ATMNE NH 2024

In this session, teachers will learn about strategies that can be implemented in the classroom to encourage students to engage in productive math discussions and deepen their understanding of the content. Teachers will participate in various activities which provide an opportunity to promote discussion about math content using a hands on approach. Time will also be provided for educators to brainstorm ways to incorporate productive talk and discourse into their lessons. (Device optional)

Our students need to count every single day, but finding the time to make that happen in the busyness of a primary classroom can be a challenge. Counting Collections is an engaging routine to get every student counting daily! This session, geared for Grades PreK-2, will explore the what, why, and how of Counting Collections. Whether you have been using Counting Collections for years or are brand new to it, you will leave with new thinking and ideas.

The disability rights movement is known as the last civil rights movement to enter the twenty-first century. While more than 13% of Americans have a disability (Houtenville, 2023), students are still facing discrimination and segregation in educational settings. Most students with disabilities spend a majority of the day in separate classrooms, away from their peers and general education teachers. However, research shows that inclusive education has social and academic benefits for both students with and without disabilities (Saunders & Wakemann, 2019). One of the many barriers to inclusive education is a lack of general education teacher training surrounding disability (Mader, 2017). As we move toward a more inclusive system, I aim to address the need for educator training and confidence with a multi-module professional development resource bank, titled: Inclusive Practices for Students with Disabilities: Improving Outcomes for All. First-hand experiences and research-based evidence were used to create each section. Module topics include the history of disability and schooling, humanizing disability, disability culture, Universal Design for Learning, future planning, and assistive technology. This talk will provide both justification for the importance of professional development in inclusive education as well as an overview of the professional development module topics. Attendees will have open access to the module resources discussed.

In this session, participants will have the opportunity to learn how important it is to provide voice and choice for students. Current examples of choice boards will be explored in all subject areas with the reasoning and explanations behind them. You will have the chance to see how impactful choice boards are and how different choices can reach the same goal. This session will have examples specifically for grades 1-4, however choice boards can be used at any level.