Program
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Join us for the complimentary continental breakfast in the main hallway
Grade: 6-8, 9-12
Strategies Used to Promote Discourse and Engagement in Mathematics Classrooms
Presented By: Kathy Williams (CPM Educational Materials)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
In many classrooms, students sitting together in teams does not guarantee effective mathematical discourse. Defending one's position is important, but everyone needs to be heard. Activities will be modeled that encourage students to talk, write and share ideas. Status is important so some of these activities will address this issue. Participants will experience study team and teaching strategies that particularly deal with discourse, work on math problems using these strategies, see how the Standards for Mathematical Practices will be tied into and highlighted by these strategies, be actively engaged in using strategies that they can take back and use in their classrooms.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
The Love/Hate Relationship with Word Problems
Presented By: Randi Womack, Kate Wintuska (Warren County Schools)
Room: SALON C
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
"Have you ever thought or said the following? My students give up before even attempting the problem? My students just find the numbers in the problem and add, no matter what? They aren't even thinking about what the situation means? You are not alone! In this session, learn how to foster your student's mathematical thinking through facilitating and writing numberless word problems. We will explore strategies for making sense of problems, as well as, scaffolds that allow all students to be successful. "
Grade: All
I am here! Now what?
Presented By: Amy Kellem (Bardstown Primary School)
Room: SALON D
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Is this your first time or have you had a past conference FAIL? Do you need help navigating the conference schedule? Would you like to know how to best use your time at the conference? If you are a little nervous about making the best use of your time away from school, START HERE! Learn from someone who once thought she would get kicked out of the math conference for not being a 'math person.' Learn how to create a 'math family' network. Start your day off in a relaxing and judgement-free, math-loving zone.
Grade: K-2, 3-5, 6-8
How Difficult can Third-Grade Math be? Understanding Parents' Experiences with Common Core Math
Presented By: Priyanka Parekh (Transylvania University)
Room: SALON E
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
In its eighth year of implementation, the Common Core Math standards continue to baffle parents. Teaching children to add, subtract, multiply and divide following Common Core strategies has become a part of the everyday struggle for families across the country. As parents wonder how difficult third-grade math can be homework time sees more tears and frustration than most families can accommodate on weeknights. In this presentation, I share some common reasons for frustration among parents and the negative outcome that such feelings mean for math education. Specifically, through four representative case studies, I seek to answer the following questions. 1. What kind of math do parents know? How different is this math from common core math? 2. What do parents feel about the math that children learn at school? Does asking the teacher help? 3. How do parents make sense of common core math? What kind of resources do they use when they find an obstacle? 4. What happens when parents fail to make sense of common core math? Overall, participants can expect to leave the presentation with the understanding that procedures and strategies that alienate parents from their children's math learning experiences at school can have negative consequences.
Grade: 6-8, 9-12, POST-SECONDARY
Digging Deep Into Statistics
Presented By: Funda Gonulates, Bethany Noblitt (Northern Kentucky University), Cheryll Crowe Johnson (Asbury University), Sue Peters (University of Louisville)
Room: SALON F
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Kentucky Association of Mathematics Teachers Educators (KAMTE) hosted a statistics workshop led by K-12 Statistical Ambassador Chris Franklin in March 2018. Participants explored basic statistics through hands-on activities, case studies, and simulations. This KCM session will provide participants with selected key activities from that workshop and information about an upcoming follow-up statistics workshop hosted by KAMTE. Teachers interested in creating promising problem spaces to explore main ideas in statistics will benefit from this session. Teacher educators and teacher leaders will take away innovative ideas to use in their teacher development programs.
Grade: 6-8, 9-12,
Vocabulary Usage in the Math Classroom
Presented By: Erin Staley, Ariana Shah (Louisville Collegiate School)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Many students focus on the procedural side of mathematics. But, do they truly understand the vocabulary? In order to connect and build a mathematical community, it is just as important, if not more important, to be able to accurately describe any situation using appropriate vocabulary. When we as teachers model appropriate vocabulary usage, we can help students to master the concepts behind the words. However, the words we choose can greatly impact students. In this session, we will talk about some potential misconceptions that can arise because of different vocabulary choices. We will also ask participants to discuss contexts in which we use of words such as "solve," "evaluate," and "simplify." We will share our thoughts and ask for participants to add to the discussion as we learn together to become better examples for our students.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
The power of WHY? -Understanding students through reasoning and estimating
Presented By: Robert Brown, Kara Ford (Park City Elementary School)
Room: Darby Dan/Calumet
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
"Students generally only give us as much information as we ask of them. The power of the question 'why?' will be discussed as well the the positive climate it creates within our classroom. In this session, we will share how we have used Estimation 180 in our classroom to spark curiosity and reasoning in our students, as well as to promote mathematical discourse. As students investigate, agree or disagree, and try to defend their estimate they are likely to also have tons of fun. We will share methods we have used within our classroom including allowing the students to lead the discussion, symbols that promote positive conversation and methods of reasoning. Session attendees will have the chance to engage in one of the lessons we have used and to participate in reasoning their way to a winning estimate. We will conclude the session by sharing examples of student work and the evidence we have that our students are engaged in mathematical reasoning. "
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Mathematical Practice 8: Making Implicit Connections Explicit
Presented By: Cara Caudill (La Grange Elementary)
Room: Dixiana/Lane's End
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Conceptual math understanding is built upon a solid foundation of mathematical reasoning. As teachers, we guide students through units of study with the goal of building layers of skills. What happens when students are not implicitly 'good' at finding connections between old and new learning? Teachers help them make the connections! In this session, we will dive into Mathematics Practice 8 and look at how we can make the pattern/reasoning explicit, between and within domains.
FEATURED SESSION: Tier 1 and Tier 2 Mathematics Instruction: Supporting Students
Presented By: Karen Karp
Room: TERRACE BALLROOM
Time: 09:15 AM - 11:15 AM
When focusing on Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), a goal is to present highly engaging and effective Tier 1 instruction and Tier 2 interventions— particularly for students with disabilities. This session considers instruction, interventions, and assessments for grades 1-5 using multiple strategies for learning number, operations, and algebraic thinking.
Grade: Pre-K, K-2
I've got the Power! Using the Bead String and Number Line to Develop Flexible Computational Strategies
Presented By: Dina Mendola (US Math Recovery Council)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
"The bead string and number line are a powerful pair towards developing flexible and efficient computational strategies! We will take an interactive journey, exploring trajectories and corresponding hands-on activities to unleash the power to help students envision, make connections, and verbalize number relationships. Building deeper connections with foundational knowledge is the key towards developing strong number relationships in order for all students to structure composite units! "
Grade: POST-SECONDARY
Beyond SmartBoard. Using other technologies to reach your students within the mathematics classroom.
