Science of Success | Speaker Series with Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden

Mark your calendar for the SpringMath Science of Success Speaker Series! This series gives you a front row seat to conversations between Dr. VanDerHeyden and leading educators, researchers, and experts about evidence-based practices to improve math teaching and learning.

The Modern World of Math MTSS Assessments & MTSS Decision Making

December 4, 2025 | 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
Featuring:
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Dr. Benjamin G. Solomon
Associate Professor, Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education, University at Albany

In the second webinar in our Science of Success speaker series, Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D. will sit down with Benjamin G. Solomon, Ph.D. to talk about new developments, emerging research, and evidence-based practices in math MTSS. They’ll explore:

  • The importance of mastery measurement to guide instructional decision making
  • The concept of classwide intervention within the MTSS framework as a means of assessment
  • Misunderstandings about and misuses of curriculum-based measurement (CBM)
  • Changes your team can make today to improve the effect of assessment and intervention

Next Up in the Series...

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January 22, 2026 | 2:00–3:00 p.m ET
The Evolution of MTSS — What We’ve Learned, What’s Changed, and What Barriers Still Exist

Featuring Dr. Matt Burns
Fein Professor of Special Education
University of Florida

Dr. Matt Burns

February 11, 2026 |  2:00–3:00 p.m ET
What Instructional Science Tells Us About HOW to Teach Math

Featuring Dr. Robin Codding
Professor, Applied Psychology
Northeastern University 

Dr. Robin Codding

March 11, 2026 |  2:00–3:00 p.m ET
Sustainable System Change in Schools

Featuring Dr. Jason Pedersen
Vice President of Solution Delivery
SpringMath Accelerate

Dr. Jason Pedersen

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How Learning Happens: What Every Educator Should Know from the Science of Learning

Featuring Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva
Evidence-informed learning designer, researcher, and post-secondary educator at the University of Toronto & York University

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