The Prince William County Schools Office of Mathematics Presents

1. The Prince William County Schools Office of Mathematics Presents Counting and Computation • This three-day workshop focuses on how students in grades K-2 make sense of numbers, the number system, and the operations, and the teacher’s role in supporting their mathematical learning. • Participants will: • examine how students develop strategies for counting accurately and efficiently, work on place value and develop strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems • examine the mathematical content of the K-2 number and operations strand in Investigations and the number and operations work at their own grade level • analyze students’ counting and computation work to consider what students understand and don’t understand about number and the operations and how to help them move forward • analyze the teacher’s role in helping all students and specifically struggling students develop numerical competency. Location: Osbourn Park HS Dates: June 23 – 25, 2010 Time: 8:00 – 3:00 A three day workshop for K – 2 mathematics educators Registration fee paid for by the Math Office, but is limited to the first 60 educators to register Register forMAT 296.1 in the professional development catalog