ILEARN Checkpoint 1: Guiding Math Content, Instruction, and Intervention (Grades 3-5)

Focus on Grades 3-5

As Indiana educators embark on the new ILEARN testing structures and consider how to use the Checkpoint tests as common formative data, we invite you to get ready for ILEARN Checkpoint 1 with a deep dive into the math content and skills students need to know. This session will support you in developing both your content and pedagogical knowledge to align instruction and intervention with student needs. Walk away with practical strategies and a clearer understanding of how to focus your teaching for maximum impact—just in time for the assessment.

Participants will:

• Understand how to utilize the variety of resources provided by the IDOE.

• Break down each standard by performance level descriptor and become an expert on the content and progression of each standard, how to impactfully teach it, plan for intervention, and create additional formative assessments for ongoing monitoring.

• Consider how adopted resources align to the expectations of each standard.

• Collaborate with educators across the state to determine best practices for your students

By the end of the workshop, attendees will be equipped with practical tools to enhance instruction and optimize learning experiences leading up to checkpoint assessments and consider next steps in planning for Tier 2 instruction.

Workshop Details:

• Date: September 25, 2025

• Time: 9:00 am - 2:30 pm EST

• Location: SIEC, 1102 Tree Lane Drive, Jasper, IN 47546

• Fee: SIEC Member - $175/Non-member $245

• Other Details:

  • Please bring a laptop computer so online resources can be accessed.

  • A catered lunch will be provided.

  • Participants will receive Professional Growth Points.

  • Deadline to register is 2 weeks before each workshop.

  • See the embedded registration form below.

Presenter: Courtney Flessner

Courtney is the Director of Keep Indiana Learning. Prior to joining the KINL Team, she spent 17 years working in public, private, and charter schools across Indiana, NYC, and Wisconsin. Courtney has taught grades 1–8, served as an instructional coach and administrator, and taught math methods at Indiana University - Indianapolis. She holds an M.A. in Educational Policy and an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Columbia University, Teachers College and is completing her PhD in Mathematics Education from Indiana University. Her work focuses on supporting instructional leaders in fostering environments that encourage ambitious mathematics practices in elementary classrooms. She is determined to change the narrative of admitting that one is not a “math person” by inspiring teachers to teach ambitiously - and maybe even have a little fun while doing so.