Tues Nov 3rd

Implementing the Mathematical Practices- Introduction

With the shift to Next Generation Standards, we need to shift our instruction to have more of a focus on the 8 Math Practice Standards. Come learn quick and practical ways to do this in your classroom tomorrow and gain access to all of my resources to do it!

See It, Move It, Grasp It: Math with Virtual Manipulatives

Math should always be taught using the CPA approach (moving from concrete-pictorial-abstract). Manipulatives are important tools that help young mathematicians make sense of complex math ideas. But how do teachers support students with concrete materials in a distance-learning environment? Through free, online, virtual manipulatives that students can move around and see results of their moves on-screen. What changes or stays the same when students engage with virtual manipulatives alongside or in place of concrete ones? What are the opportunities and limitations? Explore these ideas using free virtual manipulatives. To get the most out of this workshop, be sure to be on a desktop/laptop/tablet/ipad, not a phone, so that you can move around the online manipulatives just like your students would

Teaching Through Problems Worth Solving

Nurturing an environment where learners actively look for, and engage in finding multiple strategies for solving meaningful empowers students to explore alternatives and develops confident, cognitive mathematical risk takers. Teaching through problems worth solving is about inviting students to think about mathematics, to take risks, and to persevere. Collaboration is the key! Students need to be working together, sharing strategies, and learning from one another. As educators, our role is to inspire and facilitate. A problem worth solving is accessible to all students. It has multiple entry points, has a low floor, wide walls, and a high ceiling. These problems lend themselves to natural differentiation where all students are able to address the problem at their level and experience success. A problem worth solving allows the use of multiple strategies and varying facets of mathematics. In this session, participants will: Engage in challenges to support the development of reasoning and communication; Explore methods to assess mathematics for understanding.

Math Circles-Supporting Systematic Change to the Classroom Experience!

This session will focus on engaging and creative ways to incorporate teaching and learning in the virtual, hybrid, and face-to-face classroom setting. Math circles can be used for checking for understanding, introducing vocabulary, reflective practice, and much more! This session will model how to incorporate math circles in the classroom in addition to providing multiple resources to enhance instruction in the classroom.

Engaging Students through Desmos Activity Builder

This session will examine the power of using Desmos Activity Builder in the mathematics classroom. Desmos Activity Builder is a free online interactive classroom tool meant to create student engagement with mathematics. Come learn how this tool can be utilized to build and check understanding of mathematical concepts. Teachers will be able to experience Desmos Activity Builder as a student as well as view ready to use activities available on the website. This program also allows instructors to create their own unique activities geared directly to the needs of their individual students.

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Teaching The Tough Topics (K-5)

Place value, subtraction with regrouping, long division, rounding, operations with decimals. Do your students struggle with any of these? Join us as we connect concepts and lay the groundwork for understanding these tough topics early. Connections and progressions are the secret to teaching math in a coherent, comprehensive, common sense way. Digital resources are the key to providing the thoughtful and extensive practice kids need.

Origami for a Mathematics General Education Course

After giving a talk on the Dollar Bill Rosette in a Number Theory course, I was asked to design a math gen-ed course. My goal was to introduce (or re-introduce) topics in spatial relations, geometry, algebra, and pattern-finding as well as instill interest in doing origami. I will describe the course, given twice successfully. The material would work in high school, perhaps even middle school. I will demonstrate and discuss a few models, including the Dollar Bill Rosette and the Business Card Frog. The effort led to a book project: Origami with Explanations and More Origami with Explanations, scheduled for publication late Fall, 2020.

The Regents Exam: Theory and (Mis)Application

Why is the Regents so hard that it has to be curved just so students can pass it? That question has so much wrong with it that it’s hard to know where to begin. Parsing this question will take some time. To that end, this session will include a walk through the process of creating, administering, grading, and scoring a Regents exam and an introduction to psychometrics, the purpose of the tests, and the significance of performance levels, as well as common misinterpretations and misuses of Regents scores.

NYSED UPDATE

The NYSED Office of Curriculum and Instruction Mathematics team will present updates and resources related to the implementation of the NYS Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards. Upcoming events and recent news will also be mentioned.

Forms of Fluency: Connecting Differentiated Instruction to Fluency Activities

Any meaningful fluency activity falls into one of three categories – Longitudinal, Review, or Anticipatory. Each plays a role in current, and future lessons. This interactive mini-course will examine the tools, planning, and mindset needed to make fluency blocks qualitatively rich.

TEACH, don’t TELL – Strategies to Succeed in the Dawn of New Learning

The COVID-19 quarantine has magnified and accelerated the development of online learning. It has become an essential educational option. This live Zoom session will explore, “TEACH don’t TELL”, using resources that capture the profound capabilities of online learning to assist students in understanding by interacting with mathematics. These interactive resources will address the need for multidimensional approaches to help all children, individually or in small groups, at all levels to understand and feel the nature and beauty of mathematics.

This session would be helpful for both parents and teachers as they weave the partnership which will help both.

The Discriminant - Not just for roots

Many of us just think of the discriminant as the value that tells you the type of roots. However, there is so much more buried in the discriminant that you may not have realized, or may have forgotten!

Embedding Social & Emotional Learning in Math Class

Teaching math involves developing the whole child, not only as mathematicians but as good people in general...classmates, friends, and citizens. In this session we will unpack the connections between the 8 Mathematical Practice Standards and the 5 Social and Emotional Learning competencies. We will look at supports and resources for integrating SEL in your math lessons to help develop college and career readiness in your students academically, socially, and emotionally.

Demystifying New Ways of Teaching Math

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This workshop will address new ways math is & ought to be taught & why it is important for students to learn this way. As part of the why, Nancy Lin will also briefly address the vertical progression of mathematics which makes proper foundational learning essential. There will be new gems for teaching math you have not seen before. While the content of this workshop is primarily K-5, secondary teachers who have taken this workshop have also found it incredibly eye-opening to learn about the new ways elementary math is being taught.

The EquatIO Mathspace - #makemathdigital

Students and teachers need a way to #makemathdigital. The EquatIO Mathspace is a FREE way to create collaborative and interactive digital math work spaces. Participants will learn how to use the equation editor, insert shapes and virtual math manipulatives, embed Desmos graphs, add handwritten notes, upload images via your mobile device, and more!

Visualizing Bridges between Research and Practice

"I don't have time to read research, but I'm curious to know more..." In this session we will engage in discussion around image-based summaries of current issues and perspectives on linking research and practice in math education. We will explore questions such as: How might research be relevant to my practice and school context?; Why are teacher-researcher partnerships important?; and What are accessible resources for learning more? Bring questions, and be prepared to share your ideas and curiosities.

Taking Care of Yourself & Supporting Your Students

Just when you thought that last year was the most stressful year you would ever have, this year is challenging that record! Come spend an hour with Nan, learning how the changes that have happened to schools are impacting your stress levels, and what you can do to buffer the effects on your body. Strategies that can help you and your students manage the chronic stress you're feeling will be shared, along with other resources you can utilize throughout the year.

R3AIDS - A Literacy Approach to Mathematical Problem Solving

Yes or No: Have you ever heard or thought that the state assessment was more of a reading exam than a content-specific exam? Have your students demonstrated proficiency with mathematical skills and concepts but struggled to respond to open-ended problems? Do your students leave problems blank because they're not sure where to start in solving a problem? Do you want to save 15% or more on your car insurance? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you'll want to hear more about how you can use R3AIDS, a strategy of literacy strategies, to help you and your students process mathematical prompts and problem solve.