Trajectories of Whole Number Concepts & Skills, Diagnostic Approaches, and Instructional Practices
Learn how to shine a light on your students’ creativity and clever thinking about numbers and computation! This course will focus on building the skills needed to support your students in achieving computational fluency. As a participant, you will discover ways to increase your students’ understanding of whole number concepts, learn how to implement effective diagnostic approaches with your students and create a toolbox of instructional practices to engage your students in thinking and reasoning about numeric relationships.
This 3-credit course through the University of Maine Farmington is ideal for K-5 math educators and ANY educator looking to better support students in learning math facts and becoming fluent in computation.
Cost: $1,450; Required Text: Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Grades K-8 (Bay-Williams, SanGiovanni, 2021)
Schedule
In-person at Bucksport Middle School
3rd and 4th Wednesdays, October 18th – January 24th from 3:30-6 PM
Dates: October 18, October 25, November 15, November 29, December 20, January 17, and January 24. The course closes on January 31, 2024.
- (207) 626-3230 x 127
- btapley@mmsa.org
