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What if assessment meant sitting beside students rather than grading papers? In this session, we’ll explore how listening for understanding reveals students' strengths, guides their next steps, and helps teachers see where thinking lies within a progression. Discover how asset-based assessment shifts focus from deficits to strengths, building on what students already know. Let’s pull up a chair, listen intentionally, and move student thinking forward.
(PreK-2nd)
How students see themselves in math shapes not only what they learn, but how they engage, persevere, and grow. As Liesl McConchie notes, “A student’s emotional relationship with math is foundational to their cognitive relationship with math.” In this session, participants will explore practical strategies to help students author their own math stories—stories of confidence, competence, and belonging. Through hands-on examples and reflective activities, teachers will leave equipped to create classroom experiences that nurture positive mathematical identities, strengthen student agency, and make every learner feel seen, valued, and capable.
(3rd-5th)
When students only look for the “right way,” math turns into memorizing instead of making sense. But with the right routine, problem solving can shift from pressure and guessing… to students feeling confident, curious, and proud to share their ideas.
In this session, you’ll learn three simple moves that help students try first, use what they already know, and talk through their thinking to grow stronger strategies together. You’ll see how a predictable problem-solving routine creates a safe community where it’s normal to try, get stuck, explain, and learn out loud.
You’ll walk away with a discussion structure, easy prompts to spark reasoning, and teacher moves that help students refine their strategies over time — all while using any curriculum. Get ready to turn problem solving into something students actually want to celebrate.
(Math Coaches)
Are you exhausted from trying to do it all as a math coach—only to see minimal lasting change? Let's look at 3 shifts that will help you move from scattered and overwhelmed to focused and truly impactful. Learn how the Foundation-to-Implementation Method can help you integrate, connect, and sustain real change in your teachers and students. Walk away with practical tools and a clear roadmap for coaching that actually works.
(PreK-2nd)
Building number sense means helping young learners see numbers as flexible—something they can break apart, combine in different ways, and truly make sense of. Join our research-backed session to discover how playful learning—through games, stories, everyday objects, movement, and interactive routines—transforms abstract concepts into real understanding. You’ll leave with ready-to-use strategies that make number sense joyful, memorable, and accessible for every child, sparking curiosity and confidence in math every day.
(3rd-5th)
Multiplicative reasoning grows from far more than repeated addition—yet many students remain stuck in skip counting because they haven’t had intentional experiences that support the transition into true multiplicative thinking. In this session, we will explore how to move learners beyond additive strategies and toward flexible reasoning with the structures and relationships inherent in multiplication, from basic facts to multi-digit computation. Using a variety of story contexts and multimodal representations, we’ll examine how the commutative, associative, and distributive properties empower students to use what they already know to figure out what they don’t yet know, building confidence and positive math identities along the way. Together, we’ll dive into visual models and daily reasoning routines that surface student thinking and deepen conceptual understanding. You will leave with practical ideas, classroom-ready tasks, and high-leverage routines that help students develop robust multiplicative reasoning—setting them up not only for fact fluency, but for long-term success with division, fractions, and proportional reasoning.
(Math Coaches)
Discover how artificial intelligence can revolutionize your math coaching practice in this hands-on, practical workshop. Designed for busy coaches who want maximum impact with efficient time investment, this session explores how AI tools can transform the way you support teachers, analyze student work, and make data-driven instructional decisions. Participants will engage with real AI applications that address the most time-consuming aspects of coaching—from analyzing lesson plans and identifying misconceptions to generating differentiated resources and providing personalized feedback. You'll see live demonstrations of AI tools that can help you observe student thinking more effectively, connect mathematical concepts across grade levels, and create equity-focused coaching conversations.This isn't about replacing the coach—it's about amplifying your expertise so you can focus on what matters most: building teacher capacity and fostering deeper mathematical understanding for all students. Whether you're tech-savvy or tech-curious, you'll discover how AI can help you coach smarter, not harder.
