My Four Favorite Tasks for Promoting Problem Solving in the Elementary Grades
Featuring fun puzzles, games, and activities, this session will include activities with numbers, operations, fractions, and geometry that engage third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students. Don’t miss this chance to explore how to foster a classroom culture of collaboration and problem-solving!
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Tacoma Convention Center, Room 317
90 Minute Workshop
Developing Conceptual Understanding and Fluency
3-5
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Chief Learning Officer
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Patrick Vennebush is an educator, author, and puzzle enthusiast known for making math accessible and fun. The author of Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks and One Hundred Problems about the Number 100, he regularly uses humor and puzzles to make concepts more approachable, and his work has focused on curriculum design, educational technology, and teacher professional learning. With nearly three decades of experience, Patrick has held key leadership roles as Chief Learning Officer at The Math Learning Center, Director of Mathematics at Discovery Education, Online Projects Manager at NCTM, and Chair of the MathCounts Question Writing Committee.
Handouts
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Tacoma Convention Center, Room 317
90 Minute Workshop
Developing Conceptual Understanding and Fluency
3-5
Scroll down to view handouts.