Presented By: Adam Meadows (Union College)
Room: SALON C
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
SmartBoard can become an expense for colleges and universities. This talk is aimed at presenting educators with other forms of technology. Educators within STEAM areas attending this talk will walk away being able to communicate effectively with their students using other forms of technological software such as Doceri, Notability, TurboScan, and Zoom. All of these available applications will be demonstrated using a tablet computer. The aforementioned applications are free to use on an iPad Pro or Microsoft Surface Pro or are available for minimal cost to the educator. The goal of this talk will be intended for teachers in low socioeconomic districts or communities that need to use technology within the classroom but cannot afford the software license of SmartBoard.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Mental Math, Fact Fluency and Problem Solving Activities With Playing Cards
Presented By: Sherri Adler (SingaporeMathSupport.com)
Room: SALON D
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
During this fast paced presentation, attendees will be using ordinary playing cards to learn activities that will build mental math skills, fact fluency, and problem solving. Teachers will leave with numerous ideas as simple as 'Making 10' to activities that practice regrouping mentally. The ideas presented in this session can be implemented with little prep-time. Students don't even realize that they are learning while playing these card games. This is a must attend session for grades 1-4!
Grade: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Breakout Escape Game: Increasing Student Soft Skills While Integrating Math and Science
Presented By: John Crisologo (Whitley County Central Intermediate School), Chris Fabrizio (Pulaski County High School)
Room: SALON E
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Breakout Escape Games give educators an opportunity to implement real-life activities allowing students to learn and practice soft skills which will help them become more marketable for professional entry-level jobs after graduation. Some key soft skills students will work on through the games will be communication skills, teamwork, resilience, leadership skills, and critical thinking skills. Teachers in this workshop will participate in hands-on activities using Breakout boxes to find clues from math or science problems to breakout before time runs out. These activities can be implemented in their classrooms to foster cooperative learning, critical thinking, better communication, and team building skills. The skills learned by students will help make our future workforce stronger, more marketable and valuable to our local communities.
Grade: GENERAL
Break-Outs & Fake-Outs: How to Create a Clue-Based Math Challenge Game
Presented By: Sarah Shartzer, Jennifer Williams (Kentucky Country Day School)
Room: SALON F
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
If you are looking for a new way to review concepts and challenge students, this session is for you! We'll take you through the process of creating a breakout box or a station-based version with the same ideas (affectionately dubbed a 'fake-out' by students). If you've never created a clue-based game before or don't have official BreakoutEDU supplies, don't worry! We'll lead you through the entire process, show you how we created games using dollar store purchases, give you ideas for creating unique clues and challenges, and offer tips and tricks that we've learned with our own students. These games are adaptable for any level of math!
Grade:6-8
How Open Up Resources Made Me A More Effective Teacher
Presented By: Ellen Woolery (Model Laboratory School)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
For years I attended excellent professional learning experiences offered by KCM. I aimed to offer my students learning experiences that were based on the mathematical practices, were student centered, and developed student's mathematical thinking. The textbooks that I had lacked the types of problems and activities that are necessary to accomplish this. Then someone told me to check out Open Up Resources. They are research based and are free, so that was immediately appealing. As I began to use them for teaching, I realized that the resources were engaging, based on the mathematical practices, and developed student's mathematical thinking! I will share how using Open Up Resources have transformed my teaching and more significantly, how they have transformed my student's learning. I am not affiliated with their organization, but I have used their resources for almost a year and am amazed on a daily basis at what my students are accomplishing. During this session, we will explore the materials and do an activity from one of the lessons. Teachers of students Grade 6-8 who want free resources that are geared toward fostering mathematical minds would benefit from this session.
Grade: K-2
Centered on Math
Presented By: Angela Miller (Red Oak Elementary)
Room: DARBY DAN/CALUMET
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Math centers provide an opportunity for students to take a more active role in their learning by providing review, practice and enrichment of skills and strategies taught within the classroom. Math centers should be differentiated based on students' readiness, interests, and learning profiles. Working with partners in centers allow students the opportunities to talk about their thinking, apply math vocabulary, and hear how other people think about math. Creating engaging center activities that encourage exploration, mathematical dialogue and meaningful learning is as easy as 1,2,3. Learn more about how to create and manage engaging centers that your students will enjoy while allowing you time to work with guided math groups.
Grade: Pre-K
Mathematical Differentiation in the Early Childhood Classroom
Presented By: Kelli Evans (Lexington Universal Academy)
Room: DIXIANA/LANE'S END
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Early Childhood classrooms contain students who are working at different levels and paces both academically and socially. Some educators tend to go away from differentiation due to lack of time, lack of materials, the stress of creating multiple lesson plans etc. Join us in a discussion on how to incorporate more differentiation within your classroom setting. Participate in hands on activities, see real life examples of a differentiated early childhood environment and ask questions to help meet the multiple levels of students in your classroom. This session will provide you with plenty of resources that allow you to begin differentiating within your classroom immediately.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Hands-on and Self-Correcting Math Centers
Presented By: Rich Stuart (Learning Wrap-Ups)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
This is your opportunity to play with, and KEEP, hands-on and self-correcting materials that help K-5 students with Numeration, Algebra, Geometry & Measurement, and Probability and Statistics.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Empowering Mathematical Teaching Using Quality Resources
Presented By: Cara Osborne, Lisa Pinson (Millbrooke Elementary)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Eureka Math (curriculum) can be overwhelming when first being implemented. With this session participants will confidently walk away being able to dissect a Eureka Lesson. Participants will also learn how to incorporate other quality supplemental resources for differentiation into their Eureka lessons ie. Math Workshop. Presenters will model and provide example lessons ready to use in the classroom.
Grade: 9-12, POST-SEC
Some Problems that Nurture Mathematical Thinking
Presented By: Philip McCartney (Northern Kentucky University)
Room: DARBY DAN/CALUMET
Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 AM
This interactive presentation is designed to share an array of problems and problem-solving strategies I have used in teaching mathematical thinking for over 40 years. When used in the right context, these problems and strategies promote interest and ability in mathematics. Attendees will have an opportunity to select and solve problems they find interesting. Good problems are a crucial mechanism by which mathematical thinking is nurtured. Good problems provide shelter from boredom, but can haunt our dreams. Good problems motivate the creativity and persistence so vital to the development of vibrant mathematical minds and communities. Some sample problem titles: 1. School is out, but so is the power. 2. The broken bolt problem. 3. The two million points problem.
