Course | Counting on Number Sense for PreK-1 Grades

Prices

The price listed reflects a lifetime access for one person to access only the course videos and resources. Other pricing options are available if you need to enroll multiple teachers:

• Monthly
Individual Membership - $39 per person
Site license with individual logins (limit to 30 logins because the Build Math Minds is tracking progress, $33 for each additional 3 months login, $343 for 12 months) - $990

• Yearly
Individual Membership - $468 per person
Group Purchase (6-10 people) $60 discount for year - $408 per person
Large Group Purchase (11-25) - $385 per person
Site license with individual logins (limit to 30 logins because the Build Math Minds is tracking progress, $33 for each additional 3 months login, $343 for 12 months) - $10,300

For further information, please visit Build Math Minds website.

About Your Teacher

Sue Looney

Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting, an organization devoted to helping improve mathematics instruction. She is passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners. Sue is part of the T2T Global community where she volunteers globally to support their mission of empowering local educators to create a more just and equal world. Sue is the author of Ying and the Magic Turtle, Exemplars PreK Math, and creator of Same But Different Math.

Description

Join with other educators as they unlock the power of counting as a foundation of numeracy.

Are you feeling frustrated, confused or lack confidence when you notice the following:
• Your students lack deep number sense, and you don’t know what to do about it.
• You desire for your students to be “good at math” but you aren’t sure how to get them there.
• You want to engage your students in powerful counting experiences, but you aren’t exactly sure what that looks like.

After taking the Counting on Number Sense course, you will be energized and excited because you will have gained the tools to set your students up for a lifetime of number sense. You’ll have a road map for creating confident problem solvers in your early childhood classroom. You will have a plan to move forward in your teaching with the confidence of knowing our students will be successful.

What You'll Learn

With 6 modules of training content plus a bonus module you will learn:

• Counting & Number Sense
Teaching children to count while building number sense.

• Subitizing
Develop students that know "how many" without counting.

• Pitfalls
Identify early pitfalls in learning to count and what to do to overcome them.

• Up to 100
Developing a students full understanding of counting to 100.

• Observing Student Thinking
Learn to identify if students really understand "how many" there are when counting.

• Theory Into Practice
Create a plan to implement course concepts in your classroom with your students.

Ready to Build Your Students Powerful Foundation in Counting?

At the end of this course, you will have:

• You’ll have a road map for creating confident problem solvers in your early childhood classroom.
• You’ll be empowered with a deep understanding of counting, the stages of counting, and of the role of language in learning to count.
• You’ll know how to assess for true understanding of counting.
• You’ll know which tools and activities are best for teaching counting.
• You’ll have confidence in knowing how to provide a powerful foundation in counting to set your students up for success.
• You’ll gain time because not only will you know what to do with your students when you see that they lack deep number sense, you’ll have powerful activities and tools at your fingertips.
• And, finally, you’ll have a plan for how to immediately use this in your classroom.

Get These Bonuses When You Enroll

• Bonus #1 - My Math at Home Journal

Helping kids see the connection between math and home is a great place to get them seeing how math is useful in their life. Sue Looney, the facilitator of Counting on Number Sense, created this My Math At Home Journal to encourage kids to see mathematics in their everyday lives. You will get this PDF download emailed to you.

• Bonus #2 - Free Access to Brainingcamp
Manipulatives are one of the best ways to help kids build their understanding of math. Whether virtual or physical, it doesn't matter, kids need to work with objects to build connections.

So, while you are enrolled in Counting on Number Sense, Brainingcamp is giving you 1 year of free access to their virtual manipulative platform.

• Bonus #3 - Mathematical Experiences
Inside the bonus area of the Counting on Number Sense course, you will find multiple bonuses that will help you craft amazing mathematical experiences for your students. You will have the Braining Camp bonus mentioned above as well as Sue's Favorite Resources, a free download of Sue's book Ying and the Magic Turtle, activities that help kids understand and learn the counting words, and exclusive Same But Different Images that are only available to participants in the course.

Credit

Each state has different requirements for what they accept for CEUs or Professional Development. So, check to see what is required. Christina offers a certificate of completion for 15 hours or you can take the course for professional development credit through an accredited university that Build Math Minds has it set up through, you just need to pay the university their $60 fee for the credit.

All participants have the option to take this course for 1 Professional Development Credit (also called Continuing Ed Credits) through an accredited university. Build Math Minds has it set up already through the university and once the course starts you can sign up with them for the credit, you just have to pay them the $60 for the 1 credit.

Credit may be available for this course and may vary by country or institution. Please verify eligibility with Build Math Minds.