National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Las Vegas, Nevada

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

Problem Solving through Engaging Tasks

Thursday, October 24, 2013

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


10
Rethinking Professional Development: Focus on Coherence and Rigor of Mathematics
April Strom, Ted Coe and Trey Cox
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice

Palma A, B, E, F (Rio)

11
 
Incredible Math Tasks! Developing the Standards for Mathematical Practice
William Barnes and Jennifer Novak
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Conga (Rio)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


33
Matching Tasks with Goals for Student Learning
Pamela H. Dallon
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Palma C, D, G, H (Rio)

34
Keeping It Real: Teaching Math through Real-World Topics
Karim Kai Ani
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Amazon N/O (Rio)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


57
Every Day Is Mathematical
Rita H. Barger
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

Brasilia 2 (Rio)

58
Ratios: Graphing on the Cartesian Coordinate Plane
Anne M. Collins
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Palma A, B, E, F (Rio)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


71
Multiple Models for Fraction Division: Higher-Level Thinking in CCSS
Robert M. Afonso and Laura Kyser-Callis
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Amazon P/Q (Rio)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


93
Examining the Fanatical Fraction Focus in the Common Core
Eric Milou
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

Brasilia 1/4 (Rio)

95
 
Challenging All Students, Even Gifted Ones, without Going Crazy
Carrie L. Hair and Jenny Salls
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Conga (Rio)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


118
 
Middle School Investigation Using NCTM Illuminations
Katie A. Hendrickson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice

Brasilia 2 (Rio)

119
Creating Cramer's Rule: An Investigation into Solving Systems of Equations
Gorjana Popovic, Adrienne Pavek and Bernadette Skobel
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Amazon N/O (Rio)

Friday, October 25, 2013

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


129
 
Real-World Reasoning in the Middle School Mathematics Classroom
Diana L. Moss, Heather Glynn Crawford-Ferre and Stephanie Vega
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

Palma A, B, E, F (Rio)

131
Use Engaging Problem-Solving Tasks and Math Projects
Edna F. Bazik and Elizabeth Masslich
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Amazon D/E (Rio)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


155
Making Memories in the Math Classroom
Charles Sonenshein
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

Brasilia 5 (Rio)

156
Using Tasks to Enrich Learning for Gifted Students
Sharon Christensen and Valerie Chambers
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Amazon P/Q (Rio)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


178
Beyond Word Problems: What Is Mathematical Inquiry?
Susan Ann Davidson
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

Palma C, D, G, H (Rio)

179
Yes We Can! Overcoming Math Anxiety
Jennifer Rising
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

Brasilia 1/4 (Rio)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


191
Direct Variation Is Not a Slippery Slope
Laurie Boswell
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Amazon D/E (Rio)

192
From Arithmetic to Algebra: An Interactive Bulletin Board
Andy Clark
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Palma C, D, G, H (Rio)

193
 
High-Leverage Actions Ensure All Your Students Are Common Core Ready
Diane J. Briars
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Amazon F (Rio)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


214
Fast Facts and Fractions
Brad S. Fulton
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Palma A, B, E, F (Rio)

215
 
Investigating Geometric Transformations and Congruence
Keith Krone and Gwyneth Hughes
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Amazon P/Q (Rio)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


238
Archimedes’ Box
Don S. Balka
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Brasilia 2 (Rio)

239
 
Problem Solving through Engaging Tasks
Tracy Gruber
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Conga (Rio)