Applications are now being accepted for new members of the Foundations for Primary Grades Mathematics (2nd- and 3rd-grade teachers) cohorts.

The cohorts are professional learning communities that grow 2nd- and 3rd-grade teachers’ understanding of effective ways to scaffold and differentiate instruction in a learning climate that welcomes questions, opinions and student participation. Members will focus on how to select instructional tasks that encourage mathematical discourse and help students conceptually understand place value, addition/subtraction, multiplication/division and fractions.

Participants receive specialized training from an experienced facilitator featuring evidence-based strategies and materials from experts in early numeracy development. Community members provide support to each educator as new strategies and methods are utilized in the classroom.

To participate teachers must:

  • Be a 2nd- or 3rd-grade classroom teacher;
  • Attend and fully participate in all in-person meetings;
  • Complete required readings and assignments;
  • Reflect on practice and be prepared to share thoughts with others; and
  • Provide feedback on surveys and evaluation forms.

There is no cost for participation. Registrations close soon.

Available locations and registration links are:

Daviess County Registration
Facilitator: Amanda Hundley
Dates: Feb. 27-28, March 7, March 15 and March 21
Registration closes on Jan. 30.

Fayette County Registration
Facilitator: Kara Burton
Dates: Feb. 15-16, March 22, April 19 and May 3
Registration closes on Jan. 19.

Gallatin County Registration
Facilitator: Bonnie Humphries
Dates: Feb. 21-22, March 12, March 26 and April 9
Registration closes on Jan. 26.

Jefferson County Registration
Facilitator: Patrice Edelen
Dates: Feb. 22-23, March 9, March 23 and April 20
Registration closes on Jan. 26.

Jessamine County Registration
Facilitator: Andrea Dean
Dates: Feb. 15-16, March 9, March 23 and April 13
Registration closes on Jan. 19.

Knox County Registration
Facilitator: Elizabeth Jean Bingham
Dates: Feb. 22-23, March 1, March 8 and March 19
Registration closes on Jan. 26.

Lee County Registration
Facilitator: Linda Begley
Dates: Feb. 22-23, March 16, March 29 and April 13
Registration closes on Jan. 26.

Letcher County Registration
Facilitator: Tami Estep
Dates: Feb. 27-28, March 9, March 23 and April 20
Registration closes on Jan. 30.

Logan County Registration
Facilitator: Tiffany Morgan
Dates: Feb. 22-23, March 9, March 23 and April 20
Registration closes on Jan. 26.

Nelson County Registration
Facilitator: Michael Hines
Dates: Feb. 20-21, March 12, March 30 and April 23
Registration closes on Jan. 26.

Taylor County Registration
Facilitator: Vanessa Adkins
Dates: Feb. 21-22, March 23, April 13 and May 4
Registration closes on Jan. 26.

Warren County Registration
Facilitator: Belle Rush
Dates: Feb. 13, Feb. 15, Feb. 26, March 12 and March 26
Registration closes on Jan. 19.