Thank you for attending the California Mathematics Council - South 60th Annual Conference in Fabulous Palm Springs!! Please enjoy using this app to search for sessions and find speakers. You can choose sessions here on the app to create your schedule, but seats are not guaranteed. All sessions are first come first seated. Also, all attendees must sit in chairs. Thank you, and enjoy the conference! CMC-S Volunteer Conference Committee
Start with equal share problems to build a foundation for grade-level fraction content, algebraic & relational thinking. These are accessible to all students and focus on the beauty of fractions as multiplicative relationships between two quantities.
For the last year, I have been teaching Art of Problem Solving's Beast Academy curriculum as a once-a-week supplement for grades 3 to 5 in two public school districts. In this talk, I will share strategy tips, lessons learned, and lingering concerns.
Help students develop their understanding and flexibility with fractions. This session will explore a variety of number talks strategies to support students in visualizing and reasoning about fractions while communicating their powerful ideas.
Come explore reasons why students struggle to talk math. We will engage in a variety of class discussions and structures following mathematical prompts. You will gain tools to use in your class to increase participation and learning by all students.
The best math tasks don’t just result in lots of right answers or even lots of DIFFERENT right answers. They result in lots of different, interesting ways to be right AND wrong. We’ll look at the way high- and low-tech can help teachers honor and build on student thinking in every form.
Eli began his programming life on his TI-83 graphing calculator in elementary school, culminating with a working version of Monopoly which was destroyed when he removed the backup battery by accident. He began working on the software that would become Desmos.com during a year-long... Read More →
This session will show ways to use the venue of google classroom to encourage reflection, mathematical exploration, and self and peer assessment. Included will be resources that can be linked to from classrooms, such as GSuite, Equat.io, & Desmos.
I am a math teacher at Grand Terrace High School. I love finding new ways to integrate technology in my classroom to make learning both more engaging and less time consuming for me.
Middle- and high-school math teachers share their efforts to create culturally responsive, student-centered classrooms to rehumanize math learning. Learn how CRMT transformed the students’ view of mathematics and their own identity as math learners.
Inspired by Dr. Doug Reeves, see how four changes to Grading Practices transformed one math classroom to a safe environment where students explored mathematics, showed increased motivation and confidence, and demonstrated higher achievement.
Experience free apps that quickly collect and compile formative assessment data. Discuss a progression of their use that will enable you to enhance how you utilize data. See Plickers, Goformative, Woot Math, Desmos, Socrative, & Pear Deck in action.
If math is a tool, what is it a tool for? Come see how we modified textbook activities to engage students in culturally relevant lessons that focused on social justice and are aligned to content standards. Sample lesson activities will be shared.
Participants will learn and experience how to use Integer Card games to teach operations of integers. These games are a fun, engaging way to build understanding and fluency with integers.
Expose learners to the beauty of mathematics through engaging, authentic, rich math tasks. We will discuss characteristics of rich tasks, how to implement them effectively, and watch students at work doing rich math tasks in the classroom.
Lecturer, Supervisor of Teacher Education, UC Riverside
I am a long-time math educator with interests in algebraic thinking and reasoning, mathematical modeling, curriculum development, technology and literature in the math classroom, and student motivation and engagement. I have my PhD in mathematics education, and my book, "Modeling... Read More →
Participants in this session will explore the use of Flipgrid (and other tech) in middle school classrooms in order to promote MP2 and MP3. Through the use of technology, students are excited to reason, critique, and explain their thinking.
All students, including those in 6th–8th grade, learn best through engaging, hands-on math experiences. Participants will learn easily differentiated math games and management strategies they can immediately use back in their classroom.
John brings a wealth of knowledge, insights, tips and humor to his presentations, gained through his work with students and teachers throughout North America. He is a featured speaker at many regional, national and international educational conferences and has authored articles for... Read More →
We want students to believe in the importance of context. Let’s explore how the use of context builds knowledge and skill of content. More importantly, let’s discuss how it teaches students to establish their voice in issues that affect their life.
Participants will be grade-level grouped to complete a progression of Labs to discover mathematical truths. All participants will learn how to implement a Mathematician's Workshop-Lab and receive ready to copy student Labs.
2019 marks Alecia’s 18th year of teaching with the last 4 years including working as an instructional math coach while teaching 2 sections of Integrated Math 1. Prior to that, Alecia taught middle school math and Algebra 1 for fifteen years, including nine of the years in Michigan... Read More →
Did you ever discover the brilliant solutions your students come up with when doing non-routine problems? Problems that have multiple solution paths will encourage them to argue mathematically and explain their thought processes.
This session will cover teaching and note-taking activities from the presenter's two articles in the December 2018 and March 2019 issues of the CMC ComMuniCator. Dozens of strategies for teachers and students will be addressed.
Do you have students that give up after one bad quiz? Imagine if you could create quizzes that are formative and can track their improvements by standard or question type. Use Illuminate to save time and better serve your students' learning
Overview of an alternative progression of topics to focus on conceptual connections, multiple representation, and underlying structure. Explore activities to engage students in productive struggle designed to develop algebraic fluency and flexibility
Clear and precise mathematical language is an expectation at every level, PreK to Calculus. Participants will reflect on their role in preparing students for the next level of rigor and learn effective strategies to improve student communication.
Turn your classroom into a full period of active engagement with vertical non-permanent surfaces (VNPS) and technology that brings out student thinking beautifully. No more hunched over, passive behavior with these great ways to engage students.
Citizen Science Project, Kern High School District
I am a recently removed math teacher working on grant funded project called Citizen Science. This project is building capacities for K-12 teachers to take issues of community concern and use them to bring awareness, take action, or be a active community member to advocate for cha... Read More →
Learn basics of Desmos Geometry and how to use this free dynamic geometric software to enhance your lessons. A demo lesson will show how Desmos Geometry can facilitate a process of exploration, conjecturing, and proof. Lesson ideas will be provided.
Is it possible that we have underestimated the power of circles? Exploring connections between concentric circles and quadrilaterals, we see the power of circles to build intuition, create connections between ideas, and open the doors to reasoning.
Sarah Galasso began her career teaching high school mathematics in Anaheim, CA. Sarah recently transitioned into the world of professional learning and in this role has been able to support multiple K-12 school districts in developing aligned curriculum and providing professional... Read More →
Transform the students classroom and learning experience into something meaningful by exploring the original meaning of the word math, which means learning. Change the focus of the class from abstract ideas to the students' learning experience.
Join as we discuss Coaching for Equity and then put theory to practice with Questioning Scenarios. Learn appropriate responses and practice coaching moves in a safe space. Add tools to your tool belt to dispel myths that perpetuate fixed mindsets.
Using neurodiversity to frame disability as a strength, Dr. Lambert will present research that debunks deficit myths and explore how our mathematical community can disrupt deficit notions, including static notions of "low kids" and "high kids."
What is school for? To educate? Do we draw out students’ talents and passions? Social-Emotional intelligence is the key component to engendering formidable mathematical learning. Dynamic Mindfulness is a trauma-informed mindfulness program that strengthens social-emotional learning enabling students to have positive identities as sense-makers and problem solvers. Let’s explore California’s new Social Emotional Learning Guiding Principles and mindfulness to build powerful mathematical identities.
Christina Lincoln-Moore is an innovative Constructivist educational leader who is tenacious and profoundly dedicated to mindful project-based learning to engender formidable mathematics identities. She taught for LAUSD from 1996 until 2014. She is currently an Assistant Principal... Read More →
Mathematics is for human flourishing says Francis Su. Math is for connecting with people say Singh and Brownell. The re-humanization of mathematics as a means to equity and for celebrating diversity; this session will explore these ideas.
I direct two separate Master's Degree programs at Fresno Pacific University. Both focused on Education, one in Mathematics, and the other in STEM.
I have been a HS teacher, undergraduate math professor, and now graduate program professor focused mainly on mathematics and math education... Read More →
Come discuss steps to share the joy and beauty of mathematics, value the brilliance of every student, and advocate for your classroom while embracing your passion for math education. Leave with actionable steps to thrive in the profession we love.
Today, it seems as if nearly everyone agrees that math needs to change. For far too long, math has not worked for far too many students. This session will explore 5 steps that we can take in order to rethink & reevaluate what and how we teach math.
Teachers2Teachers Global is working to transform mathematics education around the world by empowering local teachers to deliver student-centered instruction. Come learn about our vision and how becoming part of T2TGlobal might change your life.
Steve Leinwand is a Principal Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Washington, D.C. and has over 30 years of leadership positions in mathematics education. Steve has served on the Mathematical Sciences Education Board during the development and publication... Read More →
Supporting Students with Learned Helplessness and Math Anxiety. Have kids who have given up before the first day or panic at the thought of higher level math? Learn about these behaviors and walk away with multiple strategies.
Are you asking questions that focus or funnel? What questions reflect the beauty of mathematics & the brilliance of students? Increase understanding, maintain rigor, build ownership through purposeful questioning; called for by Principles to Actions.
Come explore applications of ratios, fractions, and conversions with hands-on standards-aligned STEM activities. Engage with space and our universe as you apply scale to distance, time, and size. Learn how to apply fractions to our solar system.
Educator Professional Development Specialist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Barbie Buckner is a 20-year STEM classroom teacher with a Doctorate’s Degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Louisville. Her research interest included the impact of technology on student achievement and teacher behavior. Buckner recently served as a 2013-14 Einstein... Read More →
The key shift of rigor provides the main ingredients for creating mathematicians. Participants will engage in activities that involve conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application to create a master recipe for success.
Many educators are weary of virtual tools to support learning. In this session, research will be shared around the use of digital games for learning in the classroom environment and transfer from concrete to virtual manipulatives.
Learn engaging activities and strategies to guide all students in deepening their understanding of early number concepts, including subitizing, early operations, patterns, and place value. Turn math learning into child's play in your classroom!
