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NCTM 2016 Annual Meeting & Exposition

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

527- Viewing Fractions Flexibly to Develop Strategies for Operating on Fractions

Saturday, April 16, 2016: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
307 (Moscone)

 

Lead Speaker:
Nancy K. Mack

Handouts Viewing Fractions Flexibly to Develop Strategies for Operating.pdf

 

Explore ways to help students view fractions as quantities themselves, as iterations of unit fractions, and in other equivalent ways. Learn how using these representations in word problems aids students in developing strategies for adding and subtracting fractions. Research results that have been put into practice will guide our explorations.

 

Presentation Format: 3-5 Session

 

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