Collaborated ConsultingReviews of collaboratedconsulting.org

The way the course is structured, the length of the videos, and the resources provided are key to understanding the method and being able to implement it in your classroom.

I am excited to get started with this program in my math classes. I teach special education math to 6, 7, and 8 grade classes. I am excited to show them mastery based learning so their anxiety for math can be lowered. I will let you know how it is going once school starts back up.

I learned about Juliana Tapper through a free online summit for Math teachers. Her teaching intrigued me so I signed up for one of her free workshops. Then I bought her book. Then I reached out to her with some questions and was so excited she personally emailed me and suggested I look into her Math Intervention Accelerator course. It looked like something I could use so I signed up and worked through it over my summer break. What she has to teach is so practical and helpful for intervention teachers and mainstream teachers with students who struggle. After two years of teaching Math Intervention I felt discouraged and wondered how I would ever help my students make the progress I felt like they could make. I just didn't know what else to do. Juliana's course has given me a foundation of understanding why students struggle and equipped me to better meet my students needs going forward. Her training program has been invaluable and I'm grateful to have access to it.

This was a great course to help me learn and develop engagement strategies to ensure I am reaching all of my students. I've really been struggling with having a broad spectrum of abilities in each section of my course, as well as an overall apathy towards learning math. I am hopeful that the Math Wars and mastery based grading will be game changers for my math class.

I recently completed Julianna’s course on the BREAK Framework. While this program is designed for intervention, I see great potential in applying it to any student who historically struggles with math. I have high hopes for implementing these strategies in my own classroom this upcoming school year, and after completing this course, I finally feel I have the comprehensive tools needed to make that a success. Julianna’s instruction validated my own teaching philosophy and reinforced my confidence in my current approach. More importantly, the course helped me round out some of the concerns I’ve had regarding my philosophy, specifically by challenging conventional wisdom regarding 'bad' teaching practices. She provided the research and practical connections to demonstrate how these strategies can be highly effective when used intentionally. Specifically, she completely changed my perspective on cold calling and the policy of using a 50% floor rather than a zero. I was previously a staunch opponent of both practices, but her evidence-based approach shifted my viewpoint. I now feel fully prepared for a successful year ahead.

Lots of hands on information and motivating activities such as Math wars

This course was easy to follow, well-organized, and provided meaningful, practical information that I can apply in my math classroom.

I appreciate you answering questions that came up in my mind while you were talking about various methods, lessons, directions. It was almost like we were just discussing this together. I know this will be a change from my "former" approach to lessons, but I see the positives and benefits in this and am willing to keep moving forward. Thank you for the editable pieces that will save me some work.