Susan Kunze is an enthusiastic and experienced teacher-educator and resource writer, with nearly four decades of primary teaching experience. Her expertise in curriculum development has been shared as a national and regional conference presenter, a member of the California Common... Read More →
Many times throughout the course of a year, we teach a lesson and the understanding goes out with the trash because student retention is minimal. What only makes things worse is that all the misconceptions we thought we addressed resurface towards the end of a unit. Let’s explore how task selection can play a pivotal role in building math residue. Mathematical residue helps understanding stick and it can reduce the number of times that misconceptions rear their ugly head.
Graham Fletcher has served in education as a classroom teacher, math instructional lead, and currently as a math specialist. Graham’s work with the math progressions and problem-based lessons has led him to present throughout North America and beyond. He is continually advocating... Read More →
Explore the K–5 fraction progression through Illustrative Mathematics K–5 Math curriculum activities. Learn a coaching structure that leverages coherent mathematical representations and routines that offer students access to grade-level mathematics.
Are your students with disabilities engaged in rich math tasks? Join regular and special educators in examining tools to support access to quality tasks, and learn to reboot IEP goals, ensuring all students are engaged in thinking and reasoning.
Mathematics Coordinator, San Diego County Office of Education
Mark Alcorn is a mathematics coordinator at SDCOE. Before coming to the County Office, Alcorn spent 23 years at elementary school sites teaching K-6 mathematics. His belief is that all students are capable of being successful in mathematics.
One elementary school committed to moving students’ math knowledge forward and it worked! With a custom built intervention program that infused excitement and conversations, we surpassed our expectations and raised our scores by 10%!
Learn to amplify student reasoning in CGI math settings using tech & the SAMR model. Learn how to take tech integration to the next level to allow for higher engagement, differentiation opportunities, & the growth of excited young mathematicians.
This workshop will focus on the beauty of making sense of mathematical tasks and the brilliance of watching all learners persevere and engage in critical thinking. Participants will leave with resources that can be used in their classrooms on Monday.
Brilliant, beautiful teaching is stunted because we embody a top-down mindset to professional learning that keeps us siloed in classrooms. Find out how Lesson Study creates collaborative space for teachers to build classrooms of access and equity.
Coaching requires us to get past having short, surface level sessions, but it's tough to create a space for deeper relationships. Gather with other coaches to explore how to set up purposeful professional development through coaching math teachers.
Learn how games allow all students equal access, synapses-firing, engagement. Ss justify reasoning for decisions made during game play. Games builds confidence, promote flexibility and fact fluidity. LOW PREP. Ss smiling and learning? That’s fun!
I currently teach 5th Grade, but I've taught grades 4-8 for my whole career, including 9 years Middle School Pre-Algebra and Algebra. I earned my Masters of Education degree, with an emphasis in K-8 Mathematics Education from San Diego State University in May of 2012. My 20-Month-old... Read More →
Explore fractions across the elementary grades through hands-on activities with free apps from The Math Learning Center. Learn how visual models support student understanding and take away meaningful technology to use in your math classroom.
Tod’s decade of classroom teaching gives him vital, in-the-trenches education expertise. In his most recent teaching assignment, he piloted a 1:1 classroom and saw first-hand the true potential of technology in the hands of students. Now, Tod draws on his teaching experience to... Read More →
Acknowledging the limitations of letter grades, how can we create grading metrics that best align with our values? This session will address how we can push for systemic changes, along with changes we can make within the confines of existing systems.
The way I teach math != the way I was taught math. This is my Nth year teaching, but I haven't come close to "figuring it all out." I try to get my students to do as much of the thinking as possible, and I am particularly interested in the teaching and learning of mathematical habits... Read More →
Dynamic, engaging tools aid our students to become deeper thinkers and stronger mathematicians. Learn how Desmos’ geometry and calculator tools can create more relevant and thoughtful discussions in your classroom. Leave with ready-made activities.
I’m a former school teacher from the big island of Hawaii. I currently work on the teaching staff at Desmos. I love making cool digital interactions, let’s chat about making your vision a reality!
Imagine: Debate, often a humanities staple, as an integral part of your math class. Debate increases student achievement and understanding. Let’s explore techniques for warm-ups and activities to start healthy math debating classrooms.
Chris Luzniak is currently a math teacher and department chair at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. His 15+ years of teaching mathematics began in New York City public schools, where he also founded and coached the Speech and Debate team. Through this combination of teaching... Read More →
The "content list" of a geometry course is telling. We’ll consider ways that every class can engage content well beyond the Core & still have time to take pleasure in the beauty of this course’s treasures, thus giving more access to enriched math.
Ask me for a copy of my compilation of favorite mathy books. I'll have plenty with me throughout the weekend. : )I've taught for 20+ years in all HS course levels, in public and private, East coast and west, all-boys and coed. I now teach lots of Calculus and grade AP exams in June...it's... Read More →
Spark critical thinking and elicit your students' crystal-clear reasoning using MDTP's free open-ended tasks. We will engage all learners in performance assessment learning using strategies to remedy identified misconceptions and grow retention.
We will discuss ways to help struggling learners catch up within a core classroom or in an intervention setting. Participants will experience “ready for Monday” engagement strategies within the contexts of proportional reasoning and functions.
Dr. Shelley Kriegler was a middle and high school math teacher for 20 years. She then joined the UCLA Mathematics Department as the Director of the Math Content Programs for Teachers where she created and taught courses for teachers who wanted to earn authorizations to teach middle... Read More →
Join us for a deep look into how to engage students to ask and answer meaningful questions (for self & others) by utilizing data & statistics. This allows us to use a quantitative lens to make qualitative judgements about social justice issues.
Staff Development Specialist, California Mathematics Council
I enjoy all things educational- pedagogy, implementation, theory, purpose... Mathematics and science provide (some) ways of seeing the world as it is. With a more accurate view of what is, we can start to make the necessary changes towards a better and more just place. I enjoy world... Read More →
Based on the famous Fibonacci sequence, this activity helps students develop numbers sense as they work with addition and subtraction. Decimals and integers are easily incorporated, and estimation skills are honed. Proportional reasoning is a natural application of this activity. Problem-solving strategies can be taught, and students can even use algebra as a tool. Much of the work is self-correcting, too! Complete handout available.
I have been in education for 37 years, and in math, science, and STEM instruction for 26. I have been presenting at national workshops and conferences since 1994.
In this session, you will learn how to use tape diagrams to help make sense of problems involving ratios and proportions. Tape diagrams allow students to see the relationship and give them an opportunity to solve these problems conceptually.
The emphasis in teaching complex topics in fractions is mostly based on learning computational techniques. In this workshop, see how visual models are used to bring the concepts of multiplying and dividing fractions accessible to all learners.
Do you want your students to understand integers, perimeter, area, combining like terms, and more? Learn to use algebra tiles, and a majority of your students who are visual/kinesthetic learners will have a beautiful understanding of these topics.
What are the myths and facts about the links between conceptual and procedural knowledge? We will sample current research and lesson plans looking for practices for developing procedural skills that also build on and grow conceptual understanding.
Algebra 2 and Precalculus can be a daunting undertaking for students who are disenfranchised with mathematics. The content of two UC a-g level 'c' courses, Hands-on Statistics and Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications, will be scrutinized.
Let’s face it, we’re constantly under pressure to raise test scores AND teach for understanding. We’ll show how it can be done and share some sample activities that help ALL students develop procedural fluency and conceptual understanding.
We’ll explore two simulation activities—one for sampling and one for experiments—that help students unravel the logic of confidence intervals and significance tests, as well as the appropriate scope of inference.
Looking for how to integrate standards-based learning in a traditional gradebook? We can help! Looking to create time for remediation? We can help! Looking for a way to help students have a voice? We can help! Leave w/strategies you can start now.
This is my 8th year in education and I'm loving every minute of it! Talk to me about standards based learning, the power of formative assessments, growing as educators, building culture in the classroom, empowering students to believe in themselves, oh and math of course!
The predominance of symbolic manipulations in the curriculum must be balanced by conscientious efforts to use more representations (graphical & verbal). We focus on the role these play in MRWC curriculum and ways to foster graphical reasoning in math
Collect and analyze data from a student perspective in an Algebra 1 or 2 classroom setting. Data collection will be done using non-tech tools and motion detectors. Experience activities that can be easily incorporated into your algebra classroom.
Engage in geometry and algebra PS. Learn strategies to entice students’ thinking, understanding, and participation. Topics include polynomials, parallelograms, congruence, similarity, and Pythagoras. Use Desmos and GeoGebra to approach problems. BYOD.
Teachers seek what's best, yet unless they know their student’s exact blocks in learning, their help is an educated guess at best. Teachers will be introduced to the Socratic Method of questioning and its use to uncover specific blocks to learning.
In this session we will explore iterative assessments that highlight student thinking, sense making, connections, and creativity! We will share student work and talk about grading for equity.
How do we supplement one-on-one coaching with activities that allow us to learn together as a team? Collaborative coaching tools that focus on student thinking, such as clinical interviews, will be shared and discussed.
Discover how districts are collaborating to positively impact student learning. With a focus on culture and mindset, student-centered instructional practices, and continuous improvement, site teams are building the mathematical brilliance of all.
Are we preparing students for the world that used to exist, the world that currently exists, or the future that awaits them? In this session participants will develop an understanding of challenges when instructing mathematics, learn how to implement socially impactful mathematics lessons (inclusive of practical resources), and make sense of a pathway forward to drive systematic change.
Illustrative Mathematics (IM) is writing K–12 curriculum that supports problem-based instruction and fosters student discourse. Such features are recommended by proponents of culturally responsive teaching, but also risk perpetuating structural inequities if not supported by appropriate professional learning. We trace the IM journey, describing what we have learned and what we have yet to learn about designing curriculum and professional learning to increase equity in mathematics education.
Let’s leave theory behind and get “into the weeds.” We will share high leverage, low effort “swaps” you can immediately make in your instruction to put student thinking and voice at the center of your classroom.
Jessica Borah has been math teacher and instructional coach at Rancho Minerva Middle School in Vista, CA for the past 13 years. She is passionate about creating equitable opportunities for all students and believes that all students have a right to high quality math instruction.
Why is equity elusive? What is a culture of exclusion? We will discuss characteristics, practices, actions, and data that resist the unintentional positioning of students as deficient, and promote access to rich and relevant learning.