Grade:6-8
Math Escape Rooms: A different approach to unit review
Presented By: Sarah Antle (Adair County Middle School)
Room: DIXIANA/LANE'S END
Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 AM
Come and see how this 8th grade classroom is making Math Escape Rooms on Google Slides as a culminating activity for students, and also how these students share their projects with one another in order to serve as useful and fun unit reviews. This could be used for Parent Night Showcase to demonstrate how students are learning math, as well as how they are utilizing technology in your classroom. This 8th grade math teacher will give you the student-made template for you to apply in your own classroom and can easily be adapted to fit within ANY CONTENT AREA. Come and hear the success of this Adair County classroom and get a new, fresh idea for your students that will help them work better collaboratively, while sharing their knowledge with others!
Grade:K-2, 3-5
Fractions Fair
Presented By: Meredith Brewer, Dee Crescitelli, Cindy Aossey (KCM)
Room: BLUEGRASS PAVILLION
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
During this session, teachers will explore hands-on activities and tasks designed to support students in developing conceptual understandings of fractions as numbers. Teachers will deepen their understanding of the fractions standards, seeing them as part of a progression starting in first grade and continuing into middle school.
LUNCH 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Join us for the complimentary lunch in the GRAND BALLROOM
Cathy Fosnot
Conferring with Young Mathematicians at Work: Making Moments
Making Equitable Practices Routine
Presented By: Grace Kelemanik
Room: TERRACE BALLROOM
Time: 01:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Students face a constantly changing, data drenched world, filled with fake news and powerful technologies. Learning concepts and skills will not suffice, and leaving students behind is not an option. Every student needs to develop mathematical thinking and reasoning. This can only happen when students are talking together to make sense of important mathematics and each and every student is contributing to the conversation. So, how do we ensure that all students develop as mathematical thinkers and communicators? Leverage the predictable nature and uniform design of instructional routines to support students and teachers alike.
Grade: 3-5, 6-8
Engaging Learners and Building Student Confidence
Presented By: Lisa Sibert (Simple Solutions)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Engaged math learners are attentive and on-task, actively participating in their education; they learn more, and their learning is more durable. The elementary mathematics teacher has the power to build a community of confident, engaged learners. This session will highlight effective classroom strategies for increasing student engagement, long-term retention, and the confidence that students acquire by linking their effort with success. In a workshop setting, participants will experience and explore effective and engaging classroom strategies they can implement immediately and use every day. Attendees will have an opportunity to obtain and pilot free classroom materials from Simple Solutions.
Grade: POST-SECONDARY
Active-Learning in Statistics & Probability for Adult Learners
Presented By: Erron Prickett (Gallatin County Adult Education Skills)
Room: SALON C
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Adult students in Adult Basic Education (GED) math classes or in remedial mathematics college courses generally have low numeracy and conceptual understanding of core concepts in statistics, and exit their studies unprepared for credit-bearing algebra or statistics courses. By implementing active-learning methods in pre-statistics coursework, instructors can engage students in creating and performing mathematical experiments to illuminate key statistics and probability ideas. Additionally, students reinforce their basic numeracy skills in ratio and proportion, decimal computation, creating and interpreting data tables, and connecting mathematical procedures to concepts. Opportunities for students to think like scientists and collaboratively think about, implement, and execute mathematical experiments will be demonstrated. Participants will engage with examples of active-learning materials, student artifacts, and a light discussion about this framework.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Math as Language: Getting Students Talking and Writing Math
Presented By: Kate Wintuska, Randi Womack (Warren County Schools)
Room: SALON D
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
"How many times have your students responded - "I just knew it." "I did it in my head" when you asked for their math thinking? As teachers, our hearts and heads drop in frustration - what do we do? In this session, we will explore how leveraging the Speaking & Listening Standards, as well as, Writing Standards can build math and literacy skills. Learn strategies that foster mathematical thinking through math talk, supports that allow all students access to the conversation, as well as, examples of what it actually looks like in the classroom. From number talks to math journals - math is a language. It's time to to get students communicating. "
Grade: ALL
Backwards Boomerang! Intentional Planning for Intentional Results
Presented By: Robyn Marcum (Shelby East Middle School)
Room: SALON E
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
So many standards; so little time! Do you ever find yourself feeling the need to extend units of instruction to give your students 'more time,' only to find yourself racing the clock in the spring to make sure you 'cover' everything... or at least as much as you can? Many of us, as educators, have found ourselves in that position! In this session, we will explore the concept of Backwards Planning, an instructional planning structure that ensures rigor through appropriate pacing and increases motivation for responsive instruction. Through Backwards Planning, teachers can intentionally plan strategies for fostering mathematical minds and communities, but do so in a way that doesn't 'slow down' their instruction!
Grade: Pre-K, K-2
Building Spatial Thinking Skills in Preschoolers and Early Elementary Students
Presented By: Lemi-Ola Erinkitola (The Critical Thinking Child LLC)
Room: SALON F
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recommends that at least 50 percent of mathematics instruction focus on spatial reasoning. This session will raise the awareness of spatial skills as an important predictor of achievement in STEM fields and highlight the opportunities for spatial thinking in supporting mathematics among early elementary students. Participants will explore effective teaching strategies and fun games that can be readily implemented in the classroom or shared with parents to help students develop and expand their spatial thinking.
Grade: All
Digital [FREE] Manipulatives to Put the Power at Their Fingertips
Presented By: Chasity Gregory (East Hardin Middle School)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
The focus of mathematics instruction has shifted toward engaging students at the conceptual level and building understanding from there. Virtual math manipulatives work toward accomplishing this task. This session will share resources and strategies for using Desmos and GeoGebra, two free applications that can be used on nearly all devices. As well as Google Drawings and Google Slides to create limitless supplies for every student in your classroom. *Make-and-Take* *Exploratory* *BYOD*
Grade: K-2
Domino Dynamics
Presented By: Lynn Patterson, Emily Green, Emilea Bullen, Josh Stewart, Michaela Molnar (Murray State University)
Room: DARBY/CALUMET
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Games play a powerful role in supporting the development of numeracy skills and access to high-quality mathematical learning through doing! Dominoes are a dynamic and motivating mathematical tool and manipulative that beautifully supports experiencing many early mathematical content areas. This presentation incorporates dominoes in early numeracy development to support, explore, and discover sorting, number recognition, counting, addition, subtraction, and problem solving strategies. The math becomes "organic" for the students as they develop their own rules and paths to problem solving in a real-world game setting. Since the games presented are very open-ended, students will love creating their own solutions, extensions, and numerical target numbers. Preservice teachers with their university instructor with guide participants through games that promote mathematical discourse, struggle, play, and problem solving.
Grade: 6-8
Let's call in TECHNO-MATH!
