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Inside Mathematics provides a resource for educators to provide the best mathematics instruction they can for their students. Our classroom doors have remained closed too often and for too long. This work grew out of the Noyce Foundation's Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative. SVMI is based on high performance expectations, ongoing professional development, examining student work, and improved math instruction. The initiative includes a formative and summative performance assessment system, pedagogical content coaching, and leadership training and networks.

Mathematics teachers and tutors, especially those who work with students with special needs, may be interested in the Learning Kaleidoscope. Authored by Andrew Gael, who teaches mathematics at a K-12 school designed for students with disabilities, this blog is designed to share instructional techniques and build community among math teachers. Check out the Tasks & Instructional Routines tab, which features hands-on-activities designed to engage students in math concepts. One highlight of this collection is a shopping activity related to financial literacy. Under the #SwDMathChat (Students with Disabilities Math Chat) tab, instructors can check out archived chats that took place between mathematics teachers on Twitter. Each conversation centers on a different topic related to teaching math to students with disabilities, including collaboration with general education teachers and neurodiversity.

The goal of these materials is to illustrate how Common Core aligned math tasks can be used to support math instruction and language development for ELLs at three grade spans (elementary, middle, and high school). We used or adapted tasks from two publicly accessible curriculum projects, Inside Mathematics and Mathematics Assessment Project.

At this site, the California Department of Education (CDE), California Mathematics Council (CMC), California Mathematics Project (CMP), and CCSESA's Mathematics Subcommittee of the Curriculum and Instruction Steering Committee (CISC) join together to provide needed information to California's teachers on California's Version of the Common Core Content Standards Mathematics (CaCCSS-M).

Problem-Attic is a product of EducAide Software, which has a long history of developing standards-based questions and teaching/learning tools. Our motto says it all, "Since 1990 we've been bridging the gap between instruction, assessment and technology!" Problem-Attic provides access to high quality state assessment items. These are free, but have some copyright restrictions, so please read carefully.