This session will provide a space for Asian American teachers to discuss social justice mathematics. How do Asian American teachers feel empowered to navigate social justice lessons and invite the voices of their diverse students?
A cohesive problem-solving strategy from 1st grade to Algebra 2. Bridge the gap between concrete manips & abstract symbolic procedures. See connections between elem & sec concepts including ops, integers, fract, dec, percent, proportions, & systems.
Teaching through meaning. Context, tasks, and manipulatives with connections the abstract through concreteness-fading (CRA/CPA). Teaching and formatively assessing through multiple representations.
Which teacher move do you think is most powerful for generating mathematical thinking and discourse? Come join the discussion! We'll practice 8 strategies you can start on Monday to promote deeper thinking and richer discourse for ALL students.
What’s the teacher’s role in productive struggle? What happens when struggle is no longer productive? What’s the role of questioning? Promote brilliance & ownership of math ideas for all through interaction & struggle. Support Stds for Math Practice.
Math language routines are strategies that effectively engage ELs (and ALL students) in high-quality mathematics instruction and language development. Learn how to seamlessly integrate these MLRs in your curriculum and to increase equity.
Teachers can support academic language in math, too! Experience the “Which One Doesn’t Belong?” routine with sentence frames and a vocabulary word bank. Predict responses and plan language supports for ALL students to use in your classroom on Monday!
Well-meaning educators have designed shortcuts and mnemonics to help primary students learn basic math fundamentals. We'll examine how these "rules" interfere with students' ability to integrate and construct new learning in higher grade levels.
District Administrator for Mathematics, Testing, Accountability, Data and AssessmentProfessional Development ProviderRetired from TK-8 school district in San Diego area.
In the elementary grades, we often take ideas from literacy and apply them to math class. Sometimes that works well, e.g., sense making strategies for story problems. Sometimes, however, we oversimplify an approach, losing its power and purpose. In this session, we’ll look at various grouping formats used in elementary math classes today (math workshop, guided math, RTI) through this lens. What were the original ideas? What have they morphed into? What does that transformation mean for students?
Author & Educator, Portland Public Schools/Stenhouse Publishers
Tracy has worked in many schools over the course of her career, first as a fourth-grade teacher, then as a supervisor of pre-service teachers and their in-service mentors, and currently as a math coach. Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You'd Had grew out of Tracy’s work in classrooms... Read More →
Research supports the need for students to engage in communication, conversation, and language to increase students' understanding of mathematics. Attendees will understand ELLs to engage in SMPs to have access and become successful in math content.
Participants will explore the five social-emotional competencies and their connections to mathematics teaching and learning, and experience analyzing and customizing lessons to explicitly focus on developing social-emotional skills.
Equity-based practices in math have been established; but what do they look like in action? Explore multiple entry points into the math classroom to ensure all students have access to deep tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving.
Do your math routines spark joy? We will examine our own math practices & experiment with different models for math workshop. Play engaging math games that not only appeal to all learners but also teach foundational skills!
2nd Grade Teacher, High Tech Elementary Chula Vista
Passionate about improving and innovating PBL in elementary schools. I want to see if we can make social justice and equity integrated parts of every project, not just an add-on. Also, I perform & teach improv and use it everyday in the classroom!
Instructional routines within the Illustrative Mathematics K–5 Curriculum support student and teacher learning. Experience the trajectory of routines. Engage in instructional activities, analyze video, and leave with an activity you can enact.
Dr. Jody Guarino is a former National Board Certified Teacher with an Early Childhood Generalist Certificate who has a passion for connecting research to practice. She holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) from Azusa Pacific University, a Master of Science Degree (M.S... Read More →
Number Talks is not a new strategy; however, reflecting on the concepts and skills supported through Number Talks as a continuum can be. Experience popular strategies supported throughout Number Talks that are also supported in the math framework.
I assist in developing training and resources for our teachers grades K-8. I am also currently assisting in acquiring an intervention program for our district grades K-8.
This workshop, taught by State Network Educators, Digital Library authors, and Google Certified Trainers, is designed to show teachers how to use the Smarter Balanced practice item resources and Pear Deck to create an interactive student experience.
Glitter Gals Edu is a team of fun and energetic Google Certified Trainers and Curriculum Coaches! Together we bring nearly 30 years of combined classroom teaching in grades 1-6. We have seen firsthand the power that technology can bring to students and teachers. As On-Site Instructional... Read More →
We are a team of fun and energetic Google Certified Trainers and Curriculum Coaches! Together we bring nearly 30 years of combined classroom teaching in grades 1-6. We have seen firsthand the power that technology can bring to students and teachers. As On-Site Instructional Coordinators... Read More →
The first rule of counting is...it does NOT end in primary! Join us in the ring with your counting gloves on. Learn the ropes of giving your students a fraction workout. Hook students on reasoning, talking, and persevering with unit fractions!
As teachers, we all want to know what our students know at the right time to fix misconceptions. Although math stays the same, the tools available to math teachers has never been more robust. Let's take a look at options that you can use tomorrow!
Math Teacher Curricular Architect, The Bishop's School
Originally from Chicago, a lifelong Cubs fan! I have spent 2 decades tinkering in mathematics classrooms with the constant mission of getting students to 'need' to use mathematics. Technology IS mathematics and if we can all agree on that, then we may find our BEST math curriculum... Read More →
A full-scale debate in math? Explore debate as a summative assessment! Learn basics of debate with an algebra example and explore the tools/roles needed for a summative debate with other topics. Come to argue and show off your math-debating skills!
Chris Luzniak is currently a math teacher and department chair at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. His 15+ years of teaching mathematics began in New York City public schools, where he also founded and coached the Speech and Debate team. Through this combination of teaching... Read More →
Learn how this manipulatable tool reveals the critical conceptual understandings of statistics to students (and to yourself). Experience statistics like you never have…on an open number. This Master Number Sense Maker will blow your mind...I promise.
Chris Shore is editor and founder of The Math Projects Journal. As a nationally-known speaker and a 30-year veteran of public education, Chris has a unique, practical perspective on the new 21st Century Standards.
Participants will experience how to bring out the brilliance in their students by using the MDTP Platform to determine strengths and gaps. Participants will also examine the modules and how they might be used for remediation.
A positive environment lets students engage more with math and each other. But building strong culture takes more than the first two weeks. Participate in activities and learn routines to use all year to continue building positive classroom culture.
There are plenty of things they are used for but not good for! But do they have a useful role? Maybe in formative rather than summative assessment! Consider some specific questions and how they can lead to deeper understanding and more questions.
Desmos calculators offer students immediate feedback on their mathematical ideas. We’ll show you how to DELAY that feedback and turn the calculators into “What-If Machines,” devices for generating wonder, for making and testing conjectures.
If you’re frustrated because students seem like they understand—until you see their test scores—then you’ll love using problems with open middles. They help you clearly see what your kids know, unlock student thinking, and have them begging for more.
Hi, I’m Robert. I’ve been an educator since 2003 as a classroom teacher, teacher specialist for Downey Unified School District, instructor for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and presenter at conferences around the world.
This session will engage educators in a lesson in building equations with Easter eggs and beads. With the eggs representing the unknown and the beads representing whole numbers, students are able to explore the equation and make sense of it.
Adorn your students with strategies for understanding ratio and percent! Join us as we add conceptual understanding to these abstract concepts. By connecting word problems, tape diagrams, and the unitary method to equations, your students will shine.
Explore the power of building on student thinking utilizing Re-engagement. Participants will experience a lesson-building process, with performance tasks, that embraces current understanding as an asset to propel the learning community forward.
Co-Director, Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative (SVMI), Monterey County Office of Education
Before joining SVMI as a Partner and Director of Innovation & Strategy in 2016, Cecilio Dimas was the Director of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Mathematics) Initiative at the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE). Prior to leading the STEAM Initiative... Read More →
Escape Rooms have recently increased in popularity, requiring teams of people to work together to solve clues and puzzles to escape. Come and experience the activity yourself, learn how to create your own, and take it to use in your own classroom.
I am an 8th grade math teacher in Moreno Valley. I love to show students how much fun math is and to try new things in the classroom. I also love to coach my kids' AYSO soccer teams.
In this fast-paced session you'll be provided with several engaging activities that will help illuminate and build your students as problem solvers. Come prepared to have fun, and walk away ready to try something 1st thing Monday morning. Handouts.
These practical research-based ideas empower struggling learners by filling gaps while maintaining access to grade level content, something that all learners deserve. A knowledgeable teacher is the best student pathway to success!
Frustrated that students have unfinished learning from prior grade levels or even last week? Increase the odds of more students succeeding by creating anchor charts with #purposefulcolor for & with your students. Leave with ideas to implement!
I’ve taught all levels of middle school math and currently teach 8th grade using Open Up Resources 6-8 math. I have presented on cooperative learning strategies, 3D printing Desmos graphs, and anchor charts. I want to talk about increasing access for all students and raising their... Read More →
Friday November 15, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm PST
Hilton, Plaza A
Come and explore the beauty of mathematics with integers. If we want kids to understand the beauty in math, we have to engage them beyond rules and tricks. Explore teaching the operations of integers through patterns and discovery.
We’ll take a deep dive into the new AP Statistics Course and Exam Description (CED) and explore new resources developed by the College Board: Unit Guides, Personal Progress Checks, Progress Dashboard, and the AP Question Bank.
Open up mathematical problems to give students more opportunities to demonstrate their mathematical thinking and deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts.
I am an improvement coach at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education. I partner with middle school teachers across Southern California to develop equitable practices for students. We use continuous improvement structures to identify success and drive progress.
MRWC uses connections and multiple approaches to bring out the beauty of structure in high school math. Explore equivalence in diverse contexts. Share the excitement of discovering that seemingly different problems/statements share common structure.
Are you still the sage on the stage? Do you want to be the guide on the side but can't get started? Join us to experience structured interactions you can implement the next day that provide equity and access for ALL your students!
District teachers collaborated with each other to create engaging lessons. This session will discuss the process used, review some of the lessons studied, and what take-aways teachers had by participating in this Professional Learning Network.
