Aug 28, 2020
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 a variety of mathematical practices. Walk...Aug 7, 2020
Description: Recognizing the increasing need for statistical/quantitative thinking and reasoning in today’s world, NCTM’s Catalyzing Change identifies making sense of the world as a central purpose in teaching mathematics. How can we make this vision a reality...Aug 7, 2020
Description: Investigating mathematical relationships can be a wonderful experience but one that often does not resonate with students. Let’s explore some contextual situations such as ranking or predicting (will woman’s earnings catch up to men’s) that can motivate...Aug 7, 2020
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.Aug 7, 2020
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...