Deepening Place Value Understanding in K-2 through Explanation and Justification
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
Primary Education
Abstract for the conference program
This session is designed for K-2 mathematics teachers and instructional coaches. During the presentation, participants will experience the development of place value concepts in the context of a candy shop. They will make sense of place value through a rich task that requires math talk focused on explanation and justification. Participants will discuss possible student solutions and identify potential student misconceptions. A video of the task will be shared to give insight on how young children might engage in this task. Finally, participants will make connections between the content and process of this task and their own classroom context.
Proposal Track
T1: Teaching and Learning in the STEM Field
Start Date
3-23-2018 3:00 PM
Recommended Citation
Eisenreich, Heidi and Disney, Andria, "Deepening Place Value Understanding in K-2 through Explanation and Justification" (2018). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 24.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2018/2018/24
Deepening Place Value Understanding in K-2 through Explanation and Justification
This session is designed for K-2 mathematics teachers and instructional coaches. During the presentation, participants will experience the development of place value concepts in the context of a candy shop. They will make sense of place value through a rich task that requires math talk focused on explanation and justification. Participants will discuss possible student solutions and identify potential student misconceptions. A video of the task will be shared to give insight on how young children might engage in this task. Finally, participants will make connections between the content and process of this task and their own classroom context.