Teachers share illuminating evidence of student learning and successful outcomes that strike down the myths against inclusion and de-tracking students with learning disabilities. A close reading strategy of a performance task is necessary.
I love curriculum and revising curriculum. My partner in math (Jordan Smith) and I are always always tweaking lessons, assessments, Projects/Tasks, writing prompts and SBAC prep and... anything we can think of to help turn on the light and have our students succeed.
In this session we will explore the beautiful ways that math can be incorporated into math-only and interdisciplinary projects. We will unpack sample project descriptions, calendars, student work, and exhibitions together!
Do activities from Illustrative Mathematics that move through the proof cycle leading to a formal proof of SAS using transformations. Make and revise conjectures and play a game to build precise language. We'll also discuss the concept of rigor.
Mathematics Faculty, Bard High School Early College
I have been teaching mathematics at Bard High School Early College in Manhattan since 2004 and worked as a curriculum writer for the Illustrative Mathematics high school curriculum. My past experience as a research mathematician focused on group theory leads me to believe the classroom... Read More →
How do we coach/teach for equitable access to content? What dimensions matter? Examine successful coaching models from SVMI & TRU that support teachers to shift their practice giving access to all & deepening understanding. Documents guide PLC talks
Learning Labs, in its variety of formats, allows teachers to gain deeper content knowledge, strategies from peers and allows schools to build capacity. Join us as we review protocols, structures, and success stories.
I love elementary math teachers and believe my calling is to inspire and empower teachers so in turn we empower and inspire our teachers. A believer in student-centered, inquiry-based instruction, I believe math discourse to be foundational to classroom success.
To become an inspirational mathematics teacher and leader— to dig deep down and find the proper passion, energy, engagement, and desire to influence others, to collaborate with others, to teach and share with others, to be more transparent with others, every day—takes courage. Courage occurs most often in the common everyday, mundane, and often unseen moments of our lives, that is mostly invisible to others. And it’s personal—come and connect your story of courage as we celebrate 60 years!
This session will share how our lesson study team used the TRU Framework to shine a light on equity in the classroom. We focused the lesson study process on building student agency by using equity goals for our selected focus students.
Teaching is a demanding and highly complex activity that sometimes leaves us feeling inadequate and filled with self-doubt. We will work to understand what it takes to strengthen ourselves by answering one question: How do I step into my greatness?
How do racism & sexism impact our decisions? Teachers can create safe classrooms honoring beauty & brilliance, or not. Let’s analyze discretionary spaces in a video of a 4th grade math lesson. This session is based on Deborah Loewenberg Ball’s work.
Participants will discuss the positive narratives of women in mathematics. Research shows that role models can help girls see themselves as mathematicians. Participants will explore math activities inspired by the movie Hidden Figures.
This workshop will highlight current brain research and explore the implications for optimal learning. We will explore adolescence, how adverse childhood experiences change how our brains work, and what we can do to reach all students.
Explore integrated curriculum designed to activate the arts and math. Come experience a math lesson designed with the new CA Arts Standards, make connections, and leave with access to resources, ready to integrate the arts and math in your class.
Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Mathematics, San Diego COE
Audrey Mendivil still identifies as a secondary math teacher and works to support math teachers and students in rethinking mathematics teaching and learning. She is passionate about every student making sense of mathematics and loves finding new joy and beauty in mathematics ever... Read More →
Pauline Crooks is the Arts coordinator for the San Diego County Office of Education, has been a music educator for 25 years, and is a National Board Certified Teacher in music. She leads Arts Empower San Diego, a collective impact initiative supporting arts education for all students... Read More →
How can students and teachers co-create and coexist in learning environments that encourage discovery, discussion (CGI), and deeper understanding of mathematics? We'll share practical tips that align belief systems, pedagogy, and elements of design.
Do your students struggle with explanations and mathematical thinking? If traditional "Think, Pair, Share" isn't engaging your learners, then come learn how students' thinking, speaking, and writing can be revolutionized by using FlipGrid.
I currently serve as an Elementary Instructional Coach for the Chino Valley Unified School District. My 12 years of classroom experience include Kinder, 1st, 4th, and 6th grades. My passions include teaching mathematics, science, writing, and educational technology, just to name... Read More →
Workstations should be engaging, but they've got to be more than that! Teachers need a framework to help them plan. This session will utilize engaging tasks to demonstrate key elements of workstations that will address the needs of your students.
Donna Boucher has been an educator for more than twenty years, with classroom experience in grades 2-5. As a campus-based K-5 math instructional coach, she found a passion for early numeracy and worked with K-2 teachers to take the mystery out of teaching math. As a K-5 math interventionist... Read More →
I am the cofounder and president of ORIGO Education. I started the company in 1995 because I am passionate about education and I am continually striving to improve the way mathematics is taught. Over the past two decades, I have authored and co-authored more than 300 mathematics books... Read More →
Sick of counters falling on the floor or students losing their manipulatives? Learn how to use Google Slides as an interactive notebook in the K–2 classroom. Leave with templates & even have time to create your own. Be ready to implement on Monday!
Passionate 1st Grade Teacher in Desert Sands Unified School District. M.A in Early Childhood Education and an M.S in Instructional Technology. Seesaw Ambassador, Apple Teacher, Google Certified Educator Level 1 and 2 and Google Certified Trainer. 2018 Coachella CUE Outstanding Teacher... Read More →
In the keynote, Dr. Nicki will unpack the 8 elements of a productive mathematical disposition: Creativity, Flexibility, Interest, Confidence, Value of Application, Inventiveness, Perseverance, and Reflection (Merz 2009). We will define them, explore them, and discuss how to start and expand integrating them into our daily math curriculum. We will explore activities that organically build a productive mathematical disposition and prepare our students to live and work in the 21st century.
VISUAL MODELS can be charted, compared, and connected. Learn how a general education teacher and a full inclusion teacher collaborated with an instructional coach to offer opportunity and access to ALL students. Resources shared via Google Drive.
In response to family requests, teams of teachers at our TK–6th grade Title 1 school planned and implemented Family Math sessions. Join us to have the same fun and leave ready to spread the beauty of Family Math Night with your school community.
This session will focus on using the model of a tape diagram to solve word problems. This model gives all students an entry point to solve a variety of word problems.
Use kinesthetic movement to make math engaging/effective! This hands-on class uses brain science to show fun games/strategies that will keep students excited & increase their critical thinking/working memory. Leave w/ activities you can use tomorrow!
Iris Van Dyke is an elementary teacher who is passionate about making her classroom a safe, supportive and equitable environment for all students. She creates engaging and rigorous lessons to build critical thinking skills in meaningful and relevant ways. Iris uses research to develop... Read More →
Join us as we share our journey with CGI in special education settings! We will be sharing various scaffolding, engagement, and differentiation techniques to help you implement CGI with your neuro-diverse mathematicians!
In this session, two math coaches will share best practices and research on how we use video for coaching conversations that enhance teacher noticing, respond to teacher challenges, and support targeted progress toward goals.
Come experience an online learning platform that we are using to help prospective secondary math teachers expand their understandings of math content and how to use online learning tools. Details of how we use the platform will be shared.
Learn how language strategies such as think-alouds, paraphrasing word problems, and argumentation tasks can help all learners become successful readers, writers, and talkers of math. Explore engaging, practical math activities you can use tomorrow!
This workshop, taught by State Network Educators and Digital Library authors, is designed to take you on a journey through the Smarter Balanced Assessment System (CAASPP) and all the components that are freely available to educators.
We are a team of fun and energetic Google Certified Trainers and Curriculum Coaches! Together we bring nearly 30 years of combined classroom teaching in grades 1-6. We have seen firsthand the power that technology can bring to students and teachers. As On-Site Instructional Coordinators... Read More →
Glitter Gals Edu is a team of fun and energetic Google Certified Trainers and Curriculum Coaches! Together we bring nearly 30 years of combined classroom teaching in grades 1-6. We have seen firsthand the power that technology can bring to students and teachers. As On-Site Instructional... Read More →
Participants will experience the beauty of iterating and partitioning as they engage in activities that focus on part-whole relationships, equal sharing, and measurement.
Engage in and explore open-ended tasks to promote math fights. Examine connections between the Math Practices and SBAC, while engaging in playful mathematical arguments. A focus will be on place value and fractions.
We all know the impact of following silly rules and misguided directives. This session will look at alternatives to one-size-fits-all, top-down mandates that underserve students and undermine professionalism—call them being subversive how-tos.
Steve Leinwand is a Principal Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Washington, D.C. and has over 30 years of leadership positions in mathematics education. Steve has served on the Mathematical Sciences Education Board during the development and publication... Read More →
Students learn more as talkers than they do as listeners, and mathematical discourse does not come naturally to most students. Come learn some study team strategies that will encourage students to explain, defend, and justify their thinking.
Learn freely available UC Davis C-STEM physical computing with Arduino curriculum. Explore the endless exciting possibilities of physical computing and how to incorporate making into your Math, CS, and CTE classrooms and after-school programs.
This hands-on, minds-on workshop will tap into art as a motivating factor for learning and applying mathematical concepts. Participants will engage with classroom activities using free online graphing and coding tools: Desmos, Scratch, and PencilCode.
It’s easy to get excited about empowering all students, especially those with higher needs, but it’s hard to find tools to do that. Come see lessons structured to give students access to the math they deserve, leave with skills to do better.
Patricia Vandenberg, a Southern California high school teacher, Army wife & boy mom, has a mission to bring the wonder and beauty of mathematics to her students. Her main goal in the classroom is to balance the necessity of covering the standards with giving students the opportunity... Read More →
Regular math talks in the 6–12 math classroom improve student numeracy skills & empower students to generalize relationships. Secondary Math Talks will be modeled. Tips for successful implementation & making student thinking visible will be shared.
Sara is a consultant, speaker and professional development provider with a 25-year career as a mathematics teacher for Minneapolis Public Schools. Sara taught math in grades 7-12 as well as spent several years as the K-12 math lead for her district. She also served on the board... Read More →
Come experience how Mathematical Language Routines support ALL learners in simultaneously building content and language proficiencies. We’ll examine the brilliance students bring to the table and learn how MLRs foster discourse communities.
