2019 MidSchoolMath National Conference

Join us to learn about our language-based method of math instruction for struggling learners that has consistently provided increased intrinsic student motivation, increased confidence, increased problem solving/reasoning skills and strong learning gains in our lowest middle school math performers. This session acknowledges the complex language involved in understanding, practicing and mastering new middle school math standards and explores how to repair and build the critical foundational pieces

Experience the instruction like a student, with a casual, interactive introduction of the target skill and vocabulary through riddles and word-play. This classroom opportunity, as well as mini mock lesson, provide for independent thinking, scaffolded brain-storming, and practice with figurative language. Following this discussion we will move quickly into a cooperative, hands-on game involving the target vocabulary and concepts. We will end the mini-mock lesson, segueing into standards-based practice problems.

We'll wrap up this session with Q &A, provide a brief history of how this class was developed and share success stories. You'll leave with specific real-world activities, ideas for stations, games, hands-on tasks and vocabulary building.