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ICTM 2022 Annual Conference

Building Connections…Math + More

ICTM is excited to announce the return of the annual conference; the first since 2019! The conference will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at the FFA Enrichment Center on DMACC’s Ankeny Campus. This year the keynote speaker will be Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics. In addition to Peter, ICTM has a featured speaker series including the following presenters:

• Doug Clements, known for his work in Early Learning Trajectories

• Dionne Animata, the founder of Math Trust, lead writer for IM K-5, works for Unbound Ed

• Kaneka Turner, the founder of ReImage

The conference strands include: Number Sense, Mathematical Discourse, Infusing Technology, Equity & Access, The 8 Effective Teaching Practices, Intervention/MTSS, and Instructional Coaching/Leadership.

Because the conference is on a Saturday, you won’t have any sub plans to write and can just come to Ankeny, get your professional math teacher cup filled, and head back to school on Monday energized with many great ideas to implement right away in your classroom. Hands down the BEST math specific PD around!

Licensure Renewal Credit is available for attending the conference along with additional course work. For more information, search course #204017 at AEA Learning Online.

Follow ICTM on social media @iowamathteach.

1. Learning Trajectories: Are you looking for a site that will help you differentiate in math? Learning Trajectories provides a plethora of activities and resources to advance the development of students in mathematics. This link is designed for early math - grade 3 but definitely not limited to these ages!

2. DREME: a great site for any early math educator! This site provides research and activities for families and educators. Check it out!

3. NCTM Classroom Resources: A great mix of both free and paid resources for math instructors! Challenge your students with a problem of the week or explore tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving at all levels.

Look at a calendar for September 2022. Without telling you which dates, have your friend choose four dates that form a square as in the example shown above. If your friend tells you only the sum of the four dates, you can tell her what four dates she chose.

1. Use a variable, such as d, to represent one of the dates in the square. Write expressions for the other three dates in terms of that variable.
2. Find an expression for the sum of the four dates in terms of your variable. Simplify that expression.
3. Starting with your sum expression, explain the steps you would take to determine the four dates. Show clearly why those steps would work.
4. Choose a square of dates, calculate their sum, and use your steps from question 3 to confirm that your method leads from the sum back to the four dates you chose.

Adapted from https://www.nctm.org/pows/ | Copyright: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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