Join us on Monday, August 19th to begin the school year facilitating number talks with your students. This one-day program will teach the strategy of number talks, which is a five to fifteen-minute math dialogue designed to increase students’ mental math strategies. Routinely practicing mathematical skills using number talks will increase abilities to work flexibly with numbers and communicate their thinking. Join us as we learn to effectively facilitate number talks in your classroom setting, structure your lesson schedule to include this valuable routine, and plan your first set of number talks. This program is designed for K-12 math teachers who are new to number talks.

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Writing well allows students to process and organize their thoughts and feelings and to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. Writing well is also one of the most difficult skills to teach, and many find the task overwhelming. The grading alone taxes the commitment of even the best of our profession. In this program, we will examine ways to write and how best to introduce various writing techniques to your students while providing useful, timely feedback. Participants will have the opportunity to practice writing, receive and give feedback, and collaborate on best practices for supporting adolescent writers.

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In order to support children’s success in early elementary grades, we need to understand best practices for developing young minds. Utilizing multiple means of instructional delivery, we will explore aspects of daily schedule, classroom community, executive functioning, developmentally appropriate best practices, growth mindset, and authentic assessment. We will develop schedules and procedures for growing a community of growth oriented young learners. We will practice and view models of authentic assessment designed to support personalized learning for all readiness levels. Participants will utilize new knowledge of executive functioning and developmentally appropriate practice to develop lessons that support choice and growth.

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Designed for teachers of K–5

We know that students success with math concepts begins with strong number sense. How do we build number fluency in the elementary grades? Explore the number sense progression for the elementary grades and develop strategies for building number fluency. Learn how to facilitate number talks along with additional classroom strategies for conceptual understanding.

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