Build confident math thinkers
in your classroom
Self-paced workshops that move students beyond procedures and toward real mathematical reasoning.
Math is FigureOutAble's highly acclaimed online workshops give K–12 teachers the strategies and deep understanding to help students reason, not just follow steps. Every workshop is built from video of Pam Harris and her team facilitating live, interactive, in-person sessions, so you do the math right along with the participants. It's the closest thing to being there.
10,000+
Teachers enrolled around the world
K-12
Full grade-band coverage
Self-paced
Learn on your schedule
Live footage
Real teachers, real classrooms, real math
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For Developing Mathematical Reasoning: Avoiding the Trap of Algorithms
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A trusted resource for mathematics educators
The closest thing to being there
Each workshop is created from video of Pam Harris and her team facilitating live, interactive, in-person workshops. You think through each problem before you hear other participants' strategies, then compare your thinking to theirs, just as if you were in the room.
Because it's self-paced, you can pause, rewind and rewatch until a new idea clicks. It's world-class professional development that fits your schedule, and it's designed for teachers and leaders at any stage of their math journey, whether you're just getting started or deepening your practice.
Do the math with participants.
Work each problem yourself first, then see how others reasoned.
Learn at your pace.
Rewind and rewatch to solidify new ideas.
Real classrooms, real math.
Live footage of real teachers and students.
Where are you on your journey?
Teaching math shouldn’t feel like wandering through disconnected standards or wondering what move to make next. When we know where our students are math-ing and where the math is headed, classrooms shift.
The Success Map isn't a checklist or a pacing guide. It’s your visual compass to know your content, know your kids—giving you the How + What to:
- Pinpoint where student thinking currently lives.
- See the natural progression of spatial models across grade bands.
- Select high-leverage Problem Strings that bridge students toward genuine reasoning.
Watch the video to see how having the right map brings clarity to every lesson.
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The Building Powerful Mathematics Series
Each workshop focuses on one operation or concept. Choose the one that matches where your students are. They build on each other beautifully, but you can start anywhere.
Workshops open for enrollment three times a year, following each Math is FigureOutAble Challenge. If a workshop is currently closed, you can join the waitlist and we'll email you as soon as enrollment opens so you can save your seat.
Additive
Building Addition for Young Learners
Grades K–2 teachers and leaders
- Identify the additive relationships students need to own.
- Use the visual structure of the number rack and open number line to support student growth and success.
- Learn high-leverage teacher moves that encourage student sense making.
Building Powerful Subtraction
Grades 3–12 teachers and leaders
- Identify the 4 major subtraction strategies students need to develop.
- Go deep on the two interpretations of subtraction and learn to support students in both, regardless of the context.
- Learn a spatial model that connects addition to subtraction.
Multiplicative
Building Powerful Multiplication
Grades 3–12 teachers and leaders
- See how the teaching of multiplication has changed and why it matters.
- Support students, even those who struggle with addition, while you build multiplicative relationships and reasoning.
- Extend the learning to more complicated contexts, such as decimals and polynomials.
Building Powerful Division
Grades 4–12 teachers and leaders
- Identify the 5 major division strategies students need to develop.
- Go deep on the two interpretations of division and learn to support students in both, regardless of the context.
- Learn a spatial model that connects multiplication to division.
Fractions
Building Powerful Fractions 1
Grades 1–12 teachers and leaders
- Identify the 5 meanings of a/b students need to develop.
- Go deep on the big ideas of fractions, moving beyond part-whole relationships.
- Learn activities, instructional routines, manipulatives, strategies and models that help all students understand fractions.
Building Powerful Fractions 2
Grades 4–12 teachers and leaders
- Experience the power of reasoning through operations with fraction numbers.
- Go deep on specific contexts and models and see how they shape the development of numerical relationships.
- Learn the teacher moves that build class culture so everybody can learn and grow.
Proportional Reasoning
Building Powerful Proportional Reasoning
Grades 5–12 teachers and leaders
- Build the key relationships students need for proportional reasoning.
- Support students who don't know their multiplication facts yet so they develop both multiplicative and proportional reasoning.
- Extend to more complicated contexts to strengthen students' reasoning.
Functional Reasoning
Building Powerful Linear Functions
Grades 8–12 teachers and leaders
- Identify the big ideas students need to know deeply about linear functions.
- Support students, even those who struggle with subtraction, while you build reasoning about linear functions.
- Learn high-leverage teacher moves that build a class of thinkers and reasoners.
High School Problem Strings
Grades 8–12 teachers and leaders
- Experience the power of Problem Strings with high school content.
- Go deep on what makes Problem Strings different from other methods of teaching.
- Learn the subtle teacher moves unique to Problem Strings that make thinking and discussion happen, helping everybody learn and grow.
Need help deciding which workshop to take?
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A workshop gets you started. A membership keeps you going, with coaching, community and resources to carry the learning into your classroom all year.
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Journey |
JourneyPLUS |
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Best for |
Teachers who want ongoing coaching and community |
Teachers who also want more workshops included |
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Monthly |
$44/mo. |
$60/mo. |
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Annual |
$440 paid annually (saves $88 vs. monthly) |
$600 paid annually (saves $120 vs. monthly) |
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Coaching/mentoring from expert teachers |
Yes |
Yes |
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A community of like-minded teachers |
Yes |
Yes |
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Resources to continue your learning and growth |
Yes |
Yes |
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Instructional activities to take to your classroom |
Yes |
Yes |
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Detailed studies of Problem Strings |
Yes |
Yes |
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Monthly live events via Zoom |
Yes |
Yes |
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Exclusive Facebook group |
Yes |
Yes |
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Continual access to the Developing Mathematical Reasoning online workshop |
Yes |
Yes |
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Continual access to a workshop of your choice with each year of your membership* |
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Yes |
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Continual access to other workshops you choose to buy during the year* |
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Yes |
*Continual access lasts as long as your membership is active.
Questions teachers ask before they enroll
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Our guarantee
Try the first two modules with your students. If you don't see a difference in student engagement and reasoning within 14 days, email our team and we'll issue a full refund.
Still not sure? You don't have to figure it out alone.
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