conceptua math fractions tools overview
DESCRIPTION
Conceptua Math provides online tools for fractions instruction. Various interactive models build the path from math concepts to procedures and higher order thinking. The tools include fraction bars, circles, number lines, pattern blocks and estimating tools. The tools are ideal for whole-class instruction on an interactive whiteboard.TRANSCRIPT
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NEW! Powerful, FREE online math tool to teach fractions!
ConceptuaTM Math
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Students Struggle with Fractions
“Difficulty with fractions (including decimals and percents) is pervasive and is a major obstacle to further progress in mathematics, including algebra”
» (National Math Advisory Panel, 2008, p. xix).
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Students Need to Develop Fraction Sense
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The Conceptua Math TM Approach
• Develop conceptual understanding through the use of models
• Link models to numbers to help students make connections
• Teacher designs instruction and instructional sequence
• Moves beyond one right answer to incorporating higher-order thinking
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Conceptua Math Provides
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Free Tools For Teachers Premium Tools For Students
Community Sharing and Support
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The Free Tools Provide
– A format for direct instruction and modeling– A format for interactive guided practice – Engaging models that promote discussion and
critical thinking– A format that promotes teacher/student
discourse
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Overview of the Teacher Tools
• Conceptual to procedural formats• Critical thinking activities
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Support for Teachers
• Instructional Video• Sample problems• Sample lesson plans • Links to standards • IEP goals• Additional pages with
training and support materials
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The Community
• Exchange ideas about fractions instruction with teachers and experts– Information– Videos– Research– Forums– Blogs
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Learning Outcomes
• Participants will learn– the features of the free tools– how the use of multiple models can help students
build a flexible understanding of fractions.– how to integrate the free tools into the curricula
including where it fits in the scope and sequence.– how to use the free tools from Conceptua Math to
make math accessible and meaningful for students with a wide range of abilities.
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