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Saturday, August 9
 

10:30am PDT

Class Warm-Ups & Openers (3-5)
Saturday August 9, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Patriot Ballroom
Learn new class openers, games, and puzzles to spark student engagement. Participants will play a variety of quick activities to see how these help promote numeracy skills, algebraic thinking, and geometric understanding.
Speakers
avatar for David Poras

David Poras

Product Director, Polypad by Desmos Classroom, Amplify/Polypad
David Poras is the Senior Director of Product for Polypad, part of Desmos Classroom and Amplify. Prior to this role, David taught middle school math for 22 years. In 2017, David was selected as a runner-up for the Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching awarded... Read More →
Saturday August 9, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
Patriot Ballroom Renaissance Hotel, Foxboro MA
  3-5

11:00am PDT

Get Your Fractions On!
Saturday August 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
Salon A
WHO’S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD fractions? Not us! Through the use of powerful and meaningful concrete tools and models, we can make sense of fractions! In this session, we will explore generating equivalent fractions as well as fraction operations through the use of fraction towers, number lines, number bonds, and more! 

Speakers
avatar for Meghan Zwolenski

Meghan Zwolenski

Middle School Math Specialist, Foxborough Public Schools
Saturday August 9, 2025 11:00am - 11:25am PDT
Salon A
  3-5

11:30am PDT

Get Your Fractions On!
Saturday August 9, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Salon A
WHO’S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD fractions? Not us! Through the use of powerful and meaningful concrete tools and models, we can make sense of fractions! In this session, we will explore generating equivalent fractions as well as fraction operations through the use of fraction towers, number lines, number bonds, and more! 

Speakers
avatar for Meghan Zwolenski

Meghan Zwolenski

Middle School Math Specialist, Foxborough Public Schools
Saturday August 9, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Salon A
  3-5

11:30am PDT

Math and Music
Saturday August 9, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Patriot Ballroom
For too long, math has been a silent film. Come to this session to learn about how adding audio, sonification, and music to widely used math manipulatives can help students experience, understand, and engage with mathematical concepts in novel and meaningful ways.
Speakers
avatar for David Poras

David Poras

Product Director, Polypad by Desmos Classroom, Amplify/Polypad
David Poras is the Senior Director of Product for Polypad, part of Desmos Classroom and Amplify. Prior to this role, David taught middle school math for 22 years. In 2017, David was selected as a runner-up for the Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching awarded... Read More →
Saturday August 9, 2025 11:30am - 11:55am PDT
Patriot Ballroom Renaissance Hotel, Foxboro MA
  3-5

2:15pm PDT

Get Your Fractions On!
Saturday August 9, 2025 2:15pm - 2:40pm PDT
Salon A
WHO’S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD fractions? Not us! Through the use of powerful and meaningful concrete tools and models, we can make sense of fractions! In this session, we will explore generating equivalent fractions as well as fraction operations through the use of fraction towers, number lines, number bonds, and more! 

Speakers
avatar for Meghan Zwolenski

Meghan Zwolenski

Middle School Math Specialist, Foxborough Public Schools
Saturday August 9, 2025 2:15pm - 2:40pm PDT
Salon A
  3-5

2:15pm PDT

Using Virtual Manipulatives to Elevate Math Instruction (6-8)
Saturday August 9, 2025 2:15pm - 2:40pm PDT
Patriot Ballroom
Learn about using virtual manipulatives with middle school students to enhance their algebraic understanding and geometric thinking. Participants will leave the session with the skills and knowledge to use these activities with their students, as well as the ability to immediately author their own activities using virtual manipulatives.
Speakers
avatar for David Poras

David Poras

Product Director, Polypad by Desmos Classroom, Amplify/Polypad
David Poras is the Senior Director of Product for Polypad, part of Desmos Classroom and Amplify. Prior to this role, David taught middle school math for 22 years. In 2017, David was selected as a runner-up for the Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching awarded... Read More →
Saturday August 9, 2025 2:15pm - 2:40pm PDT
Patriot Ballroom Renaissance Hotel, Foxboro MA
  3-5

2:45pm PDT

Using Virtual Fraction Bars to Enhance Understanding (3-5)
Saturday August 9, 2025 2:45pm - 3:10pm PDT
Patriot Ballroom
Explore lesson ideas, class openers, and warm-up routines that will engage students in thinking deeply about fractions. Participants will leave the session with the skills and knowledge to use these activities with their students, as well as the ability to immediately author their own activities using virtual manipulatives.

Speakers
avatar for David Poras

David Poras

Product Director, Polypad by Desmos Classroom, Amplify/Polypad
David Poras is the Senior Director of Product for Polypad, part of Desmos Classroom and Amplify. Prior to this role, David taught middle school math for 22 years. In 2017, David was selected as a runner-up for the Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching awarded... Read More →
Saturday August 9, 2025 2:45pm - 3:10pm PDT
Patriot Ballroom Renaissance Hotel, Foxboro MA
  3-5
 
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