The Global Math Department is a group of math educators sharing what they’ve learned. Professional development among colleagues who are also friends. Fun, immediately useful and interesting! We host a webinar each Tuesday evening at 9pm ET and post a podcasts of the presentations here. For more information or full video recordings, visit bigmarker.com/globalmathdept.
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Finding Joy in Math May 30, 2023 It is common for a math educator to hear “I’m not a math person” or “Oh, I hate math.” How can we show that math as a subject is something to go towards rather than avoid? In this talk, we will discuss ways of finding joy in doing […]על ידי Global Math Department Podcast
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Building Thinking Classrooms: Six Years Later
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Building Thinking Classrooms: Six Years Later May 16, 2023 There is no denying it—teaching is different now. We all feel it. And we see it manifest in our schools and communities, as well as in state and national politics. So, at this moment of inflection in K12 education, where do we go from here? Join […]…
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Grading and Assessment (and more): Where Do We Go From Here?
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Grading and Assessment (and more): Where Do We Go From Here? May 2, 2023 There is no denying it—teaching is different now. We all feel it. And we see it manifest in our schools and communities, as well as in state and national politics. So, at this moment of inflection in K12 education, where do […]על ידי Global Math Department Podcast
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What We Learned about Math, Teaching and Technology While Building Desmos
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What We Learned about Math, Teaching and Technology While Building Desmos April 18, 2023 For the last ten years, Desmos has worked to help students learn math and love learning math. We are at a pivotal moment as colleagues, as is Global Math Department, so several of us wanted to offer a reflection on what […]…
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Street Data from Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in Middle School
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Street Data from Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in Middle School April 4, 2023 This is a story of a coach and a teacher moving from playing with non-curricular tasks last spring to implementing the BTC framework regularly with curricular tasks this year. Our journey is not over, but our street data are showing a powerful […]…
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Using CODAP to Teach Statistics and Data Concepts
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Using CODAP to Teach Statistics and Data Concepts March 21, 2023 Come and engage with a free online data tool, CODAP, for exploring bigger datasets and learning key statistics and data practices and concepts. The activities shared will be appropriate for middle and high school students. Participants will also be introduced to a new professional […]…
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Talk Number 2 Me: Mathematics and Mindfulness
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Talk Number 2 Me: Mathematics and Mindfulness March 7, 2023 Emotional Intelligence is the linchpin to building students’ identities as doers/lovers of mathematics. In 2020-2021, I was a first time principal during a pandemic! Come hear my candid reflections and learnings as I applied my skill of integrating The Standards of Mathematical Practice an…
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Innovative Mathematics and the Rosenthal Prize
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Innovative Mathematics and the Rosenthal Prize February 21, 2023 Join us as we explore a selection of Rosenthal Prize winning mathematics lessons. The Rosenthal Prize is an annual prize given for innovative mathematics lessons by the National Museum of Mathematics in New York. We will discuss what makes these mathematics lessons innovative and virt…
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Kindergarten Math Matters! Date: February 7, 2023 During this presentation we will discuss the importance of building a strong math foundation in kindergarten. We will discuss strategies, tools and reaources that will prepare children for success well beyond kindergarten. So much of what children learn and how they begin to see themselves as mathem…
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How can social justice can be a part of the math lessons in a classroom?
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How can social justice can be a part of the math lessons in a classroom? Date: January 10, 2023 The presentation will highlight the importance of social justice in today’s mathematics classrooms, and what some ways to include them as a regular feature in contents being taught in the classrooms. Some ways of how this […]…
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Statistics for Good: Let Your Students Speak for the Data!
