Anticipating, assessing, and advancing students during problem solving will be the focus of this session.  Participants will anticipate student responses, make decisions about next steps through a learning progression, and […]

When are students initially introduced to area? What are the progressions of area in grades 5-7? How is it possible to make connections that will enhance students’ conceptual understanding of […]

Teaching Geometry using a problem-based core curriculum has changed the way that we thought we knew how to teach math. For students to conceptually understand and learn math it is […]

When students engage in mathematical discourse, teachers are provided an opportunity to listen and learn more about the math they understand. Students also learn to analyze differences between strategies and […]

This lesson introduces students to the concept of surface area. They use what they learned about area of rectangles to find the surface area of prisms with rectangular faces. Students […]

We will dig deep into how student thinking and understanding plays a direct role in teacher planning and instruction. Resources and strategies for classroom discourse, rich math tasks, and purposeful […]

This workshop provides instructional routines for teachers interested in implementing a problem-based math curriculum in their classrooms. You will experience four key aspects of an effective math lesson: warm-up, instructional […]

In this session, we will discuss how we can engage students by showing them we care about them as individuals and not just as a test score. I will share […]