Elementary Mathematics Specialist, Santa Barbara USD
Craig S. has taught high school mathematics in California and Colorado and currently works as a district-level mathematics specialist supporting preK–12 educators through PLCs and individual coaching. In addition to being a Certified Facilitator, Craig works with Illustrative Mathematics... Read More →
I started my journey as an educator, curriculum developer, and workshop facilitator with LAUSD over 20 years ago. In this time, I taught at three high schools, each with a unique set of challenges and opportunities: low-socio economic & high Spanish speaking population, a math & science... Read More →
…and we only valued a few because our definition of math smart was too limited? What we define as “good in math” and how we measure “good” unfairly disadvantages some students, impacts their math identity, and interrupts the beauty and brilliance.
Do the tasks you assign have high cognitive demand? Involve conceptual and procedural understanding? We will identify characteristics of tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving, then consider strategies to adapt tasks so they “measure up.”
This session guides participants through the Mathematical Language Routine known as “co-crafting.” Attendees will co-craft questions from a given context, co-create problems similar to a given task, and co-craft a situation from an unlabeled graph.
Devin Rossiter is an academic coach with a unique background in broadcast media specializing in math instruction in Bakersfield, CA. Originally from Staten Island, Devin is a Google for Education Certified Innovator (London 2019 Cohort) and Trainer who supports teachers across all... Read More →
If we focus on individual standards, students may not make connections. Learn how to integrate multiple standards for effective, engaging connections and efficient use of instructional time with simple strategies. A complete handout will be provided.
I have been in education for 37 years, and in math, science, and STEM instruction for 26. I have been presenting at national workshops and conferences since 1994.
Bring the joy back into exploring expressions and equations! Learn how this powerful tool encourages students to think instinctively while building conceptual understanding. Participants will leave with card sets for immediate use.
Explore the relationship between language & math to shift mindset & identity. Participants will engage in routines that develop both language and mathematics in an authentic & purposeful way, while moving away from answer-getting or restating steps.
Co-Director, Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative (SVMI), Monterey County Office of Education
Before joining SVMI as a Partner and Director of Innovation & Strategy in 2016, Cecilio Dimas was the Director of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Mathematics) Initiative at the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE). Prior to leading the STEAM Initiative... Read More →
How can we lay a foundation for abstract modeling using concrete tools? Join us as we construct visual models with plastic bricks. During this session, we will build from patterning in kindergarten all the way to algebraic expressions in secondary!
I am a former high school mathematics teacher and current secondary mathematics training specialist for Sacramento City Unified School DIstrict. I am passionate about creating equitable experiences for students in mathematics, designing lessons that purposefully incorporate technology... Read More →
Let’s face it: traditional assessment is inherently inequitable, failing to address many SMPs and depths of knowledge. Come explore group, project-based, and video assessments to find the spaces in which ALL students can unveil their own brilliance.
Are your students reluctant to describe their thinking, defend their conjectures, and listen to their peers? Come to this session to experience instructional strategies and classroom structures that will empower students to talk about mathematics.
An Idaho native, I love the outdoors - boating, hiking and camping in the summer and snow skiing in the winter. I have been a classroom teacher for over 30 years, teaching mathematics to students in grades 7 – 12. For the past five years, I have been a part of Math Solutions. In... Read More →
Follow a case study from a middle school that has started detracking math classes. Learn more about changes in teaching and assessment as we adopted a progression that moves through the "levels" Concrete -> Pictorial -> Abstract -> Challenge.
What is the function of representation in a democracy? How do groups make decisions? How can individuals impact policy? Exploring answers to these questions calls for a different kind of class: one teaching both civics and the math behind elections.
Look who’s talking! Create an inclusive classroom community to enable peer-to-peer discourse that will deepen fluency, application, and conceptual understanding. Examples will be shared.
MRWC fosters high levels of sense making through connections between various representations. Experience how to use Desmos with just one computer or in small groups to elicit deeper understanding in students who otherwise avoid rigorous math courses.
This session will show how to make lessons accessible for ALL learners, including SPED & EL students, using research-based strategies, while also learning how to have a relationship with your co-teacher to enrich your students’ learning experience
Trig comes alive when working with the polar system. Participants will actively model polar curves using handheld technology to reconcile preconceived notions of graphs in rectangular form with graphs in polar in preparation for BC Calculus.
Math Teacher and Title I Coordinator, Moon Valley HS/Glendale UHSD
I am a high school math teacher in Arizona, an AYA Math NBCT, and a T3 National Instructor. I am passionate about teaching with technology to promote student understanding and exploration of mathematics.
For 35 years, Veronica has taught mathematics at Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, AZ, where she most recently taught College Algebra. Veronica is also an adjunct mathematics instructor at Glendale Community College. She has presented at many national, state, and local conferences... Read More →
Engage in algebra and precalculus PS. Learn strategies to entice students’ thinking, deepen understanding, and participation. Topics include polynomials, factorization, roots, and intercepts. Use Desmos and GeoGebra to approach problems. BYOD
This presentation will review the process we went through as a math department when we began our journey towards Professional Learning Communities(PLC).
Learn how principals receive support through Zoom conferencing and coaching as part of the CGI Action Research Project coordinated by a partnership between LAUSD's Division of Instruction and the UCLA Math Project.
Understanding children’s mathematics identities can explain why some students make positive connections with mathematics and others do not. Too many students, particularly students of color, feel as if they must change significant parts of themselves to gain access to the resources and opportunities that other students receive automatically. The way students’ mathematics identity is shaped will be examined and strategies to support teachers in reframing students’ identities will be shared.
Infuse equity into the lesson study process to provide traditionally underserved students access to high quality and rigorous mathematics and to shift teachers’ approaches to incorporating best practices for these students.
Students need to experience math topics in a progression of conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and applications. Experience an actual unit that embraces this C-P-A progression and see the phenomenal results that occurred with students.
Chris Shore is editor and founder of The Math Projects Journal. As a nationally-known speaker and a 30-year veteran of public education, Chris has a unique, practical perspective on the new 21st Century Standards.
How can we use stories to unlock the mathematics in everyday life? We will explore area, perimeter, and graphing in context and extend to all grade levels. Join us for sense making and inspiration to start math storytelling in your class next week!
What does it mean to do mathematics? Who is a mathematician? The dominant paradigms of “school math” often shape our answers to these questions. Public Math is a project that aims to expand our ideas about math to include more places and people.
I used to find math distasteful, but now I math for fun. Through my work I hope to help children and their grown-ups develop productive beliefs and positive dispositions about math, math learning, and math teaching. Looking for mathematical opportunities everywhere. Follow our project... Read More →
Explore ways to design rich mathematics learning experiences for students with dis/abilities. Learn how to incorporate UDL into math instruction and engage ALL students in problem solving and reasoning. Leave with resources to use next day!
Whole Child, whole class, math games are not just for your fast finishers and regular students. When used as a daily teaching strategy, math games create meaningful learning opportunities for all primary students, special ed, and ELL.
Jane is co-author of the award winning Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks series and has been doing workshops in the area of games as a teaching strategy for over 25 years. She has conducted workshops across North America for K - 8 contracts and has been a featured speaker at the National... Read More →
Teachers will reflect on their practice by discussing Number Talks which build number sense. Classroom videos will show students engaged in conversation about a Math problem. These talks build confidence and show students supporting each other.
Cognitively Guided Instruction supports teachers to learn from their students as they engage in their classroom practice. This session will review our research findings and share our newest findings in an effort to highlight how teachers can challenge themselves to learn from the diversity of students' ideas, the range of forms of participation they draw on, and the varied resources they bring.
Megan Franke is a Professor of Education at UCLA. Megan’s research focuses on understanding and supporting teacher learning for preservice and inservice teachers. She studies how teachers’ use of research-based information about the development of children’s mathematical thinking... Read More →
We will model new visuals to represent multiplication that lead to a deeper understanding of the concept. Through number representation, area models, and arrays, we will progress through the vertical articulation of the concept of multiplication.
K–5 curriculum writers at Illustrative Mathematics share personal math stories and the equitable teaching practices we wish we had experienced as students. We highlight key instructional routines and practices that promote equity and inclusion.
Learn strategies to develop algebraic thinking, including use of the equal sign, other representations, patterns, and solving for unknowns. Attendees will actively engage with manipulatives, effective questioning strategies, and real-life problems.
Educational Consultant, Educational Consultant and Author
Dr. Donna L. Knoell is an esteemed, highly sought after speaker and educational and technology consultant who works with schools, districts, and teachers, to help them improve their instructional programs, with special emphasis on advancing achievement and engagement for Gifted and... Read More →
4-Star Rubrics allow students to assess the strength of their justifications independently, with peers, and with the teacher. Students experience the joy of becoming authors of their own learning and resources for each other in their math community.
Through the integration of cross-curricular content, ELD standards, and UDL principles, CGI seamlessly blends best practices to create powerful experiences which simultaneously deepen students' understanding and bring joyful mathematics to all.
PK-8 Math Coach, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
I am currently a Mathematics Content Specialist with the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools serving Preschool through 8th grade teachers. Before that, I taught middle school mathematics for 10 years.
Facilitating math learning with students requires specialized expertise & specific knowledge of mathematics. Participants will understand the need for teachers to continually deepen their knowledge to skillfully facilitate students’ math learning.
Math teachers light up the room with fresh ideas in teaching and learning! Each speaker gets five minutes & 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds - whether they're ready or not! Cash Bar! Door open at 5:00, Action starts at 5:30 PM.
As facilitators in a number talk, our role is to drive sense making and help students connect new thinking to existing understandings. Participants will practice using various visual representations to elevate their practice and support these goals.
Algebra is the roadblock for advancement into higher math. The rote learning of fractions could be the actual culprit. This workshop maps out a sequence that incorporates hands-on activities and questioning techniques for conceptual learning.
This workshop will focus on the beauty of making sense of mathematical tasks and the brilliance of watching all learners persevere and engage in critical thinking. Participants will leave with resources that can be used in their classrooms on Monday.
ELs! Emergent bilinguals! Rigor for all! Feeling overwhelmed? Get answers and motivation. Empathize how students feel in monolingual classrooms as you attempt to learn a math lesson in Spanish. Learn strategies you can implement immediately.
