Students Take Ownership of Their Learning

Invite students to be active participants in math class, and help them become independent mathematical thinkers.

Math Shouldn’t Be Quiet

Your students love to talk, so get them talking about mathematics! When students do the thinking and talking, they can better process, synthesize, and retain ideas leading to greater understanding. i-Ready Classroom Mathematics invites all students to take part in math class. The Try–Discuss–Connect routine centers around student-generated solutions and meaningful discussions. This simple routine engages students and drives deeper understanding.

Try It

The teacher introduces a rich task and helps students make sense of the problem. Students have time to plan and solve the problem using the tools and strategies that make sense to them.

Discuss It

Students talk with a partner to share strategies and practice vocabulary. During the partner discussions, the teacher monitors and asks clarifying questions. Selected students share their work with the class in a way that builds conceptual understanding.

After the class fully explores a variety of solution methods, models or examples are presented to enhance students’ understanding.

Connect It

Students complete questions that promote deeper connections. Then, they apply their understanding to new problems.

What does this look like in the classroom?

See the routine in a real classroom at CurriculumAssociates.com/TDC.

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Help Students See Themselves in the Mathematics

Affirm and validate students’ identities using the embedded teacher support in i-Ready Classroom Mathematics. Contexts and ideas that honor diverse backgrounds help students make better connections to the content.

Motivate and Engage

Relevant, high-interest scenarios provide multiple entry points to engage students in the mathematics.

Real-World Connection

STEAM-focused connections show how mathematics is used in everyday life.

Cultural Connection

Alternative notations and algorithms used in various cultures are identified to help raise awareness.

Making Math Relevant

Problems and examples reflect students’ own experiences and the world around them.

Community of Interconnected Learners

The Try–Discuss–Connect routine gives every student a voice and the opportunity to engage with the content in a way that is meaningful to them.

Integrate Language and Mathematics

Build academic language and deepen conceptual understanding at the same time. The Try–Discuss–Connect routine helps students contextualize word problems and engage in academic discourse. i-Ready Classroom Mathematics also includes targeted support to help build academic English for all.

Additional Language and Discourse Supports

Discourse Cards
Bilingual Glossary (English/Spanish)
Multilingual Glossary
Academic Vocabulary Glossary

Guide Productive Conversations

Language routines, teacher moves, and conversation tips help facilitate mathematical discourse.

Differentiation for English Learners

These scaffolds are provided every day to support the different proficiency levels in the classroom for both receptive and productive language.

Vocabulary Development

Every lesson includes a vocabulary graphic organizer and teacher support to help students review previously learned mathematics concepts and vocabulary they will build on during the lesson.

Designed to Deliver Powerful Results

The mathematics standards for middle school are rigorous. The instructional design of i-Ready Classroom Mathematics scaffolds challenging content to make mathematics accessible and increase student achievement.

Different Lesson Types to Address All Aspects of Rigor

Understand Lessons

These lessons focus primarily on conceptual understanding and occur at key points in the instructional sequence.

Strategy Lessons

These lessons help students develop and discuss a variety of solution strategies, helping them make important connections and deepen their understanding.

Math in Action Lessons

These lessons review unit content and teach students how to develop complete responses to a performance task.

Multiple-Day Lessons Provide More Time for Deeper Understanding

Give students the time they need to dig deeper into challenging concepts. The lessons in i-Ready Classroom Mathematics span multiple days to provide the time students need to make important connections. Lessons are divided into Explore, Develop, and Refine sessions.

Connect to Prior Knowledge
The Start activity follows an asset-based approach, using students’ prior knowledge as a springboard for learning new concepts.

Explore Concepts with Technology
Interactive Tutorials allow students to explore concepts more deeply.

In-Class Practice
Dedicated class time and activities provide practice and differentiation.

Teacher Support That Empowers

When teachers have the right support, they feel confident teaching mathematics. i-Ready Classroom Mathematics includes professional learning designed to help teachers bring mathematical concepts to life as well as learn effective teaching strategies and best practices.

Math Background

At the beginning of each unit, the Math Background helps teachers deepen their understanding of mathematical models and strategies, better understand how the models fit into the learning progression, and learn valuable teaching tips.

Unit Flow & Progression Videos

These videos show the progression of concepts in each unit and include ideas for using the models and making connections. Closed-captioned in English and Spanish. Available for families, too!

Onsite and Online Professional Development (PD)

Our ongoing, classroom-focused PD supports teachers in using student thinking and the mathematical practices to transform mathematics classrooms.

i-Ready Classroom Central

From how-to tips to planning tools, get on-demand access to everything needed for a successful implementation.