teaching fractions

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The Center's Interactive Video Webcast

Beyond Slices of Pizza: Teaching Fractions Effectively
September 23, 2008, 2:00-3:00 p.m., EDT

This interactive video webcast is hosted by The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement at Learning Point Associates. The Center is funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education. The webcast will highlight the following:

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Recommendations from the National Mathematics Advisory Panel
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Instructional strategies to foster deep "conceptual and procedural knowledge of fractions"
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Video clips from teacher training sessions and elementary classrooms

There is no charge for this event. It is open to the public, so please invite your colleagues to join in. Registration is required, and minimal information is requested.

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For more information, please contact Abner Oakes <mailto:abner.oakes@learningpt.org> . We look forward to your participation!

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About the Webcast

The National Mathematics Advisory Panel, convened in 2006 by President George W. Bush, agreed "broadly that the delivery system in mathematics education...is broken and must be fixed. This is not a conclusion about any single element of the system. It is about how the many parts do not now work together to achieve a result worthy of this country's values and ambitions" (p. xiii).

The final report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, released this spring, paid close attention to several areas of mathematics, particularly "proficiency with fractions...for such proficiency is foundational for algebra and, at the present time, seems to be severely underdeveloped" (p. xvii).

Building on the February 2008 webcast, "Making Algebra Work: Instructional Strategies That Deepen Student Understanding," The Center will showcase best practices when it comes to the teaching of fractions. How do teachers and school district personnel ensure deep "conceptual and procedural knowledge of fractions," as stated in the National Mathematics Advisory Panel report?

The webcast features videotaped segments from Dr. Hung-Hsi Wu's Mathematics Professional Development Institute-the famous "Wu Institute"-an intensive three-week summer course that directly addresses the mathematics needed for teaching number sense in K-7 classrooms. Also featured is Dr. Denise Mewborn's work at the University of Georgia and how that work translates into teaching at Colbert Elementary School in Colbert, Georgia.

The webcast's panelists will provide perspectives from the classroom, school district, and the National Mathematics Advisory Panel and answer questions from the viewing audience.

Reference

National Mathematics Advisory Panel. (2008). Foundations for success: The final report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved September 5, 2008, from http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/report/final-report.pdf <http://mail.ccpsnet.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://pull.xmr3.com/p/557-39D6/10165591/clickto5_final-report.html>

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