CMC–South 2019 in Palm Springs, CA

Join our sessions and stop by the ORIGO booth for your chance to win during the California Mathematics Conference – South.

Friday, November 15, 2019

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Building Mathematical Brilliance: The 411 on ELLs

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Pre-K to Grade 5
Room: PSCC, Mesquite B
Presenter: Andrea Kotowski, ORIGO Education Learning Services Educator

Research supports the need for students to engage in communication, conversation, and language to increase students’ understanding of mathematics. Attendees will understand ELLs to engage in SMPs to have access and become successful in math content.

1:30 – 3:00 pm
It’s Not All Fun and Games: Planning Your Workstation Tasks!

Pre-K to Grade 2
Room: Renaissance, Chino A
Presenters: James Burnett, ORIGO Education Founder and CEO & Donna Boucher

Workstations should be engaging, but they’ve got to be more than that! Teachers need a framework to help them plan. This session will utilize engaging tasks to demonstrate key elements of workstations that will address the needs of your students.

3:30 – 5:00 pm
Math Coaching: The Brilliance of Mathematics Learning 4 All

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Pre-K to Grade 5
Room: Zoso, Woodstock Two
Presenter: Andrea Kotowski, ORIGO Education Learning Services Educator

Facilitating math learning with students requires specialized expertise & specific knowledge of mathematics. Participants will understand the need for teachers to continually deepen their knowledge to skillfully facilitate students’ math learning.

Saturday, November 16, 2019

8:30 –  10:00 am
When Content is Not Enough: Clarity in Learning Intentions

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Pre-K to Grade 5
Room: Hilton, Oasis 3
Presenters: Sara Delano Moore, ORIGO Education Director of Professional Learning & Andrea Kotowski, ORIGO Education Learning Services Educator

Learners are included when they truly understand what success looks like. Join us to learn to craft learning intentions that provide clarity & direction for learners. It’s about the math AND about how we help students interact with the math.

1:15 –  2:45 pm
Essential Thinking Strategies for Fact Fluency

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Pre-K to Grade 5
Room: Hilton, Horizon II
Presenter: Debi DePaul, ORIGO Education Product Manager

Learn how simple models can be used to help students form mind pictures that link to powerful thinking strategies for fact fluency. This session will demonstrate how thinking strategies can be generalized and extended beyond the number fact range.

3:15 –  4:45 pm
Fractions: From Misunderstanding to Deep Understanding

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Pre-K to Grade 5
Room: Hilton, Horizon II
Presenter: Debi DePaul, ORIGO Education Product Manager

Did you know that using a limited number of visual models for fractions hinders students’ abilities to internalize and generalize fraction concepts? Explore four different representations of fractions and why each is so critical.

3:15 –  4:45 pm
Beautiful Models: Choosing & Using Brilliant Representations

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Pre-K to Grade 5
Room: Hilton, Oasis 3
Presenter: Sara Delano Moore, ORIGO Education Director of Professional Learning

Models are beautiful when they help us understand and apply math. Learn strategies for choosing and using the best representations for different concepts and situations. We will use counters, bar models, and number lines as key representations.