2024 Northwest Mathematics Conference

Are you noticing that many of our students are coming to our math classes without that intrinsic sense of number that is usually developed in the early years? How do we move forward with the math concepts being taught in the middle years that are rooted in these foundational skills? Join Kim as she shares her experiences working as a LAT/Numeracy Support teacher and shares strategies and techniques that have worked for her. You will leave this workshop with some new practices and ideas that will help your students to build on the knowledge they currently have and to ensure that they see themselves as mathematicians at home, work and school.

Dice Auction: Putting Outcomes of the Dice Up for Sale by Nat Banting was the 2019 Rosenthal Prize Winning Task for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching. Join Kirsten and Jordan as they take you through a mathematical auction like you’ve never experienced. Walk away with the tools you need to implement this task in your own classroom as a path towards laying the groundwork for students to explore abstract mathematics concepts with purpose, intrigue, and joy.

Multiplication is repeated addition... but it also means so much more than that! In this workshop, you will explore several fundamental meanings of this operation (e.g., equal groups, arrays and areas, how a quantity is “stretched,” etc.) through rich tasks that address each of these meanings. Also, you will explore and discuss relationships between the “basic facts.” More importantly, you will learn how to help your students see that these relationships extend to other types of numbers that they come across in BC’s intermediate and middle years mathematics curriculum (e.g., two-digit whole numbers, fractions, decimals, integers, etc.).

Come see how art and math can collide and build a project to take home!
Angela teaches a weekly Art in Math elective to students in grades 6-8 including many with disabilities. We explore Math concepts, especially in Geometry, while creating art projects. Several sample projects with instructions will be shared that can be used in an ongoing course or as a stand alone project. Come and build one project yourself!

In this session, we will explore ways of blending curiosity and joy with content in math class. Participants will engage in math chats, dive into rich tasks, play games and leave with practical resources as we discuss ways of ensuring that fun activities address content needs, and content-rich lessons are engaging.

Dive into the intersection of mathematics and nature in this enlightening session. We'll delve into innovative approaches for incorporating outdoor experiences into math education, igniting students' curiosity and deepening their understanding of mathematical concepts. Through hands-on activities and immersive learning adventures, discover how to leverage the natural world as a dynamic classroom for exploring geometry, measurement, patterns, and more. Attendees will engage with these activities and will receive lesson planning materials to facilitate implementation in their classrooms.