Workshop | Private Workshop: How to Teach Number Sentences, Expressions, and Equations (Grades 1-5)

Prices

The price listed reflects the Single Virtual Session for 6 hours. Other pricing options are available:

• 3 Virtual Sessions, 2 Hours Each - $2,200
• Virtual Flash PD for 90 Minutes - $749

For further information, please visit Room to Discover website.

About the Presenter

Jeff Lisciandrello

Jeff Lisciandrello is the founder of Room to Discover and an educational consultant specializing in student-centered learning practices. Jeff is an expert in social-emotional learning and student- centered instructional practices, with over 15 years experience as a classroom teacher, curriculum designer, and instructional coach. In Jeff’s workshops, educators, don’t just hear about differentiation and inquiry-based learning, they experience them first-hand.

Description

If you’re an elementary math teacher, you understand the value of teaching number sentences.

But how do you tell a number sentence from an expression? And what can you do if your students have difficulty with algebraic thinking?

For answers to these questions and more, register today for How to Teach Number Sentences, Expressions and Equations.

In this interactive virtual workshop, you’ll learn everything you need to teach number sentences with confidence. You’ll even learn how expressions and equations can help students master fractions, times tables, operations, and more!

Each session is conducted in real time with a live facilitator. Registration includes all the print and digital resources you need to bring these engaging number sentence activities back to your classroom. Participants earn a total of 6 PD Hours.

Figuring out how to teach number sentences in elementary school can be a real challenge.

You want your math classes to be fun and challenging. And you need to make sure your students are learning all the important standards.

They’re already learning fractions, numbers in Base-10, and the four operations. How can you find the time for expressions, equations, and number sentences?

The secret is learning to teach with number sentences. The activities you learn in this workshop, will help you turn any elementary standard into a fun and engaging expressions and equations activity.

How to Teach Number Sentences in Elementary Math

This mystery of how to teach number sentences can be solved with the number sentence proof.

Too often, we ask our math students to circle the correct answer, or fill-in-the-blank. These questions are easy to correct, but they don’t build conceptual understanding or a passion for math.

With number sentence proofs, you’ll engage, challenge, and support all your students. They’ll develop their algebraic reasoning, while mastering all your grade level standards. They’ll learn new concepts faster, and they’ll retain what they learn for years to come.

How Number Proofs Work

A number proof starts with a completed equation. Students first figure out if the equation is true or false. Then, they prove their answer with both calculation and reasoning. Here are some examples:

• 3 x 5 = 5 + 5 + 5
• 19 + 7 = 20 + 6
• 5 ÷ 5 = 0
• 1/3 x 3 = 1

Number proofs create great opportunities for collaborative inquiry and mathematical discussion.

Once your students have mastered these closed number proofs, your students can begin solving open number proofs, with letter variables or shape variables.

Students can complete this activity again and again, to learn about fractions, multiplication, expanded form, variables, units, or pretty much any elementary math standard.

So stop wondering how to teach number sentences. Enroll today for all the teaching strategies and resources you’ll need to make your students love learning about expressions and equations. You’ll go step-by-step over how to plan and teach an inquiry-based, number proofs lesson.

Workshop Overview

How to Teach Number Sentences, Expressions, and Equations consists of 6 hours of interactive, hands-on, professional learning. Sessions are conducted in real time, with a live facilitator. You’ll solve problems and engage in discussions with fellow educators.

As a participant, you'll learn to harness the power of number sentences, and you'll receive your own copies of all the print and digital classroom resources to bring what you learn back to your classroom the very next day!

• Unit 1: Closed Number Proofs – Learn the basics of number proofs. Put on your “student hat” and challenge yourself to prove challenging number sentences.

• Unit 2: Open Number Proofs – Introducing letter and shape variables makes number proofs much more challenging and powerful.

• Unit 3: Aligning to Standards – Design and solve number proofs that support your grade level standards.

• Unit 4: Planning and Assessment – Learn to plan and teach collaborative, inquiry-based lessons using expressions and equations. Assess conceptual understanding with rubrics, projects, and portfolios.

Save Your Seat

Enrollment is open to all elementary school teachers, administrators, instructional coaches, tutors, and homeschool parents.

For more on the Polya Process, read Room to Discover's article, Why Number Sentences are More Important Than Stacking. For more information on any of Room to Discover's workshops, please contact their team.

If your school or district is interested in group pricing or custom professional development packages, schedule a free consultation with one of Room to Discover's education consultants.

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