Course description
Fractions are typically one of the most challenging topics for both students and teachers. During this session you’ll examine and experience techniques for making fraction concepts and operations understandable in ways that increase retention and building fluency. You will:
- See physical and visual models that are flexible, doable, and clearly connect fraction concepts
- Recognize connections between fraction concepts and whole number concepts
- Learn how fraction concepts are interrelated
- Experience challenging problems with fractions that extend and assess student understanding
- Gain ideas for fluency building activities that are fun and effective
Learning Objectives
- Understand physical and visual models that are flexible, doable, and clearly connect fraction concepts.
- Recognize connections between fraction concepts and whole number concepts.
- Learn how fraction concepts are interrelated.
- See, solve, and understand how you can use challenging problems with fractions that extend and assess student understanding.
- Gain ideas for fluency building activities with fractions that are fun and effective.
Refund Policy
Registration may be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the event for a full refund. Cancellations received within 14 days of the event will not be refunded. No-show registrations will also not be refunded.
Details
DATE & TIME
November 03, 2021 from 4:00 to 5:15 pm
Check In
at 3:55 PM
LOCATION
FORMAT
Meet Online
1.25 Professional Learning Contact Hours
PROVIDER(S)
Kansas MTSS and Alignment
CONTACT
Krystal Porter
785-766-1828
TRAINER
Dean Ballard
Director of Mathematics - Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education (CORE Inc.)