Professional Learning
Professional Learning Is Included with Purchase
When you purchase Bridges in Mathematics Third Edition, it includes:
- a first-year package of professional learning called the Getting Started Experience,
- ongoing implementation support through the Collections professional learning series,
- cohort support for first-year instructional leaders, and
- ongoing webinars, video and self-study resources for asynchronous support throughout your curriculum implementation.
To see more detailed information about our Professional Learning,
request a preview account of the Bridges Educator Site (BES).
The Getting Started Experience
Year one sets the foundation for all educators to establish a solid understanding of Bridges in Mathematics with The Getting Started Experience. It includes synchronous workshops; online resources accessible via the Bridges Educators Site; and monthly cohorts for instructional leaders to share and develop practices to support teachers in equitably implementing Bridges.
Want to learn more details about the Getting Started Experience?
Curated Learning Collections
We’re developing resource collections on topics related to implementation of Bridges in Mathematics Third Edition. They include asset-based assessment, fluency, multilingual-learner support, equity-based practices, and student-centered discourse.
These collections focus on three essential questions:
- How does Bridges strengthen the development of students’ mathematical understanding?
- How can educators use Bridges to cultivate positive mathematics identities for each and every student?
- How can educators use Bridges as a tool for implementing equitable and effective practices?
Each collection includes:
- A learning guide to support individuals, teams, or schools.
- A variety of resources, including videos, articles, student work samples, webinars, and online courses.
Collections will be available in May 2025 and are included with the purchase of the Bridges curriculum.
Optional practice-based, in-person professional learning experiences to accompany these collections will be available for a fee beginning in September 2025.
Support for Instructional Leaders
We offer the Math Learning Center Leadership Cohort M(LC)² to support instructional leaders during the first year of implementation. Principals, coaches and curriculum specialists meet monthly to share and develop practices to support teachers to equitably implement Bridges.
Bridges Educator Site
In addition to digital versions of the Teachers Guides and student-facing print materials, the Bridges Educator Site (BES) includes webinars, online courses, a library of videos showing implementation support and the curriculum in action, and resource collections focused on equitable and effective teaching practices with Bridges in Mathematics.
Ongoing Professional Learning
Both prospective and current Bridges educators have access to an ongoing series of webinars as well as recordings of past professional learning opportunities.
Upcoming Webinar: Digital Integration of Bridges in Mathematics Assessments with Otus
Join us for an online demonstration of how Bridges assessments work with our newest assessment collaborator, Otus.
Otus’ engaging digital format provides added flexibility and more ways to differentiate by allowing:
- Students to complete the Bridges assessments digitally within Otus
- Educators to efficiently assign, grade, and access comprehensive data from Bridges assessments within Otus, simplifying trend analysis and action-taking
As time allows, you can ask questions of Tisha Jones, The Math Learning Center’s senior manager of assessment, who will be leading the webinar alongside Monica Burke, assessment solutions coordinator at Otus.
Date: Thursday, March 27 | 1:00 p.m. CT (30 minutes)
Sign up now to attend or to receive a recording of the webinar afterward.
Online Resources
