5:00 - 6:00 PM Cash Bar

6:00 PM Dinner 

6:30 - 7:30 PM Keynote - Dr. Raj Shah

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8:00 - 9:00 AM IGNITE/PCTM Awards (Grand Ballroom A &B)
IGNITE Speakers: Dan Kauffman, Bob Lochel,  Meredith Scheiner, Joanne Ward, Rose Zbiek

9:15 - 10:15 AM Breakout Sessions

• Convince Me That - Dan Kaufmann - All Grades (Grand Ballroom A)

• Math in Motion - Dana F. Morse, Texas Instruments - 10-12 (Grand Ballroom B)

• Hands-on Authentic Assessments in the Secondary Classroom - Pete Wisniewski - 10-12 (Nittany Room)

• Planning and Reacting: How Do I Best Respond to Student Thinking? - Edward C. Nolan - 10-12 (Gallery Room)

• Using Noticing and Wondering to Support Student Thinking - Amanda Reinsburrow - 4-9 (Terrace Rooms)

• Creating Equitable Systems for the Struggling Student - Jonathan Regino - K-3 (Director's Room)

• Standards Aligned System - Kevin Mauro, PDE - All Grades (Executive Forum)

10:30 - 11:30 AM  Keynote - Dr. Shelly Jones

11:30 - 12:45 PM  Enjoy lunch and visit the vendor tables!
  The buffet will be set up in Chairman's Rooms A&B.  Enjoy your lunch in the Grand Ballrooms.
  Click here to see the menu!

12:45 - 1:45 PM Breakout Sessions

• Technology that thinks with you, not for you - Eli Luberoff - All Grades  (Grand Ballroom A)

• Activities that get the ENTIRE Class Involved - Kelly Brent - 7-12 (Grand Ballroom B)

• Give Your Math Curriculum a Boost with First In Math® - Jennifer Kling, Robert Sun, First In Math - K-9 (Nittany Room)

• DIY: Setting up a Middle School Math Intervention Program - Donna Wynkoop - 7-9 (Gallery Room)

• Reimagining Fluency through Powerful Routines - Jessie Oestreich, EdGems Math - 7-12 (Terrace Rooms)

• Developing Preservice Teachers’ Experiences and Self-Efficacy in Mathematical Modeling Practices - Reuben S. Asempapa, Ph.D. - 4-9 (Director's Room)

• None of this is "new" math: Tracing meaning vs. memorization throughout US history - Emily Mainzer - K-6 (Executive Forum)

2:00 - 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions

• Celebrating Student Brilliance in the Math Classroom - Tom Gantt, Amplify/Desmos Math - All Grades (Grand Ballroom A)

• PAEMST Process and a Math Discussion - Kevin Mauro, PDE - All Grades,  (Grand Ballroom B)

• The Treatment of Function Transformations in GeoGebra Classroom Resources - Xiangquan Yao, Nicholas Grande - 7-12 (Nittany Room)

• Spatial Visualization Skills of Preservice Elementary Teachers - Debbie Gochenaur, Riana Peters - K-6 (Gallery Room)

• Why Every Mathematician Should be Vegan - Michael Tori - All Grades (Terrace Rooms)

• Cooperative Learning Techniques in the Classroom - Marian E Avery - All Grades (Director's Room)

• From Closed to Open: How to Turn Standardized Test Questions into Engaging Learning Experiences - Meredith Scheiner - All Grades (Executive Forum)

3:15 - 4:15 PM Breakout Sessions

• Problem-Based Learning to Unlock Student Understanding - Tom Gantt, Amplify - 4-12 (Grand Ballroom A)

• TI Tips for Building Math Confidence for Keystone Exams - Dana F. Morse, Texas Instruments - 7-12 (Grand Ballroom B)

• How the Science of Reading Impacts Word Problems in Math - Jonathan Regino - K-3 (Nittany Room)

• Owning vs. Renting Knowledge: Using Writing in Mathematics and Guiding Your Students in Answering Open Ended Items on the Algerbra I Keystone - Megan Clementi - 7-10 (Gallery Room)

• Using theatre, role play, acting and play writing to share the joy and beauty of mathematics - Joanne Ward - 4-9 (Terrace Rooms)

• MAGIC: Math Activities that Generate an Interesting Classroom - Jason Turka - 7-9 (Director's Room)

