Ready to spin the wheel and take your students' mathematical fluency to the next level? We will explore 7 key strategies for building fluency in math, each designed to move students toward mastery. Think of this as a game board, where each strategy is a new move that advances student learning and builds confidence. We’ll dive deep into practical, research-based strategies that make fluency more than just memorization—it’s about efficiency, flexibility, and accuracy!
Get ready to press start on a fun and interactive journey to build math fluency! In this session, we’re leveling up the way we approach fluency practice by diving into engaging, hands-on math games designed to strengthen key skills aligned with K-2 math TEKS. Think of it like entering a game zone where every round is an opportunity for growth, and each level builds confidence and mastery in essential math concepts. Get your game on, and let’s play our way to better math fluency!
Welcome to the world of ORIGO Stepping Stones, where curriculum planning and implementation become an engaging and rewarding adventure! In this interactive session, participants will embark on a journey designed to help new users master the essentials of this comprehensive curriculum resource. As you explore, you'll unlock valuable tools, strategies, and best practices that will enable you to successfully integrate ORIGO Stepping Stones into your classroom. From understanding key features to customizing lessons, you’ll gain hands-on experience and explore how to make the most of this powerful resource to support student learning and achievement.
Dual Language Teachers- Join us for a session that is all things centers: Literacy centers, Bilingual Learning Centers, Bilingual Research Centers, etc. This session will include make & take opportunities.
I've been in education for 10 years with my time focused on serving Emergent Bilingual students. I've taught in Bilingual programs PK-2nd grade, been a Bilingual Intervention Specialist, and an Instructional Coach for 5 years now. My passion is working with teachers of Emergent Bilinguals... Read More →
Take your math instruction to the next level with powerful digital tools! In this session, we’ll explore Desmos, GeoGebra, Mathsbot, and Polypad/Amplify—dynamic platforms that promote conceptual understanding, engagement, and student-driven learning. You’ll walk away with practical ways to integrate these tools into your classroom, making math more interactive and meaningful for your students. Whether you’re new to these resources or looking for fresh ideas, this session will equip you with strategies to enhance your instruction.
Join us in this engaging and interactive session designed for advanced users of the ORIGO Stepping Stones curriculum resource. Imagine your teaching strategy as a gameboard — each move thoughtfully planned, every decision based on clear objectives, and every action leading to the next level of student success. In this session, we’ll dive deeper into advanced techniques for implementing Stepping Stones, offering practical strategies to optimize the curriculum for your classroom. Just like in a strategy game, we’ll explore how to unlock hidden features, level up student engagement, and collect key insights to guide your instructional path.
Get ready to press start on a fun and interactive journey to build math fluency! In this session, we’re leveling up the way we approach fluency practice by diving into engaging, hands-on math games designed to strengthen key skills aligned with 3-5 math TEKS. Think of it like entering a game zone where every round is an opportunity for growth, and each level builds confidence and mastery in essential math concepts. Get your game on, and let’s play our way to better math fluency!
Looking to equip, inspire, and empower students to take ownership of their learning? Look no further! Come join us as we dive deeper into how to build an intentional community that values goal-setting as well as how to establish processes and procedures that ensure goal-setting is efficient and meaningful.
In the world of mathematics, shortcuts and "cheat codes" can often be tempting. They promise quick solutions and faster results but, sometimes, they come at the cost of deeper understanding. Join us as we uncover the math behind the tricks. Instead of simply using shortcuts, we’ll explore alternative approaches that focus on building a solid foundation. Through hands-on strategies and engaging examples, we'll examine how to foster true mathematical development without relying on quick fixes. Get ready to ditch the cheats, deepen conceptual understanding, and equip yourself with the skills that lead to true mathematical success for students. Let’s push past the easy wins and unlock the full potential of the math learning experience!
Three special education teachers and three general education teachers will give a presentation that includes resources and suggestions for how to modify work for students who receive modified curriculum based on their methods and resources. The presentation will cover the collaborative efforts necessary to modify work and examples of how to modify grade-level math and ELA work to a modified student's level. There will also be an activity where general education teacher attendees and special education teacher attendees will partner and modify work for a sample student. We will provide a sample student packet with all state and district testing data, iReady summary, and IEP to use to guide them through the activity. They will then practice modifying a grade-level assignment and create an anchor chart where they will add resources they would use and how they would modify the assignment to share with the group. We will wrap up the presentation with a question/answer session.
Step into the world of Math Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) designed to make collaboration both strategic and rewarding. In this session, we’ll explore how to "move your pieces" in the right direction as you work together to tackle challenges, set goals, and celebrate successes. Just like in a game, the key to winning is teamwork—whether it's exchanging best practices, analyzing student data, or co-planning lessons. Get ready to power up your professional learning journey in ways that maximize the impact of your PLCs!
