Description: Learn about Nearpod, an interactive platform that provides opportunities for teaching and learning mathematics in a fun interactive way, with embedded explorations, simulations, formative assessment, and many more features in live and self-paced settings.
Description: In this session, teachers will have a chance to explore algebra tiles and learn how to use them to simplify expressions, solve equations, and engage in polynomial multiplication, and factoring using the virtual Algebra Tiles. Participants will practice a series of problems they can use with students to build their conceptual understanding of these […]
Description: Are you a fan of Dan Meyer and Graham Fletcher? We've taken their existing 3 Act Tasks and transformed them into ready-to-use, teacher friendly lessons in a convenient slide show format. Come preview our work and you will leave with a collection of these lessons.
Description: In this hands-on workshop, participants will engage in several rich problems selected from the areas of number and operations, algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, calculus and discrete mathematics. Each of the […]
From Monday, September 21 at 8 AM through Friday, September 25th at 3 PM, AMTNJ will host its first ever virtual EdCamp. For more information, see this flyer. To register, […]
Description: Teacher's will be working on virtual labs of their choice in social constructivist groups to see how NJCTL integrates hands-on virtual labs in mathematics to promote understanding through discovery. […]
Description: In this session, teachers and coaches will participate in activities that build a teacher's toolbox of engagement strategies. Participants will learn about and experience strategies to engage students in […]
Description: Earlier research uncovers a multitude of “in the in-the-moment” motivating desires that accompany mathematical problem solving. These motivating desires evoke differing patterns of engagement and social interaction. In this […]
Description: Effective teaching of mathematics facilitates discourse among students to build shared understanding of mathematical ideas by analyzing and comparing student approaches and arguments (NCTM Teaching Practice). This session will […]