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K-8 MATH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND COACHING
Math classrooms where students do the thinking, the talking, and the learning.
Solution Spaces partners with K-8 schools and districts to raise math achievement by elevating student voice, through coaching, professional learning, and our BR.I.D.G.E. Framework.
+15 pts
growth for students who started behind, in one school year
100%
of 32 Massachusetts educators rated our sessions 4 or 5 out of 5
94%
of 53 Impact Florida Summit attendees left with actionable strategies
5
Massachusetts districts supported through our state partnership
WHO WE WORK WITH
Built for the people who lead math.
Whether you lead one building, a whole district, or a team of coaches, the goal is the same: students who reason, explain, and own the math.
SCHOOL LEADERS
A clear plan for stronger math instruction this year
• Learning walks tied to your math SMART goal
• Teacher planning and lesson internalization support
• Coaching that fits the time your staff actually has
DISTRICT LEADERS
Implementation support that scales across schools
• Professional learning series for grade bands or whole districts
• MTSS for math and advanced learner identification
• Toolkits, modules, and site visits to deepen teacher and leader capacity
MATH COACHES AND TEACHER LEADERS
Coaching moves that make student thinking visible
• Coaching cycles, observations, and debriefs
• Building Thinking Classrooms practices and Mathematical Language Routines
• Goal-based virtual coaching for leaders who mentor peers
THE PROBLEM WE SOLVE
Strong curriculum is not enough. Implementation is the gap.
Most schools already own high-quality math materials. What decides whether students learn is how those materials come alive: the questions teachers ask, the discussion they invite, and the relationships that make students willing to try. That is where we work.
SEE IT IN ACTION
Trust your math students.
A minute with Adrienne, in classrooms and in her own words, on why student thinking is worth listening to.
#LetThemSpeak
Listening in
Students explain their reasoning, Adrienne asks the next question to continue their thinking.
Trust Your Math Students, part 1
The Power of Perspective: Student Observations
Trust Your Math Students, part 2
Why we should #LetThemSpeak
HOW WE HELP
Three ways in. One goal: students who talk about math.
Every engagement is research-based, hands-on, and designed so teachers can use it the next day.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Strategies teachers use the next day
Practical, hands-on learning on Building Thinking Classrooms practices, Mathematical Language Routines, and student discourse.
INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING
Capacity you keep
Virtual and in-person coaching cycles for teachers, math coaches, and school leaders, with observations and debriefs.
ADVANCED AND GIFTED LEARNERS
Access for every advanced learner
Equitable identification, enrichment, and instruction for advanced learners, including 2e and 3e students, with Dr. Joy Lawson Davis.
NEW FROM DR. JOY LAWSON DAVIS
Every advanced learner deserves to be seen.
Dr. Joy Lawson Davis, our Senior Gifted Education and Equity Advisor, co-edited a new book with Dr. Erinn Fears Floyd, Creating Positive Futures for Gifted Students Globally.
Scholars and practitioners from around the world share how to recognize and support gifted learners from underserved communities, including twice-exceptional, multilingual, and Indigenous students.
Prufrock Press · Coming February 2027
Also by Dr. Davis: Bright, Talented, and Black
OUR FRAMEWORK
The BR.I.D.G.E. Framework
For us, the bridge is more than a logo. It is a model that guides educators and leaders to elevate student voice, from relationships to student ownership.
BR
Safe classrooms and positive math identity
Building Relationships
I
High-leverage use of the curriculum you already own
Intentional Instruction
D
Discourse
G
Growth
E
Empowerment
Questioning and student-voice routines. Let Them Speak.
Coaching cycles and PLCs that build lasting capacity
Students own the Standards for Mathematical Practice
RESULTS
+15 points
92% of students earned a B- or higher, and the class average rose from 89% to 91%. Today we bring that same approach to five Massachusetts districts through our partnership with the state.
In a de-tracked 7th grade class, students who started behind grew 15 points in one year.
RECENT PROJECTS, PRE-K TO GRADE 8
From first counting to middle school math.
Two recent projects show the range: a pre-kindergarten number sense intervention, and a teacher cohort centered on Black students' experiences in math.
PRE-K · SUMMER 2025 · ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY, WASHINGTON, DC, WITH READING WITH RAEGAN
Pre-kindergartners built number sense in two weeks.
A summer math intervention grounded in the Five Counting Principles. Small groups of two or three students rotated through warmups, favorite activities, and hands-on tasks with dot cards, finger cards, and counters.
CURRENT · 2025–2026 · MATH NARRATIVE PROJECT, MATHTRUST TEACHERS IN COMMUNITY
Teachers learned to trust their Black math students, and it showed.
As an associate researcher on a Math Narrative Project field test, Adrienne helped lead a four-session cohort for teachers of Black students. Teachers studied student data and student voices, then reconsidered practices like avoiding group work.
4 of 4
students who attended every day showed significant growth
2×
one student more than doubled their quick recognition of quantities
+60%
growth for another student, with +25% for two more
1 → 5
of 8 teachers rated their comfort adapting instruction at the highest level, August to November
2.5 → 3.5
average comfort rating, out of 4
9 + 7
student interviews and classroom learning walks
“I know, I see 4 and 6. That's still 10!”
Pre-K student, matching dot cards and finger cards
WHAT EDUCATORS SAY
Leaders notice the difference.
From school math leads to district partners, here is what people tell us after working together.
PARTNERSHIP FEEDBACK, JANUARY 2026
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD
2025 IMPACT FLORIDA EDUCATION SUMMIT
Partner organization leader
“Partnering with Solution Spaces represents reliable, relevant, and timely educational consulting grounded in research and delivered with care, integrity, and professionalism.”
Math Lead, Carrollton Elementary School
“The most valuable part was emphasizing to teachers that they need to complete the student assignments prior to assigning them.”
Participant
“Masterful facilitator. Great design, well organized... it was my privilege to be in attendance.”
WAYS TO PARTNER
Start where you are. Grow from there.
Every partnership begins with a short conversation about your goals, your teachers, and your students.
01 · SPARK
02 · EMBED
03 · SUSTAIN
Ignite
A focused one- or two-day series to spark the shift.
Elevate
Year-long coaching and PLC support to embed the practice.
Transform
District-wide systems, including MTSS for math, to sustain it.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Adrienne Baytops Paul
“A student burst into tears at the mere mention of long division. That moment changed my career.”
Adrienne switched from teaching ELA to math after that day. Twenty-seven years later, she helps schools make sure they empower math students by letting them speak.
27
years in education
22
years in the classroom
30+
teachers coached now
