5:00 - 6:00 PM Cash Bar

6:00 PM Dinner 

6:30 - 7:30 PM Keynote - Bob Lochel

8:00 - 8:50 AM IGNITE/PCTM Awards (Salon BCDE)
IGNITE Speakers: 

9:00 - 10:00 AM Breakout Sessions

• Planning with Scripted Curricula: Strategies for Math Teachers - Sue Kelley - 4-12 (Salon B)

• Spot It: A Twist on Using Patterns to Build Flexible Addition and Subtraction Fact Fluency - Pat Peffley - K-3 (Salon C)

• Developing Receptive & Productive Language Skills in the Math Classroom - Daniel Kaufmann - 4-12 (Salon D)

• Every Graph Tells a Story: Empower Students to Visualize and Generalize - Dewey Gottlieb, NCTM President Elect - 10-12 (Salon E)

• Struggle Is Part of the Story: Inspiring Minds Through Teacher Growth - Dr. Amanda Stutzman, Dr. Tara Diehl - All Grades (Interstate)

• From Materials to Meaning: Using HQIM for Engagement, Equity, and Relevance - Ma Bernadette Andres-Salgarino, Danielle Letts, Sandhya Raman, Denise Williams - 4-12 (Monongahela)

• Written Work Is Not the Full Story: Rethinking Math Assessment and Feedback with Student-Made Videos - Joe DiOrio, Capture Thought - 6-12 (Ohio)

10:15- 11:15 AM  Breakout Sessions

• Challenges & Obstacles in Redesign of High School Math - Eric Milou - 10-12 (Salon B)

• Conquering Math Myths with Universal Design for Learning - Ron Martiello - K-6 (Salon C)

• Are We Helping, Hindering, or Hanging them out to Dry? Examining Scaffolding in Math Instruction - Teresa Brown - All Grades (Salon D)

• Encourage Mathematical Investigation with the Desmos Graphing Calculator - Bob Lochel - 7-12 (Salon E)

• Teaching to All: Implementing Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks to Reach Every Learner - Samuel Taylor - 4-12 (Interstate)

• Disruptive Numbers: The Power Numbers Create to Uncover Hidden Stories - Ma Bernadette Andres-Salgarino, Taica Hsu, Luis Jauregui - 4-12 (Monongahela)

• Meeting Every Learner Where They Are: How First In Math Powers MTSS Success - Bob Sun, Suntex - 4-6 (Ohio)

11:30 - 12:30 PM   Keynote: Leveraging Student Insights to Guide Effective Math Instruction – Latrenda Knighten, NCTM President (Salon BCDE)

12:30 - 1:30 PM   Enjoy lunch and visit the vendor tables!  

1:30 - 2:30 PM Poster Presentations (Salon E) 

2:30 - 3:30 PM Breakout Sessions

• Let’s Talk About Tasks! Strategies for Implementing “Doing-Math” tasks in the Classroom - Latrenda Knighten, NCTM President – K-5 (Salon B)

• Teacher-Inspired Math Modeling Routines: Connecting Modeling, Algebra, and Students - Rose Mary Zbiek, Gary Kaufman, James Yao, Amy Brass, 7-12 (Salon C)

• Math All Around Us: Using Environmental Themes to Teach Elementary Mathematics Concepts - Kathryn Silvis - 4-6 (Salon D)

• Cooperative Learning Techniques in the Classroom - Marian Avery - All Grades (Salon E)

• Four Lenses, One Truth: Building Mathematical Fluency Through Multiple Representations - Paul Battaglia - 10-12 (Interstate)

• Game On: Enhancing Math & Fluency Skill Through Hands-On Games - Kelly Suchanek, Savvas Learning Company - K-9 (Monongahela) 

• From Adoption to Achievement: How One Pennsylvania District Accelerated K–5 Math Growth - Santina Loveland-Smith, Heather Wooding, Linda Hanlon, Great Minds - K-5 (Ohio)

3:45 - 4:45 PM Breakout Sessions

• Emphasizing Factor Trees to Teach Fractions - Timothy W. Young - 4-12 (Salon B)

• See It, Do It, Use It: Modeling a Thinking Classroom in Mathematics - Dr. Tara Diehl, Dr. Amanda Stutzman - All Grades (Salon D)

