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Resources for Teachers and Leaders

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.

Fluency

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:

Access Fluency Practice Sheets

Two educational math worksheets focused on multiplication and division, titled "Multiply & Divide by 3" and "Subtract 4", with instructions, problems, and spaces for student names, dates, and scores.

Teacher-Led Instruction

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

Blank skill organizer template with sections for concept or skill, definition or formula, procedure or representation, examples, and non-examples.

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.

Independent Practice

Tools for School Leaders

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Classroom Visit Checklist

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

Additional Practice & Homework Worksheets