This brief from EdPrepLab describes how the University of California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles Unified School District Community of Practice (CoP) initiative serves as a model for leveraging research-based approaches from the science of learning and development to inform professional development for educators. The initiative utilizes math labs as a collaborative, classroom embedded model that promotes asset-based instructional practices and supports teachers in understanding and addressing students’ mathematical thinking. Whether implemented in physical or virtual spaces, CoP math labs highlight the power of working together to enrich math teaching and learning experiences.

Citation

Sagun, T.R., Zimmerman, J., Lee-Ortiz, J., Camacho, J., Yun, C., and Rushing, J. (2025). Cultivating Collaboration and Responsive Practices in UCLA Math Labs. [Brief]. EdPrepLab.