PD Webinar Series

February 17, 2026

6:00pm 

Designing Math That Moves: Fluency, Acceleration, and the Courage to Explore

With Casey Warmbrand

High-ability learners don’t simply need “more”; they need mathematics that moves—fluidly, flexibly, and creatively. This session uses the Alabama Mathematics Course of Study and the Numeracy Act as anchors for designing instruction that supports acceleration, deep conceptual understanding, and mathematical risk-taking. Participants will explore how to design rich task sequences, investigations, and open problems that promote multiple strategies, multiple representations, and authentic mathematical reasoning. We will examine approaches to curriculum compacting, flexible grouping, and grading structures that reward exploration and align with the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Teachers will leave with practical tools, classroom-ready examples, and a clear framework for cultivating fluency, creativity, and productive struggle in high-ability mathematics learners.


 

Casey Warmbrand is a mathematician, curriculum architect, and national leader in gifted mathematics education. With 25 years of experience spanning middle school through university instruction, he has contributed to state standards development, redesigned mathematics pathways, and led national professional learning for NAGC, NCTM, and international organizations focused on mathematical creativity. Casey’s work centers rich-task design, curriculum compacting, mathematical creativity, and equitable assessment practices aligned with the Standards for Mathematical Practice. He currently supports mathematics program innovation for gifted learners in Arizona, advances systemic change in mathematics education nationally, and directs an initiative focused on affordable housing reform. Outside of his professional work, Casey enjoys time with his wife, Erica, and son, Zeke, and is an avid pickleball player supporting the national governing body, USA Pickleball.

Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT): Workshop for Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation

  • February 24, 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • The Shelby County Instructional Services Center (SCISC)

Registration

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GIFTED SPECIALISTS ONLY:
MAKE-UP TTCT TRAINING

IN-PERSON


Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT): Workshop for Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation

In this workshop, you will learn how to administer, score, and interpret the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT)-Figural, one of the key assessments used to identify students for gifted eligibility in Alabama.


To protect test security and ensure the integrity and validity of assessment materials, this training is open only to teachers of gifted education. Registration and attendance are limited to eligible teachers of gifted students. We will verify registrations to ensure this criteria is met.

 Lunch is on your own. You may bring a lunch or purchase food from a nearby restaurant and bring it back to the training.

Directions to:

The Shelby County Instructional Services Center (SCISC)
601 1 st St S
Alabaster AL 35007

GPS typically will not bring you to our actual location.

From Montgomery
Interstate 65 North to Exit 238 (Alabaster/Saginaw)
Left onto Highway 31/1 st St S
Go ¼ mile, SCISC on your right.

From Birmingham/Talladega/Trussville
I 459 to Interstate 65 South to Exit 238 (Alabaster/Saginaw)
Right onto Highway 31/1 st St S
Go ¼ mile, SCSIC on your right.

From Inverness/Brookhighland
Hwy 280 East toward Chelsea/Sylacauga
Turn right on County Road 43
Go to STOP sign.
Turn left onto Old Highway 280
Go to Hwy 11 (¼ mile), turn right.
Go approximately 10 – 12 miles to red light at Highway 31.
Turn left onto Highway 31, SCISC is immediately on your left.

From Sylacauga/Childersburg/Auburn
Hwy 280 West toward Chelsea/Birmingham
Turn left on County Road 43
Go to STOP sign.
Turn left onto Old Highway 280
Go to Hwy 11 (¼ mile), turn right.
Go approximately 10 – 12 miles to red light at Highway 31.
Turn left onto Highway 31, SCISC is immediately on your left.



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