MAP Growth is a universal screener that measures what 2nd-5th know and what they’re ready to learn next through targeted skills and TEKS. In this session, you will learn how to pull reports from MAP and set goals. Report: Student Profile and Goal setting
The numberline is a critical tool for developing number sense and reasoning. Clothesline Math takes the traditional numberline to a new level of versatility and understanding while giving teachers additional ways to formatively assess student understanding, engage in meaningful classroom discussions, and provide a visual model for student's to demonstrate their thinking and reasoning to others. Come learn about Clothesline Math and walk away with a new tool for math learning and engagement. Walk away with links to tools for classroom implementation.
New- Teachers maximize your time with quick and easy planning resources that will allow you to use your student data and provide small group instruction in a “SNAP”
New- Teachers maximize your time with quick and easy planning resources that will allow you to use your student data and provide small group instruction in a “SNAP”
Join us on a fun-filled adventure through the magical world of number tracks and number lines! This interactive session is designed for Kindergarten through 2nd grade teachers who are ready to level up their students' math skills and help them become number line masters. We'll journey through hands-on games, creative activities, and exciting challenges that encourage students to visualize, count, add, subtract, and skip count with ease. This session will provide you with practical strategies and playful ideas to take back to your classroom. Get ready to equip your young learners with the number line superpowers they need to conquer math challenges and have a blast while doing it!
We will be sharing resources and showing how we use them in class to utilize every minute of instruction time in fun and engaging ways. This is a math session - for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. We plan to share resources that we love that supplement the math curriculum, and are TEKS-based. We will show HOW we use them, discuss when and best practices, tried and true ways to use our instruction time, even those wonky minutes in a day that teachers can't always anticipate. Basically - this is a session to share our tried and true, favorite, effective ways to teach math to support mastery and growth goals. Perfect for a new teacher, or a new-to-math teacher for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade. Examples of resources and routines we will share: - math facts - flashcards, student led mastery, routines of whole class chants and call backs - 5 Minute Math (Aaron Daffern) - how to incorporate directly and indirectly - Math daily - simple and streamlined - start the routine DAY 1! - websites that directly align with the TEKS and provide easy to use resources for students and teachers - Incorporating hands-on activities that are cross-curricular - water colors for area and perimeter, play dough for fractions and skip counting, using Science and Social Studies content material to create and analyze data - graphs and charts - Task Cards and Exit Tickets - TEKS aligned - Games to play when you have 3 minutes - like 'Guess My Number'
Join us for an exciting adventure where we’ll use number lines to level up student fluency! In this fun and interactive session, 3rd through 5th grade teachers will explore how to use the number line as a powerful tool to help students model addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, rounding, and problem-solving with whole numbers and decimals. Think of it as your trusty map to navigate the world of math! Together, we’ll defeat math challenges, work through hands-on activities, and connect to curriculum resources. By the end of the session, you'll be a number line pro ready to conquer your next math quest!
In this session, classroom elementary teachers will learn how to maximize their Tier 2 time when working with students who have gaps in math. Teachers will learn to create intervention plans, create flexible groups within their class or grade level, match the plan to resources, and create student goal setting folders.
Ready to level up your math teaching? In this session, we’ll explore dynamic, game-changing strategies designed to engage students in the wonder of mathematics through active exploration and deep thinking. Using three powerful frameworks—3 Act Tasks, Numberless Word Problems, and "Which One Doesn’t Belong?"—we’ll show you how to turn problem solving into interactive challenges that build curiosity, creativity, and conceptual understanding. Like leveling up in your favorite game, each approach is a new skill that transforms how students experience math.
Maximize the impact of your K-2 small group instruction by using pre-test and post-test data to make informed instructional decisions aligned with the TEKS. In this session, educators will explore how to analyze student data to create dynamic small groups, tailor instruction to individual needs, and track progress effectively. Participants will learn practical strategies for differentiating instruction, incorporating engaging activities, and ensuring student success through data-driven decision-making. Walk away with a winning game plan for timely small group instruction that moves all students forward as we enter the first quarter of learning!
New- Don’t allow progress monitoring to get you twisted. In the session, you will learn quick and easy ways to collect formative data that moves students.
Before learners can write like mathematicians, they need to talk like mathematicians! This interactive session will explore the critical role of oral rehearsal in developing strong mathematical writing skills. Using the TEKS as a guide, participants will learn how to scaffold math discussions, use sentence stems to support verbal explanations, and transition students from speaking their math thinking to writing it down. Discover strategies for incorporating math journals, problem explanations, and reasoning activities that help students confidently express their ideas. Walk away with engaging tools to build a classroom where students talk, reason, and write like true mathematicians!
