Supporting Productive Struggle through manipulatives
Supporting productive struggle involves utilizing rich mathematical tasks that engage students in solving and discussing. Manipulatives can be utilized as a representation to help each and every student with such tasks by providing an entry point. Additional strategies to support productive struggle will be shared.
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Tacoma Convention Center, Room 316
60 Min Workshop
Developing Conceptual Understanding and Fluency
3-5, 6-8, K-2
Presented by
Consultant
self-employed
Kevin Dykema is the current Past President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). After 30 years in his district in southwest Michigan, 26 of them as a middle school teacher, he recently retired and is now consulting with school districts. Kevin is a frequent speaker before mathematics education audiences and has co-authored Productive Math Struggle, published by Corwin. Dykema loves working with others to help improve mathematics education for each and every student
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Tacoma Convention Center, Room 316
60 Min Workshop
Developing Conceptual Understanding and Fluency
3-5, 6-8, K-2