Description: Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications and Hands-On Statistics are two math credit bearing curricula that can be used as alternatives to algebra 2 and precalculus. Both have only an Algebra 1 prerequisite, can receive 3rd/4th year math credits, and are motivating, relevant curricula that engage struggling students.
Description: Explore the importance of counting in PreK through 2nd grade classrooms. Learn about assessments that can be used to identify counting strengths and weaknesses in students. Learn about activities to support counting, number sequence, and recognition that you can easily implement in your classroom.
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Description: Looking for ways to help students master multiplication facts, so they do not rely on repeated addition or skip counting? Learn visualization strategies that use arrays and properties of multiplication to help students learn their facts with conceptual understanding. The how-to’s of monitoring and assessing fluency will also be discussed.
Description: Do sequences have to end? Let’s explore some “cool problems” where sequences model real-world phenomena. See how technology connects algebraic representations, promotes algebraic thinking and a deeper understanding of sequences and limits to help students move from algebra to calculus.
Description: Utilizing student work live in class to leverage an error shows students that they can critique each other’s work in a safe, learning environment. Student can learn more from their errors than from listening to someone else’s lecturing of information.
Description: With everything that teachers have gone through, what happens when the world goes back to the classroom full-time … stay virtual! Yes! Keep it going and bring the world to them! With the experience that we have gained teaching virtually, we will discuss how we can use what we now know and head out […]
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of the mathematical questions that arise in decisions about the census, apportionment, redistricting, who gets to vote, how the vote takes place, how the votes are counted, and how the votes are tabulated. We will be looking back to the 2020 national elections and forward to the 2021 […]
Description: Are you looking for ways to help students be sense-makers rather than answer getters? Get ready to explore a rapid-fire selection of engaging tasks designed to ignite mathematical curiosity, spark reasoning and promote rich math discourse.