Hosting a Workshop

Hosting an Investigations Workshop is an excellent way to support the teachers in your school or district. We have found that the schools with the most success in their implementation are the ones that provide substantial support for their teachers.

To host an Investigations in the Classroom workshop, a Building Computational Fluency, K-5 workshop, or an Exploring Geometry, K-5 workshop, we require:
  • a minimum of 90 participants (some districts provide all the participants themselves, while some host workshops that are open to outside teachers);
  • one large room for the opening and closing sessions, e.g., a library with tables, or a cafeteria;
  • three or more additional rooms that will comfortably accommodate up to 35 participants—each room must be air-conditioned and will need a TV/VCR, an overhead projector and screen, and a flip chart on an easel;
  • a computer lab that can accommodate 35 adults (this is only for the Exploring Geometry, K-5, workshop).
In return:
  • teachers (volunteers), equal to the number of leaders, attend at no cost;
  • reduced rates apply for all-district workshops. Please call for details.
To host a Leadership Workshop, we require:
  • a minimum of 60 participants;
  • one large room for the opening and closing sessions, e.g., a library with tables, or a cafeteria;
  • two or more additional rooms that will comfortably accommodate up to 35 participants—each room must be air-conditioned and will need a TV/VCR, an overhead projector and screen, and a flip chart on an easel;
In return:
  • participants (volunteers), equal to the number of leaders, attend at no cost;
  • reduced rates apply for groups of three or more participants. Please call for details.

To learn more about bringing a Principals’ Institute to your district, visit our Principals’ Institute page.

The Investigations in the Classroom workshop, Building Computational Fluency, K-5 workshop, Exploring Geometry, K-5 workshop, and Leadership workshop are all five days.

To set up a workshop please contact Peter Swanson at TERC. You can reach him by phone (617-547-0430) or by emailing peter_swanson@terc.edu