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162- Bridging the Gap from Elementary to Middle School Computation

Friday, November 4, 2011: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
Taos (Albuquerque Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Pamela Weber Harris

Are you concerned about your students’ whole-number arithmetic and its effect on fractions, decimals, and percents? Engage in lessons with models and problem strings that help students build sophisticated computation strategies to bridge from inefficient, invented strategies to rational-number computation. Classroom activities will be provided.

Presentation Format: 6-8 Session
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

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