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Five Easy Steps to a Balanced Math Program

What are the BENEFITS of this seminar?

• Sharpens instructional focus
• A proven, workable method
• Balances computational skills, conceptual understanding, and problem solving
• Can be utilized with any math series and supplemental materials
• Aligns with school, district, and state assessments
  

Five Easy Steps to a Balanced Math Program seminar is perfect for teachers and instructional specialists looking to further develop their math programs.

How can teachers build mathematically powerful students? How can teachers build students who can solve problems and also communicate their understanding to others? When students are engaged in a "balance" of mathematics activities, they can succeed where it counts: in applying their math skills and reasoning ability to solve real-life problems requiring mathematical solutions. In this seminar, participants will learn how to deliberately design a balance of instruction and assessment that helps students:

• Build computational skills
• Develop mathematical reasoning and problem-solving abilities
• Deepen conceptual understanding
• Demonstrate understanding in a variety of assessment formats
• Based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) recommendations, the seminar provides math educators in elementary and middle schools with a practical framework for implementing each of these components.

I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for support that you provided in the workshops that I attend this past year. I have implemented parts of the balanced math program this year with my LD students and I have noticed an increase not only in their skills but also in their desire to achieve in the area of math. Our spring testing information is just now returning and my students for the most part have showed significant improvement. I would give the daily math review, the majoritry of the credit. I also took the time in class to allow the students to evaluate the class. I noticed that there was very little that they would change. They also noted that the daily reviews had allowed them to learn the most and that they liked the format of the class.

I plan to do a better job of implementing the problem solving aspect of the daily math next year. It is still a work in progress at this time. It probably has been the most difficult part of the program for me to implement with my students.

I have taught long enough to see programs go and come. This has been the best one for my teaching style and for my students.

—Jennifer Mayfield, Central Middle School, Kokomo, Indiana

What are the LEARNING OBJECTIVES of this seminar?

 Participants will learn the elements of the 5-step model:

Step One: Math Review and Mental Math

Step Two: Problem Solving

Step Three: Conceptual Understanding

Step Four: Mastery of Math Facts

Step Five: Common Formative Assessments

 
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