ICTM Fall 2024 Conference

Have you ever wondered why your students have failed to grasp the concept of dividing fractions? During this session, we will explore "traditional" methods and how they are a disservice to students and offer alternative methods that promote conceptual understanding.

We will explore Multiple Groups problems, student strategies for solving these problems, important fraction concepts and the impact of number choice. Problems will be shared.

Building student understanding of fractions is an important part of Iowa Academic Standards for Mathematics at grades 3-6. This session will focus on Multiple Groups problems as a tool to develop students’ conceptual understanding of fractions. The goal of this session is to learn about the different strategies students use to solve Multipole Group problems, the important mathematical concepts students investigate when solving these problems, and the impact of number choice. Participants will engage in solving Multiple Group problems and analyzing student work. In the process of analyzing student work, participants will identify the important fraction concepts students develop with this problem-based approach to fractions. This will engage participants in conversations regarding essential understandings of fractions. Along with analyzing student strategies, participants will analyze problems with respect to number choice and investigate the impact numbers have on student thinking. Teachers will leave with a summary of problems to try out with their students.

We will describe the types of conjectures that students in grades 3-5 make in the content areas of fractions, decimals, and number properties as we explore the mathematical content embedded in the conjectures and how to extend their thinking.

Building student understanding of fractions is an important part of Iowa Academic Standards for Mathematics at grades 3-6. This session will focus on Equal Sharing problems as a tool to develop students’ conceptual understanding of fractions. The goal of this session is to learn about the different strategies students use to solve Equal Sharing problems, the important mathematical concepts students investigate when solving these problems, and the impact of number choice. Participants will engage in solving Equal Sharing problems and analyzing student work. In the process of analyzing student work, participants will identify the important fraction concepts students develop with this problem-based approach to introducing fractions. This will engage participants in conversations regarding essential understandings of fractions. Along with analyzing student strategies, participants will analyze problems with respect to number choice and investigate the impact numbers have on student thinking. Teachers will leave with a summary of problems to try out with their students.

Join Presenters Dr. Carrie Hepburn, Dr. Sherri Lorton and Constance Hallemeier from Compass PD.  The Compass PD team has invested over 1,500 hours unpacking all of the 2024 Iowa Academic Standards for Math, and they’re eager to share the key insights and strategies you can apply immediately. Whether you’re looking to tackle this work in-house or explore other ways to leverage our expertise, this session will provide multiple pathways to ensure your school or district is ready to excel with the new standards.
 
In this session, you will learn:

• The exact steps Compass PD took to unpack the standard
• How to identify the knowledge needed for mastery
• Using the information to develop tools 
  • for formative assessments,
  • to design learning experiences,
  • and evaluate student work
• Key insights we discovered during the process
• A clear path to implementing these strategies for immediate success
• Q&A Session