Presented By: Brianne McDowell (Mason County Middle School)
Room: Lane's End
Time: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
They all have Chromebooks, now what? I will share tips and tricks to keep your middle school math classroom fresh, engaging and fun. Students using technology will go from distraction to production. From Google Docs to Teacher Friendly websites, you will leave with the tools you need to attack the ever changing math classroom. I will allow you to explore a day in my math classroom, and share my passion for technology and math. Let's call it TECHNO-MATH!
Grade: 6-8, 9-12
Definitely Desmos - Incorporating a Free Online Engagement Tool into Your Classroom
Presented By: Susan McGrath (Fayette County Public Schools)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
"Desmos is a free, interactive online tool that teachers can integrate into their curriculum with ease. During this session, we will work together as students and teachers demonstrate the beauty of this calculator, plus all that Desmos offers in increasing engagement through technology. You will learn when and how to present Desmos to your students, discover all the lessons and activities already embedded online, and the immediate formative assessment feedback you get as a teacher. You can be a Desmos coach for your students, put them in charge of their success, and allow them the flexibility to move through online activities while gaining confidence in their abilities. You will foster a student-centered classroom using Desmos. We will also touch on the increased use of Desmos in book software and the SAT."
Grade: All
Fueling Student Achievement with Formative Assessments in Mathematics
Presented By: Sally Wagoner (Eastside Elementary School, Harrison County)
Room: SALON C
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
"Ready to fuel your teaching and take student mastery to a whole new level? This engaging presentation will ignite your passion to take back your teaching practices fueled through formative assessments. Attendees will participate in discussions using digital tools, as well as paper/pencil variations. Attending this session teachers will gain immediate knowledge on how to incorporate digital tools and paper/pencil formative assessments alternatives. Participants will also receive information on an innovative new tool that can be used in the classroom, the Ipevo. Participants will be allowed time to gain knowledge through participation of activities during the information session of formative assessments. Participants will leave this session with a toolbox full of ideas and resources to implement successful formative assessments in their classroom tomorrow! It is recommended that participants bring a digital device to access the assessments."
Grade: 9-12, POST-SECONDARY
Exploring Growth Patterns with Sequences - A Marriage of Mathematics and Technology
Presented By: Jay Schiffman (Rowan University)
Room: SALON D
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
We initiate our discussion with a seemingly modest proposal: Suppose a student is asked to secure the next term in the following sequence: 1, 2, 3, etc. The most common answer is probably 4. In this hands-on workshop, participants may argue and provide justification as to why the answer should be 5, 6 or other possibilities. Another problem asked two students to secure the next term in the following sequence: 1, 16, 81, 256. The first student responded with an answer of 625 while the second claimed that 601 was a solution to this problem. Both students were correct! The question is why? Through the use of technology, we will view patterns that fit the mold of linear, quadratic, cubic, quartic, Fibonacci-like and exponential behavior. Many of these sequences are studied in various mathematical branches including number theory, discrete mathematics, statistics and computer science. Posing open ended problems that generate multiple correct answers stimulates interest, poses thoughtful questions, develops a community of learners and leads to further research. Please bring a graphing calculator such as the TI-84 and come prepared to be inspired. Participants working in small groups will engage in these sequence queries and share their findings with the entire group. In a mindset where far too many students are solely answer driven, these sequences open a world of possibilities and help render mathematics meaningful.
Grade: 3-5
Connect 4: Standards for Mathematical Practices, Academic Standards, Rich Tasks and Engagement
Presented By: Tolene Pitts (PIMSER)
Room: SALON E
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Connect 4 will allow participants to connect Standards for Mathematical Practices, Academic Standards, Rich Tasks and Engagement by allowing participants to participate in tasks designed to address the standards. Participants will leave with access to tasks and ideas for engagement.
Grade: Pre-K, K-2
Fostering Fluency: Structuring Numbers through Fun and Engaging Activities
Presented By: Andrea Brandenburg (Westside Elementary School)
Room: SALON F
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Structuring, or combining and partitioning, numbers is an essential component of fluency with number. Students need to participate in a variety of activities that provide them with opportunities to work with numbers in this way. In this interactive session, participants will learn fun and engaging activities to incorporate into their number talks, centers, and whole-group instruction that will foster students' abilities to structure numbers. Participants will walk away with numerous games and instructional activities that can easily be implemented in the classroom.
Grade: 6-8, POST-SECONDARY, GENERAL
Card sorts and more!
Presented By: Amy Wagner, Melissa Plank (Simons Middle School)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Tired of boring worksheets? Want to provide engagement among ALL students in the middle school math classroom? Then this hands-on presentation is for you! We will demonstrate a variety of different card sorts, turn-over cards, using dice, Kaboom game(s), using Wikki Stix, and building models to support visual learning. You will receive templates to make your own turn-over cards, as well as ready-made card sorts to take back and use in your own classroom. This presentation goes hand in hand with the conference theme as we 'Foster Mathematical Minds and Communities' in our classroom using a variety of different strategies to enhance student learning.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Fluency Connection: Integrating Fluency to Foster Mathematical Minds
Presented By: Leslie Morris (Paris Elementary School)
Room: DARBY DAN/CALUMET
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
"How can teachers move their students forward in fluency? We will look at research, best practices, assessments, and practical ideas for teaching students K-5 mathematical fluency. Participants will see examples of how to engage students and connect fluency goals within their existing curriculums. Participants will also learn how to have meaningful conversations that allow students to assess their own fluency knowledge. "
Grade: K-2
All the World's a Stage (in Primary)
Presented By: Cindy Townsend, Emily Futrell (Mary Todd Elementary)
Room: DIXIANA/LANE'S END
Time: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
"Join us as we share our experiences fostering mathematical minds and communities with story problem theater! Each problem solving cycle includes a series of steps allowing students to think about and make sense of story problems. Beginning with real-world context, students progress through the concrete-representational-abstract stages. Participants will leave with a structure for including story problem theater in their own classrooms. We hope 'theatrical' story problems in primary will eliminate future 'number pickers' while engendering life-long problem solvers. "
BREAKFAST 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Join us for the complimentary continental breakfast in the main hallway
Grade: 3-5, 6-8
'Why Do I Have to Learn This?' Connecting Challenging Math Topics to Sports
Presented By: Michael Oliver (EVERFI)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Is it a challenge getting your students excited about math? Connect it to sports for free! The NHL and MLB have partnered with EVERFI to help teach math and fight the "summer slide" through the sports of hockey and baseball. Come learn about these free programs, their efficacy, gain access to your account, scholarships, supplemental materials, and more!
