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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.

393- Fair-Sharing: Many Times More Than Meets the Eye!

Friday, April 11, 2014: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
235/236 (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Jere Confrey
Co-Speaker:
Nicole Panorkou


Fair-sharing, or making equal distributions, embodies the conceptual basis of multiplicative thinking. Fun tasks in equipartitioning collections and wholes can build the alternative to repeated addition by developing early foundations of division, multiplication, ratio, and fraction. Explore the equipartitioning learning trajectory and how it helps teachers interpret the Common Core.

Presentation Format: 3-5 Session
Grade Band Audience: PreK to 2, 3 to 5

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