Thursday, April 26, 2012: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
123 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Thomas Sonnabend
To illustrate big ideas from the NCTM Essential Understanding series, the speaker will create diagrams for meanings of fractions, equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, and the four operations. These diagrams help students understand fraction concepts and lead to developing the rules for simplifying fractions and fraction arithmetic.
Presentation Format: 3-5 Session
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8