Fluency is more than speed. Discover strategies that help students develop flexible, efficient, and accurate strategies for working with numbers in meaningful ways.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 8:15am - 9:00am EDT TBDVarina HS
In this session, participants will explore how the Concepts and Connections Articulation Guide can support coherent mathematics instruction across grade levels. Learn how to identify key understandings, vocabulary, and representations within a strand concept to support student learning, remediation, and acceleration.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 8:15am - 9:00am EDT TBDVarina HS
Have you always wanted to incorporate regular review in your class, but just don’t know where to start? Then this session is for you! Hear from Katie Pollock about how she utilizes Flashbacks with her Algebra 1 students at Hermitage HS to spiral review and help students maintain or attain proficiency across various skills.
The best journeys involve self-discovery, learning new skills, and a developing a sense of ownership. In this session we’ll look at how to set up opportunities for students to experience all of those and much more. Using pre/post assessments, “I can” statement checklists with example problems, unit itineraries, student collaboration, and mastery grading practices, students and teachers share the journey racing toward mathematical reasoning and understanding.
High School Math Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Javier Cabezas is the high school math specialist for Henrico County Public Schools. He is also a Desmos Fellow and always curious about how technology can serve as an accelerator for sound pedagogy.
Teachers deserve feedback just as much as students do! Join us for a session to explore the updated math "look-fors" that math administrators will use to support effective instructional practices in your classroom, which are rooted in NCTM's Effective Teaching Practices.
High School Math Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Javier Cabezas is the high school math specialist for Henrico County Public Schools. He is also a Desmos Fellow and always curious about how technology can serve as an accelerator for sound pedagogy.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 8:15am - 9:00am EDT TBDVarina HS
This session will utilize the NCTM publication Lessons and Investigations to Build Confidence Elevating High School Mathematics, introducing steps to planning a problem-solving lesson in order for students to be successful with productive struggle. Specific lessons from Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Probability, and Trigonometry/Precalculus will be included.
This interactive session will explore how to foster a positive math identity, build a strong classroom community, and support meaningful mathematical discourse. Participants will engage in routines and strategies that promote reasoning, sense-making, and student voice in the math classroom.
This session will offer HS Algebra 1 teachers a chance to reflect on the 24-25 school year and get a preview of upcoming adjustments to pacing and curriculum.
Explore how the new i-Ready platform supports targeted Tier II intervention. This session will highlight key features, including diagnostics, personalized instruction, and tools for monitoring student progress.
Discover how environmental literacy can bring relevance and engagement to data science instruction in middle school math. In this interactive session, teachers will explore real-world environmental datasets—from local air quality to water usage—and learn how to use them to teach key concepts like graphing, measures of central tendency, probability, and data visualization. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, explore free data sources, and leave with ready-to-use lesson ideas that support both math standards and environmental awareness. Empower your students to see math not just as numbers, but as a tool for solving real-world environmental challenges.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 9:05am - 9:50am EDT TBDVarina HS
Explore ways to engage students in meaningful data investigations—from asking questions to collecting, representing, and analyzing data. Learn how to bring the full data cycle to life in your classroom.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 9:05am - 9:50am EDT TBDVarina HS
Hear from Freeman's Department Leader about how they have implemented Mastery Grading (AKA standards based grading) in their classroom. This will provide an overview of lessons learned and advice for those thinking about or eager to implement mastery grading in their classroom.
I will share ideas and strategies for first-year (or almost 1st year) teachers in finding support and success in the classroom. We will discuss time management techniques, utilizing your mentor, work-life balance, resources for support, and explore some fun team-building activities.
In this session, you’ll enhance your graphing skills and learn how to incorporate dynamic visualizations and demonstrations into your teaching routines. We will learn about dynamic labels, using lists, and leveraging function notation to help students develop and deepen conceptual understanding. Bring your questions and discover how we can support students in understanding and leveraging the calculator as more than an answer-getter.
High School Math Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Javier Cabezas is the high school math specialist for Henrico County Public Schools. He is also a Desmos Fellow and always curious about how technology can serve as an accelerator for sound pedagogy.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 9:05am - 9:50am EDT TBDVarina HS
Teachers deserve feedback just as much as students do! Join us for a session to explore the updated math "look-fors" that math administrators will use to support effective instructional practices in your classroom, which are rooted in NCTM's Effective Teaching Practices.
