In this workshop, participants learn what it means to reason proportionally and why this reasoning is so important in students' mathematical development. 

As a participant in this workshop, you will: 

1. Learn to identify how the teaching of proportional reasoning has changed and why it matters 

2. Engage in problem solving so we can parse out the thinking needed to solve proportional reasoning problems 

3. Learn how to begin, by providing support for students who don't know their multiplication facts which helps students develop multiplicative reasoning and proportional reasoning at the same time 

4. Learn actionable strategies while engaging in the instructional routine called Problem Strings to develop participants' proportional reasoning and build specific mathematical strategies 

5. Extend the learning to more complicated contexts to strengthen students' reasoning 

6. Study three lesson types to introduce, construct, and solidify proportional reasoning 

7. Analyze expert teacher moves that will energize your classroom and keep students engaged in sense making 

Participants will leave with actionable strategies to help students with gaps, support the development of increasingly sophisticated mathematical strategies, and challenge students to look for clever, efficient solutions. 

This class is provided by an outside instructor and is approved for Washington State clock hours. It is not hosted by ESD 112, and will be held in both Spring 2020 and Summer 2020. Please follow this link to find out more and register for the class: https://grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops