REASONING WITH CONNECTIONS IN SECONDARY MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

About the Event

The Reasoning with Connections in Secondary Mathematics Education workshop is designed specifically for high school math teachers seeking to deepen their understanding and improve their instructional practices when it comes to making connections in secondary mathematics. Join Cal Poly Pomona professor Dr. Greisy Winicki Landman and the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) math team as we explore connections in high school mathematics in this three-part series. During the engaging and interactive sessions, participants will explore the importance of establishing connections within the realm of secondary mathematics. They will delve into the significance of connecting mathematical concepts across different topics, grade levels, and applications. Through a combination of hands-on activities, collaborative discussions, and reflective exercises, educators will enhance their ability to foster a comprehensive understanding of mathematics among their students. Each day is designed to focus on and explore an important big idea in high school mathematics and how that idea constitutes a connecting thread throughout all levels of high school mathematics. Teachers will leave with a deeper understanding of the mathematics they teach as well as a more robust perspective of its structure and will be able to create relevant and meaningful tasks that will have their students thinking mathematically. DATES JANUARY 16, 2025 TEMPLATES FOR MATH TASKS This session aims to provide secondary math teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to design and implement strong and rigorous math tasks in their classrooms. Participants will explore various strategies, resources, and techniques that foster higher-order thinking, problem-solving, and conceptual understanding among their students. FEBRUARY 20, 2025 MULTIPLICATIVE THINKING Foundational but not trivial; it is a crucial concept in mathematics education, as it lays the foundation for understanding key topics in proportional reasoning, fractions, statistical thinking, algebraic thinking, similar figures, and rate of change. Explore different instructional strategies and activities that can help develop multiplicative thinking skills in students across several mathematical topics. MARCH 27 2024 STRUCTURE AND REPEATED REASONING This workshop will focus on Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) 7: Look for and make use of structure and SMP 8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. The idea of structure is one of the pillars of mathematical thinking and lays the groundwork for future mathematical success.