National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Is More Than Solving Problems

Thursday, April 10, 2014

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Developing Perseverance, Critical Thinking, and Communication Using Nonstandard Problems
Lisa T. Pilgrim and Bridget V. Goodwin
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
R07 (Convention Center)

Understanding Work and Rate Problems
Matthew G. Jones
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
R05 (Convention Center)

Because of Math: Why Storytelling Makes Math More Exciting
Kira Jeanne Donnelly
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Ballroom C (Hilton)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

The Language of Math: Strategies to Support English Language Learners
Bonnie Baer-Simahk and Patricia Aube
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
R01 (Convention Center)

How Can We "Make Use of Structure” (Mathematical Practice #7)?
Jenny K. Tsankova and James R. Matthews
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
235/236 (Convention Center)

Folding in the Mathematical Practices with Construct-and-Describe (CD) Problems
Juliana Utley and Stacy Reeder
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Salon 13-16 (Hilton)

Incredible Math Tasks! Assessing Mathematical Content and Practices
Bill Barnes and Jenny Novak
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R09 (Convention Center)

Figurate Numbers: What’s Your Representation?
George J. Roy and Farshid Safi
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
245 (Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

117

Quality Questioning in Number and Operations
DesLey V. Plaisance
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
R07 (Convention Center)

119

Academically Productive Talk in the Mathematics Classroom
Genni Steele and Le'Vada Gray
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
206 (Convention Center)

120

Help! There’s a Ton of Statistical Bricks Falling on Me!
Alan P. Maloney and Dicky N. Ng
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 21-24 (Hilton)

121

Ratio and Proportion: A Common Core Progression for Grades 6–7
Duane Habecker and Mary Anne Freitas
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 19-22 (Hilton)

122

Using Formative Assessment Lessons to Understand Your Students' Thinking
Diane L. Schaefer
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 13-16 (Hilton)

123

Stories, Models, Strategies, and Algorithms: Putting Fractions in Real Contexts
Susan L. Hillman
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice
R03 (Convention Center)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

167

Moving Learning Forward by Uncovering Student Thinking
Cheryl Tobey
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
Belle Chasse (Hilton)

168

What’s a “Real” Context Anyway?
Nicole M. Wessman-Enzinger
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
223 (Convention Center)

169

Exploring the Mean Absolute Deviation of Backpack Weights
Kathryn G. Shafer
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 9-12 (Hilton)

170

Representation and Visualization in Middle School: Lessons from Singapore
Andy Clark
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Rosedown (Hilton)

171

Teaching Ratio Conceptually with Tables, Ratio Boxes, and Daisy Chains
Tamar Avineri and Jere Confrey
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
R09 (Convention Center)

172

Teams in a Middle School Math Class? Go Figure!
Alfreda Jernigan and Paul D. Miller
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Elmwood (Hilton)

173

Number Choices Really Do Matter! Teaching Proportions for Understanding
Laura B. Kent and Olof B. Steinthorsdottir
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice
235/236 (Convention Center)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

218

Keep Calm and Do Mental Math!
Jane M. Placencia and Tracy E. Cartwright
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 13-16 (Hilton)

219

Manipulate Your Way to Proportional Reasoning!
Kevin Dykema
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 3-6 (Hilton)

220

Reasoning in the Middle Grades: It's Easier Than You Think
Berinderjeet Kaur and Denisse R. Thompson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
242 (Convention Center)

221

Finding the Missing Pieces: Middle Grades Fractions
Jeanne Simpson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice
225/226/227 (Convention Center)

223

Get Their Attention! Get Them Engaged!
Nancy J. Warden
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
214 (Convention Center)

225

Instructional Strategies for Students Who Are Struggling in Mathematics
Christa Jackson, Margaret Mohr-Schroeder and Craig Schroeder
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
206 (Convention Center)

226

This Is Radical (and Irrational)!
Clifton Wingard
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Salon 21-24 (Hilton)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

268

CANCELLED
Advancing the "M" in STEM with Mindstorms and Measurement
Megan L Nickels and Cheryl L. Eames
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
R09 (Convention Center)

270

So What Do Your Students Know about Fractions and Decimals?
Connie S. Schrock
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 13-16 (Hilton)

271

Truth . . . Social Justice . . . and the Mathematical Way
Laura K. Sellars and Michelle R. Reel
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Ballroom A (Hilton)

274

Problem Posing: Bringing Logic to Problem Solving for At-Risk Algebra Students
Jane M. Kang, Mary K. Fries and E. Paul Goldenberg
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R03 (Convention Center)

Friday, April 11, 2014

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM

286

Top Ten Ways to Motivate Your Students
Rita H. Barger
Grade Band Audience: General Interest/All Audiences
R09 (Convention Center)

293

Drawing Tape Diagrams to Deepen Understanding
Heather Mathison and Jennifer J. Kosiak
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
Melrose (Hilton)

