WEBINARS

Fact Fluency: The Foundation of Math Success

With Brian Poncy, Ph.D. and Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D.

Fact Fluency: The Foundation of Math Success

Wednesday, November 18 | 4–5 p.m. ET

Disagreements over what fluency means and how to best develop it are not just theoretical. These debates impact policy and curriculum decisions and ultimately how children are taught mathematics, and whether they are successful with it.

In this conversation, Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D., sits down with Brian Poncy, Ph.D., Professor of School Psychology at Oklahoma State University, to discuss:

What fluency is and why it matters
Effective ways to build fluency and how much practice students need for it to stick
Why something so foundational has become controversial, and where policy pulls classrooms away from instruction that works

Dr. Poncy will also share the story behind why he developed Facts on Fire, an evidence-based math fluency program, and what teachers can expect when they put it to use.

Join us for a fast-paced conversation that will shed light on why math fact fluency is so critical if we want to improve outcomes.

Meet the Webinar Presenters:

Brian Poncy, Ph.D.
Professor of School Psychology, Oklahoma State University

Dr. Brian Poncy is a Professor and Director for the School Psychology Program at Oklahoma State University. His research focuses on academic interventions and behavioral principles of learning, specifically in the area of mathematics. He received his doctorate at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2006) and is a co-author of the book Effective Math Interventions: A Guide to Whole Number Knowledge. Dr. Poncy also created Facts on Fire, a set of open source materials to support teachers in the assessment and implementation of empirically-validated interventions to increase early numeracy and computation skills.

Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D.
Founder & CPO, SpringMath Accelerate

Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D., Founder and Chief Product Officer of SpringMath Accelerate, is an internationally recognized researcher, author, and innovator in education, with deep expertise in academic screening, intervention, implementation science, educational technology, and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). As the developer of SpringMath, she has led the platform’s evolution into a schoolwide solution that accelerates math achievement through efficient, data-driven practices. Amanda has published over 100 scholarly articles, ten books, advised state departments of education and policy groups, received national awards for her contributions to education research, and is a sought-after presenter. Her full bio can be found here.