Developing Algebra Sense in Grades 3-5
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Holiday Inn Portland, Crown Zellerbach, Lower level
Developing algebra sense begins long before Algebra 1. We will examine how instructional practices in grades 3-5 lay the groundwork for this topic in middle school and beyond. You will leave with an understanding of how algebra sense is embedded in many common classroom practices, gain an appreciation of the importance of the work that students do in grades 3-5 and an understanding of the progression of algebraic reasoning, and leave with strategies and activities to take back to your students.
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Holiday Inn Portland, Crown Zellerbach, Lower level
Workshop
Focus
3-5
Presented by
Associate Professor
Cal State East Bay
Julie McNamara, a former classroom teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at CSU East Bay. She focuses on the teaching and learning of mathematics concepts that are foundational but considered "hard to teach and hard to learn." She is the coauthor (with Meghan Shaughnessy) of Beyond Pizzas and Pies: 10 Essential Strategies for Supporting Fraction Sense, 2nd ed. and author of Beyond Invert and Multiply: Making Sense of Fraction Computation. She cares deeply about the mathematics education of all children, especially those from traditionally marginalized communities.
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Holiday Inn Portland, Crown Zellerbach, Lower level
Workshop
Focus
3-5