Fraction Foundations – Part 1

Description

• Understand instructional strategies for teaching fractions
• Use models to teach the conceptual development of fractional parts
• Identify examples and nonexamples of fractional parts
• Recognize how building a strong foundation for fractions impacts future success in mathematics
• Eliminate “fracnophobia” from your classroom
• Implement the skills students use to process mathematics into your lessons on fractions

Presenter Bio

Mary Headley is an independent Math Consultant with over 20 years of classroom teaching experience. Mary served as a Math Specialist at the district level before joining the math team at Education Service Center Region 13 in Austin, Texas, first as an Education Specialist for K-5 Math, and subsequently as the Program Manager for Mathematics. Her passion for math is contagious! Mary believes that students should love learning math, even while they are learning the complex concepts behind it. She makes the complicated understandable by helping teachers create learning pathways that bridge math concepts from the concrete to the abstract. Mary teaches instructional strategies that engage students and believes that all students can be successful mathematicians through the conceptual development of math content.
From her home base in Austin, Texas, Mary provides professional development to teachers across the nation. Math with Mary is making a difference in math education for teachers, school districts, and especially for students.