NCTM 2019 in Boston, MA

Join our sessions and stop by ORIGO booth #412 for your chance to win. All sessions are in the Hynes Convention Center.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

8:00 –  9:15 am
Using a Conceptual Approach to Build Addition and Subtraction Fact Fluency with Understanding

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Pre-K to Grade 2
Room: 206
Presenter: James Burnett, ORIGO Education Founder and CEO 

Fluency is more than memorization of isolated basic facts. Students need to see connections between facts. They need visual models to help form a “mind picture” that connects to a thinking strategy. This session will utilize easy-to-make visual aids and games that help students master the basic addition and subtraction facts—with understanding!

8:00 – 9:15 am
When My 2+3 Isn’t the Same as Your 2+3

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Pre-K to Grade 2
Room: 310
Presenter: Sara Delano Moore, ORIGO Education Director of Professional Learning

“I don’t get what they want me to do!” is a refrain we often hear from students about word problems. Many times they don’t know which operation to choose when making sense of a problem. Learn to recognize features of different problem situations and practical strategies to support students as they make sense of the different categories.

11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Fractions: From Misunderstanding to Deep Understanding

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Grades 3–5
Room: Back Bay Ballroom D
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. Learn how different types of models provide different perceptual features and therefore serve different purposes.

2:45 – 4:00 pm
Growing Mathematicians with Number Lines

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Grades 3–5
Room: 203
Presenter: Andrea Kotowski, ORIGO Education Learning Services Educator

Research indicates a relationship between students’ experiences with number lines and their mathematical achievement. In this interactive session, participants will explore the progression from number tracks to number lines and engage in activities, using both digital and print resources, to help students improve their number understanding.

Friday, September 27, 2019

9:45 –  11:00 am
A Clear Vision for Utilizing Number Lines

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Pre-K to Grade 2
Room: 310
Presenter: Debi DePaul, ORIGO Education Product Manager 

Research shows a strong relationship between students’ understanding of number lines and math achievement. In this interactive session for K–5 educators, participants will explore the progression from number tracks to number lines and engage in games and activities to improve understanding of relative position, magnitude, and operations.

1:00 – 2:15 pm
Multiplication Isn’t Always Commutative:
Exploring the Problems with Problem Solving

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Grades 3–5
Room: 203
Presenter: Sara Delano Moore, ORIGO Education Director of Professional Learning

Let us convince you! The commutative property can actually get in the way of solving word problems. Explore more meanings of multiplication and division while making sense of equal groups, area/array, and comparisons as separate problem types. Leave with strategies for better sense making, and put the commutative property in its place!