Friday, April 15, 2011: 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
105/106 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Jo Ann Cady
Co-speakers:
Theresa Hopkins
and
Jamie Price
Participants will learn about children’s difficulties with base-ten representations when the speakers introduce them to an invented number system, Orpda. Engagement in counting, grouping, and patterning activities will give participants experiences that parallel elementary school students’ struggles with base ten.
Presentation Format: Preservice and In-Service Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, PreK to 2