Associate Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University
Google "Math ELLs” and Jim's name comes up. Author of “Math for ELLs. As Easy as Uno, Dos, Tres." This book will help you meet the needs of ELs in math--especially Spanish-speaking ELs (Endorsed by Jennifer Bay-Williams.) Dr. Jim Ewing is trained by Eric Jensen to give motivating... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am PST
Hilton, Plaza C
We will explore several manipulatives to help ALL students master challenging concepts such as word problems, fractions, and so much more! Each participant will receive free manipulatives along with an in-depth look at strategies for using them.
Children are wired for play and exploration. The word play does not imply no work involved. Rethink how play can help students find an appreciation in math. Build a better foundation in fluency and number sense.
Creator, Content Director, Interaction Math Specialist, LilMathGirl (Disrupted Domain)
Hi, I’m Sophia Stier, founder of LilMathGirl. I work with a team of mathematicians, artists, and social scientists, as an Interaction Math Specialist. I teach students, and parents, the skills to approach math positively. Through play, games, and hands on methods, I take common... Read More →
Come, engage in five mini-lessons on visual mathematical proof/explanation for Pythagorean theorem, rate of change, quadratic function, binomial theorem, & sum of infinite series that highlight the underlying beauty & brilliance in these concepts.
Assessing students for mastery over time acknowledges that mistakes are natural to learning. This session will explore formative and summative assessment strategies.
Integrate discovery, technology, pedagogy. Play Investigate Explore Discover reflections, translations, rotations, dilations in 15 seconds or less by interacting with the geometry. Obtain 30 activities with student sheets, teacher notes. Be amazed.
Mathematics Instructor / Senior Math Advisor, Youngstown State University (Ohio) / Texas Instruments
Tom Reardon taught mathematics for 35 years at Fitch High School, where he served as department chair, and for 40 years at Youngstown State University in Ohio. He has been doing Professional Development in mathematics technology for school districts across the U.S. and internationally... Read More →
How can we get students to articulate, defend, and critique their mathematical reasoning? Come learn how Desmos Snapshots and the 5 Practices can help you do just that. Bring a laptop or tablet!
Ready for surprising statistics? How can the same data yield conflicting conclusions? Leave with classroom ready activities that engage Int1/Alg1 students and lay foundation for future statistics classes. See the beauty of scatterplots & 2-way tables
Come and explore a way for students to work on their arithmetic fluency and talk about math at the same time! Participants will learn the routine for number talks in the secondary classroom and leave prepared to use them in the classroom on Monday.
Teachers often feel pressure to choose between covering curriculum and teaching at the pace of student learning. Come learn how to design lessons that re-engage ALL students with the content by having them analyze and reflect on student work.
Making mathematics meaningful to students’ lives can provide relevant context, motivation, and wonder in low-floor, high-ceiling topics such as voting and gerrymandering.
Reflecting on student thinking can give us clues to design more effective, engaging, efficient instruction. We will connect diagnostic results, big math ideas, powerful instructional routines to extend and deepen students’ thinking. Free resources.
Helping middle school students understand integer operations so they can be successful in algebra and beyond is no easy task. Looking at intervention research and how that really plays out in a classroom will guide this session.
Connect students’ growing math skills to the trends shaping the world around them from population growth to carbon emissions to resource management. Engage in simulations, mathematical modeling, measurement, and data analysis using real-world data.
Zoo Education Specialist, Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
Lauren Bergh is a Zoo Education Specialist at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park. She has over 15 years experience connecting students (early learning through college) and the general public with wildlife and the environment. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Science and additional... Read More →
Come experience how students can be guided in using simple everyday statistical data in answering surprisingly complex societal questions. Participants will learn how to guide students in the method of obtaining data for analysis and synthesis.
This session will share the findings from the College Access through Data Science (CADS) grant, a CDE-funded project focused on the Introduction to Data Science (IDS) course, implemented in an LA area urban school district in partnership with UCLA.
The difference between GOOD scores and GREAT scores on the AP Statistics Exam depends on the quality of your AP Exam review. In this session, we will showcase 10 awesome activities you can do with your students to best prepare them for the AP Exam.
Is the mathematical brilliance of 9th graders Math 1/Alg 1 being dimmed? Change the learning trajectories of these students by building mathematical mindsets! Learn one high school’s approach, leave with some ideas about how you might do this!
We consider Euler’s method as a tool for generating conversation in both AB & BC, including its connection to the Fund Thm of Calculus. Other points: notation from Euler that continues to influence; Euler’s Equation; his solution to the Basel Problem
Ask me for a copy of my compilation of favorite mathy books. I'll have plenty with me throughout the weekend. : )I've taught for 20+ years in all HS course levels, in public and private, East coast and west, all-boys and coed. I now teach lots of Calculus and grade AP exams in June...it's... Read More →
High school students have the right (and the need!!) to have fun with mathematics. In this session we will propose several tasks that highlight deep connections among school mathematical ideas. Come ready to tinker with this tool!!
Students work with domain and range throughout high school, but is the beauty of the concept lost? Experience activities that polish students rough understanding of domain and range as they journey across math courses in preparation for calculus.
Math Teacher and Title I Coordinator, Moon Valley HS/Glendale UHSD
I am a high school math teacher in Arizona, an AYA Math NBCT, and a T3 National Instructor. I am passionate about teaching with technology to promote student understanding and exploration of mathematics.
For 35 years, Veronica has taught mathematics at Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, AZ, where she most recently taught College Algebra. Veronica is also an adjunct mathematics instructor at Glendale Community College. She has presented at many national, state, and local conferences... Read More →
From taking roll to wading through a curriculum, new math teachers often feel overwhelmed. Come experience practical strategies for TOSAs and chairs to support new teachers’ immediate concerns while fostering five values that sustain longevity.
Discover why engaging in identifying belief systems is necessary for change. Leave the session with strategies to facilitate these conversations and extend this work to cultivate more beauty in your system.
NCTM's Catalyzing Change highlights detracking as a key recommendation. In this session SFUSD and EUHSD discuss their successes and challenges detracking for equity. Attendees will consider how to act on NCTM's recommendations in their own context.
My interests include K-16 mathematics education. In particular, I'm interested in systemic change with an equity focus, in order to disrupt the racialized outcomes produced by the current system of white privilege in math ed.I'm happy to discuss this and teaching for social justice... Read More →
Teachers often feel the tension between providing access to all while maintaining high cognitive rigorous math content. In practice high expectations are often available to only some students. There are existence proofs, strategies, and instructional tools that foster equitable access for all students to achieve high cognitive rigorous mathematics. This session will surface routines, strategies, and instructional tools along with documented success in developing high quality instruction for all.
Executive Director, Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative
David Foster is the executive director of the Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative (SVMI) comprised of over 160 member districts in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Besides the intensive work in California, SVMI consults across the country including New York, Illinois, Massachusetts... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am PST
PSCC, Primrose A
Tired of using a 100-year-old grading system that students still don't really seem to understand? Learn how to use free online tools to steer your grading away from point-grubbing and toward a focus on deeper learning.
Providing high-quality mathematics instruction to ALL students means including those with disabilities too! Join us as we share best practices for adapting common mathematics routines to support students with disabilities.
Teachers share their rite of passage of building inclusiveness of mathematics learning throughout the school district and local community for all students using engaging fun math events and activities resulting in an increase of parent engagement.
I love curriculum and revising curriculum. My partner in math (Jordan Smith) and I are always always tweaking lessons, assessments, Projects/Tasks, writing prompts and SBAC prep and... anything we can think of to help turn on the light and have our students succeed.
Teachers of all grades use visuals to make sense of math. Too often procedure and formula get in the way of understanding & we aim to change that with this workshop. Come learn how geometry builds across K–12 math classrooms and includes all voices
Jedidiah Butler has taught nearly every math course and grade for the secondary classroom, where he incorporated 1:1 technology. Throughout his career, he's been dynamically leading, facilitating, and supporting teachers and students. Jed now innovates with Perris Union High School... Read More →
The most powerful endgame for learning mathematics should be curiosity that lasts beyond K–12 mathematics. And, it is in the intersection of math with the humanities that has the most beautiful repository of that lifetime thirst for such learning.
Have you felt guilty for using a meaningless mnemonic to teach math? You’re not alone. Come listen to other teachers share superficial ways they taught math and the lessons they learned. Leave with methods to confidently teach more meaningful math.
Andrew is currently is a math instructional coach where he partners with secondary math teachers to expand their professional skill set by focusing on effective teaching practices. You can also find free resources at his widely-acclaimed website, Estimation 180. When Andrew is not... Read More →
The math classroom can easily be turned into a class where students wish they were robots. In this session, I will share many pedagogical strategies that humanize your math classroom, making your students feel that they are more than their ID number.
We will explore how children experience numbers, learn what skills students need before they can use numbers to represent groups or use them in problem solving, and understand the sequence and importance of teaching numbers in a systematic process.
Lori is a Certified Elementary Education Teacher. She spent 15 years teaching grades 1 -5 and as an Instructional Coach focusing on Mathematics within grades PreKindergarten through 8th grade. During this time, Lori helped develop curricula, presented professional development, participated... Read More →
Learn some of the research behind counting collections and leave with ideas on how to begin counting collections. You will feel ready and motivated to go back to your classroom to listen and watch your students excitedly count, record, and discuss!
Do you have students who love reading but not math? Help students learn to love math through books! Learn about literature that teaches math concepts such as number sense, counting, addition and subtraction, time, place value, money and measurement.
Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics (NCTM) lists 41 essential concepts students should know when they graduate. Surprisingly, 40% of these concepts fall under the category of statistics. What are the mathematical standards, landmark strategies, big ideas, and models related to these essential concepts in the elementary grades? Come experience a public lesson that includes culturally relevant routines and equity-based practices that support student landscape of learning of data representation and data analysis (Fosnot).
NCTM formed three writing teams at the early childhood/elementary, middle school, and high school levels with the intent to initiate the critical conversations in school mathematics. The Catalyzing Change series focuses on four recommendations: (a) defining the purpose of school mathematics; (b) equitable structures; (c) equitable instruction; and (d) essential concepts. This session will initiate conversations using the recommendations from the three writing teams as the frame.
