Unlocking Student Thinking: The Art of Math Problem Solving (K-2)

Do your students struggle to make sense of word problems? In this 2-day course, learn proven strategies for problem solving that will be a game changer for your K-2 students! Participants will receive over $200 in classroom materials and books.

Previously part of the KCM Comprehensive Course for Primary Grades.

Description:

Learn strategies and gain resources to help students make sense of different problem structures, equivalence, and more.

  • Explore the various structures of story problems and the key role algebraic reasoning plays as students make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
  • Supplement your current curriculum by asking impactful questions that support student thinking and promote problem solving.
  • Learn instructional routines that support students to enter and work through problems.
  • Materials include Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction in the Standards-Based Classroom, Routines for Reasoning, math balances, unifix cubes, and more!

Cost: $200 per participant

Lexington, KY

Facilitator: Julie Adams and Sumer Smith

Session 1 (in-person): September 19, 2023;   9:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Session 2 (in-person): September 26, 2023;   9:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern Time

Register   Registration closes August 22, 2023