Thursday, November 20, 2014: 1:30 PM-2:45 PM
310 AD (George R. Brown Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Valerie V. Sharon
Co-Speaker:
Mary B. Swarthout
Participants will go on a journey analyzing proportional relationships through the use of counters, strip diagrams, tables, and graphs all within a real-world context. We will move beyond the cross-multiplication algorithm as we explore alternative approaches to promoting multiplicative reasoning.
Presentation Format: 6-8 Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8