Success in mathematics has shifted from being able to “solve the problem” to being able to explain the mathematical reasoning in both spoken and written English. This session focuses on the development of mathematics and English simultaneously.
School and District Improvement Facilitator, English Learner Specialist, WestEd
I am a School and District Improvement Facilitator, English Learner Specialist at WestEd.Talk to me about our summer professional learning opportunities and how we provide direct support to districts and schools.For more information, visit: https://leadingwithlearning.wested.org... Read More →
What does it mean to build from the productive mathematical ideas within children’s incomplete or incorrect strategies? How do teachers leverage children’s thinking to create more inclusive classroom spaces?
Enhance your knowledge & skills to intentionally plan, execute, and reflect on lessons utilizing process maps. Strategic mathematics instruction will provide universal, equitable access to any mathematics program for all students.
Kim is passionate about developing students’ love for learning, teachers’ enthusiasm for teaching, and administrators’ capacity to support instructional shifts. Kim has served as an educator in California’s Central Valley for over 21 years as a classroom teacher, curriculum... Read More →
Dominoes are readily available in most schools and make great manipulatives for learning a wide variety of math concepts. Participants will learn 1st–5th grade domino math games they can immediately use back in their classrooms.
John brings a wealth of knowledge, insights, tips and humor to his presentations, gained through his work with students and teachers throughout North America. He is a featured speaker at many regional, national and international educational conferences and has authored articles for... Read More →
This session explores recent work to support PD facilitators to better engage participants around examples of children’s mathematical thinking (e.g. CGI video, student work) in ways that are responsive to varied participants and learning goals.
Learners are included when they truly understand what success looks like. Join us to learn to craft learning intentions that provide clarity & direction for learners. It’s about the math AND about how we help students interact with the math.
Director of Professional Learning, ORIGO Education
Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D. is the Director of Professional Learning and Chair of the Mathematics Advisory Board at ORIGO Education. An experienced teacher and nationally recognized speaker, her work emphasizes the power of deep understanding and multiple representations for learning... Read More →
Are you at the center of your classroom or are your students? Join us as we explore teacher moves, instructional strategies, and community expectations that allow for a student-centered classroom in which the teacher is less bossy and more nosy.
I love elementary math teachers and believe my calling is to inspire and empower teachers so in turn we empower and inspire our teachers. A believer in student-centered, inquiry-based instruction, I believe math discourse to be foundational to classroom success.
Do you often feel a sense of failure as a math teacher? I definitely do at times. I’ll share my struggles and lessons learned navigating the demands and stress of the teaching profession. Leave with strategies to make our important work sustainable.
To get better at making quick instructional decisions, we need to practice doing it slowly, sometimes with colleagues, and without any urge to give “grades.” We’ll look at a set of student work and think about both individual and group feedback.
Math Education Specialist, 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education
Hi, I’m Annie. I live outside Philadelphia and in central Vermont. I worked on the project that developed the first version of the Geometer’s Sketchpad and was a founding staff member of the Math Forum. Currently I work part-time for the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
PSCC, Primrose C
Experience the code breaker of CCSS & inequity—the Rigor Mat. A brilliantly designed graphic organizer that reveals the beauty and magnificence in equitable learning and accessible opportunity with CCSS and SMP.
Nextgenmath.com provides limitless Common Core resources designed to prepare students for mastery and real world application of the mathematical standards. These resources are organized by grade level, claim, target, standard, and topic, saving teachers countless hours that would... Read More →
Come and learn how to rethink fact fluency and how to build a fact fluency program that is based on every learner’s understanding of the structure of number. Participants will leave with handouts on progression strategies and assessments.
Participants will observe and participate in a simulation of a rich task lesson, with an emphasis on releasing control to our students through Socratic sense making. A group of Oak Grove 5th Graders will take part in the lesson simulation.
Understanding fractions must go deeper than cutting up pizzas, cookies, and brownies. Build on students’ whole number understanding of equivalency, like units, and fair shares. Make sense using part/whole, set, and number line models.
How can we build success with productive struggle for all students? How can we be critical consumers of our district-adopted mathematics program, and create a classroom culture of problem solving, giving agency and voice to all learners?
Examine pedagogical choices/routines that maintain richness for student risk-taking & sense making throughout implementation. Explore rich uses of everyday tasks. Expand capacity to engage students as mathematicians, developing their efficacy & agency.
Mathematics Department Chair, Reseda HS/ Los Angeles USD
Architect (registered CA &NY) turned math teacher (LAUSD), math teacher educator (Vanderbilt University) and education policy wonk (US Senate). National Board Certified Teacher. Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
PSCC, Mesquite B
This fun session emphasizes a deep understanding of the Distributive Property. Attendees will learn to easily assess their students' understanding of the Distributive Property, including whether Algebra students can factor trinomials. You'll love it!
Student discourse is important but how do we foster meaningful opportunities to discuss math? Come experience a growth mindset while engaging in 5 practices and other language and instructional routines that provide access for all students.
The joyful sound of every student engaging in rich mathematical discourse is possible with a commitment to MOVEMENT. We will share why movement in your classroom is non-negotiable and model practical ideas of how to make movement a classroom norm.
Sara is a consultant, speaker and professional development provider with a 25-year career as a mathematics teacher for Minneapolis Public Schools. Sara taught math in grades 7-12 as well as spent several years as the K-12 math lead for her district. She also served on the board... Read More →
Chris Luzniak is currently a math teacher and department chair at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. His 15+ years of teaching mathematics began in New York City public schools, where he also founded and coached the Speech and Debate team. Through this combination of teaching... Read More →
Do you want to incorporate student voice into your planning and instruction? Participants will explore strategies that can be used in your classroom to regularly allow learners to make connections between their effort and success.
“Notice & Wonder” and “Which One Doesn’t Belong” are routines in the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum but many teachers use them only as Warm Ups. Learn how we use them in Oakland as a lever for providing access to the learning goals of a lesson.
From compliance to engagement to empowerment! Teach math for social justice using context-driven data derived from within a mile range radius of a given location. Have tools to design your next lesson to promote #Math4SJ.
In this workshop participants will analyze the story of a PLC’s journey to implement standards-based grading in Algebra 1. Participants will design a standards-based gradebook, create an assessment plan, and develop rubrics aligned to state testing.
Proportional reasoning is essential for success in math and science. This workshop addresses the development of proportional reasoning by making connections between the following contexts: percent, ratio comparisons, measurement, and linearity.
Many students need ongoing practice with multiplication. Extend and apply multiplicative reasoning by investigating the multiplication table to find equivalent fractions and ratios, apply proportional reasoning, and generalize algebraic patterns.
Come and experience math workshop for middle school teachers. Participants will learn tips and strategies to successfully engage learners in math workshop. Technology tools, resources, and center activities that meet 6–8 math standards are shared.
Hello,I am a K-8 teacher educator having taught both middle and elementary school. I love student-centered practices that allow students to make meaning of their thinking and construct representations. I am a big fan of math workshop, project based learning and digital tools in... Read More →
Don’t do all the talking, let the students do the talking. In this interactive session, participants will engage in mathematical tasks that integrate technology (Desmos/Nearpod) and student discourse as part of the learning process.
We will analyze traffic stop data and engage in discussion about how social justice contexts provide space for students to develop mathematical brilliance and strong individual and collective voices for creating change in their communities.
Participants will build a transformative geometric solid or crystal of their choice. Plans for several projects will be shared. Connecting number and geometry, science and math as well as art and math will also be addressed.
This is a lesson using double & triple number strings to solve problems. We will tackle various forms of numbers—fractions, decimals, percents, impropers, mixed, & irrationals. We will also learn how to solve problems using the number strings.
Create an environment where all students are talking about the curriculum. Engage them in effective conversations with sentence starters and questions to ask. Use strategies to hold students accountable to share their thinking and provide feedback.
This session will focus on how to empower students and build their efficacy by aligning math goals with culture and community, giving all students access into the learning.
How do we know that they really know? Let’s explore strategies that engage all students in high school math conversations using visual prompts and higher level DOK problems that are accessible and promote higher level thinking. These conversations will highlight what students know and then, what to do to move them forward. Come and watch a live demonstration.
We have written a curriculum full of story-based tasks to help our students discover & explore algebraic concepts & apply algebraic reasoning in context. We will share 2 of our students’ favorite tasks: one for linear & one for exponential functions.
Math teachers are expected to teach statistics at some level and most feel ill-prepared. In this session, we will show how statistics can be accessible for everyone, both teachers and students, through the Experience First, Formalize Later model.
An analysis of student errors on AP exams, recent research on learning and interactive dynamic technology together can help us design lessons that better enable students to carry out the mathematical practices for calculus.
Teaching students who come in having a fixed mindset that they are bad at math is rough. Learn about intentional ways to challenge students into not hating math and to support all students in rebuilding their math identity in the classroom.
Hosting a Family STEM Night is an awesome event! This is a great Family Involvement event for your school and can utilize Title I Funds. STEM Nights generate excitement by allowing families & staff members to explore STEM together in a fun way!
For 35 years, Veronica has taught mathematics at Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, AZ, where she most recently taught College Algebra. Veronica is also an adjunct mathematics instructor at Glendale Community College. She has presented at many national, state, and local conferences... Read More →
If you feel like you are not making a difference because you are teaching students who are unmotivated or below grade level, this is the session for you. We will dig into our thoughts, then leave the session empowered with an action plan.
I am a Math and Computer Science teacher at a Title One school. Let's talk about how we can help students get motivated. How can we help these students do better?
Include meaningful projects and activities in geometry on a tight schedule. Learn about one-day, multi-day, and multi-week projects that will create a meaningful connection between geometric and algebraic representations and the real world.
Tired of summer school that's boring and doesn't seem to work? In our session, participants will learn how to combine teacher professional development with an amazing math summer experience for students.
Students need consistently good classroom experiences, not just one good teacher. Building a cohesive math department is challenging. In this session, we will describe how we use Teaching Studio to build a shared vision and improve teaching practice.
