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December 2016 3 Events

Friday, December 02

Ontario CEC’s 2016 Annual Special Education Conference

Ontario CEC’s 60th Anniversary/Diamond Jubilee Conference will take place on December 2 – 3, 2016, at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel. The theme of the conference is “Well-being and Success for All“. Presentations will focus on evidence-based practices, instructional strategies, and technology to support the wellbeing, learning and achievement of all students with …

Monday, December 05

Making Connections Between Proportional Reasoning and Fractional Thinking

Make connections from the relational thinking behind proportional reasoning and represent these number relationships as fractions. Join Kyle Pearce as we explore fractional thinking using tasks that are contextual, visual and concrete in order to examine fraction constructs, uncover multiple representations of fractions, and discover different perspectives that build the conceptual understanding behind the rules …

Tuesday, December 06

Beyond Solving Word Problems: Establishing and Supporting a Problem-Solving Culture in your Math Classroom

Problem solving needs to permeate the mathematical program…[and] is seen as the main strategy for teaching mathematics.  (Guide to Effective Instruction)  Unfortunately, problem solving is often equated with and limited to solving word problems.  Problem solving can be so much more! Join the conversation and discuss how we can put our students in problematic situations …