(PreK-2nd)
What are our innate number sense abilities, and how do we develop them? Could the instructional methodology being used in dyscalculia education actually be more effective for ALL students? Come learn about our innate abilities to subitize and groupitize, and discover how these skills are the foundation for developing number sense, as well as efficient strategies for addition and subtraction. Learn how to intentionally use structured dot patterns to help students “see” efficient addition and subtraction strategies without counting by ones, leading to much stronger number sense and math fact fluency.
(3rd-5th)
How can small teacher moves create big learning opportunities for students? In this session, we’ll explore five simple, research-backed routines — “instructional nudges” — that help kids talk, write, read, and listen about math in a meaningful way. With a focus on fractions and decimals, we’ll use tasks that spark conversation and reasoning, then look at how a quick prompt can nudge students from answer givers to sense makers. We’ll dig into how nudges can make math class more inviting, thoughtful, and inclusive — especially for students who don’t always raise their hand. By the end you’ll walk away with easy-to-use routines you can drop into your next lesson and a sense of how small tweaks can help all your students see themselves as mathematical thinkers.
(Coaches)
Math coaches often wonder how to bridge the gap between professional learning and classroom practice. Learning Labs provide a collaborative structure where teachers plan together, observe live teaching, and reflect collectively—making professional learning stick. In this interactive session, you’ll discover how to set up a Learning Lab, access practical planning and reflection tools, and see examples of the process in action. Leave with clear steps for facilitating your own Learning Labs that deepen teacher practice and impact student learning.
(PreK-2nd)
Infuse your classroom with enthusiasm & engagement, ensuring that students not only acquire vital foundational numeracy skills but also develop an early love of math. Participants will leave with effective pedagogical strategies for integrating hands-on learning into numeracy instruction and number routines, empowering students to grasp abstract concepts through tangible methods.
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(3rd-5th)
Understanding how students think about counting is not just for the early grades. Having students engage in 'counting collections' can be a phenomenal way for all teachers (even through HS) to casually assess where their students are to make instructional decisions to support students that need support and challenge students ready for more. We will show how collections of Legos can transform formative assessment and support numeracy in your classroom.
(Math Coaches)
In this session, we use two progressions in tandem: 1) a trajectory of teacher change focused on the use of representational models, and 2) a developmental progression of models used by students as tools for thinking with fractions. Critical milestones in teachers' development of using representations will be explored, while we outline a developmental progression of models for fractions, to ensure that representational models are ultimately used by students as powerful tools for thinking.
(PreK-2nd)
Is there a science of early math education? We discuss the unfortunate debates that polarize educators, to the detriment of children, and show how an honest interpretation of all research supports the use of empirically-grounded learning trajectories. Finally, we share the results and contributions of decades of research, including online resources for teachers and other educators that promote asset-based equity.
(3rd-5th)
Decomposing is a key concept taught in the younger grades and often forgotten about as students progress. But it is one of the most useful skill/strategy a student can use to problems solve. We will address what decomposing is, common misconceptions, and how we can use decomposition beyond whole numbers and in everyday problem solving.
(Math Coaches)
Many of us know the feeling: you design meaningful PD, curate great resources… and only a handful of teachers show up. Not because they don’t care, but because they’re overwhelmed, stretched thin, or unsure where to begin. Traditional PD can feel like a cooking class or conference buffet—great in the moment, but hard to recreate on Monday morning.
In this session, we’ll explore how coaches, administrators, and PD facilitators can design bite-sized, curated resources that teachers can access on their own time—no full workshop required. You’ll learn how to create Monthly Math Messages: short, timely collections of math talks, games, tasks, and aligned standards that act like sample plates teachers can try quickly with low prep and low stakes.
You’ll walk away with templates, structures, and practical ideas for building your own bite-sized PD “meal kits” that expand your reach and sustainably support more classrooms.
At Math is FigureOutable, we believe that knowing your content and knowing your students is the key to effective, meaningful teaching. Join author Pam Harris as she dives into five teacher moves that help you determine where students are, bring clarity to their ideas in the moment, and shift their reasoning forward. Get students doing the real work of math-ing with these powerful moves—and walk away ready to teach bolder, sharper, and more figureoutably.