Six ways we undermine efforts to increase student achievement will be revealed. These practices are commonplace and often required by administrators. Many of them were generated from practices in English language arts. Make sense of why they are often unproductive in mathematics instruction and how they may even lead to issues of access and equity. This session will assist you in generating a plan for what to do about them.
Title: A Stroke of Luck: A Family’s Journey a Roadmap for SupportThe Dixons offer a unique perspective on supporting children with medical issues and their caregivers and siblings. Juli provides the educator’s viewpoint as a parent of children with special needs and medical difficulties... Read More →
How are your students with number sense? Are they confident with rational and irrational numbers? Join me as we create a light party in our minds through visual mathematics and number connections. I will share visual tasks and ways you can engage conversations about numbers in every math activity you do. Let's take away the fear of fractions and irrational numbers so all students love number.
Cathy Williams is the Co-Founder and the Executive Director of youcubed. Previously Cathy served as the Director of K-12 Mathematics in the Vista Unified School District where her professional development series earned a California State Golden Bell Award. Cathy’s former roles have... Read More →
Saturday November 16, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
PSCC, Primrose B
Writing is a powerful tool for processing mathematical thinking. We will explore writing in math through fraction, multiplication, and division math tasks. We will also explore the MLRs (Mathematics Language Routines) which pair well with writing.
Students deserve lessons that will leave them hungry for more. Join us as we share key ingredients to enhance any math lesson, how to make-over lessons in need of some risk, and provide ready-to-implement ideas.
A Google Certified Innovator and EdTech Coach from Southern California, Matt brings risk-taking to the forefront of the classroom. His students — kids and adults — build confidence and motivation by taking risks in a safe environment where failure is cheap. His book, The Classroom... Read More →
John is an instructional math and technology coach in Southern California. He is the author of Table Talk Math and co-author of The Classroom Chef, blogs about his passions at http://fishing4tech.com, and would love to create more opportunities for kids to love mathematics.
Join us in experiencing an SFUSD signature strategy, Participation Quiz. This strengths-based approach builds a positive math culture and nurtures students’ math identities in order to see the math brilliance all of our students bring.
Come play effective math games that lay a foundation for a deep understanding of fractions in those early grades. Students learn best through play and we engage in activities that support the building of conceptual understanding in fractions.
Practice is the name of the game! You will be inspired by five routines to build number sense. Students will become secure with these routines that include games, activities, and brilliant thinking by your students! Practical handout included.
Kim Sutton has been an elementary educator for more than 40 years, having taught primary, intermediate, and upper grades. Kim has won many honors and had many exciting experiences: • Mentor Teacher in Mathematics and Science • Finalist for the Presidential Award as “Math Teacher... Read More →
We explore classroom video, activities, and storybooks to highlight the role of informal and formal language, gesture, and representation as PK teachers simultaneously support language development and mathematics learning across a range of content.
Use a fact mastery method with ten frames to build students’ strategy-rich understanding for calculations to 20. By strategically using and sequencing fact clusters, students learn confidently and joyfully. Learn also how teachers assess students.
These lessons and games show how the use of number paths and number lines can be flexibly used by students to solve problems and scaffold or document their thinking. All of these activities use easily available materials.
Many focus on creating open, creative spaces for math brilliance in our classrooms, yet we often leave behind the most unique and talented: our students with disabilities. Explore new resources which help K–6 teachers support SWD in math learning.
STEM Coordinator, Placer County Office of Education
With experience in STEM education, I now work with districts, schools and teachers to facilitate strategic planning through improvement science and professional learning, including coaching and lesson study in all areas of STEM. I am focused on building capacity and improving service... Read More →
Inspired by research highlighting the necessity for ALL students to engage with one another about their mathematical thinking, Counting Collections is a beautiful way to increase this engagement and discourse.
Discourse-rich classrooms are beautiful places where students discover the joy of math and establish their identities as mathematicians. Learn talk moves to help students engage, take risks, and share brilliant strategies and mathematical ideas.
Actively engage parents as partners around student learning by hosting a Family Math Night. Come learn effective ways to recruit volunteers, promote your event, and create an inviting environment with fun activities that everyone loves.
I've been hosting Family Math Night events at elementary schools since 1997. I'd be happy to talk with you about how to host a successful event at your school or organization.
Saturday November 16, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Hilton, Plaza C
Participants will engage in fraction activities to develop a deep understanding of one and the application to the algorithm for division of fractions. Strategies for classroom implementation with students in grades 3–6 will be modeled and discussed.
Choral counting is a powerful math routine for building understanding of multiplication. In our time together, we will explore how choral counting can also be used to build understanding of division with fractions in upper elementary/6th grade.
Strategies and tools to develop deep understanding of fractions will engage participants, with a focus on fractions as numbers, equivalent fractions, operations with fractions, and decimal notation. Real world fraction problems will be targeted.
Educational Consultant, Educational Consultant and Author
Dr. Donna L. Knoell is an esteemed, highly sought after speaker and educational and technology consultant who works with schools, districts, and teachers, to help them improve their instructional programs, with special emphasis on advancing achievement and engagement for Gifted and... Read More →
Let's put the fun back into our math instruction! Bring your playful side and join us for fun & games as we play standards-based games that build math fluency and reasoning for students in grades 3–5. Leave with complete directions for each game.
When you need opportunities to pull small groups for targeted instruction, your students need a "brain break," and the students who struggle with computation need a chance to shine, spatial problem solving provides it all. You SEE the solution.
Come embark on the journey of using math talks to increase discourse in your classrooms. Facilitators will share examples of how math talks have transformed their classrooms to a more student-centered setting that empowers learning for all.
We will engage in a math task and discuss routines that center student mathematical discourse as key to promoting rigorous learning. Participants will reflect on the quality of math talk, based on the Math Talk Learning Rubric, in their classrooms.
This workshop will focus on the beauty of making sense of mathematical tasks and the brilliance of watching all learners persevere and engage in critical thinking. Participants will leave with resources that can be used in their classrooms on Monday.
In this session we will take you through the process of transforming a paper-based lesson into a dynamic and interactive Desmos lesson using the Desmos Activity Builder. Please bring your laptops to participate in this interactive presentation.
Teach your students to use a text-based programming language to explore and learn algebraic concepts such as: order of operations, linear equations, word problems, piecewise functions, compound inequalities, and distance formula.
Ed currently works as an Independent Education Consultant and Math/Computer Science/Ed Tech Consultant with Kings County Office of Education in the Central Valley of California. He taught high school Math and Computer Science for over 15 years in the San Joaquin Valley where he... Read More →
Model current data about climate change, its causes and consequences. Discover the correlations among sets of data obtained from attending training with Al Gore this past August. Get all materials: data, student worksheets, teacher notes, solutions.
Mathematics Instructor / Senior Math Advisor, Youngstown State University (Ohio) / Texas Instruments
Tom Reardon taught mathematics for 35 years at Fitch High School, where he served as department chair, and for 40 years at Youngstown State University in Ohio. He has been doing Professional Development in mathematics technology for school districts across the U.S. and internationally... Read More →
How do we deepen our lessons towards an understanding of race, identity, and culture? We will take standards-based curriculum and weave in integrative ways to draw in historical and current issues through real-life connections to STEM.
Building on common classroom experiences, we will reconnect and share the joy of math principles and practices. We will explore, wonder, and play, and create games during the session. Take-homes can be used to engage even the most distracted student.
Have you ever been torn between wanting to implement mastery grading but not wanting to give up a percentage scale? In this session, you will learn how to do both! Come learn how to create a percentage scale aligned to a mastery rubric.
What does equity REALLY look like in a math class? Let’s investigate homework policies, curriculum & applied problems, and assessment options that may improve educational experiences of marginalized students, and all who feel left out or left behind.
I've been teaching math in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2001. Some of my areas of interest include project based learning, standards based grading, debate in the math classroom, teaching math to students with LD, and improving equity in our math education system. At home, when... Read More →
Do you know the individual progress of your students? Come and learn some applications that you can integrate into the Google Classroom to assess formatively your English Learners (EL) and newcomers with their language and mathematics skills.
Come see how an AP Calc. and inclusion math teachers strive to create a learning environment where students excel despite their deficits. This session will cover community building, planning for high level tasks and high leverage teaching practices.
Can a unit on polynomial algebra be something fun and, dare we say it, addictive? How can foundational skills be discovered by students and then used in a meaningful way? Come experience how number puzzles and tricks can bring mathematics alive.
David has been teaching mathematics and Physics in both Canada and the United States for over 25 years. He is passionate that every child should feel confident and believe in themselves and that the best way to make that happen is through active learning (inquiry). He is the author... Read More →
Empowering students begins with asking them to engage in mathematical thinking before telling them how to think and, consequently, honoring what learners bring. Come experience problem posing and solving in new contexts!
Help students gain a conceptual understanding of graphing through the use of math manipulatives. Attendees will experience the power of hands-on activities to help reach all types of learners and truly master graphing. Freebies will be provided!
Have you heard of the latest buzz word in edtech? Digital Interactive Notebooks are the way to go! Come and check out the tips that this session offers and get ready to create your first digital interactive notebook using some given templates!
I am a 6th grade math and science teacher with a passion for technology use in the classroom. I hold a Master’s Degree in 21st Century Teaching and Learning. I am a Board Member for CoachellaCUE.
Build a mathematics community with activities and ideas that will help you empower your students, feed their growth mindsets, and allow them to take ownership of THEIR mathematical learning. Many resources available to start right away!
We propose efficient alternative assessment tools that give all students the opportunity to make their mathematical learning visual, meaningful, and effective for showing growth.
I am an improvement coach at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education. I partner with middle school teachers across Southern California to develop equitable practices for students. We use continuous improvement structures to identify success and drive progress.
Promote the use of self-assessment and rubrics. Learn about the research and engage in practical examples. Analyze samples of student work demonstrating the formative assessment process where students reflect on their learning progress.
Experience a high-leverage teaching model that promotes conceptual understanding and sense making of AP Calculus. Activities are thoughtfully designed to afford all students access to the content using an Experience First, Formalize Later approach.
