Parent Math Academy - May 7, 2015

Our last Parent Math Academy for this school year will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2015.  Session 1 will be from 9:00-10:00 am and session 2 from 5:00-6:00 pm.  We hope to see you there!

Parent Math Academy - Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Our next Parent Math Academy will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.  Session one will be from 9:00-10:00 am and session two from 5:00-6:00 pm.  We hope to see you there!

Why Math is Taught Differently Today

In this video, Dr. Raj Shah, mathematics educator,  discusses some of the reasons why math is taught differently today.  

Dr. Shah is a life-long lover of math who graduated from Dublin Coffman High School in 1989, earned his B.S in Physics from The Ohio State University and went on the earn his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois in 1998. Armed with his advanced degree, he worked for 9 years in R&D and management at Intel, Dr. Shah quit his job in 2008 to pursue his passion of introducing kids to the wonder of mathematics and teaching them to THINK rather than just memorize. For the past four years, Dr. Shah has been building programs at Math Plus Academy that develop problem-solving skills, build confidence and help inspire kids to do great things.

Biography:  http://www.mathplusacademy.com/founder/

Next Parent Math Academy is Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Our next Parent Math Academy is on Tuesday, February 24, 2015.   We are offering two sessions:  9:00-10:00 or 5:00-6:00.  We hope to see you there!

Parent Math Academy on January 13, 2015

We completed our second Parent Math Academy on January 13th.  We will continue to offer these sessions each month.  We had a special treat this month, because several of our 4th grade students participated in a Number Talk for parents.  They did a fabulous job!










Please click on the following links to access the presentation materials used in our sessions:
Overview Session: Number Talks

3rd Grade Break-out Session: Conceptual Understanding of Fractions

4th Grade Break-out Session: Fractions & Division, Using Benchmark Fractions, and Multiplying Fractions by a Whole Number

5th Grade Break-out Session: Dividing Fractions & Decimals

Our next Parent Math Academy will be on Tuesday, February 17th.  The morning session is from 9:00-10:00 and the evening session is from 5:00-6:00.  We hope to see you there!

Parent Math Academy on Tuesday, January 13, 2015

You are invited to our second Parent Math Academy on Tuesday, January 13th.  Please see the invitation below for details.

Parent Math Academy on December 11, 2014

We completed our first monthly Parent Math Academy on Thursday, December 11th. Thank you to the parents who attended.  We enjoyed discussing math instruction with you, and hope you learned some things that will be useful in supporting your child.  

Please use the following links to access the PowerPoints from the sessions.

Mrs. Lothspeich discussing area models with parents.

Overview Session - How the Area Model can be used for Conceptual Understanding

3rd Grade Break-out Session - Multiplication Fluency

Mrs. Walls explaining the partial quotient method.

4th Grade Break-out Session - Partial Quotient Method

Mrs. Bramlett using models to multiply fractions.

5th Grade Break-out Session - Multiplying Fractions

Our next Parent Math Academy will be on Tuesday, January 13th.   We will have a morning session from 9:00-10:00 am and an evening session from 5:00-6:00 pm.  We hope to see you there!