Math Workshop Plus, Grades K-8: Elevating Your Practice to Ensure Personal and Academic Success for All Students

Take math instruction to the next level by truly meeting the needs of ALL learners

Today′s classrooms are more diverse than ever, and teachers face the challenge of meeting not only the academic needs of their students but also their social and emotional growth. Math Workshop Plus, Grades K-8 by Alison J. Mello and Dr. Nicki Newton is here to help educators elevate their math instruction for all learners by more intentionally integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into the popular Math Workshop model.

By reimagining Math Workshop through an equity lens, this book offers practical guidance to designing instruction that meets every child where they are. It addresses unfinished learning, fostering positive math identities, and building the competencies students need to succeed academically and socially.

Offering an actionable approach to promote learning environments where every student can thrive, Math Workshop Plus, Grades K-8 includes

• Practical strategies to seamlessly incorporate UDL and SEL into your Math Workshop for more accessible and inclusive instruction.
• Classroom-ready resources such as example activities, vignettes, and tools at all grade levels to help you implement changes immediately.
• Guidance for fostering equity by meeting the diverse needs of all learners, including strategies for differentiation, scaffolding, and supporting students′ social-emotional growth.
• Real-world success stories from educators who have transformed their classrooms with the Math Workshop Plus approach.

With Math Workshop Plus, you′ll gain the tools and confidence to create a classroom environment that promotes access and excellence for all students. Learn how to personalize instruction, remove barriers to learning, and inspire a love for math in every child.

Alison J. Mello has been in education for 30 years as a classroom teacher, math specialist, director of curriculum, and Assistant Superintendent. She is a co-author of Fluency Doesn’t Just Happen with Addition and Subtraction, Fluency Doesn’t Just Happen with Multiplication and Division, Working with the Beaded Number Line, A Teacher’s Guide to Math Workshop, and the forthcoming Working with One-Inch Tiles, and Building Better Math Instruction: A Toolkit for Leaders.  She has spent the last decade as a national speaker, math consultant, and graduate instructor of in-service and pre-service teachers. Alison enjoys developing practical strategies to address issues that districts and teachers face in their schools and classrooms every day. She uses her understanding of leadership, curriculum and best practices to inspire and assist leaders and teachers in elevating and transforming math instruction.

Dr. Nicki Newton is an education consultant who works with schools and districts around the country and Canada on k-8 math curriculum. She has taught elementary school, middle school, and graduate school. Dr Nicki has a Master’s of Education and a Doctorate of Education from the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University specializing in Teacher Education and Curriculum Development. She is greatly interested in teaching and learning practices around the world and has researched education in Denmark, Guatemala and India.  She has written over 45 math books and is excited to be part of the team of writers for the McGraw-Hill new series, Reveal Math. Her latest books include Accelerating K-8 Math Instruction (Teachers College Press, 2023), A Teacher’s Guide to Math Workshop (Newton, Mello & Nuzzie; Heinemann 2023) High Dosage Tutoring in Math & ELA (Newton & Ruyter w/Jemison; Routledge, in press) and Math Workshop Plus (Newton & Mello; Corwin, 2025). She is an avid pinner, Tik Toker, blogger, and tweeter. Learn more about bringing Dr. Nicki Newton to your school or district at www.drnickinewton.com