• From Standards to Feedback: Using AI to Design Better Math Rubrics - Derrick Keister - 7-12 (Salon E)

• Manipulatives to Enhance Problem Solving in K-8 Mathematics - Jay Schiffman - All Grades (Interstate)

• Elevating Math Pathways: A Conversation with AP Precalculus Trailblazers - Leigh Nataro, College Board - 10-12 (Monongahela)

• Math in the Wild - Teresa Brown - All Grades (Ohio)

6:00 - 8:30 PM Counted Out

8:00 - 9:00 AM Keynote: Stop Making Math Useful - Fawn Nguyen (Salon BCDE)

9:15 - 10:15 AM Breakout Sessions

• Activities for Tackling “Yucky” Math Topics - Bob Lochel - 7-12 (Salon B)

• No Time? No Problem: Build Math Vocabulary in 10 minutes or Less! - Dr. Laurie Zaring - 4-9 (Salon C)

• Teaching to All: Implementing Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks to Reach Every Learner - Samuel Taylor - 4-12 (Salon D)

• Moving from "Do Now" to "Think Now" Leveraging Tools and Strategies to Achieve Specific Engagement - Denis Sheeran - All Grades (Salon E)

• Multisensory Math Instruction for Students with Language-Based Learning Disabilities - Devon DeJesus - Lisa Auther - K-6 (Interstate)

• Every Graph Tells a Story: Empower Students to Visualize and Generalize - Dewey Gottlieb, NCTM President Elect - 10-12 (Monongahela)

• See It, Do It, Use It: Modeling a Thinking Classroom in Mathematics - Dr. Tara Diehl, Dr. Amanda Stutzman - All Grades (Ohio)

10:30 - 11:00 AM  PCTM Business Meeting - All are welcome to attend!

11:00 - 12:00 AM  Breakout Sessions

• Let’s sketch diagrams to solve word problems! - Fawn Nguyen - All Grades (Salon B)

• Leveraging Culturally Responsive Pedagogy to Build Rapport and Support Mathematical Problem-Solving - Joanne Ward - 7-12 (Salon C)

• Using Improvement Science to Strengthen Student Outcomes: A Middle School Team’s Story - Jami Packer, Kelly Eggert, Dana Stoll - 4-9 (Salon D)

• Geometry Do-Dads and What-Nots - Marian Avery - 10-12 (Salon E)

• Number line outcomes - Elizabeth Peyser, Curriculum Associates - K-9 (Interstate)

• MATHstream Unleashed: Supporting Student Success Through Adaptive Learning - Barbara Kuhn, Carnegie Learning - 6-12 (Monongahela)

• Thinking Over Telling: Building Classrooms Where Students are THINKING - Rob Baier, Innovamat - 1-6 (Ohio)

12:00 - 1:00 PM  Enjoy lunch and visit the vendor tables!  

1:00 - 2:00 PM Breakout Sessions

• Visual Patterns, Math Talks, and Problem Solving - Fawn Nguyen - All Grades (Salon B)

• Revising Lesson Planning for Demonstrating Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching - Brandon Schadle - 7-12 (Salon C)

• Gamify Your Math Classroom - Amy Maher - 4-12 (Salon D)

• Math in Motion: Programming TI Calculators to Control Robots and Drones - Dana Morse, Texas Instruments - 7-12 (Salon E)

• Are We Helping, Hindering, or Hanging them out to Dry? Examining Scaffolding in Math Instruction - Teresa Brown - All Grades (Interstate)

• Developing Receptive & Productive Language Skills in the Math Classroom - Daniel Kaufmann - 4-12 (Monongahela)

2:00 - 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions

• Using Storytelling to Facilitate Service Learning Through Rewriting Mathematical Problems - Joanne Ward - 7-12 (Salon C)

• Using Pictures and Stories to Solve Multi-Step Word Problems - Phyllis Hillwig - All Grades (Salon D)

• Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom - Marian Avery - All Grades (Salon E)

• Several Rich Problems Selected from Popular Book Studies - Jay Schiffman- All Grades (Interstate)

• Leveraging NotebookLM (AI) to Generate Adventure Worksheets - Dan Kauffman - All Grades (Monongahela)