National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Regional Conference and Exposition: Las Vegas, Nevada

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165- Making Our Base-Ten System Concrete and Comprehensible

Friday, October 25, 2013: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Tropical E-H (Rio)
Lead Speaker:
Stacy K. (Keller) Boote

Handouts
  • #165, Boote, Stacy K., Making Our Base-Ten System Concrete and Comprehensible.pdf (4.8 MB)

    • The foundation of mathematics is a conceptual understanding of our base-ten system. Such groundwork includes identifying numerals used in base ten, connecting symbolic representations of the number ten with concrete representations, and switching bases to more fully understand the challenges students face in the classroom.

    Presentation Format: Preservice and In-Service Gallery Workshop
    Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, Preservice and Inservice

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