Teacher Talk Workshops - Let us know the topics that interest you! NY State teachers are eligible to receive CTLE hours for attending the workshop. These workshops are FREE.
Upcoming Teacher Talks
February 13th, 2025: Register Here
Danielle Dargan - Number Talks: Sparking Student Conversations
Imagine a classroom where every voice matters, students confidently share their ideas, and math becomes a dynamic, interactive journey.
TJ Jemison - Doing More in Math Class with Less
Time is valuable, and most elementary teachers teach all subjects. How can we get more from one problem or image? Free up valuable time by learning five steps to get more from less!
Christine King - How to Teach Students to Think with AI in the Math Classroom (Middle/HS…can work for upper elementary as well)
AI tools are valuable resources to build and extend student thinking. In this session, you'll explore how AI can deepen students' mathematical understanding through creative prompts. AI novices are welcome!
March 20th, 2025: Register Here
Danielle Dargan - TBA
Dr. Cindy Washington - TBA
TJ Jemison - Math Models: Number Paths to Number Lines
Discover the power of Number Paths as an essential stepping stone to understanding Number Lines in elementary math. Number Paths, designed for early learners, provide a concrete and visual foundation for counting, operations, and problem-solving. This presentation explores how Number Paths evolve into Number Lines, supporting higher-level thinking and mathematical modeling in upper grades. Learn practical strategies to use both tools effectively, fostering deep conceptual understanding and fluency in your K-5 classroom and beyond.
April 10th, 2025: Register Here
Danielle Dargan - TBA
Dr. Cindy Washington - TBA
Dr. Bonita Manning-White - Using Manipulatives to Explore Fraction Concepts:
Participants in this session will explore fraction concepts through the use of manipulatives to help students build a solid foundation for success with fractions. Ready-made activities that progress through the Concrete-Representation-Abstract (CRA) approach will be used to explore fraction concepts. Come explore with us!
May 15th, 2025: Register Here
Danielle Dargan - TBA
Dr. Cindy Washington - TBA
TJ Jemison - Exploring the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions
The way we are teaching math to elementary (and middle school) students is different from how many (most) of us learned math. Teaching in a way that you did not learn is hard. Learn how to leverage student strategies and thinking to position students to each other's' ideas
ATMNE 2024: Teaching Students to Think with AI in the Math Classroom
Session Summary: AI tools are valuable resources to build and extend student thinking. In this session, you'll explore how AI can deepen students' mathematical understanding through the use of creative prompts. This hands-on, computer-based, minds-on experience will immerse you in practical classroom applications of AI. AI novices are welcome!
Resources: Prompts for SlideDeck, Learning About AI, Links to ChaptGPT, Google Gemini
NCTM 2024 - Chicago
Session Summary: Looking to enhance your teaching strategies? If 'Turn and Talk' isn't sparking the discourse and engagement you desire, join this session. You'll experience four easy-to-implement, research-backed techniques that promote peer-to-peer justification, evaluation, and idea synthesis.
ATMNE 2024, NCTE-NCTM 2024 Conference: Letting Learners Lead through Upside Down Teaching
Session Summary: Have you ever heard of upside-down teaching? This teaching structure turns the "I do, we do, you do" teaching structure upside down so that students lead the learning. This session provides participants with a tested, authentic process for implementing an upside-down teaching structure that allows all students to tap into their prior knowledge, collaborate, and show you what they know.
Handout: Upside-down Teaching Structure