Teleconference Trainings Topics and Schedule
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1. Why Movement Based Learning? – January 12
Prove that the brain needs movement to learn. Learn the science behind why the program works.
2. Math & Movement Basics – January 19
Teach Whisper/Loud Basics as the building blocks for successfully implementing Math & Movement in the classroom.
3. Taking Active Math to the Next Level – January 26
Learn about tapping at the table, hallway math, math and yoga, and increasing productivity by making every instructional moment count.
4. Strategies for Pre-Testing and Post-Testing Students – February 2
Discuss ways to document student growth through the use of pre and post assessments. We will discuss the various assessment techniques that are available to benefit your students.
5. Skip Counting Sequencing – February 9
Emphasize the importance of skip counting fluency as the key component to mastering multiplication facts necessary for advanced mathematics. Discuss skip counting as repeated addition.
6. Turning Skip Counting into Multiplication Mastery – February 16
Scaffolding techniques for transition from skip counting to multiplication. Learn strategies for introducing the topic of multiplication and strategies for increasing fact fluency.
7. Hopping into the Hundreds Chart – February 23
Familiarize teachers with the numerous skills that can be taught across grade levels with this universal manipulative.
8. Clock Hop Curiosity – March 1
Showcase the numerous math skills that can be taught while using this giant clock manipulative. Learn about ways this mat can be used to teach Skip Counting by 5’s, Telling Time, Elapsed Time, Fractions, Angles, Basic Geometry, and more.
9. Perfecting Place Value – March 8
Use place value as a tool to create confidence in multiple digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, decimals, and rounding.
10. Fabulous Fractions – March 15
Remove the stress that often arises while teaching this difficult skill set by learning different methods to master fraction instruction. Tricks for teaching adding and subtracting fractions, converting fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa, ordering fractions, and reducing fractions will be taught.
11. Gregarious Graphing with the Cartesian Coordinate Hop – March 22
Investigate fun ways to teach graphing and other skills that challenge the brain. Other areas of discussion include area and perimeter, symmetry/flips/slides/transitions, algebra.
12. Merry Measurement – April 5
Discuss ideas for teaching the span of the units of measurement with regards to length, height, and width.
13. Money Madness – April 12
Jumping and hopping techniques to help children learn how to count and to add up coin values, as well as other strategies will be discussed.
14. Oodles of Algebra – April 19
Learn strategies for teaching basic algebra by methods that enhance visual discrimination while strengthening addition and subtraction skills.
15. Math & Movement and Literacy – April 26
Tips for incorporating literature into the math curriculum.
16. Bringing Math & Movement into the Community – May 3
Take math education outside of the classroom and get parents and community members involved with Family Fun Nights, Buddy Programs, and Math-a-thons.