Kathleen Dempsey

Mastery of early math concepts is associated with such later achievements as middle school grades, high school graduation, and career opportunities (Garcia & Weiss, 2017). Given the importance of early math, REL Appalachia created the Community Math Night Facilitators' Toolkit as a detailed resource for K-5 elementary school educators to plan and implement a Community Math Night event. Community Math Nights use research-based, interactive math activities to engage families in building positiv...

This video introduces the REL Appalachia Community Math Night, an engagement event that brings together educators, students, and families to learn about, talk about, and have fun with math. The goals of a Community Math Night include reinforcing positive math mindsets, helping family members participate in their child's learning, and building a sense of community and partnership around math learning. The new REL Appalachia Community Math Nights Facilitators' Toolkit includes materials and act...

This slide deck accompanies the Community Math Nights Facilitators' Toolkit and provides an overview of the role that growth mindset can play on a child's math achievement.

These training materials include a PowerPoint presentation describing evidence on effectively engaging families in students' postsecondary transitions and resources that are available in southwest Virginia to support with this process. The materials were first shared at a workshop for secondary and postsecondary educators and program leaders in spring 2019. This workshop was the second part of a two-part series on nonacademic supports for students' postsecondary transitions. Speakers: Jaunel...