Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2026 Annual Meeting

Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2026 Annual Meeting

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Atruim Registration Atruim PD Hours Process Atrium Check In for PD Hours Atrium Conference Sponsors Atrium

8:30am CDT

ICTM President's Welcome & Keynote: In Search of the Basics of Mathematics Teaching and Learning Ballrooms (101ABC)Nat Banting

10:10am CDT

Using Quick Images to Explore Properties of Shapes Room 164Rick Anderson • Peter Wiles Area Models in Building Thinking Classrooms Room 266Anne Zinzer Back Pocket Math Routines for Secondary Classrooms Room 261Jackie Palmquist • SueEllen Vozza Factoring Activities to Promote the Math Practices Room 260Nolan Fossum Set the Hook: Tasks for Engagement in Algebra Room 167Emmett Farrar Elevating Multilingual Learners in Math Room 166Helen Brandon Ferris Bueller's (Many) Days Off Room 265Robert Knilands Teaching a Lesson for Designing a Learning Space Room 250Sourabh Garg • Gloriana Gonzalez Stories Count: Build Number Sense with Read-alouds Room 162Ron Barbercheck Whole Number and Fraction Connections Room 161BNeet Priya Bajwa • Allison M. Kroesch • Beth L. MacDonald Ignite Interest, Belonging, & Joy in Your Students Room 105Cara Flach • John Marzion Gemstone Numbers for Base Ten & Place Value Room 161AXinming Simon Guo • Xiuwen Wu An Ethnomodeling PLC: Culture and Geometry AuditoriumCeleste Gonzalez

11:10am CDT

Community-Based Mathematical Modeling Room 166Cathy Kaduk Differentiation made easy with Takeoff by IXL Room 167Christine Albano • Meredith Wittich Designing Cultural Textiles With Geometry Room 250Sourabh Garg • Mayahuel Malik • Jane Pak Planning Vibrant Math Lessons Room 101CNat Banting Supporting Functional Thinking through Talk Moves. Room 266Sulleyman Issaka • Cheryl Lizano • Richard Tetedzie Travel the World Exploring Geometry Room 260Jessie Thiel • Cheryl Tucker Using Art to Engage the OTHER side of the brain Room 261Stefanie McAllister From Board Work to Student Reasoning Room 101AScott Zinzer Turn Face to Face Tasks into Engaging Virtual Experiences Room 265Marshall Lassak From Concrete to Confident in Math Intervention Room 164Marnie Reid • Maria Waring Thinking + Feeling: Building Confident Learners Room 162Deb Heitman Facilitating Problem Solving Through Open Response Room 105Amy Jarrett-Clancy Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan Room 161AMaggie Alibaikzadeh • Rhonda Dawson • Kirsten Parr Subitizing Six to Explain Early Number Room 161BBeth L. MacDonald Greater Success on the ACT® using NumWorks Room 101BMarco Gonzalez

12:00pm CDT

Grab & Go Boxed Lunch Atrium

1:10pm CDT

Demystifying MTSS in Upper Elementary Math Room 164Anne Agostinelli Get Students to Rethink Their Thinking! Room 166Jennifer Leimberer Engaging Students Beyond Paper-and-Pencil Testing Room 266Sulleyman Issaka • Cheryl Lizano • Richard Kwabena Tetedzie Metacognition: in Math: Thinking Beyond the Answer Room 261Rachel O'Connor One Table, Every Probability Problem Room 260Michael Severino We Heart Functions!: Loving and Learning Math Room 265Bob Mann A Modeling Lesson Designing Lanterns With Geometry Room 250Gloriana Gonzalez • Mayahuel Malik • Jane Pak Making Connections with Practical Applications Room 167Heather Komac Seeing is Believing: Geometric Trig Identities Room 101AÓscar Chávez • Craig Cullen • Tami Martin 5 Free & Engaging Ways to Foster Math Fluency Room 162Jessica Bogie Embracing the Progression of Algebraic Thinking Room 161BAbby Rodgers Every Voice Counts: Building Math Belonging Room 105Christel Bruno Show Me Your Way: Making Student Thinking Visible Room 161ANadine Moulta-ali Building a Solid Foundation in Math Room 101BJackie Cyz • Pam Starostka Centering Students as Mathematical Sensemakers Room 101CNataki McClain

2:10pm CDT

Community of Problem Solvers With Your Curriculum Room 167Mona Iehl So Many Strategies! Room 166Annie Forest Global Mathematics: A Math Elective for ALL Room 261Dave Ebert Lessons from the Chessboard: Rethinking How We Teach Mathematics Room 266Oscar Chavez Math Worth Showing Up For Room 260Tony Jones Playful Mathematics Room 250Katie Grunow Feeding the Intuition of Calculus Students Room 101ADylan Rispoli Proving With The Pythagoreans Room 265Efoe Kossi • Bob Mann Falling in Love with Math Understanding Room 164Lisa Womack Human Talks, Math Sparks Room 105Amanda Meiners Math Engagement: Reignite the Love Room 161AMeg Willems • Kayla Woods A Beginner's Guide to Cuisenaire Rods Room 162Jennie Ebert Building Joyful, Resilient Math Learners Room 161BToni Galassini • Cyndi Lopardo Higher Ed, Elementary Ed, & the IL Numeracy Plan Room 101BTodd Oberg Planning a Family Math Night Room 101CLauren Prosser • Mandy Zimolzak

3:10pm CDT

Building Student Math Identity Through Reflection Room 166Amanda Rochon Adapting Traditional Curriculum to BTC Room 265Josie Peters Embrace AI for Human-Centered Thinking in Math Room 261Tania Moneim • Jackie Palmquist Supporting Students to Productively Struggle Room 260Tony Jones • Jessie Thiel Teaching Structure Before Symbols Room 101AMichael Acerra Motivating Middle Schoolers Room 167Cara Flach A Modeling Lesson for Designing Mazes Room 250Sourabh Garg • Gloriana Gonzalez • Mayhuel Malik Building Thinking Flipped Classrooms Room 266Jason Mead Mystery Mathematician Room 164Rebecca Stowell Tackling the Problem of Word Problem-Solving Room 162Jennie Fowler-Williams • Jennie Winters Walk in Your Learners’ Shoes with the Simpsons Room 161BNolan Fossum • Jackie Murawska Building Mathematical Identity Through Routines Room 105Casie Stocking Flexibility Fun: Activities for Decomposing to 20 Room 161AJenny Foreman IMTE Annual Business Meeting Room 101BTodd Oberg

4:30pm CDT

ICTM Awards Ceremony Ballrooms (101AB)