ATOMIC Conference March 2025

Research tells us that vocabulary has to be explicitly taught to our students and they have to be given multiple opportunities to practice. Let us help all our students, but especially or ML students, by proving them with explicit strategies they can access but also providing them fun engaging game based activities to practice that vocabulary. In this session we will look over specific graphic organizers, review engaging games to use and participate these routines.

Participants will discover how to leverage Smarter Balanced interim assessment blocks to implement targeted strategies for improving student understanding. Participants will learn how to access student results, identify misconceptions, and use Tools for Teachers.

Having students develop conceptual understanding is critical to better engage students and help them see the relevance of learning mathematics, but how can we do this? Come explore ways to build conceptual understanding for a variety of topics. Walk away with some strategies that you can utilize immediately!

This session is part of a two-part series focusing on ways educators can support ELs/MLs during math instruction. This session covers key components of supporting student communication as students master math concepts and explain their thinking. Participants will review a variety of strategies to scaffold their students’ speaking and writing. Consider joining the corresponding session: “Strengthening Math Instruction for ELs/MLs 1: Facilitating Student Comprehension”. (Each session is a stand alone workshop. It is not necessary to attend both.)

Engaging, inquiry-based lessons with low-cost materials can be easy to implement! The two educators from Connecticut selected to attend the Museum of Mathematics’s Rosenthal Prize Summer Institute will share highlights of three movement-based low-floor, high-ceiling lessons they sandboxed at the institute and have tried with elementary, middle, and high school students. From their experiences teaching these award-winning lessons, they will share lessons learned, resources to use the free lessons, and advice for creating environments that foster community and wonder.