Presentation: Do Story Problems Scare the Daylights out of Your Students? (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Baltimore, Maryland)

Friday, October 18, 2013: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Room 1 (Room 301) (Baltimore Convention Center)

Lead Speaker:

ExWkshp Borenson and Associates

For many students, story problems set off a panic alarm: how does one translate an abstract story problem into an even more abstract algebraic equation? Attend this session to learn how Hands-On Equations® enables students to represent and solve story problems visually using game pieces, including age and consecutive number problems.

Presentation Format: Exhibitor Workshops
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Baltimore, Maryland

151.2- Do Story Problems Scare the Daylights out of Your Students?