math instruction

As students progress through the upper elementary grades and into middle school, many are becoming caught in a negative feedback loop, with their limited understanding of math facts and underlying concepts resulting in poor grades and a lack of engagement, making successful math learning even less likely to occur.

Presented by Elijah Ortiz, Fifth-Grade Educator and Teacher Leader, Concourse Village Elementary School (NY); Emily Semrad, Elementary Educator, Academy Adventures Midtown Charter School (AZ); Emma Simmons, Principal, Roxbury Prep Charter School (MA); and Alexa Poulin, Customer Marketing Manager, Unruly Studios

Presented by Graham Fletcher, Math Specialist, Innovator, and Author

Presented by Jennifer Deinhart, K-8 Mathematics Specialist, Educational Consultant, and Author

Presented by Dr. Marian Small, Internationally Renowned Mathematics Educator, and Former Dean of Education at the University of New Brunswick, Canada

Elevate Math Instruction with Responsive Approaches for Differentiated Inquiry-Based Learning

If your students struggle with math—or don’t like it very much—singing (and some dancing) might cure their distress. Music is a bonafide learning medium that helps students grasp and remember information and, it turns out, successfully imparts mathematical thinking.

Presented by Dr. Lana Israel, CEO and Founder, Muzology; Gary Petko, Mathematics Supervisor, Knox County Schools (TN); Shirley Forehand, Math Department Chair, Hall STEAM Magnet High School (AR); and Chris Blue, Season 12 Winner of The Voice
Moderated by Tom Whitby, Co-Founder of #Edchat

Math is not easy to teach or learn. So, teachers use a variety of strategies to boost their students’ numeracy skills. But some of those approaches could be unproductive, contended Dr. Juli Dixon, Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Central Florida, in a recent edWebinar sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Mathematics. She described standard practices that can derail rather than support mathematical reasoning, and offered alternative methods that would benefit students far more.

Presented by Kim Gardner, Mathematics Teacher, Dixon Middle School (UT); and Justin Backeberg, Mathematics Teacher, Reedsburg Area High School (WI)