Virtual Professional Learning Event 

    Florida Math Educators Virtual Summit

    Dates: June 16-17, 2026

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    Professional Learning Built for Florida Math Educators

    On June 16 and 17, Great Minds® and Carnegie Learning, alongside experts from across the Florida math education community, are coming together to offer a free two-day virtual professional learning experience for teachers and school leaders. We share a common belief: When educators are well-supported, students thrive. This summit is an expression of that shared commitment.

    Florida math educators deserve access to professional learning that is practical, research-informed, and built around the realities of their classrooms and schools. That is exactly what this summit is designed to provide.

    What to Expect

    This is not a webinar series. The Florida Math Educators Virtual Summit is a structured, interactive virtual learning environment designed to replicate the depth and engagement of an in-person professional learning experience. Sessions are collaborative, discussion-driven, and built for active participation.

    Who It's For

    This summit is designed with sessions for classroom teachers and school leaders. Sessions are clearly marked by educator type and grade level, so you can build a schedule that fits your role and your students.

    How It Works

    The summit features more than 20 concurrent sessions across both days, organized by grade level and educator type. Choose the sessions that fit your role and your students — attend one day or both at no cost. Complete the required exit ticket at the end of each session to receive a certificate of completion.

    Whether you are looking to strengthen your instructional practice, deepen your understanding of Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards, or explore leadership strategies that support strong math outcomes, there is a session here for you.

    Space is [Free] and open to all Florida math educators. [Register Below]

    By registering for this webinar, you acknowledge that your registration information may be shared with our co-presenter, Carnegie Learning, for purposes related to this event and follow-up communications.

    Ready to build your schedule?

    Browse the sessions below and register for the ones that fit your role and grade level. You may register for as many sessions as you like across one or both days.

    Sessions are organized by day and by time block. Each block includes concurrent options for teachers and school leaders across grade bands. Click the dropdown arrow to read the session description. Click the link under each session description to register.

    9:00 AM – 9:20 AM

    Audience: All Educators

    Florida is at a pivotal moment in math education. With new standards and a renewed focus on instructional quality, the decisions educators and leaders make today will shape student outcomes for years to come. In this opening keynote, Great Minds CEO John White and Senior National Content Specialist Dr. Steven Shadel set the stage for two days of professional learning by grounding the conversation in where Florida math education stands  and what it takes to move every student forward from here.

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    Sponsored by Great Minds

    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    This session focuses on building fluency that is grounded in understanding, not memorization. Let's dive into how students develop accurate, efficient, and flexible strategies through intentional instruction and purposeful practice.

    Explore how to:

    • Build computational fluency without sacrificing conceptual understanding

    • Use the Concrete–Representational–Abstract (CRA) model to strengthen fluency development

    • Support students in making sense of fractions and using them flexibly across grade levels

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored by Great Minds

    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    Formative assessment in math classrooms has value only when it informs what happens next. In this session, educators will explore how to turn everyday formative evidence—such as exit tickets, student work, and quick checks for understanding, into clear next-day instructional decisions. Participants will learn to recognize patterns in student thinking and identify practical, doable responses like adjusting questions, tasks, or groupings. The focus is on timely, manageable moves teachers can use immediately to keep learning moving forward.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

     

    Sponsored by Great Minds

    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: 6-12

    Unlock the hidden potential of the horizontal number line in this interactive session designed to bridge algebraic reasoning and graphical understanding. Participants will explore how graphs can be used as powerful tools for solving linear and quadratic equations while deepening mathematical thinking. Through rich problem-solving tasks, you'll examine how algebraic and graphical methods align and discover strategies to help students visualize and solve equations more conceptually. Leave with ready-to-use classroom strategies that make graphing more than a visual—it becomes a thinking tool.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

     

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning

    9:00 AM – 9:20 AM

    Audience: All Educators

    What does it take to build a math classroom — and a math program — where every student can access grade-level instruction with confidence? In this opening keynote, Norris Chappel, National Content Specialist for Mathematics at Carnegie Learning, and Amy Jones Lewis, Chief Mathematics Officer at Carnegie Learning, draw on research, educator insight, and the realities of Florida's math landscape to examine the instructional conditions that drive meaningful student outcomes. Together, they bring complementary perspectives on what coherent, high-quality math instruction looks like in practice — and what it means for Florida as it enters a new chapter in math education. This session sets the tone for a day of learning grounded in practice, shared purpose, and a commitment to every student's success.