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Guided Math in the Elementary Classroom
Presented By: Emily Ellsworth (Wilmore Elementary), Pamela Hambrick, Alisha Hall (Jessamine Early Learning Village)
Room: SALON C
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
"Guided math is the key to success in any mathematical classroom. Have you ever wondered how to implement the mathematical practices daily in your math routine? Have you ever struggled with organizing engaging, differentiated, low-maintenance math centers? If so, this presentation is for you. Recently trained in the the principles of guided math, three instructional coaches from Jessamine County have teamed together to better equip you to foster mathematicals mindsets in your classroom. From engaging hooks to rigorous, differentiated math centers, this presentation will provide all of the details needed to fully implement guided math as soon as possible. "
Grade: Pre-K, K-2
Subitize Me!
Presented By: Sherri Adler (Singapore Math Support)
Room: SALON D
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
The term SUBITIZING, which is the ability to instantly recognize the number of items (or pictures) in a small group without the need to count each one individually, was termed by Piaget and is an important stage of developing strong number-sense. During this session, participants will have the opportunity to learn numerous activities, that can be implemented immediately in their classrooms, to help develop strong subitizing skills. The session will be hands on and attendees will leave with a variety of tools to put in their teaching box.
Grade: ALL
Tackling the Academic Language of Math
Presented By: Mark Helton (Central KY Educational Cooperative)
Room: SALON E
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Do your students struggle to learn math vocabulary? Are looking to learn a routine to teach vocabulary so that it 'sticks'? A robust mathematical vocabulary fosters connections between concepts and is a vital contributor to academic success. This session will explore how to use the High Leverage Practice (HLP) of Explicit Instruction to teach math vocabulary. Connections to other HLPs and research that supports English Learners will also be made. The strategies presented can be used across all grades. An outcome for the session is that participants will identify key vocabulary to be taught in an upcoming unit and design a lesson using those words.
Grade: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Changing Math Anxiety into a Mathematical Mindset
Presented By: Michael Dennis (Eminence Independent Schools), Stephanie Walker (West Middle School)
Room: SALON F
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Several variables influence a student's perception of their mathematical ability. At an early age, children begin to develop a mathematical identity. Students believe they are good at math or not and feel powerless to change it. Once a negative perception is created, future experiences with mathematics produce anxiety and a sense of failure. The anxiety is real, and it can only subside in a classroom where all mathematicians are appreciated and encouraged. Reducing fears and anxieties connected to math allows students on all academic levels to reach their true mathematical potential. There are specific strategies and structures teachers can use to ensure everyone can be good at math. Join us for a look at the battle teachers are facing with math anxiety, the science behind it, and the moves that can be made in the classroom to encourage a mathematical growth mindset.
Grade: 6-8, 9-12, POST-SEC
Contextualized Mathematics Instruction with the Kentucky Skills U Lesson Bank
Presented By: Pamela Callahan (Morehead State University)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
The KY Skills U Lesson Bank contains approximately 270 lessons in the categories of Reasoning Through Language Arts and Mathematics with connections to Science, Social Studies, Employability Standards/Career Clusters connections, Money Management/Financial Literacy, and Student Retention and Persistence. Each lesson plan has been rigorously vetted before inclusion in the Bank. The lessons are organized for ease of delivery, including a materials list, key vocabulary, student-friendly objectives, introductory materials, guided practice, independent practice, assessment of mastery, reflection, and closure/connections. The lessons emphasize collaboration, giving and receiving feedback, addressing workplace policies and procedures, interacting in a professional manner, and self-reflection on learning. The lessons are aligned with College and Career Readiness Standards and are age appropriate for middle and high school classrooms. In the presentation, participants will be walked through navigation of the Lesson Bank and where to find mathematics-specific content, and making the connection with real-world activities for enriching mathematical understanding.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Mathematical Thinking: What Is It and How Do I Develop It?
Presented By: Lucas Elliott (University of Louisville)
Room: DARBY DAN/CALUMET
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
What is mathematical thinking? A definition of this vague yet important construct is developed based on a synthesis of literature and teacher interviews. During this interactive presentation, examples of what teachers should see and hear are explored through student work and explanations. Research-based practices used to foster student's mathematical thinking are discussed, including teacher noticing, questioning techniques and culturally relevant teaching. This presentation is focused on helping educators support all students develop their mathematical thinking.
Grade: 3-5, 6-8
Student Ownership of Math Mastery
Presented By: Jean Ann Adams (Carlisle County Middle School)
Room: DIXIANA/LANE'S END
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
As teachers, we know exactly what the expected outcomes are of each lesson. Do your students know what is expected of them? We will share how we engage our students in taking ownership of their learning and target mastery. Students are led to see their responsibility in the group and help each other to master learning targets. Mathematical dialogue is opened up student to student and teacher to student that encourages mastery of targets at each individual student's pace. Through the use of charts, sentence strips, and student data notebooks, students can track their own progress of mastering grade level targets that are directly connected to Common Core. We will share digital copies of the tools that we use in our classrooms.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Moving Students Towards Flexible Computational Strategies
Presented By: Mollie Gabrielson
Room: TERRACE BALLROOM
Time: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
In this session, we will visit the progression of counting types and discuss the underlying complexities of children's counting-based strategies. Counting strategies for addition and subtraction are significant advancements for students, but it is critical that students’ progress beyond counting-by-ones to other strategies that are based on 'structuring numbers'. Students need to develop much more knowledgeable ways of adding and subtracting numbers. In this session, we will explore how to support students in their development of more efficient ways to develop accuracy, flexibility, and fluency within addition and subtraction 20 and beyond.
Grade: K-2, 3-5, 6-8
FEATURED SESSION: Building Math Thinkers is All About Asking the Right Questions!
Presented By: Marian Small
Room: TERRACE BALLROOM
Time: 09:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Using rich open questions is the perfect way to meet our responsibility to make math accessible to our struggling students, but also to stretch all of our students. In this session, we will explore many such questions and will examine strategies for teachers to create their own. There is no doubt- everyone will leave with great questions to use right away!
Grade: ALL
Leveraging Technology For Student Voice, Reflection & Feedback in the Math Classroom
Presented By: Cheyenne Mills (Edvergent Learning)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Voice and a sense of mathematical identity are vital to students growth in the math classroom and technology makes it easier to provide opportunities for voice, reflection, and feedback than ever before. Teachers will walk away from this session with several techy tools in their tool-belt to enrich their students' math lives. The presenter will demonstrate utilizing Flipgrid, Notability, Padlet, Showme, and other tech tools in an interactive, classroom like setting, to allow students to connect with each others' math voices and create a digital community of mathematicians.
Grade: K-2
I'm Advantage Math Recovery (AVMR) trained...Now What?
Presented By: Krista Mayfield (Mary Todd Elementary School)
Room: SALON C
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Whole Group...Small Group...Independent work...Grade Level Content? How am I supposed to incorporate Add+VantageMR® (AVMR), too? This session will focus on the classroom teacher and ways to weave AVMR constructs and strategies throughout your daily instruction. You will leave with practical ideas to help you apply your AVMR knowledge, not only in your math block, but also your entire school day.
