Thursday, April 14, 2011: 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
White River Ballroom A/B (JW Marriott)
Lead Speaker:
Erica A. Warren
This session will offer a journey through a middle school curriculum illustrating how area is the foundation model for whole-number multiplication, operations with fractions, the distributive property, and probability. Participants will investigate problems that frequently offer a challenge to students using manipulatives as visual models of area.
Presentation Format: 6-8 Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8