Extending Fraction Understanding Part 2: Decimal Operations

Presented by Sara Delano Moore, Ph. D., Director of Mathematics and Science at ETA hand2mind
Sponsored by ETA hand2mind

View the webinar “Extending Fraction Understanding Part 2: Decimal Operations”

This webinar builds on the conceptual foundation laid in our last session. Join Sara Delano Moore, Ph. D., Director of Mathematics and Science at ETA hand2mind, for an interactive examination of operations with decimals. As with fractions, Sara explores the instructional strategies used to connect operations with decimals to operations with whole numbers. She focuses on developing number sense and ways to help students understand operations as they work with decimals.

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About the Presenter
Sara Delano Moore is the Director of Mathematics and Science at ETA hand2mind.  Dr. Moore earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and also holds degrees from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and The Johns Hopkins University.  She has taught mathematics and science in both public and private schools, and has served as Program Faculty Chair of the Middle Grades Teacher Education Program at the University of Kentucky.  Dr. Moore’s writing can be found in national journals such as Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Science Scope, and Middle School Journal.