TARGET AUDIENCE: grades 3-8 teachers
DATES/LOCATIONS: July 11-15, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Grand Island (Class # 12449)
INSTRUCTOR: Katie Soto, Grand Island Public Schools
MATH 800T: Math as a Second Language -- This course will help you align your teaching with the new Nebraska standards and the new Common Core standards in mathematics by focusing on the development of "habits of mind of a mathematical thinker". The approach is to understand arithmetic (number) and (introductory) algebra as a means of communicating mathematical ideas, and will stress a deep understanding of the basic operations of arithmetic, as well as the interconnected nature of arithmetic, algebra and geometry relating to the grades 3-7 curriculum.