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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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

194- Teaching Rationally: Developing Understanding of Fraction Operations

Thursday, April 10, 2014: 1:00 PM-2:15 PM
R02 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Mary Pat Sjostrom

Handouts
  • 194_Sjostrom_Teaching Rationally.pdf (580.8 kB)

  • What does it mean to divide two fractions? And why do we invert and multiply? This session will focus on understanding the meaning of operations on fractions, extending students’ knowledge of whole number operations to rational numbers, and using a variety of manipulatives to visualize these operations.

    Presentation Format: 6-8 Gallery Workshop
    Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

    See more of: 6-8 Gallery Workshop