A Better Way to Grow Teachers
Hello! My name is Chase.
I dedicate my time to creating classrooms that are productive, inspiring, and engaging for both students and teachers.
I achieve these goals by positioning teachers to do three things:
- Focus on what they value most—generating that human data that tells them they are achieving productive and equitable outcomes in their classes.
- Seek new vantage on their professional identity by learning to see class from the student perspective.
- Build relationships and cultivate a tenacious community of support where teachers are active partners in each other’s professional growth.
Happier teachers make better teachers.
As a leader, you want your teachers to show up to school
energized and feeling good about the work they’re doing because
you know that happier teachers are better teachers.
But as you know, many teachers are feeling discouraged and
overwhelmed, and burnout is becoming a real problem. Perhaps
you’re even facing staff shortages.
My new book, The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher, is
designed to boost teacher morale by helping you create a culture of
professional learning where teachers are nourished and have the
desire to flourish as imperfect and unfinished human beings.
My Teaching Journey
- 12 years teaching high school mathematics.
- 10+ years facilitating the professional development of teachers as a coach, collaborator, and consultant.
- Facilitator of 100+ lesson studies.
- Lead author of MathLinks, a comprehensive middle school curriculum.
- Illustrative Mathematics Certified Facilitator.
Professional Services
- Custom single and multi-day workshops tailored to your needs.
- Lesson study facilitation.
- Speaking engagements.
- Curriculum implementation.
- Remote coaching.
I am an Official Building Thinking Classrooms Team Member.
Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into a set of 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur. When combined, these unique research-based practices create the optimal conditions for learner-centered, student-owned deep mathematical thinking and learning, and have the power to transform mathematics classrooms like never before
Learn more about BTCLearn More About Boosting Morale and Flourishing
Join in a grassroots movement to disrupt the status quo of our current structure of professional development from the “inside-out” so that we can create a culture of professionalism we need to improve our teaching expertise.
Chase Orton
Episode 180: The Imperfect and Unfinished Teacher – An Interview With Chase Orton
An appearance on Making Math Matter Podcast where I share:
- Why we need to view our teaching practice as “unfinished and imperfect”;
- What can you do to take ownership over your own professional development;
- How you can put yourself in a position to make the best out of your mathematics teaching career;
- Why you need to think about “sisu” when you teach everyday;
- How we can support the enhancement of the professional identity of teachers;
Let’s geek out and start a relationship!
As an independent consultant, coach, and collaborator, I offer customized workshops, seminars, lesson studies, and coaching for teachers at all grade levels. I also give presentations and speeches.
