Word problems and real-life scenario tasks are increasingly being integrated into math instruction today and are even the center pieces of many math curricula. Problem-solving with math applications remains exceedingly challenging for students. During this on-demand webinar presented by Pivot Learning’s subsidiary, CORE, Dean Ballard, CORE’s Director of Mathematics, will share techniques to help students tackle math word problems.

Recent research indicates that students have inequitable access to grade-level materials and instruction along the lines of race and class. It’s now more clear than ever that closing the stubbornly persistent opportunity gap requires systemic change. In our work, we collaborate with districts and offer sustainable solutions for successful implementation and equitable student outcomes. Find out three effective change management strategies you can leverage in your district.

Pivot CEO, Arun Ramanathan, worked for San Diego Unified School District during the H1N1 crisis. Hear from him on how districts and states can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CORE provided professional development to elementary teachers and administrators in Pajaro Valley, CA, where, in addition to their broader English Language Arts instruction, we implemented the SIPPS reading foundational skills program. A study by SEG Measurement demonstrates that the professional development provided by CORE improved student achievement.

Pivot Learning and CORE are collaborating with two researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst to develop guidelines for identifying and addressing reading difficulties, including dyslexia.

Most students with reading difficulties, including those with dyslexia, can be taught how to be strong readers. But before research-based instruction and intervention can take place, educators must identify which students are struggling and why. During this hour-long on-demand webinar, Dr. Michelle Hosp, whose research focuses on reading and data-based decision making within MTSS, will provide insights into assessment for reading difficulties.

Explore CORE's latest resources to support great teaching and learning. CORE is a subsidiary of Pivot Learning.

It is critical that schools provide African American children the same opportunities to achieve academic success as other children. In this webinar, Kareem Weaver, Member of the NAACP Oakland Branch’s Education Committee, provides insights into how to address the persistent issues that create the achievement gap, particularly the lack of quality, evidence-based reading instruction.

This report investigates how two districts—Los Banos Unified School District in the Central Valley and Chino Valley Unified School District in the Inland Empire—have been able to use the flexibility of the LCFF to serve students who are classified as English Language Learners (ELLs).

Monica Ng, Pivot Learning’s Director, Education Programs, recently shared details of Pivot Learning’s collaboration with Monterey Peninsula USD and Lancaster SD to pilot an innovative peer-to-peer learning model. Leadership teams from these two districts were provided the opportunity to learn strategies for leveraging multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) models to address the needs of at-risk student populations from educators in Sanger USD, a national leader in the use of MTSS.