How To Use Mathematical Openers

How To Use Mathematical Openers

Dan Finkel for Grassroots Workshops

Mon, July 1 2024 12:00 AM - Fri, August 15 2025 12:00 AM

Presenters

  • Daniel Finkel

Description

Looking to encourage deeper and more robust student thinking without radical changes? This mini workshop is for you. You'll learn to use these field-tested openers to start each day, without needing to develop new materials or change your class plan. It only takes five minutes a day to make math class more energized, focused, and fun.

We'll begin by exploring why math openers are so powerful, and why so many teachers rely on them.  From there we'll talk about how to get started.  We'll discuss openers that stimulate math talk, openers that develop ownership, openers that extend thinking, and openers that get kids playing creatively with math.  Finally, we'll see how to prepare to use openers and troubleshoot them when issues arise.

The mini workshop comes with access to high quality, pre-made openers, so you won't need to spend extra time making your own. Learn how a tiny change can make a huge impact in your math class!


Event Notes

Course registration and payment are submitted via Grassroots Workshops. Register Here.  (https://grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/how-to-use-mathematical-openers). 

The clock hour fee upon completion of the course is $9 paid to ESD112. 

Once you complete the course and receive the certificate of completion from Grassroots, you will claim the clock hours in pdEnroller. The claim code for this course is HKU-81R.  You will upload your certificate of completion, complete the short survey, and pay for the clock hours.  Once all the steps have been completed, the clock hours will record on a pdEnroller transcript.

https://www.pdenroller.org/clockhours/claim (Link to the clock hour claim page in pdEnroller. If you don't have an account, you will have to create one).

Dates

  • Mon, July 1 2024 - Fri, August 15 2025
    12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
    Online

Registration

Event # 172541

Price
$45
Registration Ends
Friday Aug 15, 2025 12:00 AM
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Course registration and payment of $45 are submitted via Grassroots Workshops. A link will be provided in your confirmation email. The clock hour fee upon completion of the course is $9 paid to ESD112.

Professional Hours

Clock Hour Number: VAM1656
3.00 Clock Hours $9.00

Contacts

Subjects

Mathematics