Children's literature can support number sense and equitable participation in mathematics. Through examples and classroom-tested routines, participants will identify mathematical opportunities in books, facilitate rich discussions, and design lessons that connect literacy and mathematics.
Extending the most recent Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching article, Whole number and fraction connections: Iteration and partitioning, we plan to explore whole number and fractions tasks while making connections between elementary age students’ iterating and partitioning.
Students in intervention often struggle to see themselves as math learners. This session explores 3 research-backed principles: systematic instruction, concrete to abstract representations, and number lines to make math accessible to all learners and help students finally feel like math makes sense.
Explore the powerful blend of Building Thinking Classrooms and Math Therapy to help students embrace challenges, think critically, and build confidence. Discover easy-to-use strategies, engaging tasks, and teacher language that foster positive math identities and resilient learners.
To build fluency and number sense, students need varied practice and regular opportunities to apply efficient strategies. In this session, you'll explore five engaging ways to foster math fluency and leave with practical, ready-to-use ideas that make daily fluency practice easier.
Yes, you CAN teach algebra before addition! Together, we will explore the progression of algebraic thinking standards, discuss ways to integrate flexible thinking in daily routines, and embrace the power of teaching algebraic reasoning alongside primary grade mathematics.
Students fall in love with math when it makes sense. This session explores how conceptual understanding, visual models, and student-driven exploration build confidence and joy in mathematics, with examples of digital tools that support this kind of learning.
Word problems demand far more than identifying an operation. This session shows how targeted vocabulary instruction and visual models help students unpack situations, identify relationships, and make problems more accessible for students to represent quantities with clarity.
Step into the role of young learner to experience mathematics in a new way—through playful tasks that invite reasoning, not step-following. Unpack the tasks to see how affect and sense-making help us design experiences that support diverse learners.
