Use optional professional development sessions for administrators and educators to support Imagine Math implementation¶

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Description¶

Imagine Learning offers "various optional virtual or on-site professional development and training opportunities for administrators and educators." Administrator sessions focus on leading implementation tailored to each school's model and goals; educator sessions cover getting started, using the program's reports and features, and providing targeted support for individual students.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to Imagine Learning's Customer Success team and the optional virtual or on-site professional development sessions.

Constraints¶

• The professional development and training opportunities are optional rather than required.

Target Learners¶

• Administrators and educators implementing Imagine Math

Target Learning Goals¶

• Effective program implementation, use of reports, and targeted support for individual students

Related Strategies¶

• Layered professional learning and support for teachers implementing individualized software
• Assign a dedicated site expert and site-developed professional learning plan when implementing Imagine Language & Literacy
• Implement Imagine Math within existing staffing, with educators monitoring engagement with individualized learning paths and progress reports
• Offer optional professional development for administrators and educators alongside program implementation
• Provide virtual and on-site professional learning on the digital platform and grade-specific curriculum training
• Multi-format professional learning for curriculum implementation (on-site, virtual, blended, coaching)
• Implement Classtime with a kick-off training day plus ongoing grade-specific follow-up sessions
• Offer optional virtual or on-site professional development tailored to administrators and educators

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Imagine Math by Imagine Learning: Evidence Rating Promising. (2024). https://www.imaginelearning.com/imagine-math