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Statistics for Good: Let Your Students Speak for the Data! Date: November 29, 2022 How can we engage students in using statistics for the greater good? We’ll explore high impact resources that invite all students to speak on behalf of data involving safe drinking water, treating COVID-19 patients, and possible discrimination in AP Calculus recommen…
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From Math by Memorizing to Math by Understanding
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From Math by Memorizing to Math by Understanding Date: November 15, 2022 Too many times and for too long, we have seen that not every student experiences success in math. There are steps we can take to help address this. Let’s examine how we can implement effective teaching practices equitably to help each and every […]…
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Elevate Student Voices and What If Thinking with Desmos
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Elevate Student Voices and What If Thinking with Desmos Date: November 1, 2022 Learning mathematics is not a spectator sport. How do we get all students to participate and how do we get reticent students to share their thinking? In this session, you will learn how to use a single Desmos calculator page to encourage […]…
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Getting the Best from Your Questioning Strategies in Mathematics
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Getting the Best from Your Questioning Strategies in Mathematics Date: October 18, 2022 How can questioning effectively support student thinking? Questioning should focus on allowing students do the sense making. Explore planning questions, anticipating responses, and developing actions to engage students in learning. Tools are provided to create e…
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Math vs. Mathematics: Using Desmos to Honor Student Thinking and Value Student Input
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Math vs. Mathematics: Using Desmos to Honor Student Thinking and Value Student Input Date: October 4, 2022 Seymore Papert viewed mathematics as one of the great jewels of achievement of the human mind instead of what he called math – the boring stuff kids do in schools with putting in numbers. Technology can help create […]…
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Using a Blended Learning Model to Create a Language Rich Interactive Classroom in Which All Students Can Thrive
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Using a Blended Learning Model to Create a Language Rich Interactive Classroom in Which All Students Can Thrive Date: September 20, 2022 Teachers can harness the capabilities of technology in order to personalize instruction for students and support student’s linguistic background. We will use Desmos Activities to help create language rich interact…
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Play Borel! Testing your Probability Intuition and Confidence!
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Play Borel! Testing your Probability Intuition and Confidence! Date: September 6, 2022 Join us as we explore the game Borel and use some selected Borel randomness scenarios to test our probability simulation. We will then explore these scenarios through simulations in both Desmos and GeoGebra, and when possible, generate coding solutions to enumera…
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Mathematics: All Are Welcome! All Belong!
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Mathematics: All Are Welcome! All Belong! Date: August 23, 2022 Come and explore some Martian math, the 4th dimension, and unit chats. We will explore some high leverage strategies that will engage students from counting to exploring polynomials. Be ready to have some fun with mathematics! Presenters: Dave Martin Recommended Grade Level: K-12 Hoste…
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Beyond Right Answer: Math Tasks that Foster Agency and Identity
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Beyond Right Answer: Math Tasks that Foster Agency and Identity Date: August 9, 2022 Getting the right answer doesn’t always lead to deeper learning. Join us for an interactive session on how to create an atmosphere that promotes student thinking, problem-solving, & growth mindset by engaging students in culturally rich mathematical investigations.…
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Data Rich with Diagnostics Date: June 28, 2022 I love a good story, more so, a data rich story. We live in a world of data…but do we always use it and use it effectively? As educators, data informs our practice but we are often plagued with the task of how to manage it, review […]על ידי Global Math Department Podcast
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The Status Quo in High School Math is Unacceptable
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The Status Quo in High School Math is Unaceeptable Date: June 14, 2022 Today, it seems as if nearly everyone agrees that high school mathematics needs to change. For far too long, math has not worked for far too many students. Math has not changed substantially in my lifetime, nor has it changed substantially for […]…
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On a Thinking Classroom – Reflections after 8 years of Implementation
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On a Thinking Classroom – Reflections after 8 years of Implementation Date: May 31, 2022 After spiraling courses for 5 years, I was lucky enough to hear Peter Liljedahl speak about Building Thinking Classrooms. With the energy of a young teenager I immediately implemented his ideas and never looked back. During this hour we will […]…
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Rethinking the Traditional Warm Up
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Rethinking the Traditional Warm Up Date: May 17, 2022 Typical warm up problems in math class often take longer than expected. How do you invite students to join classroom thinking without taking a significant amount of class time? This presentation will show some ways to invite students to find patterns, activate prior learning, and join […]…
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What is Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL)?
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What is Experience First, Formailze Later (EFFL)? Date: May 3, 2022 In this presentation, we will present a few lessons that have been developed for a student-centered classroom. In these lessons, students work in small groups to experience the learning before the teacher formalizes the learning with definitions and formulas. Using this learning st…
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Powerful Moments in Math Class: Why Certain Experiences Stand Out for Students and How to Create More of Them
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Powerful Moments in Math Class: Why Certain Experiences Stand Out for Students and How to Create More of Them Date: April 26, 2022 As teachers, we want our lessons to leave a long-lasting impression on students. When we understand the psychology behind our memories, we can use that knowledge to design powerful moments for our […]…
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Reigniting our passion: Ten tips to thrive post-pandemic (are we there yet…?)
