Professional Development
Enhance your software implementation with add-on professional learning designed to equip teams with the knowledge and tools to administer USNS and FRS assessments, analyze results, and use data to inform instruction.
Please note that expert coaching sessions are included with Basic and Premium plans at no additional cost and are separate from add-on professional development offerings. Learn more about expert coaching.
Getting Started Sessions
Strengthen onboarding with customized sessions designed to support a strong launch.
Getting started in forefront
Set your team up for success by introducing educators who are new to Forefront to the platform and the essential, beginning-of-year tasks. In this live session, participants will learn how to navigate Forefront, access classes, enter data, generate reports, and begin using assessment results to inform instructional decisions and collaborative conversations.
Duration: 60 minutes plus a 30-minute planning meeting
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $600 per session
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
Introduction to Reporting
This live session introduces educators and instructional leaders who are new to the Forefront reporting suite to how reports and visualizations can support instructional decision-making. Participants will learn how to navigate to access and generate reports, identify instructional questions, and create and save a Forefront report that explores one of those questions.
Duration: 60 minutes plus a 30-minute planning meeting
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $600 per session
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
Leadership with Meaningful Data
Improve coaching cycles, fuel PLCs with classroom assessment data, and align School Imporovement Plans (SIPs) with Forefront.
Instructional Coach Power Reporting
This live, repeatable professional learning session supports instructional coaches and instructional leaders in using Forefront classroom assessment data to drive more effective one-on-one coaching conversations. Participants will learn how to identify go-to reports and visualizations, use protocols to guide coaching discussions, and leverage assessment results to focus instructional next steps.
Duration: 60 minutes plus a 30-minute planning meeting
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $600 per session
*In-person delivery options are available upon request and may vary in duration.
Data-informed plcs
This three-part professional learning series prepares instructional leaders and PLC facilitators to use Forefront assessment data to make collaborative team meetings more productive and focused on instructional decisions. Participants will learn how to identify and save high-leverage reports and visualizations, streamline data analysis, and use data to guide PLC discussions and next-step planning.
Duration: Includes a 30-minute planning meeting, a 90-minute professional learning session, and a 60-minute post-PLC debrief
Delivery Method: Virtual, live series*
Pricing: $1,500 per three-part series
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
School improvement plan (SIP) alignment
This three-part professional learning series helps leadership teams align their School Improvement Plan goals with classroom assessment data in Forefront. Participants will learn how to connect SIP priorities to data tracked in Forefront, monitor outcome measures over time, and use assessment results to inform instructional decision-making and evaluate student growth.
Duration: Includes a 30-minute planning meeting, a 90-minute professional learning session, and a 60-minute follow-up session
Delivery Method: Virtual, live series*
Pricing: $1,500 per three-part series
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
Improve USNS Implementations
Improve Universal Screeners for Number Sense (USNS) implementations with these professional learning opportunities.
USNS Essentials
This live professional learning session supports educators and instructional leaders in implementing the Universal Screeners for Number Sense (USNS) with confidence and consistency. Participants will strengthen their understanding of the USNS structure, practice administering and scoring the assessments, and begin developing an implementation plan tailored to their school or district goals. Districts that are not using Forefront may also request this session.
Duration: 90 minutes plus a 30-minute planning meeting
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $900 per session
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
USNS Results
This live professional learning session helps educators and instructional leaders analyze and interpret Universal Screeners for Number Sense (USNS) results to guide instruction and support student growth. Participants will learn how to access key reports, identify meaningful patterns in screening data, and use results to inform instructional planning and intervention decisions.
Duration: 90 minutes plus a 30-minute planning meeting
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $900 per session
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
number sense instruction
This live professional learning session is the first in a series designed to help teams build a shared understanding of number sense, how it develops across grade levels, and how instruction can intentionally support students’ mathematical thinking. Participants will explore key components of number sense that surface across grades and within USNS tasks, interpret screening results to recognize patterns in student thinking, and use those insights to inform instructional priorities.
Duration: 90 minutes plus a 30-minute planning meeting
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $900 per session
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
number sense facets
This live professional learning session supports educators and instructional leaders in applying a facet-based approach to deepen their understanding of how specific number sense skills develop and show up in student work. Participants will learn how to connect facet patterns to student thinking, use facet analysis to interpret assessment results more meaningfully, and plan targeted instructional moves that address identified student needs.
Duration: 60 minutes per learning facet (Numerals, Words, and Sequences; Addition and Subtraction within 20; Place Value; Multiplication and Division; Fractions; and Problem-Solving and Mathematical Reasoning)
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $600 per session
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
Improve FRS Implementations
Improve Fractional Reasoning Screener (FRS) implementations with these professional learning opportunities.
FRS Essentials
This live professional learning session sets the vision for implementing the Fractional Reasoning Screeners (FRS) and equips teachers, instructional coaches, and instructional leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to administer, score, and use FRS results with confidence. Participants will learn how to explain the purpose and design of the FRS, administer and score consistently, and organize evidence to support instructional planning and next steps.
Duration: 90 minutes plus a 30-minute planning meeting
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $900 per session
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
FRS Results and Next steps
This live professional learning session helps your team interpret Fractional Reasoning Screener (FRS) results and identify instructional responses that strengthen fractions instruction. Participants will learn how to use Forefront to identify high-level needs across schools, generate reports to uncover areas of need for individuals and groups, and confidently use the FRS Next Steps for Instruction resources to guide targeted instruction.
Duration: 90 minutes plus a 30-minute planning meeting
Delivery Method: Virtual, live webinar*
Pricing: $900 per session
*In-person delivery is available upon request and offered at a full-day rate.
