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[PAST EVENT] Making Math Meaningful for All Students
March 30, 2011
8am - 4:15pm
Location
James Madison University, Festival Student and Conference Center, Harrisonburg, VA
The focus of this conference will center around three very influential factors for a successful math classroom: teaching for understanding, student engagement, and formative assessment. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from professionals who have worked with Pre-K - 12 general education and special education students, as well as hear updates regarding revisions and implementation of 2009 math SOLs from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE).
Keynote Speaker: Michael Bolling, Math Coordinator, VDOE
Session topics:
- Making math vocabulary interactive
- Proportional reasoning in math
- Number sense and fractions
- Multiplying and dividing fractions for conceptual understanding
- Math and technology
- Early childhood numeracy
- Co-teaching in the math classroom; differentiating for students with disabilities
- Algebra across the grades K-8
- Intellectual disabilities, Equals Math
- Make it - take it, Early Childhood
Keynote Speaker: Michael Bolling, Math Coordinator, VDOE
Session topics:
- Making math vocabulary interactive
- Proportional reasoning in math
- Number sense and fractions
- Multiplying and dividing fractions for conceptual understanding
- Math and technology
- Early childhood numeracy
- Co-teaching in the math classroom; differentiating for students with disabilities
- Algebra across the grades K-8
- Intellectual disabilities, Equals Math
- Make it - take it, Early Childhood
Contact
Linda Hickey Phone: 540-568-8813 Email: hickeylr@jmu.edu