Math Workshop Series

For many students, math seems like a mystery. But it doesn’t need to be. With a few simple adjustments to traditional approaches — and the use of natural, authentic math strategies — every student can achieve success in computation, logic, and problem-solving. Get the tools you need to help kids beat math anxiety and build confidence and competence at the same time.

Mastering Basic Math Facts

How is it possible that so many students sneak into 3rd, 4th, 5th and even 6th grade without mastering their basic math facts? Could it be that all those timed tests, worksheets, flash cards, manipulatives, math games, assignments, and story problems aren’t exactly the most efficient and effective ways to teach math basics? What if there were other activities that could reduce teacher workload while increasing student achievement? This workshop will cover a variety of simple techniques teachers can use to make sure that all students learn their basic math facts by the end of 2nd grade. You’ll get specific information about what to do — and what not to do — when it comes to making sure all of your students can do basic math.

Strategies For Math Problem-Solving

Serious math involves serious math problem-solving. And that means students need serious problem-solving strategies. Get the strategies real mathematicians use to solve real problems in the real world. Based on the pioneering work of legendary Stanford math professor, George Polya, and described in his classic book, How to Solve It, this workshop will help you bring proven math problem-solving techniques to your classroom in ways that improve results and increase motivation.

Math Workshop:
A Solution to Differentiated Instruction

Anyone who has ever taught math from a math book knows that no single lesson meets the needs of all students. More than any other subject, math instruction needs to be highly differentiated because it requires so much cumulative knowledge and every learner has to be working at just the right level to make consistent progress. For years, teachers have been solving the differentiation problem in literacy by running reading and writing workshops, but most still rely on traditional lock-step programmed instruction in math. Why not take the same principles that have become the hallmarks of high quality literacy instruction and put them to work in math?