National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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

420- Learning through Representations: Integers and Fractions on the Number Line

Friday, April 19, 2013: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
401/402 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Maryl Gearhart
Co-Speaker:
Geoffrey B Saxe


Explore a curriculum unit that uses the number line as the context for a coherent treatment of integers and fractions. Lessons engage students in reasoning and communication about the big ideas of representing rational numbers on the line. Findings from an efficacy study offer evidence of the curriculum’s effectiveness.

Presentation Format: Research Session
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5

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