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Reigniting our passion: Ten tips to thrive post-pandemic (are we there yet…?) Date: April 5, 2022 Here we are, still perpetually caught in a purgatory none of us saw coming. Let’s talk about what really happens in classrooms, help each other to re-center our efforts, and explore actionable steps to embrace math, value every student, […]…
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Halt 8 Thinking Theives Date: March 22, 2022 How do we unintentionally limit student thinking? What should we do instead? Come engage in an interactive session on how to combat 8 thinking thieves and learn how the 8 effective teaching practices champion student thinking! Presenter: Traci Jackson Recommended Grade Level: K – 12 Hosted by: […]…
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If You Let Your Students Surprise You, They Will
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If You Let Your Students Surprise You, They Will Date: March 8, 2022 For many students, math class embodies the opposite of surprise: getting the right answer and using the right way to get to that answer. But the most joyful learning-and teaching!-happens when we relish ambiguity, invite the unexpected, and let students surprise us […]…
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Developing Mathematical Literacy through Equitable Teaching Practices
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Developing Mathematical Literacy through Equitable Teaching Practices Date: February 22, 2022 Presenters: Farshid Safi How do we develop mathematical literacy with our students through equitable teaching practices in order to make sense of an ever changing world? In this interactive session, we will explore intentional ways to effectively engage K-…
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Flexibility Through Facts Date: February 8, 2022 Presenters: Ann Elise Record Fluency has three aspects: flexibility, efficiency, and accuracy. Let’s explore the heart of the strategic thinking for all 4 operations and discuss how we can begin that conceptual understanding while developing students’ fact fluency. Not only will students develop flue…
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Improving College Readiness Through Mathematical Modeling
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Improving College Readiness Through Mathematical Modeling Date: January 25, 2022 Presenters: Denise Green, Alison Lynch What does it mean to be college-ready? How do we prepare more students to succeed in college-level math? In this session, we will share how integrating mathematical modeling into K-12 and post-secondary classrooms can change class…
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Building a Bridge to Grade-Level Math in MS & HS
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Building a Bridge to Grade-Level Math in MS & HS Presenter: Chrissy Allison Date: January 11, 2022 As secondary math teachers know, a history of struggle in math class starts to snowball as students move from K-5 to middle school, and then into high school. A lack of prerequisite skills makes it difficult for students […]…
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Beast Academy Playground: Math Games and Crafts to Foster Curiosity and Build Problem-Solving Skills
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Beast Academy Playground: Math Games and Crafts to Foster Curiosity and Build Problem-Solving Skills Presenter: Mark Hendrickson Date: December 14, 2021 Think of games you loved to play as a kid: Tic-Tac-Toe, Crazy Eights, Connect Four, Tetris. Many of these involve strategic thinking and problem-solving. When we give students opportunities to play…
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Learning Targets: How Clarity Drives Understanding
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Learning Targets: How Clarity Drives Understanding Presenter: Paul Battaglia Date: November 16, 2021 This session will emphasize the use of clear and concise learning targets in the mathematics classroom. Participants will learn strategies to writing an appropriate learning target, as well as associated success criteria so that students can better …
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Instructional Strategies to Promote Reasoning and Communication in Statistics
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Instructional Strategies to Promote Reasoning and Communication in Statistics Presenter: Leigh Nataro Date: October 19, 2021 For students to develop a deeper understanding of statistics, they need to be actively involved in reasoning and communicating their conceptual understanding. Come experience several instructional strategies based on the AP S…
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Math Therapy: A Crash Course in Becoming a Math Therapist
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Math Therapy: A Crash Course in Becoming a Math Therapist Presenter: Vanessa Vakharia Date: October 5, 2021 Did you know that pretty much anyone who thinks they’re “not a math person” has math trauma they simply haven’t worked through yet? Look, we’ve all had math teachers before…but how many of you have had a math […]…
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Using Virtual Manipulatives to Engage Students in Mathematical Exploration and Discovery
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Using Virtual Manipulatives to Engage Students in Mathematical Exploration and Discovery Presenter: David Poras Date: September 21, 2021 Manipulatives can transform how students make meaning of important ideas by making abstract relationships visible, by teaching creativity and problem-solving, and by allowing students to explore and discover. Lear…
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Same But Different: A Language-based Routine to Promote Equity
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Same But Different: A Language-based Routine to Promote Equity Presenters: Dr. Sue Looney Date: Septembern 7, 2021 Join Sue Looney, creator of Same But Different Math, as she talks about the power of the Same But Different Math routine. Learn: Why Same But Different was created and how it helps students think powerfully; how to […]…
