Implement Magma Math with onboarding plus ongoing professional learning on data-driven instruction, discourse routines, and intervention¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The program's implementation model pairs classroom use with structured professional learning. Teachers begin with onboarding covering "assignment creation and the Heatmap," followed by ongoing Professional Learning on Data Driven Instruction, Discourse Routines, and using Magma for intervention. Live and asynchronous training, an on-demand Magma Academy, and chat-based in-the-moment support are provided, and no additional staff are required to implement the program.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• District Success team partnership with schools so teachers can effectively use the platform and promote student-led discourse and data-driven instruction

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Grades 4–8 teachers and their students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Student-led mathematical discourse and data-driven differentiated instruction

Related Strategies¶

• Implement the spiral-review supplement with existing classroom staff, teacher onboarding training, and weekly computer-based quizzes
• Implementation Success Partnership with check-ins and training events for all staff
• Support implementation with asynchronous onboarding plus ongoing data coaching and scripted lessons

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Magma Math: Evidence Rating Promising. (2025). https://evidenceforessa.org/program/magma-math/