Are your learners mimicking procedures when they work with numbers and operations, or are they developing a deep, connected understanding of the base-10 system? What if there was a cutting edge base-10 manipulative that grows the latter? Come experience the power of KP Ten-Frame Tiles with us! Join us as we explore the efficacy and reach of this novel base-10 manipulative by working through the four operations from kindergarten through 5th grade. We will share standards-aligned tasks with KP Ten-Frame Tiles that grew our learners’ and our own reasoning skills, problem-solving skills, and computational accuracy and fluency. You’re not going to want to miss this 2-part workshop!
Lochani Senia is in her 6th year teaching 4th and 5th grade at the Tucson Unified School District. For the past 2 years, she has been developing and facilitating math workshops as a Teacher Leader for the Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) at the University of Arizona. She also presents at local and national math conferences - such as MEAD, Todos, and NCTM - on topics that promote teaching math equitably. Knowing first-hand what it is like to be ridiculed and chastised for struggling with math at school, Lochani is defiant about ensuring her learners experience math differently. As they figure problems out, make mistakes, and debate strategies - all as one tight-knit class community - Lochani and her young mathematicians realize math is meaningful, fun, and above all, humanizing.
Michelle Davis has worked with K-2 students all of her 17 year career as an elementary teacher. She has been a participant of CRR workshops since 2019, and last year became a Teacher Leader for the Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) at the University of Arizona. She is passionate about her discovery that math is fun and can be engaging with rich mathematical tasks and routines for students to discover math in the world. Ms. Senia introduced her to the world of KP Ten-Frame Tiles and she has been learning how to use them since and implementing them to much success with her students.
Location: This is a Hybrid Session so be sure to choose: In-Person or Remote Participation
This is a two-part series focused on Elementary School Mathematics that earn participants professional development certificates for 9 hours. $50 stipends will only be provided to the first 25 teachers from Arizona schools who participate in both sessions due to the generosity of the Herbst Family. Please only register if you can attend both sessions.
If you are joining us virtually, there are minimum requirement to ensure your full participation:
You must use a laptop or desktop (NOT a phone or tablet) that will allow you to access the internet, join the Zoom meeting, and access workshop materials (e.g., Google slides, Jamboards). In Zoom, you must have access to your microphone, video camera, and chat box. If you need assistance with the required technology, we can provide a pre-session training.
BONUS:
We would strongly encourage participants to join us in person, if you are able, so you can experience the KP Tiles and get them in your hands. As an extra incentive to attend in person. Kim Rimbey of KP Tiles, has offered a prize pack to raffle off to one winner that attends both sessions in person.
