MidSchoolMath National Conference 2015

Take a first look at the 2015 MSM Digital Toolset being released on February 28, 2015. From an adaptable test training engine to award-winning, comprehensive CCSS games to a core LMS with an individualized assignment structure, spend 15 minutes to see what’s possible in math class. You don’t need this software to transform your classroom, but it does offer unprecedented teacher support.

Take a first look at the 2015 MSM Digital Toolset being released on February 28, 2015. From an adaptable test training engine to award-winning, comprehensive CCSS games to a core LMS with an individualized assignment structure, spend 15 minutes to see what’s possible in math class. You don’t need this software to transform your classroom, but it does offer unprecedented teacher support.

Take a first look at the 2015 MSM Digital Toolset being released on February 28, 2015. From an adaptable test training engine to award-winning, comprehensive CCSS games to a core LMS with an individualized assignment structure, spend 15 minutes to see what’s possible in math class. You don’t need this software to transform your classroom, but it does offer unprecedented teacher support.

Do your students engage in their own learning and persevere in problem solving? Experience two classic algebraic thinking problems, presented in a way that motivates and engages students and allows you to use problem solving more effectivly in your classroom.

We'll explore two problems in the world of algebraic thinking, one of which (Crossing the River) is probably more well known than the other (Cutting the Rope). They both lend themselves very well to active involvement in a student-centered environment. The River can be done by using manipulatives, physically acting it out, or using drawings. The Rope is typically done with drawings only, but some try go about it hands-on. Both problems can be connected to middle school content standards and multiple Standards for Mathematical practice.

As we work through these problems in the session, we'll focus on how teachers can use these activities, and others, to get students thinking about a problem, asking questions about it, taking ownership of it, persevering through it, and doing all of those things that educators want to see in mathematically proficient students.