MathUP Classroom: Alberta Edition

A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SOLUTION FOR TEACHERS.

Created by Marian Small, MathUP Classroom is a comprehensive online K–8 instructional solution that addresses all outcomes, organizing ideas, and guiding questions in the Alberta mathematics curriculum. MathUP’s guiding principle is that supporting teachers is the key to helping students. Available in English and French.

With rich professional learning woven throughout the resource, MathUP Classroom is designed to help teachers

• build confidence in teaching math
• use a balanced instructional approach that addresses knowledge, understanding, and skills while also allowing for meaningful practice
• develop all students’ critical and creative thinking skills
• teach and assess with intention and purpose

MathUP Classroom’s content

• efficiently meets all curriculum requirements
• focuses on effective ways to consolidate learning
• explains how instructional decisions were arrived at so that teachers can make more informed decisions in adapting the material to meet the specific needs of their students
• meets the needs of all tiers of learners

MathUP Classroom Grades 7–9

Grades 7 and 8 available now. Grade 9 coming in 2025.

Fully addresses all 7–9 WNCP outcomes

• Teach with intention and develop students’ fundamental math concepts and skills with lessons that include relevant, real-life examples.
• Customize your professional learning journey with Marian Small as your guide.
• Achieve a rich understanding by tailoring the math content to meet the needs of the students in your classroom.
• Engage students with key resources, including  games, puzzles, activities, and more.

THE TEAM

Marian Small

Marian Small is an internationally renowned mathematics educator, author, and professional learning consultant. Dr. Small, whose career in education has spanned more than four decades, is considered one of the most influential math educators in Canada. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 math resources and travelled to mathematics classrooms around the world to provide consultation focused on improving understanding and performance in K–12 mathematics.

Contributing Authors to Supporting Resources:

Kathy Beamer – Currculum Consultant
Kathy Beamer (BEd, MEd) has 20+ years’ experience as a classroom teacher, math coach, mathematics specialist, and mathematics/science curriculum consultant in Alberta, Australia, and England. She supports MathUP Classroom Alberta as a consultant reviewing the mathematics resources created by the Rubicon, a Savvas Company team.

Julia Sander – Indigenous Consultant
Julia Sander is a proud Nehiyaw woman of Sucker Creek First Nation. She became an educator in 2018, and currently teaches in Alberta. Infusing Indigenous ways of life into the school and school community is her passion and allows her to connect on a deeper level with students and school community stakeholders. She will be collaborating on MathUp Classroom Alberta and providing feedback on the new MathUp activities planned that will be incorporating more Indigenous ties to the land and culture.

Ryan Tackaberry – Contributing Author

Student Learning Gains with MathUP Classroom

According to analysis performed by an independent researcher, schools using MathUP Classroom had significantly higher EQAO results in grades 3 and 6 than the provincial average. In the 2022–2023 school year, the percentage of students proficient in math (level 3 and 4 on the math section of the EQAO’s Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics) in schools using MathUP Classroom was significantly greater than the percentage of students proficient in math in Ontario overall for Grades 3 and 6.