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Course Date(s):

June 20 - July 24, 2024
Final project due July 24, 2024
Synchronous online sessions: June 25 and July 17 from 7:00-8:00pm ET

Timezone:

Unless otherwise noted, course times listed are in Eastern Time.

Registration Deadline:

June 19. 2024, noon

Type:

Online Facilitated

Status:

Open

Credits:

20 PDPs

Grad Credit:

1 optional graduate credit from Worcester State University for $125, due upon initial registration

Cost:

$295 TEC Members / $340 Non-TEC Members
Required text: Routines for Reasoning: Fostering the Standards for Mathematical Practice in ALL Students, Kelemanik, Lucenta, & Creighton, Heinemann, 2016

Location:

Audience:

All PreK-12 Educators

Essential Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities to Think Mathematically

Participants will develop a deep understanding of how five research-based strategies (ask yourself questions, sentence frames and starters, annotation, the Four R’s, and turn-and-talks) can be used to help students with learning disabilities develop mathematical thinking. They will learn about six accessibility areas (conceptual processing, visual-spatial processing, language, attention, organization, and memory) math learners must use when doing mathematics.  They will see how the essential strategies support students as they work in each of the accessibility areas by engaging in an instructional routine designed to develop mathematical thinking.

Audience

All PreK-12 educators. The ideas and strategies are adaptable for all grades, however content we will explore together will target math concepts from grades 3-10.

About the Instructors

Grace Kelemanik, co-founder of Fostering Math Practices, has more than 30 years of mathematics education experience. A frequent presenter at national conferences, her work focuses on fostering mathematical thinking practices in all students. She is a former urban high school mathematics teacher and Project Director at Education Development Center. Grace has also worked extensively with new and preservice teachers through the Boston Teacher Residency program.  Grace is the coauthor of Routines for Reasoning: Fostering the Mathematical Practices in All Students. She is a mathematics education consultant and professional development provider.  Follow Grace on Twitter @GraceKelemanik

Amy Lucenta, co-founder of Fostering Math Practices, has extensive K-12 mathematics experience with a focus on developing mathematical practice in all students, particularly in historically marginalized learners. She supports teachers, districts, and educational collaborative organizations as they transition their curriculum and pedagogy to reflect current mathematics education research through professional development and coaching. A former middle school and high school teacher and elementary math coach, Amy also worked as a secondary mathematics Clinical Teacher Educator for the Boston Teacher Residency Program. Amy is the co-author of Routines for Reasoning: Fostering Mathematical Practices in All Students, and Teaching for Thinking: Fostering Teaching Practices through Reasoning Routines, both published by Heinemann. Follow Amy on Twitter @AmyLucenta 

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