• You DO Have Time! Fitting Engaging Routines Into Your Lessons - Abby Gordon - All Grades (Executive Forum)

4:20 - 4:50 PM PCTM Business Meeting (Grand Ballrooms A&B)

6:30 - 8:30 PM Math Trivia Night! (P.J. Harrigan's Bar and Grille - located in the Ramada)

8:00 - 9:00 AM Keynote - Howie Hua

9:15 - 10:15 AM Breakout Sessions

• The Advanced Algebra/Finance Connection: A Perfect 3rd/4th Year Math Elective - Richard Sgroi - 10-12 (Grand Ballroom A)

• Encourage Investigation and Conversation with the Desmos Graphing Calculator - Bob Lochel - 7-12 (Grand Ballroom B)

• Problem Solving for All Students - Laurie Thompson, STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning - K-6 (Nittany Room)

• Pattern Breaking - Jay Schiffman - 7-12, All Grades (Gallery Room)

• Socratic seminars for agency, engagement, equity, access and improved math discourse - Joanne Ward - 4-12 (Terrace Rooms)

• Creating Collaborative Classrooms - Astrida Lizins - CPM Educational Program - 7-12 (Director's Room)

• Are Math Classrooms Neutral? - Exploring the Power Dynamics and Values of the Spaces - Gary Kaufman, Brandon Schadle - All Grades (Executive Forum)

10:30 - 11:30 AM  Breakout Sessions

• Trix are for Kids…Not Math Class - Joelle Cooper - 3-12 (Grand Ballroom A)

• Influence, Impact & Improvement: The CDTs Empower Educators to Make a Difference - Dan Richards, Carrie Soliday - 4-12 (Grand Ballroom B)

• The Precious First Minutes of Math Class  - Jeremy Cohen, Ph.D Hand2Mind - K-8 (Nittany Room)

• Elevating Student Status with Rough Draft Talk - Jocelyn Dunnack, Astrida Lizins, CPM Educational Program - 7-12, All Grades (Gallery Room)

• Implementing Alternative Grading in Math Courses - Gabe Kramer, Kristen Pueschel - 10-12, All Grades (Terrace Rooms)

• When symbols crash like cymbals - Deana Deichert - 7-9 (Director's Room)

• CSATS Programs emphasize Math Practices for Secondary STEM Teachers - Kathy Hill - 7-12 (Executive Forum)

11:30 - 12:45 PM  Enjoy lunch and visit the vendor tables!
  The buffet will be set up in Chairman's Rooms A&B.  Enjoy your lunch in the Grand Ballrooms.
  Click here to see the menu!

12:45 - 1:45 PM Breakout Sessions

• Flexible Math Games to Build Fact Fluency - Daniel Kaufmann - K-6 (Grand Ballroom A)

• Statistical Thinking with CODAP - Leigh Nataro - 7-12 (Grand Ballroom B)

• Spot It - A Twist on Using Patters to Attain Addition and Subtraction Fact Fleuncy - Pat Peffley - K-3 (Nittany Room)

• Ratios, Rates, and Percents, Oh My! - Laurie Thompson, STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning - 4-9 (Gallery Room)

• The First 30 Minutes: Creating Access and Engagement - Emily Magee, Meredith Scheiner, Jessica Tilli and Lauren Hammond - All Grades (Terrace Rooms)

• Connecting Algebra Across Multiple Subjects - Christa Togans - 7-12 (Director's Room)

• Posing Engaging Problems to Inspire Mathematical Thinking - Jay L. Schiffman - 7-12, All Grades (Executive Forum)

2:00 - 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions

• Free Open Middle Resources in GeoGebra to Enhance Mathematics Learning - Robert Pontecorvo - 7-12 (Grand Ballroom A)

• Vertical Alignment - Kelly Brent - All Grades (Grand Ballroom B)

• Owning vs. Renting Knowledge: Using Writing in Mathematics and Guiding Your Students in Answering Open Ended Items on the PSSA - Megan Clementi - 6-8 (Gallery Room)

• Activities for Tackling "Yucky" Math Topics - Bob Lochel - 7-12 (Terrace Rooms)

• Having Students Create Story Problems to Help Learn Adding and Subtracting Integers - David A. Wiest - 4-9 (Director's Room)

• Supporting Emerging Bilinguals in Math Class - Karise Mace, Enock Yeboah - 4-12 (Executive Forum)