Discover how one district bridged the 5th-6th grade math gap through a two-year vertical collaboration on the key concepts. Participants will explore common misconceptions, engage in interactive stations, and leave with tools and templates to support vertical alignment in their own schools and districts.
District Math Lead Teacher 6-12, Randolph County School System
With over 10 years in education, I have spent most of my career teaching mathematics in grades 6–8. In my current role, I focus heavily on strengthening instruction through data-informed practices, helping educators use student performance trends to drive meaningful learning. I... Read More →
This session explores how vertical alignment between Grades 5–6 can strengthen the transition from fractions to ratios and proportional reasoning. Through task analysis, misconception mapping, and collaborative routines, participants will examine ways to align models, language, and representations to build deeper conceptual understanding and reduce common learning gaps.
District Math Lead Teacher 6-12, Randolph County School System
With over 10 years in education, I have spent most of my career teaching mathematics in grades 6–8. In my current role, I focus heavily on strengthening instruction through data-informed practices, helping educators use student performance trends to drive meaningful learning. I... Read More →
Participants will be immersed in a thinking classroom experience as they learn some of the key practices of building thinking classrooms. This session is designed for those who are in the early stages of exploring BTC.
Participants will engage in the components of the lesson lab structure and identify potential application for how this could be used for new standards implementation.
This interactive session combines brief presentations from four math coaches with structured networking conversations. Participants will reflect on coaching experiences, discuss challenges and successes in standards implementation, and collaborate with peers to identify practical tools and strategies that promote coherence, collective impact, and sustainable improvement.
What happens after the data meeting ends? This session invites educators to tinker together with student data to move from results to responsive instruction. Participants use a 4 Square Data Dig Protocol to analyze student thinking, identify misconceptions, and guide instructional moves while engaging students in making sense of their own errors.
A collaborative, hands-on session where participants build the unit circle with manipulatives and use their discoveries to develop the parent graphs of the sine and cosine functions.
Come explore mathematical access through Entry, Structure, & Purpose. Experience how intentional instructional design shapes student engagement and problem solving. Analyze barriers and redesign tasks to increase access for diverse learners without reducing rigor. Leave with a framework, routines, and strategies for supporting student thinking for immediate classroom use.
If you have experienced students struggling to add (-2) + 5, or similar, then you have probably asked yourself: "Why is this so hard?" This session explores why building a strong foundation of conceptual understanding is necessary before expecting fluency. Participants will engage in hands-on activities that support sense making and analyze student work to discuss what students might be thinking.