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Seven Ways to Build Your Confidence as an Equitable Teacher
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English Learners: Routines that Leverage Strengths & Optimize Learning Presenters: Dr. Pamela Seda and Dr. Kyndall Brown Date: August 24, 2021 Many teachers desire to have more equitable math classrooms, but don’t know where to start. In this presentation, participants will learn seven practical ways they can create more equitable math classrooms w…
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English Learners: Routines that Leverage Strengths & Optimize Learning
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English Learners: Routines that Leverage Strengths & Optimize Learning Presenter: Vanessa Cerrahoglu Date: June 15, 2021 Emerging multilingual learners add perspective and knowledge to our classrooms. Let’s explore routines and ways of thinking that tap into cultural and linguistic assets in order to move students forward. Math language routines sh…
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Teaching Math Simultaneously to In-Person and Virtual Students
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Teaching Math Simultaneously to In-Person and Virtual Students Presenter: Theresa Wills Date: June 1, 2021 Are you looking for meaningful ways of engaging all of your students – both in-person and remote learners? This workshop will give you some structures and routines that you can use immediately to make your concurrent or hybrid classroom commun…
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NCTM Favorites Presenters: Annie Forest, Raymond Johnson, Sharon Vestal and Leigh Nataro Date: May 18, 2021 If you weren’t able to attend the NCTM Virtual conference, this session is for you. Four teachers will share some of their favorite take-aways from sessions they attended. There will be something for everyone! Recommended: PreK-12 Hosted by: …
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Games and Routines for Building Number Sense and Fluency
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Games and Routines for Building Number Sense and Fluency Presenter: Robyn May Date: May 4, 2021 One of the biggest concerns teachers of mathematics have is that many students have little number sense and are not fluent in adding and subtracting. These skills are crucial to a student’s future success in mathematics, so it’s important […]…
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Why Kids Learn from Examples (and why other times they don’t)
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Why Kids Learn from Examples (and why other times they don’t) Presenter: Michael Pershan Date: April 20 2021 Why is it that sometimes students learn from the examples presented in class, and other times they don’t? In this session we’ll answer this question with ideas from research and classroom experiences. Here’s the short version: when […]…
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Public Math Pop-Up: Mathematize Your Kitchen
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Public Math Pop-Up: Mathematize Your Kitchen Presenters: Chris Nho, Molly Daley, Christopher Danielson Date: April 6, 2021 In this workshop we will dream up, design, and implement temporary place-based math provocations. Come with a desire to spark math curiosity in others; leave with ideas, inspiration, and tools to enact public math in your own c…
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Demystifying Math with Numberless Word Problems
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Demystifying Math with Numberless Word Problems Presenter: David Henson Date: March 30, 2021 Where are the numbers? Numberless Word Problems provide an engaging way to leverage the student’s natural curiosity in solving word problems. By dialing down the math, students can develop a resilient problem-solving strategy. This session will practice way…
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Making Student Thinking Visible: Replacing Math Tests with Math Chats in a Remote Learning Environment
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Making Student Thinking Visible: Replacing Math Tests with Math Chats in a Remote Learning Environment Presenter: Kristen Emmel Date: March 15, 2021 Do you love a good number talk? What if we could make our math assessments less like a traditional test and more like a math chat? In this presentation we will investigate how […]…
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“Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications” An Algebra 2 Alternative for Struggling Students – 3/2/21
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“Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications” An Algebra 2 Alternative for Struggling Students Presenter: Dr. Robert Gerver Date: March 2, 2021 Selected topics from Algebra 2, probability, statistics, trig, geometry and precalculus, all taught with an algebra 1 prerequisite, are used to cover banking, credit, mortgages, income taxes, auto insuranc…
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#DisruptiveNumbers, A Tool to Teach Mathematics for Social Justice – 2/16/21
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#DisruptiveNumbers, A Tool to Teach Mathematics for Social Justice Presenter: Bernadette Andres-Salgarino Date: February 16, 2021 Recommitting ourselves to teaching mathematics through the lens of social justice necessitates the reinvigoration of our pedagogical approach to learning. #DisruptiveNumbers is a tool to provoke mathematics discourse to …
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Partnering with Parents in Elementary School Math – 2/2/21
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Partnering with Parents in Elementary School Math Presenter: Matthew Beyranevand Date: February 2, 2021 In this session, you will deepen your understanding of parents’ needs and wants as they pertain to their children’s elementary mathematics education, as well as examine your own beliefs about partnering with parents. We will provide guidance for …
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