PD Provider: Adult Numeracy Center at TERC

Contact Information
Adult Numeracy Center at TERC 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140 Sherry Soares Project Manager sherry_soares@terc.edu Phone:617-873-9801 http://adultnumeracy.terc.edu

Provider Details
Organization Type(s):	Non-profit Organization
PD Format(s):	Course, Mentoring/Coaching, Training Session/Workshop
Audience(s) serviced:	Teachers, Teacher leaders, Other
PD mode(s) of interaction available:	Face-to-Face, Blended (Hybrid), Online
# of PD in an average year:	11 to 50 events
Years of experience providing PD in MA:	Over 25 years

Brief Description of Services
The mission of the Adult Numeracy Center at TERC is to provide quality mathematics and numeracy professional development and resources to education practitioners, administrators, and community groups. Our Center strives to create engaging mathematics learning experiences accessible to educators of all math comfort levels. Our professional development services include content-specific offerings for topics including the four basic operations, algebra, the integration of mathematics into ESOL classrooms, and more. All our offerings are designed to help practitioners strengthen their math content knowledge while they also learn strategies to teach for understanding. We also offer several courses that help practitioners understand the key aspects of the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, integrate them in lesson planning, and use them to designing program-wide curricula. In addition, our Center is available to provide customized coaching, modeling, and technical assistance to individuals and small groups who want guidance in teaching conceptually and with more rigor. Over the years, we have led a number of national initiatives, including Teachers Investigating Adult Numeracy, Adult Numeracy Initiative, and Adults Reaching Algebra Readiness. Since 2014, the Adult Numeracy Center has also managed the SABES PD Center for Mathematics and Adult Numeracy, serving Massachusetts adult education professionals.

Brief Description of Services

The mission of the Adult Numeracy Center at TERC is to provide quality mathematics and numeracy professional development and resources to education practitioners, administrators, and community groups. Our Center strives to create engaging mathematics learning experiences accessible to educators of all math comfort levels. Our professional development services include content-specific offerings for topics including the four basic operations, algebra, the integration of mathematics into ESOL classrooms, and more. All our offerings are designed to help practitioners strengthen their math content knowledge while they also learn strategies to teach for understanding. We also offer several courses that help practitioners understand the key aspects of the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, integrate them in lesson planning, and use them to designing program-wide curricula. In addition, our Center is available to provide customized coaching, modeling, and technical assistance to individuals and small groups who want guidance in teaching conceptually and with more rigor. Over the years, we have led a number of national initiatives, including Teachers Investigating Adult Numeracy, Adult Numeracy Initiative, and Adults Reaching Algebra Readiness. Since 2014, the Adult Numeracy Center has also managed the SABES PD Center for Mathematics and Adult Numeracy, serving Massachusetts adult education professionals.

Content Area(s)

Content Category	Details	Grade Levels	Educator Evaluation Standards
Mathematics			T-I: Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment

References

Type	Name
District/School	New Bedford Public Schools
District/School	Arizona Dept. of Education

Regions Served

Berkshires	Central	Greater Boston	Northeast
Pioneer Valley	Southeast

Last Updated: March 1, 2015