Unleash the Mathematical Brilliance in Every Student.
Help students move beyond procedures they memorize to mathematics they understand.
Professional learning, consulting, and practical resources that help K–8 educators build students' number sense, reasoning, confidence, and deep mathematical understanding.
“This was one of the best sessions I’ve been to in my 28-year teaching career. Patrick calmed my math anxiety and presented information in a conceptual way.”
—Workshop Participant
From Procedures to Sense-Making
Students can perform procedures without understanding the mathematics underneath them.
There is another way. We can help students develop mathematical ideas that are connected, flexible, and meaningful.
That begins by helping them see it, say it, and symbolize it.
SEE IT, SAY IT, SYMBOLIZE IT
Mathematics should make sense before the symbols do.
SEE IT
Students develop mental images and representations that allow them to see mathematical relationships.
SAY IT
Students learn to put mathematical relationships into words. Language makes thinking visible.
SYMBOLIZE IT
Students connect their understanding to efficient mathematical notation and procedures.
See It → Say It → Symbolize It
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30+
Years in Education
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PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
Recipient of the Excellence in Science & Mathematics Teaching
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PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
Missouri State University
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AUTHOR & NATIONAL PRESENTER
Professional learning for teachers and school leaders
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“The entire day was an ‘aha’ moment!”
-Elementary Teacher
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“Probably the best professional development that I have ever attended.”
-Middle School Teacher
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“Loved Patrick’s energy and sense of humor. He used relatable scenarios and confirmed my belief that educational practices need a bit of a makeover.”
-Instructional Coach
Professional Learning Experiences
Unleashing Children’s Mathematical Brilliance
K–6
Explore powerful ideas that connect number, operations, fractions, decimals, and algebraic reasoning while experiencing practical instructional strategies you can use immediately.
From Procedures to Sense-Making: Rethinking Fractions
Grades 3-8
Explore fractions as quantities and numbers, the importance of the unit, number-line and length representations, and instructional experiences that build coherent fraction understanding.
Developing Multiplicative Reasoning
Grades 3-8
Explore how students develop increasingly sophisticated ways of reasoning about groups, units, multiplication, division, fractions, ratios, proportions, and algebra.
See It, Say It, Symbolize It
K–8
Discover a coherent approach to helping students connect visual models, mathematical language, and symbolic notation.