Presentation: Leveraging Middle School Students’ Algebraic Understanding: Predict, Check, and Explain (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition)

Saturday, April 20, 2013: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

703 (Convention Center)

Lead Speaker:

George J. Roy

Co-speakers:

Phillip Vahey and Vivian Fueyo

Middle school teachers often search for ways to assess their students’ understanding. Explore middle school students’ conceptions of rate and proportionality, as well as ways to develop this understanding by using dynamic technology and the heuristic Predict, Check, and Explain.

Presentation Format: 6-8 Session
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

608- Leveraging Middle School Students’ Algebraic Understanding: Predict, Check, and Explain