ATMNE NH 2024

This session will present learning experiences using a pedagogical framework in which students are active agents, central to the learning process. Participants in this session will see actual examples of students' problem solving efforts with the pedagogical framework. Discussions will enhance and influece teachers' knowledge, skills, and beliefs about student agency and authentic assessment techniques.

Throughout this session, you will re-energize your knowledge of the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions, especially anticipating and monitoring student thinking. You will use rich tasks in the elementary grade levels to think about unpacking what the mathematics content means in relation to your students’ understanding. By thinking about assessing and advancing questions, you can plan for future discussions that allow students to be at the center of the learning.

Fluency with algebraic ideas opens many doors for students. This includes access to a wide variety of higher learning opportunities and career paths. In this sense, helping students develop a deep understanding of algebraic formulas and procedures creates equal opportunities for future success. During this session participants will be involved in algebraic explorations that connect words, numbers, geometric shapes, and algebraic formulas. Suggested multiple representations will allow every learner to find their comfort zone. Every teacher will add something to their toolkit during this session.

Have your students ever struggled to recall information that you taught in your first unit? Come and learn how to create an equitable classroom environment that builds on students’ knowledge through both spiral curriculum and portfolio-based assessment - which centers student voice and choice. In this interactive session, participants will sort learning targets into spirals and explore uses of single-point rubrics. While we will use middle school examples, all teachers are welcome!

Get ready to transform your math class and supercharge mental math strategies for addition and subtraction up to 100! In this session, we will explore effective pedagogical approaches by integrating foundational knowledge, various manipulatives, and strategic teacher moves to empower students towards developing robust mental strategies. Participants will gain valuable insights into creating an engaging and supportive learning environment that promotes mathematical fluency and problem-solving skills.

This is a follow-up session to How We Grade in a Thinking Classroom. Here, we will address specific challenges teachers face when starting to put outcomes-based grading into practice (the way Peter Liljedahl describes in Building Thinking Classrooms), and we will explore practical solutions to these. We will also carry out a simulation that dynamically shows this style of outcomes-based grading being put into practice.