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TARGET AUDIENCE: grades 3-6 teachers
TEAC 890: Responsive Instruction in the Mathematics Classroom
DATE/LOCATION: July 15-19, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., TAC Career Center Room 361 (Class # 9101)
INSTRUCTOR: Matt Timm, OPS
The new Nebraska state and Common Core standards for mathematics are based largely on learning progressions. Thus, the aim of this course is to familiarize elementary teachers with mathematical learning progressions by utilizing a set of frameworks developed to provide teachers with a way to analyze student thinking and respond with instruction that guides students through the "next steps" needed to advance and deepen understanding.