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    Sponsored By Great Minds

    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    Discover how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) supports the design of math lessons that engage every learner. In this session, Steven Shadel of Great Minds and Niel Albero of CAST share practical strategies for applying UDL principles within your math classrooms, helping Florida teachers reduce barriers, clarify expectations, and increase student engagement while supporting grade-level success.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By CAST

    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    A balanced math curriculum includes opportunities for students to apply prior knowledge and experience to solve real-world problems. Open-middle and low-floor, high-ceiling tasks spark curiosity, promote reasoning, and encourage discourse. Find out how these instructional approaches connect concepts and make student thinking visible.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: 6-12

    Looking for effective strategies to teach abstract algebraic concepts involving expressions, equations, and polynomials? Join us for a session focused on using algebra tiles to bridge the gap between concrete and abstract representations. By the end of the session, you will have practical strategies to implement in your classroom to empower students to simplify algebraic expressions, solve equations, factor polynomials, and more—all while deepening their understanding of algebraic concepts.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning

    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    Number bonds are a powerful model for developing deep number sense across the elementary grades. In this session, educators will examine how the number bond model supports students’ understanding of operations, place value, fractions, and measurement from kindergarten through grade 5. Participants will explore how number bonds evolve from addition and subtraction into multiplication and division, highlighting coherence across grade levels and concepts. The session focuses on how intentional use of number bonds helps students make connections, reason flexibly, and build a strong foundation for future mathematics learning.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    We will discuss leveraging digital tools for student agency in K-5 math classrooms. Technology should never replace a teacher; it should elevate the classroom experience. This session explores digital tools that promote active thinking, student choice, and meaningful problem solving in K-5 math. Learn how to shift from passive screen time to technology that strengthens reasoning, encourages exploration, and builds genuine agency in the math classroom.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

     

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: 6-12

    Participants will engage in meaningful use of algebra tiles to develop an understanding of operating on polynomials, including multiplication, factoring, and completing the square. Through the use of the tiles and discussion, teachers will learn how to help students transition from concrete algebra tiles to abstract symbolic manipulation.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines. 

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning

    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    This session examines how the components of a K–5 math lesson support educators in identifying and addressing student misconceptions. Participants will explore how lesson‑embedded opportunities, PLC conversations, and an understanding of the coherence and progression of place value, addition, and subtraction can be used to promote deeper learning.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    Explore how young learners can use benchmark numbers like 5 and 10 to break apart complex problems and build strong number sense. This session highlights practical strategies to help K–2 students make sense of mathematics through more accessible, efficient thinking.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

     

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: 6-12

    Student learning deepens when they are encouraged to think, question, and work through challenges. In this session, participants will explore instructional practices that support productive struggle, encourage student voice in academic discussions, and create conditions where mistakes are used as opportunities for learning. Emphasis will be placed on practical strategies that can be implemented immediately in the classroom.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning

    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    This session examines how students’ understanding of whole numbers lays the foundation for learning fractions. Participants will explore how concepts such as units, counting, and magnitude extend naturally from whole numbers to fractions, supporting coherence and deep fractional understanding. The focus is on helping students see fractions as numbers, not new rules.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    The progression from hands-on materials to visual models to abstract notation is a well-supported framework in math education. This session explores intentional use of the CRA model across grades K–5 and into Algebra, with strategies that support all learners. Participants leave with a deeper understanding of conceptual development, classroom-ready strategies for moving students toward abstract thinking, and approaches for intervention that build on student strengths rather than reteaching from scratch.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines. 

    Sponsored by the University of South Florida, College of Education

    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: 6-12

    Ready to level up your teaching toolkit? Join us as we dive into the art of scaffolding, unpack its power in boosting student learning, and compare it with differentiation to better meet learner variance. Walk away with hands-on strategies you can implement immediately to engage every learner and support their climb to success!

