Technology has quickly learned how to solve the most complex math problems. So what is left for us humans to do? In this interactive session, we will explore 5 ways to keep students engaged in the math classroom and prepare them to thrive in the 21st Century. Participants will leave with actionable steps to take toward implementing effective: - Standards-based grading - Inquiry based learning - Collaboration and communication - Problem solving - Analysis of various solution pathways
Participants will engage in activities designed to develop a rich understanding of the connections between a table, graph, rule, and context for linear functions. After playing the Silent Board Game and solving the mysteries of redwood trees, we will explore the ways connections can be used to enrich learning. Teachers will analyze how emphasizing multiple representations can help to develop students into powerful problem-solvers. Teachers will receive ideas and materials that they can use in their own middle school classrooms
What does it mean to elicit and use evidence of student thinking? How do we create an inclusive learning environment where all our students are comfortable sharing their thinking? We'll discuss teacher moves and routines that will make it easier to capture student thinking from your students and discuss how teachers can use student thinking to make instructional decisions on-the-spot in the classroom more effectively.
Danielle has more than 35 years of experience working in education and educational publishing and technology and has been with Curriculum Associates since 2012. Over the course of her career, Danielle has taught mathematics to students ranging in age from 4 years old through college... Read More →
Monday March 24, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Whitney
Facilitating access and agency for English learners/multilingual learners (ELs/MLs) in the mathematics classroom is a critical need. Join us to learn about evidence-based strategies to support ELs/MLs. See examples of strategies in action as we explore mathematics tasks together, and leave with an infographic to take back to your school.
Here, we will explore Graspable Math (GM) whiteboard as a powerful tool that can meaningfully support students studying Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, PreCalculus, and Statistics. We'll experience how GM’s easy-to-use, interactive, math-friendly whiteboard and GM activities platform makes working with algebra quite playful, conceptual, and meaningful for students, while simultaneously providing students & teachers with live feedback in real time! Come with a device & get ready to explore. Learn today. Empower your students tomorrow!
It’s time to move past teaching students to simply cross multiply to solve proportions and focus on building a strong conceptual understanding of proportional reasoning! Engage students in their learning by starting with hands-on activities to introduce and explore ratios. Next, learn a variety of representations that can be used to solve problems from unit rates and percents to constants of proportionality and proportional relationships. Walk away from this session with new strategies to implement in your classroom tomorrow!
Discover how to strengthen co-teaching relationships and create inclusive, differentiated classrooms. Explore strategies for effective communication, shared responsibilities, and collaborative planning. Learn from real-world examples and leave with actionable steps to improve student outcomes and foster a positive co-teaching environment.
Join us as we take you through our journey from teaching discrete math learning targets to the development of an integrated STEM curriculum that gives students a more local and global context for math. Participants will have time to take steps to explore their own curriculums and get started on brainstorming the systems and processes it would take to pilot an integrated curriculum at your school.
I am currently the STEM Specialist at IAR in Farmington, CT. Previous to my current position, I taught 7 years of 6th grade math and science in Farmington and 9 years of 5th grade math and science in Thomaston.
Have your students ever struggled to recall information that you taught in your first unit? Come and learn how to provide equitable access to grade level content by engaging students’ prior knowledge through interleaving/spiraling your curriculum. In this interactive session, participants will identify learning targets from standards and construct a sample spiral. Teachers will work in grade level groups to start interleaving their own standards. While we will use middle school examples, all teachers are welcome!
Kyle Ferreira van Leer (he/him) firmly believes that all students are capable of high level mathematics engagement. He began his educational career in the middle school sphere. Kyle spent 8 years teaching 7th and 8th grade math in Title I schools, mostly serving migrant students from... Read More →