High School Math Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Javier Cabezas is the high school math specialist for Henrico County Public Schools. He is also a Desmos Fellow and always curious about how technology can serve as an accelerator for sound pedagogy.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 9:55am - 10:40am EDT TBDVarina HS
How do we design lessons that meet students where they are—especially those who may have skill gaps from prior courses—without lowering the bar? In this session, we’ll dive into practical strategies for differentiating instruction in ways that support struggling learners while still upholding the level of rigor expected in each class. Participants will explore approaches to scaffolding, flexible grouping, and lesson design that keep the learning rigorous and accessible. Walk away with tools and ideas you can apply immediately to create a more inclusive and effective classroom for every student.
Explore how to elevate math tasks to promote deeper reasoning and student thinking. This interactive session will help you identify and implement high-level tasks that support meaningful learning and engagement.
In this session, we will reflect on our experiences teaching the new standards, share our favorite new standards activities, and preview the new curriculum guide for the upcoming school year. Please “bring” (electronically) your favorite activity or practice to share that relates to one of the new standards.
Join this engaging, interactive session to learn how to use IXL efficiently and effectively for monitoring Tier I math progress. Participants will explore best practices for assigning skills, interpreting real-time data, and using insights to inform and enhance core instruction.
This session will introduce high school Algebra 1 teachers to using number lines and algebra tiles in order to develop conceptual understanding of integer operations and polynomial operations.
Often, classroom discussions end up with just one student answering at a time—while the rest of the class might tune out. This session focuses on questioning strategies that invite all students to engage, think critically, and participate in meaningful mathematical conversations. Learn how to shift from traditional Q&A to approaches that make student thinking visible, promote collaboration, and deepen understanding for everyone.
Discover how environmental literacy can bring relevance and engagement to data science instruction in middle school math. In this interactive session, teachers will explore real-world environmental datasets—from local air quality to water usage—and learn how to use them to teach key concepts like graphing, measures of central tendency, probability, and data visualization. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, explore free data sources, and leave with ready-to-use lesson ideas that support both math standards and environmental awareness. Empower your students to see math not just as numbers, but as a tool for solving real-world environmental challenges.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am EDT TBDVarina HS
Estimation is a powerful thinking tool. Learn how to build number sense by incorporating estimation strategies that support reasoning, confidence, and real-world math connections.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am EDT TBDVarina HS
Go beyond memorization! This session focuses on helping students build understanding of formulas by exploring patterns, visuals, and hands-on reasoning.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 12:50pm - 1:35pm EDT TBDVarina HS
Join this engaging, interactive session to learn how to use IXL efficiently and effectively for monitoring Tier I math progress. Participants will explore best practices for assigning skills, interpreting real-time data, and using insights to inform and enhance core instruction.
In this session, we will reflect on the past school year, discussing what worked well and identifying areas for improvement. We'll then dedicate time to lesson planning and implementing the changes we wish to make for lessons in the upcoming school year.
Teachers deserve feedback just as much as students do! Join us for a session to explore the updated math "look-fors" that math administrators will use to support effective instructional practices in your classroom, which are rooted in NCTM's Effective Teaching Practices.
High School Math Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Javier Cabezas is the high school math specialist for Henrico County Public Schools. He is also a Desmos Fellow and always curious about how technology can serve as an accelerator for sound pedagogy.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 1:40pm - 2:25pm EDT TBDVarina HS
Fluency is more than speed. Discover strategies that help students develop flexible, efficient, and accurate strategies for working with numbers in meaningful ways.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT TBDVarina HS
In this session, participants will explore how the Concepts and Connections Articulation Guide can support coherent mathematics instruction across grade levels. Learn how to identify key understandings, vocabulary, and representations within a strand concept to support student learning, remediation, and acceleration.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT TBDVarina HS
This interactive session will explore how to foster a positive math identity, build a strong classroom community, and support meaningful mathematical discourse. Participants will engage in routines and strategies that promote reasoning, sense-making, and student voice in the math classroom.
Explore how the new i-Ready platform supports targeted Tier II intervention. This session will highlight key features, including diagnostics, personalized instruction, and tools for monitoring student progress.
Explore ways to engage students in meaningful data investigations—from asking questions to collecting, representing, and analyzing data. Learn how to bring the full data cycle to life in your classroom.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 3:20pm - 4:05pm EDT TBDVarina HS
Teachers deserve feedback just as much as students do! Join us for a session to explore the updated math "look-fors" that math administrators will use to support effective instructional practices in your classroom, which are rooted in NCTM's Effective Teaching Practices.
High School Math Specialist, Henrico County Public Schools
Javier Cabezas is the high school math specialist for Henrico County Public Schools. He is also a Desmos Fellow and always curious about how technology can serve as an accelerator for sound pedagogy.
Wednesday August 13, 2025 3:20pm - 4:05pm EDT TBDVarina HS
