How do I reach my students when they don’t have their basic math facts? This session will share strategies on how to elevate your Algebra I classroom into a space where all learners can make sense of the math, regardless of learning gaps. Attendees will experience examples of how real-world contexts, modeling, and meaningful problem solving allow students to access important algebraic concepts like rate, interpreting graphs, and writing linear functions.
While examples will pertain to Algebra I, strategies shared apply to all math classrooms.
Have you ever heard of upside-down teaching? This teaching structure turns the "I do, we do, you do" teaching structure upside-down so that students lead the learning. This session provides participants with a tested, authentic process for implementing an upside-down teaching structure that allows all students to tap into their prior knowledge, collaborate, and show you what they know.
Christine King is an educational consultant who started teaching at the middle school level in 1993 as a Teach for America Corp member. She has been a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and staff developer. In her current role as educational consultant, Christine supports schools... Read More →
Friday October 25, 2024 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
Amherst
Ensuring that all students are able to access to grade level content is a critical part of promoting equity in our math classrooms. But how can we truly understand what our students know in order to make purposeful instructional choices? In this session, we will explore a series of high-impact formative assessments and consider how they can help us collect meaningful student data, understand and leverage student strengths, and make intentional decisions about further instruction.
Jenna Laib is a math specialist for the Public Schools of Brookline (Massachusetts, USA). She started her career as an upper elementary classroom teacher and later became a grade 6 math teacher and K-8 math coach. She is grateful to have wonderful colleagues—at her school and in... Read More →