Educator Resources
Math for All
Math for All is a research-based professional learning program that uses a neurodevelopmental framework (NDF) to equip general and special education teachers with tools to collaboratively plan and adapt mathematics lessons to help all students achieve rigorous, standards-based learning outcomes. Teachers engage in reflective practice as a means for adjusting their instructional approaches to enhance their support for student learning, and ultimately student success.
The program is designed to assist schools or districts as they aim to implement high-quality and differentiated mathematics instruction with a wide range of learners, including multilingual learners and students with disabilities, in grades K–8. Math for All is not a curriculum, but rather it offers schools and districts implementation support with the mathematics program they are already using.
Participants in the Math for All program are teams of general education, special education and/or bilingual education teachers who serve the same students at their schools. These teams can also include any professional who works with either the team or their students, such as paraprofessionals, teachers, math coaches, teacher leaders, administrators and instructional support specialists.
There are three workshop series that focus on grades K–2, 3–5, or 6-8. Each series is implemented either over one or two full school years, to make it possible for participants to apply and document what they have learned in their classrooms between workshop sessions.
Request a consultation to explore how Math for All can support math instruction.
Charlene Marchese, EdD, is a Supervisor of Science (6-8) and Mathematics (PK-8) in Freehold Township, NJ and an Adjunct Professor in the Mathematics Leadership program at Bank Street College. She is also a Member of Editorial Panel for Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Previously, she taught mathematics in a variety of middle schools in New Jersey and was a mathematics staff developer and a regional Instructional Specialist (Mathematics) in New York City. Charlene earned an EdD from Rutgers University in Early Childhood Elementary Education specializing in Mathematics Education and a MEd in Leadership in Mathematics Education from Bank Street College. Her BA is in Elementary Education from Rutgers University.
Nesta Marshall is an instructor and advisor of general education and special education teachers at Bank Street College of Education in New York City. She is committed to equipping teachers with tools to plan and execute effective inclusive lessons that meet the needs of diverse learners while utilizing students’ strengths and affinities as leverages to buttress their challenges. As a Math for All coach, Nesta has supported teachers in deepening their understanding of students as learners and guided teachers in unpacking students’ learning outcomes to inform their instructional approaches as they prepare students to be successful in the classroom and beyond.
Peter Tierney-Fife is a senior curriculum/instructional design associate at Education Development Center. He is a Math for All coach and facilitator, and he develops materials for mathematics professional learning. His work focuses on ways to improve mathematics instruction for students who are diverse learners and students who are multilingual learners. Tierney-Fife taught grades 7–9 mathematics in Maine and in Italy, and he earned his MSEd in teaching and learning from the University of Southern Maine.
Amy Withers is an advisor and instructor in the Math Leadership Program. She is also part of an NSF and U.S. Department of Education funded professional development program, Math for All. She began her teaching career as a 5th grade teacher in a dual language (English/Spanish) classroom in New York City. Withers’ work as a coach and professional development provider has been in a variety of settings (elementary, middle and high school) with teachers and students from diverse backgrounds. She is passionate about collaborating with teachers to craft student-centered math lessons that give learners opportunities to wonder, problem-solve, make mistakes, pose questions, and communicate their thinking to others. Withers holds a Master of Education in Math Leadership from Bank Street, a Master of Education in Bilingual Education from Fordham University, and a Master of Public Administration from New York University.
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Math for all was developed by Bank Street College of Education and The Education Development Center (EDC)