Our district has been successfully utilizing Dr. Nicki Newton’s Guided Math approach for the past two years in our K–5 classrooms. By focusing on UDL and SEL, Math Workshop Plus provides easily applicable resources to enhance what teachers are doing in their classrooms to ensure equity, access, and excellence for all students.

Erin Gomez

This book is the perfect combination of the best math practices and fresh new content. It’s clear that the authors have authentic experience with the topic. They address the real struggles that teachers have implementing Math Workshop by organically including SEL, UDL, and the diversity of all the humans we work with daily.

Lori Breyfogle

We all understand that everything we do in the classroom can be improved to enhance student learning. New techniques, shifts in strategies, and enhanced tasks, all make us better. This book is a treasure trove of such practical techniques and strategies. I love the core thesis here that the math workshop model can mature into Math Workshop Plus—an enhanced approach for helping us link the math workshop model, Universal Design for Learning, and SEL approaches in every lesson we teach.

Steven Leinwand

In Math Workshop Plus, Alison J. Mello and Dr. Nicki Newton show us exactly how to design our classrooms to make math accessible to every student, creating a culture where all kids can own their success. It’s an absolute must-read for anyone looking for actionable and impactful ways to bring equity and joy to math education, irl!

Vanessa "The Math Guru" Vakharia, the Math Therapy Podcast

Math Workshop Plus provides relevant research and ample resources to equip mathematics educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the diverse learning needs of all students within the mathematics classroom while working to ensure equitable outcomes for all students!

Janet D. Nuzzie, Pasadena Independent School District

Math Workshop Plus by Alison J. Mello and Dr. Nicki Newton masterfully integrates Universal Design for Learning and the CASEL framework with the math workshop model to elevate mathematics instruction. Centered on equity, this book provides practical, classroom-ready strategies that empower teachers and coaches to transform their math workshop to ensure equitable outcomes for every child.

Georgina Rivera, West Hartford Public Schools

Mello and Newton deliver once again with another amazing book to help educators get this work done! Through practical tools, resources, and tips they’ve elevated the Math Workshop model to be even more accessible for children by weaving in UDL and SEL to create the Math Workshop Plus model!

Melanie Harding

Math Workshop Plus is a comprehensive guide to planning effective math instruction for the wide range of learners in today’s classrooms. It’s a must-have resource for teachers who believe that one size does not fit all in the math classroom and that children’s mathematical thinking deserves to be seen, heard, and celebrated!

Kate Ariemma Marin, University of Louisville

I’m very grateful to Alison J. Mello and Dr. Nicki Newton for writing this book that provides specific and actionable ideas for meeting the various needs of all our students in ways that provide access and equity for all students to rich mathematical experiences. Throughout the book they discuss how we can be intentional in our classroom structure through the math workshop model that not only develops the mathematical understandings of our students but facilitates the building of positive math identities and agencies of all our students.

Ann Elise Record, Ann Elise Record Consulting LLC