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Nix the Tricks! Rules that Break, and Rules that Expire in Grade 4-10 Mathematics
As students travel through the landscape of mathematics, certain rules tend to break on them. Certain rules expire as our need for more sophisticated number concepts and operations develops. That is why giving students “tricks” probably harms them in the long run. This webinar will explore how to build a strong conceptual foundation, so students’ …
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Fraction Representations and Operations – Matthew Oldridge
In this webinar, participants will be learning to represent fractions using linear models, area, volume, and sets. We will learn how these representations inform our sense of equivalence, and look at how fraction operations in grades 6-8 can be taught conceptually with “no tricks”. We will unravel the curriculum expectations and focus on ways to …
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Towards a Pedagogy of Playful Mathematics
The Ontario math curriculum is composed of expectations (the content) and processes (the actions of doing mathematics). The math processes are all about thinking about and doing mathematics. Doing mathematics is pleasurable. This session will explore ways to make mathematics more playful while infusing process and problem-solving into your program. To do that, we will …
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Developmental Continua in K-3 Mathematics
In this webinar, participants will be learning to assess students developmentally in Kindergarten to Grade 3 mathematics. We will look at the question, “how does student understanding of number and operations develop?” as a basis for how we plan for instruction, assess “in the moment”, and plan our next instructional steps. Proceeding from counting in …
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#Mathematize This!
In this webinar participants will learn to mathematize pictures to turn them into purposeful provocations or tasks, much like Cathy Fosnot does in her landscapes of learning. We will use images and thinking tools to “make math”, and take a #MathematizeThis perspective on the world around us. Audience: Grades 1-8 Resources: Twitter: @MatthewOldridge Medium: https://medium.com/@MatthewOldridge …