Not the mediocre training I’m used to…. Juliana Tapper created the most research backed, real world (applicable RIGHT NOW) professional development I have ever attended. I have been a teacher for 13 years and a principal for 7. Juliana presented on, and provided, a plethora of content! I needed to clarify a few things when I was first getting into the resources and within an hour or less I received an email answering my question or probing further if she needed more information to effectively address my question. If and when I need more training in other areas, Juliana will be my one stop shop. I literally feel that she is MY personal mentor. I’m not sure how she does this but Juliana has a way of demonstrating her care and concern over the digital divide! More than a training, I have found someone I TRUST!

Julianna does an excellent job of…explaining how this system works and its benefits! Julianna does an excellent job of explaining formative assessment and how to utilize this in the classroom weekly to inform instruction. She also shows how this standards based grading system can be converted to the traditional grading system which is very helpful since most schools still use this system. In this workshop, valuable resources are given to use in the classroom along with a resource for sharing this information with students so they understand how they will be graded in class. I have been trying for a while to create a standards based grading system in my classroom that allows me to quickly address student misconceptions/errors (through small groups) but will still allow me to convert to the traditional grading system my school uses. This method does it all!

Littles Learned a lot of valuable information that can be tweaked for use with my littles.

Versatile and knowledgeable facilitator Julianna is so knowledgeable, positive, versatile as a facilitator. She guided our school through a series of Zoom PDs to build engagement & plan for support of our students at various points in the teaching/learning cycle. I appreciated the resources she used, the collaborative docs she shared that we had to go back to, the research based references, and the willingness to pivot and answer our questions. I would be interested in her future PDs especially when I could know more in advance about what I would be getting out of it--eg, choosing to attend one that met my interest/needs.

Let's Get Students Engaged in Math Class This course is an excellent resource for teachers looking for strategies for teaching math not just to students who struggle with math but all math students.