Mailing address:
TTAC
P.O. Box 7001
Radford University
Radford, VA 24142
Physical Address:
RU TTAC
Russell Hall, 4th Floor Room 435
Radford University
Radford, VA 24142
Telephone: 540-831-5333
Toll Free: 877-544-1918
Fax: 540-831-6263
TTDD: 540-831-5128
Mathematics
Contact Information For Our Mathematics Coordinators
Suzanne Graham (540) 831-6846
Keli Bradbury (540) 831-7733
The TTAC at Radford University provides professional development and technical assistance on effective instructional practices for students with disabilities to public schools within Superintendent’s regions 6 & 7, focusing on successful access and progress for students with disabilities in the general education curriculum, and building the capacity of educational professionals to assist these students in reaching their full potential.
Mathematics Vertical Articulation Grades 3-HS VESOL by Strand Concept & New VAAP Test Plan Template
The new Mathematics Vertical Articulation Grades 3-HS VESOL by Strand Concept is adapted from the Mathematics Vertical Articulation Tool (MVAT). This new resource identifies VESOL's and their corresponding SOL's that articulate across grade-levels. The new VAAP Test Plan Template is provided to guide the development of the Student Test Plan.
Just in Time Mathematics Quick Checks are Now Available!
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Just in Time Mathematics Quick Checks are formative assessments that align to the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL). These resources, developed by Virginia teachers and mathematics leaders, are designed to help teachers identify students with unfinished learning and assist in planning instruction to fill potential gaps “just in time.”
VDOE Learning Disabilities in Mathematics Resource Page
The Learning Disabilities in Mathematics Resources page includes links to two new VDOE companion guides. Check out Students with Disabilities in Mathematics: Frequently Asked Questions and Evidence-Based Specially Designed Instruction in Mathematics.
Also check out Co-Teaching Mathematics Instructional Plans that utilize the six common co-teaching approaches: teaming, station teaching, parallel teaching, alternative teaching, one teaching/one assisting, and one teaching/one observing. These plans contain suggestions as to how co-teachers can effectively utilize the expertise of each teacher to enhance lessons and activities in a co-taught classroom. These co-teaching plans were created and modified by a select group of Virginia teachers participating in the Excellence for Co-teaching Initiative. These plans align instruction with the expectations of the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning, and were vetted by VDOE content and special education specialists.
Additional Resources
Excellence in Co-Teaching Mathematics Demonstration Sites
The goal of the Excellence in Co-Teaching Initiative is to provide a professional development model that promotes access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities, recognizing effective co-teaching practices – especially in the areas of reading and math, and supporting teacher leaders.
In 2014, in an effort to promote and improve the implementation of co-teaching throughout Virginia, the Virginia Department of Education chose classrooms across the state that exemplify best practice in co-teaching to serve as demonstration sites, offering opportunities for others to observe model co-taught classrooms in action. These teachers also developed co-taught lesson plans and videos to share. In their videos, teachers showcase not only co-instructing in the classroom, but co-assessing and co-planning as well. A series of webshops showcase the products created by real co-teachers of Virginia.
Teachers and administrators are also encouraged to visit these demonstration sites. Contact the Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) at Radford University or Virginia Tech to determine which sites are open for visitation..
In addition, teachers who are unable to visit a demonstration site can learn about co-teaching online through the Real Co-Teachers of Virginia webshops. In addition to general information about co-teaching, the webshops include videos of demonstration site co-teachers as they co-plan, co-instruct and co-assess; SOL Enhanced Scope & Sequence Lesson Plans adapted for co-teaching; and a variety of resources. These webshops can be accessed through TTAC Online at Real Co-Teachers of Virginia.
VDOE Mathematics Web Links
- Mathematics Vocabulary Word Wall Cards provide a display of mathematics content words and associated visual cues to assist in vocabulary development. The cards should be used as an instructional tool for teachers and then as a reference for all students, particularly English learners and students with disabilities.
- Mathematics Vertical Articulation Tool (MVAT) – This tool provides support in identifying concepts aligned to the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) that articulate across mathematics grade levels or courses. The MVAT has several possible uses:
- Instructional planning tool – the STATIC versions of the MVAT can be used to identify the progression of specific content across grade levels or courses in order to connect instruction to prerequisite knowledge and future concepts.
- Remediation planning tool – the DYNAMIC versions of the MVAT can be used with the Mathematics Standards of Learning Student Detail by Question (SDBQ) reports (or using data from other reports using SOL identifiers) to pinpoint targeted areas for individual student remediation (e.g., classroom remediation, Algebra Readiness intervention, expedited retakes, etc.)