The Collaborative in Action

A blog by and for math educators, administrators, parents, and the community

NC2ML Announces a Statewide Empathy Book Club

All mathematics students deserve to feel a sense of belonging in school and math class. Join us for an NC2ML Statewide Book Club where we will read and discuss the neuroscience behind trauma and how to develop empathy for all students in our mathematics classrooms so that each and every student is supported to flourish…Read more

Check In 2.0s and NC Instructional Frameworks

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released the Grade 3-8 testing specifications for the Innovative Assessment Testing Authority (IADA), North Carolina Personalized Assessment Tool (NCPAT) or “Check-Ins 2.0.” The NC Check-Ins are interim assessments developed “to provide students, teachers and parents with immediate in-depth action data and a reliable estimate of a students’ current…Read more

NCDPI draft test specs webinars

NC Math Friends,We hope your district has someone planning to attend one of the NCDPI Assessment Division webinars seeking feedback about the draft test specifications for the new NC Interim Assessments for mathematics. It is important for your district’s perspective and feedback to be represented in these meetings! Webinar dates are Dec. 6, 8, 14,…Read more

NCDPI Draft Test Specs Webinars

We hope your district has someone planning to attend one of the NCDPI Assessment Division webinars seeking feedback about the draft test specifications for the new NC Interim Assessments for mathematics. It is important for your district’s perspective and feedback to be represented in these meetings! Webinar dates are Dec. 6, 8, 14, and 16…Read more

NC Personalized Assessment Tool – Survey Announcement

You may already have the information about surveys from NCDPI to get feedback that will be used to create grades 3-8 test specifications for the new NC interim testing, a part of the North Carolina Personalized Assessment Tool. Since these interim assessments will replace the NC Check-ins and may one day be required of districts,…Read more

Call for Nominations

The North Carolina Collaborative of Mathematics Learning (NC2ML) is soliciting nominations for a K-12 mathematics Co-design Team. Team members will participate in a research study to understand the role of instructional vision when implementing STEM innovations at scale and how one’s instructional vision mediates their uses of implementation resources. Members will work within grade bands…Read more

Summer 2018 K-5 Instructional Frameworks Conferences

District leaders are invited to continue the work from spring regional meetings unpacking the K-5 Instructional Frameworks and resources and planning for standards implementation at one of two 2-day conferences in June 2018.

Summer 2018 Collaborative Conference for 6-12 Math Leaders

Building from the joint work from summer 2017, the success of the NC Mathematics Collaboratory on Canvas, and results from our statewide survey, NC²ML is offering a 2-day conference on June 21-22, 2018 at the UNCG School of Education. 

Design-Based Implementation Research Workshop

This workshop, sponsored by the UNCG School of Education, is for individuals and teams interested in learning about how to develop proposals for, organize, and write about Design-Based Implementation Research (DBIR) projects.