educators. Here is your complete guide to the Fall 2026 synchronous webinar lineup!

🗓️ September 18 (3:00–5:00 p.m. EDT): Introducing a New TeachingWorks High-Leverage Practice: Preparing to Teach Using Instructional Materials — Explore why this practice is essential and how to make it learnable.

🗓️ September 25 (3:00–4:30 p.m. EDT): Preparing Teacher Candidates to Use Internalization Protocols and Other Lesson and Unit Analysis Tools — Learn about different types of lesson and unit review and preparation tools.

🗓️ October 23 (12:00–1:30 p.m. EDT): Preparing Teacher Candidates to Analyze and Adapt Mathematical Tasks for Deeper Learning — Leave with frameworks you can use immediately in clinical experiences.

🗓️ October 30 (3:00–4:30 p.m. EDT): Preparing Teacher Candidates to Use AI-Enabled Teaching Tools in Elementary Mathematics — Learn how to help novices distinguish tools that prompt effortful thinking from those that do the cognitive work.

🗓️ December 4 (3:00–4:30 p.m. EST): Using the Curriculum Literacy for Texas Elementary Mathematics Teachers Unit — Engage with powerful learning activities provided by this unit.

Choose the sessions that best fit your schedule and program needs—or join us for the full series! Register for free today: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TW-Fall26Webinars

Are you curious to learn more about our Practice Collaborative focused on using rehearsals? Do you already use simulations in your teacher prep work and wonder what you would gain from joining us in the Collaborative?

Check out the video below of Martha Curren-Preis, one of our Practice Collaborative facilitators, as she explains what makes this such a special learning opportunity. 👇

Get more information and register today: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TWPC_Rehearsals

Practice Collaborative: Rehearsals and Other Simulations This offering is for teacher educators willing to share video of their own practice and eager to engage in professional conversation about simulations in teacher education. Participants should be able to design and implement rehearsals or similar activities with a clear instructional focus that fuse...

TeachingWorks Director Deborah Loewenberg Ball recently reviewed the Center on Reinventing Public Education's (CRPE) latest report, Navigating the Math Wars: A Practical Guide to the Divides and Debates Influencing Math Instruction, for the National Education Policy Center.

While CRPE's report offers a helpful overview of the current public and professional debates about mathematics instruction, Deborah points out a critical gap: it falls short of providing the nuanced discussions of instructional practice that would support students' mathematical understanding, fluency, reasoning, and engagement.

📄 Read Deborah's review: https://nepc.colorado.edu/review/math-wars

📄 Read the CRPE report:https://crpe.org/wp-content/uploads/Navigating-the-Math-Wars-2026.pdf

NEPC Review: Navigating the Math Wars: A Practical Guide to the Divides and Debates Influencing Math Instruction (Center on Reinventing Public Education, April 2026) As policymakers and educators seek to improve student achievement, engagement, and equity, a new report analyzes contemporary disputes about effective mathematics instruction. Although it concludes that these disagreements are less polarized than public discourse suggests, its focus on the divides r...

If you are looking for immediate, practical tools to help your teacher candidates master modern instructional materials, our upcoming webinar series is exactly where you need to be.

We are hosting a series of free, live sessions tailored to help you make curriculum analysis, adaptation, and tool utilization explicit and learnable within your coursework. What can you expect from the full series lineup?

✅ Learn about a brand-new TeachingWorks high-leverage practice centered around preparing to teach with curriculum materials.

✅ Gain concrete activities and protocols to help teacher candidates use lesson and unit analysis tools.

✅ Explore frameworks for productive mathematical task modification.

✅ Learn to guide novices in evaluating AI-enabled teaching tools critically.

✅ Engage with powerful learning activities from our "Curriculum Literacy for Texas Elementary Mathematics Teachers" unit.

Don't miss this opportunity to collaborate and enhance your program's curriculum literacy training. Join us for one session or the whole series!

Explore the schedule and secure your free spot: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TW-Fall26Webinars

Are you curious to learn more about our Practice Collaborative focused on using videos and transcripts to analyze teaching practice? Do you already use videos in your teacher prep work and wonder what you would gain from joining us in the Collaborative?

Check out the video below of Martha Curren-Preis, one of our Practice Collaborative facilitators, as she explains what makes this such a special learning opportunity. 👇

Get more information and register today: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TWPC_Videos

Practice Collaborative: Analyzing Practice Through Videos and Transcripts This offering is for teacher educators willing to share video of their own practice and eager to engage in professional conversation about the use of videos and transcripts in teacher education. Participants should already understand the purpose of these pedagogies and how to design them at a basic....

Being a teacher educator can feel lonely.

Our Practice Collaboratives are designed to change that. In these virtual sessions, you'll serve as a "critical friend" for your colleagues—offering feedback, sharing artifacts, and reflecting on the nuances of our craft.

It's professional development that actually feels professional.

Get more information on Practice Collaborative: Analyzing Practice Through Videos and Transcripts: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TWPC_Videos

Get more information on Practice Collaborative: Rehearsals and Other Simulations: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TWPC_Rehearsals

Register here: https://myumi.ch/marsal-TWPC-2026Reg