297

Co-Teaching: Mathematics Strategies for Integrating Regular and Special Education
Clemmie B. Whatley and Dr. Deshonda Stringer
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
245 (Convention Center)

298

Crunched for Time? Make the Data Work for You
Ryan M. Higgins and Kristin E. Harbour
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice
Grand Ballroom A (Hilton)

303

Technology Integration in Task-Based Learning
Erin M. Pinning, Melina L. Dyer and Amanda Godsil
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Ballroom C (Hilton)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

348

Communicating Calculations: Using Writing, Speaking, and Video to Explain Thinking
Beth E. Nickle and Erin Igo
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 13-16 (Hilton)

349

Co-Teaching in Algebra
Erin K. Colantonio
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
223 (Convention Center)

350

The Power of Puzzles: Critical Thinking, Differentiation, and Motivation
Marilyn Dibble
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Belle Chasse (Hilton)

351

Augmented Reality Takes Students to the Real World of Mathematics
Rachelle Meyer, Doug Rogers and Trena L. Wilkerson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Salon 21-24 (Hilton)

352

CCSS Mathematics Practices: When and Why Will Students Use Them?
Kwame Anthony Scott
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
243 (Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

398

Math 2.0: A New Vision for Learning and Teaching Math
Ihor Charischak
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Ballroom A (Hilton)

399

One Lie of Middle School: 100 miles = 2 hours.
Deana Deichert, Tashana D Howse and Mercedes Sotillo
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
243 (Convention Center)

400

Patterns and Operations: Teaching Algebra to Special Populations
Linda G. Singer and Annie M. Parker
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
Grand Salon 9-12 (Hilton)

402

Keeping It Real: Teaching Math through Real-World Topics
Karim K. Ani
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Great Hall B/C (Convention Center)

403

Keeping Kids Engaged in the Math Classroom
Christine Thielen
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R07 (Convention Center)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

453

The Squares of Pythagoras: A Radical Connection
Teresa Banker
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
242 (Convention Center)

454

Frack This: Engaging Students Mathematically in Community Issues
Katie A. Hendrickson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice
Grand Salon 19-22 (Hilton)

456

Cubes, Cubes, and More Cubes
Arsalan Wares
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Fountain Room (Hilton)

459

Transitioning from Arithmetic to Algebra: Examples and Student Issues
Heather Gamel
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Rosedown (Hilton)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

505

Area, Measurement, and Data Analysis through Modeling Pelican Colonies
Forster Ntow, Aran W. Glancy and Tamara J. Moore
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
Grand Salon 21-24 (Hilton)

506

Integrating Vocabulary with Content Support
Stefanie D. Livers
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
235/236 (Convention Center)

508

The CCSS Mathematical Practices Come Alive: Focus on Proportional Reasoning
Katherine Gavin and Linda Jensen Sheffield
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
R07 (Convention Center)

509

The Great Nutella Heist: A Rich Mathematical Problem
Bonnie S. Spence
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice
Jasperwood (Hilton)

510

Standard(s) Statistics: Exploring Common Core Statistics Content and Practices
Susan A. Peters
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Salon 9-12 (Hilton)

513

Transitioning in Fractions from Pictures to Algebra
Jennifer M. Tobias and Vince Kirwan
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Rosedown (Hilton)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

555

Middle School Math Sightings
Mark Roddy
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
R09 (Convention Center)

556

Explore, Understand, Represent, and Communicate: Using iPads to Create Understandings
Tim Pelton and Leslee Francis Pelton
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice
Great Hall A/D (Convention Center)

557

Moving Proportions beyond Cross-Multiply and Divide
Elizabeth Peyser and Sarah Stevens
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R03 (Convention Center)

Saturday, April 12, 2014

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM

574

Motivating Students via Technology with Three Acts
Eric Milou
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
225/226/227 (Convention Center)

575

Number Talks in the Middle School Math Classroom
Kristi M. Cohen and Sheila Yates
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
235/236 (Convention Center)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

602

Teaching Mathematics Using Historical and Cultural Quilt Block Patterns
Edna L. Holbrook and Alicia Jefferson
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
R07 (Convention Center)

604

Let's Examine Conjectures about Numbers Using Algebraic and Geometric Reasoning
Margaret J. Kenney
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
243 (Convention Center)

605

The 3 R's (Reading, Writing, and 'Rithmatic) and Math
Lorie Banks
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
R03 (Convention Center)

607

Helping Girls Develop Financial Literacy Skills
Heather Crawford-Ferre, Lynda R. Wiest and Stephanie Vega
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
245 (Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

634

Discourse Practices and Equity for Students with Learning Disabilities
John Woodward
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8
R03 (Convention Center)

636

Using Models to Develop Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Barbara Diliegghio
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8
R09 (Convention Center)

637

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Is More Than Solving Problems
Brandon Banes and L. Diane Miller
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice
245 (Convention Center)