Grade: ALL
Fostering a Growth Mindset through the Integration of Math and Literature
Presented By: Cheryll Crowe (Asbury University)
Room: SALON D
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
The integration of literature in mathematics classrooms can inspire and engage students in grades K-12. Students are more likely to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of math through the use of story and connections to their community of learners and real life, fostering the growth of a mathematical mindset. This presentation will highlight several ways to utilize children’s books to teach math concepts to elementary, middle, and high school students. Participants will review grade level literature and evaluate texts to determine exemplars for math instruction in the K-12 classroom. Specific examples of math activities will be generated, and a bibliography of children’s books will be shared during the presentation. Participants will leave the session with clear and practical ways to integrate literature and math in their classroom.
Grade: 9-12, POST-SEC
Rich Problem Solving Activities in the 9-16 Curriculum to Foster Mathematical Minds and Communities
Presented By: Jay Schiffman (Rowan University)
Room: SALON F
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
The NCTM Content and Process Standards, The Common Core Standards For Mathematical Practice and the work of Peg Smith and Mary Kay Stein among other luminaries in the field of mathematics education all aspire to foster mathematical minds and create a community of learners. This hands-on workshop will focus on solving rich problems in the 9-16 curriculum and beyond that comport to this mission. Problems will be selected from the areas of algebra, geometry, number, discrete mathematics, pre-calculus and calculus that are non routine in scope, utilize technology judiciously, have multiple pathways towards their solution, encourage perseverance, raise questions leading to additional inquiry and have participants reason quantitatively and abstractly. Moreover, these problems are amenable to many grade levels and fit the mindset that good problems do not expire over time and are amenable to extensions and potential future explorations. Participants will hopefully feel invigorated at the depth of these problems and the wealth of opportunities they present and be willing to share their findings with everyone after initially working in small groups..
Grade: 3-5, 6-8
Let's Give Students Numbers to Talk About
Presented By: Johnathan Rogers (Henry County Middle School
Room: SALON HG
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Middle school students love to collaborate and talk to their peers. As math educators, we can harness this love for collaboration by using number talks within our classrooms. 'Let's Give Students Numbers to Talk About' looks at how teachers can use number talks to ensure these intentional conversations enhance mathematical learning. This presentation will be an interactive discussion that shows how giving students number talks can be a powerful tool that math teachers use to increase rigor, encourage critical thinking, promote number sense, and display multiple strategies to solving problems. The focus of this presentation is to give middle school math educators some examples on how to incorporate number talks into their lesson plans to help foster mathematical minds and build a math community.
Grade: Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
It’s fun, it’s engaging, it’s MATH!
Presented By: Bethany Neel (Daniel Boone Elementary)
Room: DARBY DAN/CALUMET
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
"Are you looking for new ways to get your students excited and engaged in reasoning about mathematics? Come experience tasks that can be adapted for any grade level as quick class starters up to multi-day projects. We will share our use and extension of Steve Wyborney's digital resources including Splat!, Estimation Clipboard, and Subitizing Sets , including how we foster community and connections within and between classrooms. "
Grade: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Escape Room Workshop
Presented By: Cliff Mims (Pearson)
Room: DIXIANA/LANE'S END
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
This is not your normal workshop session environment. Put your problem-solving and teamwork skills to the test to unlock the clues and solve the mystery to escape! Strategies and cooperation are critical to success in this challenge. Experience problem-solving and mathematical modeling activities that can be used in the classroom in this lively and challenging Escape Room context!
Grade: All
Robotics Coding Introduces Young Learners to Computer Science and Mathematical Thinking
Presented By: Brian Schack (Indiana University Bloomington)
Room: DIXIANA
Time: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
"This presentation will show how the basic concepts of coding can be developed at the concrete level using physical blocks to program a child-friendly robot. Then the commands will be implemented using an on-screen free version of a simple, but more powerful computer language designed for teaching and learning. The focus is on applications of computer science for teaching math, algorithmic thinking, and problem solving for young children. The presentation will demonstrate how to get started programming and we will discuss its application for teaching and learning. Participants do not need a computer, but some may wish to bring a web-enabled device (iPhone, iPad, laptop, etc.) to write simple code."
SESSION CANCELLED
Grade: 3-5
From Gaps to Growth: Moving Students Towards Multiplicative Automaticity
Presented By: Dina Mendola (US Math Recovery Council)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30AM PM
Many students struggle with basic facts and fluency. Finding a balance between conceptual understanding & automaticity can be challenging! Come explore strategy-based approaches that build bridges towards automaticity through units coordination and the prioritizing of number relationships. We will dig deep into unraveling the mystery as to why some students struggle and how we can use intentional instruction that will further develop their understanding and serve as a catalyst for larger values and automaticity!
Grade: 6-8, 9-12, POST-SEC
Climate Change - Model Mathematically Data from The Climate Reality Project Training with Al Gore Grades 8 - 12
Presented By: Tom Reardon (Fitch High School/Youngstown State University)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30AM PM
Obtain the most current data and information about climate change, its causes and its consequences. Have your students model this significant data using the mathematics that they are studying. And have them discover the correlations among various sets of data. Find out what we learned from attending the Climate Reality Project Leadership Training with former vice president Al Gore (An Inconvenient Truth) this past August for three days. Help your students become more socially aware of this important issue with excellent applied mathematics. Obtain all materials: data, student worksheets, teacher notes and solutions, and a detailed step-by-step blog. Works with all graphing technologies. Grade 8 through college.
Grade: K-2
Take a Journey Along the Number Sense Trajectory!
Presented By: Katie Jacobs (Paris Elementary School)
Room: DARBY DAN/CALUMET
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30AM PM
Join this session to take a journey along the Number Sense Trajectory! At every stop of this journey, participants will be introduced to each of the trajectory's seven concepts for number sense with clear descriptions and examples. The journey will also reveal the purposeful and intentional sequence of the concepts in order to properly guide instructional planning. Participants will be provided with a wealth of appropriate activities at each of the destinations that will support student understanding for each of the seven concepts. We hope that you will take the first step to depart on this journey by joining us to learn together!
Pre-K, K-2
Math Time Management and Small Groups in Early Elementary
Presented By: Ryan Fugitt (Boston School)
Room: DIXIANA/LANE'S END
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30AM PM
Are you tired of the same ol' boring math routine? Are your kids not getting enough small group or personalized attention? Come to this session and reignite you and your student's passion for math. In this session, participants will get ideas on how to structure a primary grade math block. Topics discussed will include fluency, calendar, whole group instruction, and math small group rotations with RTI/intervention. Participants will also get ideas and materials to supplement current instruction. Discussion will revolve around how to build critical thinking in a mathematics classroom, and participants will also learn more on how to integrate technology and hands-on learning into a primary math block.
