ICUCARE® for Teachers
STUDENT-CENTERED MATH INSTRUCTION
FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATORS
WHY THIS COURSE?
Many Teach For America alumni are committed to educational equity but need tools to transform that vision into day-to-day classroom practice—especially in mathematics, where marginalized students are often left behind.
ICUCARE® for Teachers is an 8-lesson, self-paced online course that helps educators move from intention to action. Grounded in the 7 principles of the ICUCARE Equity Framework, the course develops teachers’ capacity to:
✅ Challenge deficit thinking
✅ Use culturally relevant curricula
✅ Build on student strengths
✅ Support deep mathematical sensemaking
✅ Maintain high expectations for all students
WHAT TEACHERS WILL LEARN TO DO:
✔ Include others as experts
Foster student and community agency—beyond the teacher as the only authority.
✔ Be critically conscious
Address and disrupt the impact of negative stereotypes on student outcomes.
✔ Understand students well
Learn students’ cultural and personal knowledge to better tailor instruction.
✔ Use culturally relevant curricula
Empower students as doers of mathematics and counter stereotypes about math ability.
✔ Assess, activate, and build on prior knowledge
Turn what students already know into a resource for rigorous learning.
✔ Release control
Shift power to students through problem-solving, exploration, and voice.
✔ Expect more
Hold high expectations and reject deficit narratives about marginalized learners.
COURSE FORMAT
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8 modules (~7 hours total)
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Interactive video lessons, reflection prompts, downloadable tools, and peer discussion boards
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Self-paced with flexibility for busy teacher schedules
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Immediate, classroom-ready strategies
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Includes downloadable ICUCARE® Reflection Journal
COURSE FORMAT
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Builds leadership capacity in alumni teachers committed to equity
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Aligns with TFA’s goals of developing culturally competent, systems-changing educators
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Provides high-impact, low-lift PD for alumni with full-time teaching loads
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Encourages peer learning and reflection that strengthens teacher retention
