Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2026 Annual Meeting

Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2026 Annual Meeting

10:10am CDT

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

11:10am CDT

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

1:10pm CDT

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

2:10pm CDT

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

3:10pm CDT

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