Measuring Space in One, Two, and Three Dimensions

  • Developing Mathematical Ideas: Measuring Space in One, Two, and Three Dimensions (Grades K - 8)

    Description: In a culture of communal inquiry, participants will delve into the complex relationships between measures of length, area, and volume, and how various formulas for measure are derived and why they make sense.

    In a culture of communal inquiry, participants will delve into the complex relationships between measures of length, area, and volume, and how various formulas for measure are derived and why they make sense.

    Outcomes: The MS123 seminar is designed to bring together teachers from Kindergarten through middle grades to:

    Analyze the key mathematical ideas of linear, area, and volume measurement and understand how formulas for measure are derived; 

    Learn how these core mathematical ideas develop from Kindergarten through grade 8, including what many students find especially challenging

    Consider the types of classroom settings and teaching strategies that support the development of student understanding; 

    Recognize how the CCSSM mathematical practices arise in this content and learn to engage students in the practices, with particular focus on MP1 (make sense of problems and persevere in solving them), MP5 (use appropriate tools strategically), and MP7 (look for and make use of structure).  

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    4 Days

    Focused Workshop

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    B

    3 Days

    Focused Workshop

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    3 two-hour online video conference follow-up sessions with asynchronous web-based participation


    C

    2 Days

    Focused Workshop

    Casebook

    5 two-hour online video conference follow-up sessions with asynchronous web-based participation


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