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And the Winner Is _ Using Math Games in the Classroom
It is not very often we hear, “I love math” in school but that is the response educators are looking for. Math should be a place of wonder and excitement. Students should want to see connections, patterns and get excited about numbers. This session takes a look at how we, as teachers, can harness the …
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Exploring Spatial Reasoning
During this webinar, participants will observe and engage in spatial reasoning tasks, and become aware of the different curriculum connections embedded in these tasks across the primary grades. They will explore ways to incorporate these activities and connect them to expectations in multiple strands in order to assess student learning and understanding. By the end …
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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 …
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Make your Patterning Unit Come to Life with Coding
Are you looking to ‘jazz’ up your patterning unit and make patterns come alive for students? Learn how to meet junior and intermediate math patterning curriculum expectations through engaging students with coding! Participants will be supported with coding patterns in two online platforms, Scratch and Python. Extension activity suggestions will be provided. Audience: Junior/Intermediate Resources: …
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Minecraft: A Powerful Tool in the Mathematics Classroom
This webinar will look at the Mathematical Processes and how they are well represented when Minecraft is used as a tool in the classroom. Examples will be shared showing how Minecraft can be used in all 5 strands of math, with examples of how it can be used to create rich problems for students to …