Pre-K, K-2
Early Math and Literacy: A Powerful Pair
Presented By: Julie Adams (KCM)
Room: BLUEGRASS PAVILLION
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30AM PM
Did you know that you can use reading strategies to teach math as well? We will take a look at the similarities of the practice standards of these subjects in order to help young minds to grow! In this session we will explore the commonalities of these strategies and simple ways to help students to make the connections in reading and math problem solving skills. Resources will be shared!
LUNCH 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Join us for the complimentary lunch in the GRAND BALLROOM
Dan McGee
Celebrating Mathematics in Kentucky
Grade: ALL
FEATURED SESSION: “Minimizing the Matthew Effect”
Presented By: Sara Van Der Werf
Room: TERRACE BALLROOM
Time: 12:45 PM - 02:45 PM
The Matthew Effect is a phenomenon sometimes summarized by the adage "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer." How do we catch-up students in our classes that are not academically ready to be there? How can we help create classrooms where all students are engaged in doing important mathematics? How we as educators, leaders, schools and districts answer these questions will have a great impact on 'ALL' students making growth as mathematicians.
Grade: ALL
FEATURED SESSION: “Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions”
Presented By: Peg Smith
Room: SALON C
Time: 12:45 PM - 02:45 PM
Discussions around high-level tasks- tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving - are key to developing students’ conceptual understanding of mathematics. Participants will explore the five practices, a model of what you can do before and during instruction that gives you some control over the discussion and helps ensure that the key mathematical ideas targeted in the lesson are made public. Following an overview of the practices participants will engage in a subset of the practices and analyze and discuss artifacts (e.g., videos, student work samples) drawn from classrooms in which teachers are successfully implementing them. Participants will leave the session with new insights regarding how to plan for and manage classroom discussions.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Developing Computational Thinking in K-5
Presented By: Ellen Maddin (Northern Kentucky University)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
"Once upon a time, educators asked whether or not all children should be literate in the principles of computer science (CS). Today, the question is not "Who should receive instruction in CS?" but "When should instruction in CS begin?" Researchers at Cornell University believe that "computational agency," achieved through learning foundational skills in computer science, is just as important as "linguistic agency," i.e., having the skills and tools necessary to understand and decode written English language. Logically, the path that leads to computational agency should run parallel to the path that leads to linguistic agency. By introducing computational thinking skills in the early grades, when children are beginning to read and write, teachers help children acquire key concepts in math while preparing them to thrive in a world that is increasingly digital. In this session the presenter will demonstrate K-5 mathematics lessons using Scratch and ScratchJr, children’s programming tools that were developed at MIT. Participants are encouraged to bring computing devices to explore activities and view lesson plans and teaching materials. "
Grade: K-2, 3-5, 6-8
How Difficult can Third-Grade Math be? Understanding Parents' Experiences with Common Core Math
Presented By: Priyanka Parekh (Transylvania University)
Room: SALON D
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
In its eighth year of implementation, the Common Core Math standards continue to baffle parents. Teaching children to add, subtract, multiply and divide following Common Core strategies has become a part of the everyday struggle for families across the country. As parents wonder how difficult third-grade math can be homework time sees more tears and frustration than most families can accommodate on weeknights. In this presentation, I share some common reasons for frustration among parents and the negative outcome that such feelings mean for math education. Specifically, through four representative case studies, I seek to answer the following questions. 1. What kind of math do parents know? How different is this math from common core math? 2. What do parents feel about the math that children learn at school? Does asking the teacher help? 3. How do parents make sense of common core math? What kind of resources do they use when they find an obstacle? 4. What happens when parents fail to make sense of common core math? Overall, participants can expect to leave the presentation with the understanding that procedures and strategies that alienate parents from their children's math learning experiences at school can have negative consequences.
Grade: K-2
WORD-UP - Math Check
Presented By: Alvia Littleton (Freedom Elementary/Christian County Public Schools)
Room: SALON D
Time: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
WORD-UP Math Check is a very high energy intensive hands-on session in which mathematical strategies will be introduced to help engage students and organize their mathematical thoughts enabling them to provide quality independent work and assessments. An 'Unceasing Permanent Math Check' is filter through which this session runs. This filter is the continuous expanding mathematical knowledge that is used to build our students 'math brain' and by doing a continuous check ensures that it is being used and updated as needed with both our students and their parents. Some math students feel that there is a secret code word which has not been shared with them. Students feel without this "code word" that mathematical concepts are unattainable and that they cannot interpret and/or communicate mathematics effectively. "WORD-UP" Math-Check addresses and develops the mathematical mindset of today's students as they enter your classrooms. "WORD-UP" will use movement and music to create mathematical rigor through activities that are engaging and interactive. The conclusion of this session is the sharing of materials, ideas and practices to develop, deepen and intensify math communities and communications with your parents to make them a needed team partner in the creation of a 'Proficient math student'. "WORD-UP" Math Check is the code word that will open up your math classrooms to empowered students and parents.
SESSION CANCELLED
Grade: ALL
Get On Your Feet - GET UP AND MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Presented By: Jeani Gollihue (Greenup County High School)
Room: SALON E
Time: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Don't be Charlie Brown's teacher "wa wa wa wa" Let me share some simple strategies to get your students on their feet and engaged in learning. These strategies are so easy to implement you can use them in your classroom tomorrow. Although these techniques can be used in any subject area, I will be using my 33 years of classroom mathematics experience to tailor all examples to elementary through adult mathematics topics. These strategies not only help students become active participants, but they also provide formative assessment and offer interpersonal communication opportunities. So what are you waiting for? Connect your students to learning....connect them to each other... LET'S GET UP AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
Grade: Pre-K, K-2
I can do all of THAT with a ten frame?
Presented By: Sally Zaring (Painted Stone Elementary)
Room: SALON F
Time: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
"Join us as participants create their own visual representations of early primary standards as seen on a ten grid. Addition, subtraction, even/odd numbers, fact families, fluency, missing addends, word problems, and even algebraic thinking can be taught through this powerful tool. What seems like a simple graphic is imperative to young students because visual images are transferrable to different mathematical concepts. Strong images lead to deeper understanding of number sense. This interactive demonstration will remind you how fun early numeracy can be!"
