Provide teachers a full day of training before starting ELM and a second full day before the second half of the program¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

Because ELM is an explicit scripted core math program, the review recommends staged professional development: "teachers receive a minimum of a full day of training prior to starting the program with an additional full day of training prior to implementing the second half of the program." Experienced trainers can be found on the CTL Marketplace website. This two-day structure matches the program's two halves.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to experienced trainers, which the review says can be found on the CTL Marketplace website.

Constraints¶

• The recommendation is tied to the nature of an explicit scripted core math program; the review reports no study testing the training itself.

Target Learners¶

• kindergarten teachers implementing ELM

Target Learning Goals¶

• faithful implementation of the scripted ELM mathematics program

Related Strategies¶

• Support curriculum implementation with initial multi-day training plus ongoing onsite consultation during the school year
• Prepare teachers with one full training day plus a mid-year follow-up day

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Early Learning in Mathematics (ELM): Evidence Rating. (2021). https://www.evidenceforessessments.org/early-learning-in-mathematics/