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AI is transforming possibilities in mathematics classrooms. In this session, discover how educators can use AI to create meaningful tasks, personalize learning, and ignite engaging mathematical conversations. Explore practical ways to use AI as a co-teacher—saving time on planning while increasing engagement, connection, and understanding for every child.
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Counting is far more than a beginning skill—it’s a window into how students make sense of numbers and relationships. When used intentionally, counting experiences can spark curiosity, reveal patterns, and deepen understanding of important mathematical ideas. In this session, participants will explore practical ways to bring counting to life in the classroom, examining how purposeful routines can promote reasoning, develop fluency, and strengthen number sense across grade levels. Together, we’ll consider how teacher moves—such as questioning, recording, and noticing student strategies—can turn simple counting experiences into opportunities for discourse, sense making, and formative assessment. Educators will leave with adaptable strategies that can be implemented immediately to build strong mathematical foundations for every learner.
(3rd-5th)
Numbers, operations, and fractions get most of the attention, but concepts in geometry, measurement, and data can't be overlooked. Explore how brief, engaging, high-impact routines strengthen reasoning with these topics. Learn about helping students build spatial sense, measurement fluency, and data reasoning as students make connections and communicate ideas. A collection of classroom-ready resources that work with any instructional program or curriculum will be shared.
(Math Coaches)
Building Thinking Classrooms is a complex constellation of practices and micro-moves that radically transforms the math classrooms as well as students’ and teachers’ experience of mathematics. It is important and sometimes challenging work. In this session I look at some of the ways in which we can support teachers in building their thinking classroom. The practices discussed will intertwine with, and make extensive references to, the best-selling books, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning and Tasks for the Thinking Classroom (K-5 and 6-12).
(PreK-2nd)
Geometry and patterns open children’s eyes to the structure and beauty that live inside mathematics. When young learners explore shape, space, and pattern, they begin to see math as something alive in their world—something they can touch, describe, and make sense of.
This session explores how children progress from recognizing shapes by appearance to understanding their defining attributes, grounded in the Van Hiele model of geometric development. Through videos, classroom stories, and simple routines, we’ll uncover why focusing on attributes and relationships—rather than memorizing shape names—builds real mathematical thinkers.
We’ll also connect how patterning supports focus, prediction, and early algebraic reasoning. By highlighting a progression of meaningful experiences, participants will see how geometry and patterns work together to nurture curiosity, confidence, and a deeper understanding of mathematics in the earliest years.
(3rd-5th)
Student collaborations—no matter the content area—are integral to classroom life. They can enhance learning and build critical social and communication skills. But is this what happens when students collaborate? Do they have vibrant learning experiences or are their collaborations not only highly unfocused and unproductive but also personally debilitating?
In our coaching work, we have spent a significant amount of time studying small-group discourse in literacy and math and thinking about what constitutes effective partner collaborations. As part of our research, we have explored the following questions: (1) What are critical communication skills and essential learning behaviors? How are they developed? (2) How do students’ communication skills, self-awareness, and habits of mind impact their collaborations? (3) How do we assess partner interactions and use these assessments to target instruction in ways that improve their collaborations? (4) What kinds of learning experiences can we use to develop and enhance partner talk in our classrooms?
In this session, we will use audio/video and transcripts to assess a variety of student interactions. We will also share specific lesson types and talk protocols that have proven effective in improving student talk. Finally, we will consider how student interactions fit into the broader picture and how the things we value as educators can be manifested in students’ learning behaviors.
(Math Coaches)
Students in your school behave and learn differently than students did 10 years ago. Changes in how post-pandemic children spend their time impact both the strategies for effective math teaching and the way students will be able to learn content. In this session, we'll use research to examine why and gain practical strategies to mitigate trauma, identify dopamine seeking behavior, and teach impulse control. We can use math class to do all of these! Walk away with tools for helping teachers understand the changes, practical coaching checklists, and ready-made communication for caregivers.
