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Case Studies

You can increase student engagement, math proficiency and teacher confidence like these schools that have worked with us.

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K-8 Independent Catholic School

With only one class per grade level, The Academy at St. Joan of Arc is a small, but mighty and highly regarded, independent catholic school in Evanston, IL. With a math curriuclum decades old, it became clear ASJ needed support making a newly adopted curriculum accessible for ALL students. Chicago Math Group created and facilitated all of the professional learning and instructional coaching which resulted in a significant increase in NWEA MAP scores in just one semester. 

Goals Included: 

  • New curriculum adoption support
  • Develop student centered pedagogical strategies
  • Support teacher content knowledge development 
  • Increase student achievement in math, ensuring growth for all students despite their current level of attainment

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High School, Charter

The New America School is a public charter school serving new immigrants, English language learners, and academically underserved high school students. 

Chicago Math Group partnered with 2 campuses of New America School in Colorado to support their math department with professional development, a department book student and instructional coaching. 

Goals included: 

  • Improve teacher buy-in with PD and professional improvement
  • Build relationship and trust within the department.
  • Use research based approaches and resources to support students who struggle.
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High School, Charter

Real Journey Academy creates active and involved citizens by focusing on academic achievement, character development, and service to the community.

Chicago Math Group partnered with 2 campuses of Real Journey Academy in Colorado to support their entire 8 teacher math department with  instructional coaching. 

Goals included: 

  • Improve teacher mindset
  • Support teachers with strategies to develop engagement and to support students that struggle academically.

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Featured Speaker

Kane County ROE invited Mona as a featured speaker at their annual Institute Day. 

Mona presented the following PD sessions:

You're not the only expert in the room! Empower Learners Through Math Discourse

Creating a classroom community that includes and values each members’ expertise is crucial for equitable learning. Partner with your students to develop math discussions that leverage their insights and identities for deeper math understanding. This session will provide strategies to build a strong math culture that supports mathematical discourse.


Empowering the Next Generation with a Positive Math Identity

Uncover the gap between modern demands for problem-solving, risk-taking and collaboration, and the current state of math classrooms fostering passive mimicry and memorization. Then, dive into strategies to empower every learner to develop a positive math identity in the ever evolving math classroom community.

Engage Every Student in the First Moment of Math Class with Math Warm Ups

Unlock the power of the first 10 minutes in your math class, whether your students are in 1st grade or 10th grade. Join us to discover effective strategies for engaging math warm-ups that foster deep mathematical understanding and cultivate a mathematician’s mindset from the moment students enter the room.

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