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning

    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

    Audience: School Leaders
    Grade Band K-12

    In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, prioritizing research-based leadership moves can lead to meaningful growth for students and teachers. This session explores five essential leadership moves drawn from five years of research across schools implementing high-quality mathematics instruction. Participants will engage with stories from Florida teachers, leaders, and students; explore compelling data; and consider practical planning tools they can bring back to support implementation in their local contexts.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

     

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band K-5

    This session explores how the tape diagram model supports students in making sense of both the language and the operations in word problems. Participants will examine how tape diagrams illuminate part–whole relationships and support the modeling of single‑ and multi‑step problems. Educators will also learn practical scaffolding strategies to help students navigate increasingly complex problem situations in grades 3-5.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines. 

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band 6-8

    Discover new and creative ways to leverage pattern blocks in middle school mathematics! This engaging session will take you through the three stages of the CRA (Concrete-Representational-Abstract) framework, offering hands-on activities and practical strategies to bridge the gap between tangible manipulatives and abstract mathematical concepts. Participants will explore applications of pattern blocks beyond fractions, enhancing student understanding of algebraic concepts. Leave equipped with instructional techniques to make math more accessible and meaningful for all learners.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

     

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning

    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band 6-12

    In this hands-on session, high school math educators will explore the powerful role of using concrete models in teaching students about rates of change and function graphs. We will engage in activities that use physical objects to illustrate key characteristics of linear and nonlinear functions. Participants will leave with strategies for integrating these models into their classrooms to enhance student engagement and conceptual understanding of functions and their rates of change. Join us for a thought-provoking session aimed at making math both tangible and meaningful for students.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

     

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning

    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    Florida’s Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning (MTRs) standards go beyond getting the correct answer, they call for students to reason, communicate, and engage deeply with mathematics. In this session, educators will explore practical ways to embed the MTRs into daily instruction through task selection, questioning, and classroom discourse. Participants will examine what the MTRs look like in action and identify instructional moves that create the conditions for students to think and reason mathematically. The session is grounded in Florida standards and designed for immediate classroom application.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-5

    This session challenges the common misconception that “the decimal point moves” when multiplying or dividing by 10. Participants will explore how place value understanding explains why digits shift as units become ten times larger or smaller, without relying on tricks or shortcuts. Through models and reasoning, educators will examine instructional approaches that help students build lasting understanding of multiplication and division by 10.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines. 

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: 6-12

    In this interactive session, participants will explore how number talks can be used to build number sense, strengthen procedural fluency, and elevate student voice in the mathematics classroom. Through modeling, hands-on practice, and reflection, educators will experience the number talk routine as learners and facilitators. Participants will leave with practical strategies and discourse moves to foster meaningful mathematical conversations and support students in sharing, justifying, and connecting their thinking.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning

    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-8

    Algebra doesn’t start in middle school, it begins in Kindergarten. In this session, we’ll explore how patterns, models, and visual representations help students build the structure and reasoning they need for long term success in algebra.

    Together, we’ll dig into tasks that make student thinking visible, strengthen conceptual understanding, and create joyful, engaging math experiences for all learners. Participants will walk away with ready to use tools, templates, and strategies that bring algebraic ideas to life in their classrooms.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines. 

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: K-8

    Discover how to integrate research‑based language supports so multilingual learners can thrive in math. This webinar connects the latest findings on the interplay between language and mathematics with practical, lesson‑level strategies - language objectives, discourse routines, and home‑language assets, that elevate access without reducing rigor. Walk away with ready‑to‑use moves to amplify student talk, deepen understanding, and build math confidence.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

     

    Sponsored By Great Minds

    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

    Audience: Teachers
    Grade Band: 6-12

    In this hands-on session, participants explore how graphs represent real-world situations and develop strategies for helping students make sense of them. Through matching tasks, motion-based modeling, and sorting activities, educators will deepen their understanding of graph characteristics such as rate of change, starting value, and variability. Participants will leave with practical approaches to strengthen students’ ability to interpret, analyze, and connect graphs to meaningful contexts.

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    Must complete the session exit ticket to receive certificate of completion.

    This learning experience represents 1 clock hour of professional learning. Professional learning credit, in-service points, or certificate renewal applicability is determined by the participant’s employing school district in accordance with Florida Department of Education guidelines.

    Sponsored By Carnegie Learning