(PreK-2nd)
As a middle years math teacher, I thought my mathematics instruction, knowledge, and pedagogy were on point... enter kindergartens. Plot twist! It turns out, I didn't even know what I didn't even know. Teaching kindergartens mathematics was this beautiful, chaotic mess of being simultaneously humbled and proud in every other moment. At this same time, I continued teaching older students (grades 5-7). To my surprise, I realized that I learned so much from my kindies that not only helped them learn, but my older students as well. In this presentation, I'm going to share some of the lessons I learned that I believe can help support all students.
(3rd-5th)
Many math problems frustrate students and teachers because they’re formulaic and overloaded with information. Come engage in ways to create information gaps with your math problems in order to increase student curiosity and creative problem-solving.
(Math Coaches)
Join this engaging session, designed specifically for K–5 math coaches, focused on enhancing students’ number skills and number sense across the elementary years. Explore practical strategies for working with teachers to support students in mastering grade-level content, while ensuring continuity and coherence through the K–5 math progressions. Explore four focal points for advancing numeracy across your school or district: (1) prioritizing essential standards, (2) deepening teacher understanding of learning progressions, (3) promoting effective instructional strategies, and (4) integrating meaningful practice tasks. Walk away with coaching strategies, practical tools, and a clear vision for supporting teachers in setting students on a strong path toward middle grades success.
(PreK-2nd)
Teaching early math skills through real images, fun stories, and hands-on problems using addition, subtraction and more. Dive into exploring alongside your young learners as we see that math can be everywhere from the grocery store, toys in your room and much more. Number correspondence, number recognition, counting on, sorting and more. This session. will help professionals learn how to scaffold and perform observation and early assessments on their young learners.
(3rd-5th)
Fractions don't have to be frustrating! In this session, participants will explore hands-on strategies that build deep understanding of fractions before jumping to rules and procedures. Learn how to use visual models, manipulatives, and scaffolded progressions to teach part-whole relationships, equivalence, and operations-including with unlike denominators. Leave with ready-to-use tools, games, and strategies that help students develop number sense with fractions-not just memorize steps.
(Match Coaches)
Frustration, anxiety, and even shame can surface quickly in the math classroom—especially for students from historically marginalized backgrounds or with diverse learning needs who may have internalized the message that they don’t belong in math. This session explores how those emotions often signal cognitive and emotional overload, not lack of ability. Participants will learn the science behind how brains get overwhelmed—and why some students experience it more acutely—and discover ways to help learners understand their emotional responses with self-compassion, curiosity, and practical tools for managing overload. You’ll leave with science-backed tools to help students meet math’s emotional challenges with calm, confidence, and curiosity.
(PreK-2nd)
Let's be real sometimes your best Tier 1 lessons doesn't stick for every student. This session is all about what to do next. You'll learn doable, engaging intervention lessons that rebuild number sense, boost confidence and get kids excited about Math!
(3rd-5th)
This session will share practical, immediately actionable strategies to implement or upgrade a Math Workshop that strives to support the whole child. Framed through the lens of Universal Design for Learning, we will explore small shifts that make learning more accessible for all students, strengthen social and emotional competencies, and foster a more equitable learning environment. Packed with examples, this session will help participants put the "plus" in their Math Workshop.
(Math Coaches)
Like any art form, mathematics requires its students practice to develop a mastery of foundational skills. Historically this practice has taken the form of drills. This is fine for some students, but many students (and adults) can trace their dislike of mathematics - even their trauma! - to these drills. In this talk we'll explore what a more purposeful approach to fluency might look like. We'll see how exploiting mathematical structure can create situations where students drill and practice in the service of motivated problem solving. The benefits of this approach are numerous - we'll see that it can make differentiation nearly automatic, the mathematics students experience richer and more authentic, and math class work better for everyone.
Quickly solving problems and getting correct answers is often seen as a sign of intelligence or genius. Every student possesses a unique set of abilities that extend far beyond the speed and correctness. Similarly, every teacher has untapped superpowers they bring to the classroom. In this uplifting session, we'll recognize brilliance in students and ourselves as we explore how to create a culture where everyone can leverage their strengths to unlock the collective brilliance of the classroom.
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