TEACHER TALK 2024

Teacher Talk Upcoming workshops - See Registration links below! NY State teachers are eligible to receive CTLE hours for attending the workshop. These workshops are FREE.

February 29, 2024 Workshops

  • The Importance of Hands-On Learning: Building Number Sense for our Youngest Learners with Dr. Cindy Washington

  • Using Good Questions that Foster Algebraic Thinking with Danielle Dargan

  • Test-Savvy Strategies Session 1: Three game-like strategies to address multiple-choices problems on standardized exams with Christine King

    Register Here: Feb 29, 2024 Teacher Talk Registration Link

March 21, 2024 Workshop

  • Math Workstations for Reinforcement and Review with Dr. Cindy Washington

  • Differentiated Instruction - Why and How? with Danielle Dargan

  • Test-Savvy Strategies Session 2: Three strategies to address constructed response problems on standardized exams. Plus bonus resources on computer based testing with Christine King

    Register Here: March 21, 2024 Teacher Talk Registration Link

May 16, 2024 Workshops

  • Tug of War - Who Will Win? with Danielle Dargan

HMVAM 2024

Christine King
SCCTM 2022

Slide Deck: Using Math Manipulatives as Tools of Proof

Summary: Math manipulatives are often used as 'answer getting' tools. For example, when students are asked to show equivalent amounts to 3/4 using fraction bars, many students just match and see what fits. Are they thinking and developing a deep conceptual understanding of equivalence or are they just matching? This, handson session focuses on how to use readily available math manipulatives and materials in a way that fosters reasoning, justification, and flexible thinking. You will leave this session with a deeper understanding of how students at the upper elementary and middle school levels can model their thinking and understanding using math manipulatives.

Number Bead String Resources (from Amazon):

  • The list below will make 20 number bead strings.

  • I recommend each student making two number bead strings.

  • One for school use and 1 for home use.

  • Buy extra just in case beads get lost.

Nylon Shoelaces

White Pony Beads

Red Pony Beads

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Christine King
Richland One School District - Dual Modalities Instruction

The focus of this workshop was allow participants to engage research-based strategies that support teaching in dual modality instructional settings. This session focused on the use of math tools (virtual and authentic), pedagogical structures that allow for partner/group work to include virtual and face-to-face learners, and examine 3 ways to gather formative assessment data in dual modality settings.

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Christine King