Grade: 3-5
It Takes A Village (to develop multiplicative thinking)
Presented By: Laura Summersett (Mary Todd/Fayette County)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
"Join us as we examine the transition from manipulatives to symbolic representations in our journey to foster mathematical minds and communities. From arrays to area models and partial products to standard algorithm, participants will explore a progression of models to develop multiplicative thinking from 3rd to 5th grade (and beyond). Participants will engage with hands on models and leave the session with ideas to implement in the classroom to advance student multiplicative thinking. "
Grade: 9-12
Real World Applications of Functions - Using the Engineering Design Process to model structures
Presented By: Kelly Lindsey (Boone County High School)
Room: DARBY DAN/CALUMET
Time: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
How do teachers connect Algebra with the Real World? When students learn about functions, they often ask how this content is used. The applications of functions are wonderful because they are evident everywhere. Come see how an Algebra class can be used to expose students to Real World modeling that uses functions. Through an open-ended task to model a tunnel, students explore how design decisions are made. This project is the result of a National Science Foundation grant administered at the University of Cincinnati for teachers to learn to bring Engineering Design into classrooms. In the session, we will see how Algebraic Functions, their properties, and domain restrictions can be used to connect students to the Real World. We will see how my students approached the choices that engineers face whenever trying to build a structure and how group work affects choices. We will take a look at how to make such a project work and discuss why this project helped my students see value in their Algebra work. Come see the models they built using the functions they learned about. Participants will also have discussion about how to design a project for their classes and how it can increase critical thinking and decision-making skills. Our project is adaptable to various time frames and can be interwoven with content study of functions. Leave with ideas about using this process in your classes. The goal is student engagement and finding the JOY in the math!
Grade: 6-8
Ways to Spiral the Curriculum in Middle School Math.
Presented By: Chasity Lowery (Glasgow Middle School)
Room: DIXIANA/LANE'S END
Time: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Do you often find yourself wondering how to best review materials you've covered early in the school year with students? Do you struggle with ways to spiral your curriculum? We want to share the successful strategies we've used in our middle school classroom. These will assist you in creating formative assessments that will measure students mastery of those non-negotiable math skills that each student needs to be successful. Through interactive discussion and sharing of free classroom and online resources, we hope to show you ways to engage your students and best meet their individual needs.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Using Quick Images for Basic Fact Fluency
Presented By: Kim Hunt (Eastside Elementary)
Room: SALON AB
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
This presentation will focus on the use of quick images including finger patterns, regular and irregular dot patterns as well as ten frames as a way to practice basic facts. Ideas for kindergarten fluency to 5, first grade fluency to 10 and second grade fluency to 20 will be presented in the format of strategies such as +0, +1, +2, doubles, doubles +1, make ten and mental strategies to 20. See how to use color coding and screening objects to scaffold and support student learning.
Grade: ALL
Video Impact
Presented By: Sarah Shaffer (Madison County Schools)
Room: SALON D
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
This presentation will inform teachers, coaches, and administration on how the use of video in schools can have an impact on teaching practices. Sample videos will promote conversations around planning, professional development, instruction, and reflection. Emphasis will be placed on how video can make individuals more accountable for their actions and how it can motivate them to want to make improvements. Video provides a clear picture of reality, which is critical for setting meaningful goals and monitoring progress toward those goals. There is power in seeing yourself doing what you do!
Grade: 3-5, 6-8
Skip the Tricks! Strengthen Fraction Foundations
Presented By: Meghan Oliva (Eminence Independent School)
Room: SALON E
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Why are students (and some teachers) so afraid of working with fractions? Let's skip the tricks and strengthen our fractions foundations in order to build a better conceptual understanding of fractions. In this hands-on session, participants will examine the progression of fraction understanding, engage in activities around fraction models, and experience ways to nurture confidence in this common obstacle!
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Building Academic Conversations using Math Language Routines
Presented By: Jana M Bryant (Daviess County Public Schools)
Room: SALON F
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Math Language routines, done regularly, can benefit ALL students, though they are particularly supportive our students struggling with the linguistic components of math and our English Language Learners. Participants will learn to scaffold tasks and amplify language so students can make their own meaning, and strengthen the opportunities and supports for helping students to describe clearly their mathematical thinking to others, orally, visually, and in writing and in constructive mathematical conversations (pairs, groups, and whole class). The ability to reason mathematically is strongly linked to mathematics language development. This session will explore Stanford University's Understanding Language framework.
Grade: K-2
Writing + Talking about Math = Student Success
Presented By: Angela Miller (Red Oak Elementary)
Room: SALON HG
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
We ask our students to write every day. Often this writing is limited to writer's workshop and to read and respond. Why are we not asking them to write about what they learned in math? Or, even what they noticed or wondered about in math? Students who write and talk about math, become members of a community of learners, sharing strategies, using key vocabulary terms and communicating with their peers mathematically. Writing and talking about math fosters organization of thought processes while encouraging students to explain and explore math at a deeper level. Learn more about ways to introduce and use math writing and talking in your classroom.
Grade: 6-8, 9-12
Using Conceptual Understanding to Foster Mathematical Minds and Communities
Presented By: Lynn Smith (EdReports.org)
Room: DARBY DAN/CALUMET
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
The development of students' conceptual understanding of mathematics presents multiple ways in which teachers and students can foster mathematical minds and communities. An interactive discussion focused on various examples from instructional materials will compare and contrast conceptual understanding with procedural skills and application and highlight ways for teachers to develop conceptual understanding of mathematics within high school students. Coherence with mathematical content from Grades 6-8 will be discussed, and the intersection of the standards for mathematical practice with conceptual understanding will be explored as well. The interactive discussion around the development of conceptual understanding within high school students will also touch upon analyzing materials without using depth of knowledge scales.
Grade: K-2, 3-5
Building the Mathematical Community through language, literacy and culture
Presented By: Kristie Manley (Kenwood Elementary)
Room: DIXIANA/LANE'S END
Time: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Come and learn about how to develop a strong mathematical community that embraces all students. Language, literacy, and culture are personal attributes of each and every student, and an integral part of learning mathematics. Strategies, approaches, and practices will be presented to advocate for equitable teaching for all students creating a mathematical community that flourishes.
Program Changes
MONDAY MORNING SESSION #3 (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM): Fraction Fair ADDED
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION #7 (09:15 AM - 10:15 AM): Escape Room ADDED
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION #7 (09:15 AM - 10:15 AM): Robotics Coding Introduces Young Learners to Computer Science and Mathematical Thinking CANCELLED
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION #8 (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM): Early Math and Literacy: A Powerful Pair ADDED
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION #6 (08:00 AM - 09:00 AM): Moving Students Towards Flexible Computational Strategies ADDED
TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION #9 (12:45 PM - 01:45 PM): WORD-UP - Math Check: Working with math students to Organize Mathematical Strategies, create Mathematical Rigor, and Develop a Mathematical Mindset. CANCELLED
TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION #9 (12:45 PM - 01:45 PM): How Difficult can Third-Grade Math be? Understanding Parents' Experiences with Common Core Math ADDED