The Proficiency Project Resources
Ready to implement the Proficiency Project Framework?
If your school uses Illustrative Mathematics® or other high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), our tools and resources can strengthen instruction, content mastery, and engagement in your classrooms.
Skill Focus Planning Guide & Graphic Organizer
Teaching the Skill Focus serves two purposes:
It gives teachers a consistent routine to explicitly model and explain the concept or skill.
Provides a scaffold students can reference during the lesson Activities, Cool Down, and Independent Practice.
Download the Skill Focus Planning Guide
Download the Skill Focus Organizer [PDF]
Make A Copy - Skill Focus Organizer [Google Slides]
Learn more: How to Use a Graphic Organizer to Strengthen Math Instruction
Daily Fluency Worksheets
Automaticity reduces cognitive load and supports deeper thinking.
Use our fluency practice sheets to implement daily 5-minute fact routines aligned to grade-level expectations.
Learn the Routine:
Instructional Guide: 5-Minute Fluency Routine
Access Fluency Practice Sheets
Instructional Guides
Teacher-led instruction doesn’t mean boring lectures or that teachers do all of the thinking.
Use our instructional guides to deepen your understanding of we use explicit instruction in The Proficiency Project Framework.
Teacher-Led Instruction
Independent Practice
Tools for School Leaders
The checklist helps administrators/coaches quickly document key instructional practices and gather specific evidence aligned with the Proficiency Project and Danielson Frameworks.
Classroom Observation Follow-Up
A structured feedback form designed to support coaching conversations by highlighting observed strengths and opportunities for growth through the lens of the Proficiency Project Framework.
Additional Links and Resources
Skill Focus Planning Resources
Cue Math - Search the topic you're teaching with CueMath
Additional Practice & Homework Worksheets