What: Region 4 Mathematics Conference: Get In Gear for the Rest of the Year

When: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Where: The KBC Houston (view map)

Who should attend: Teachers, co-teachers, instructional coaches, mathematics specialists, administrators

Why:

⚙ Keynote speaker, Gina Picha, EdD

⚙ Attend up to six breakout sessions (view sessions)

⚙ Classroom-ready activities

⚙ Effective, research-based instructional strategies to reach all learners

⚙ Vendors

⚙ Giveaways

⚙ Networking with others who are passionate about teaching mathematics

Meet our Keynote Speaker

About Gina Picha, EdD

Gina Picha, EdD, is a mathematics curriculum writer and author. Over the past 15 years, she has served students as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, K–12 curriculum specialist, and district math coordinator. She is the author of Conferring in the Math Classroom: A Practical Guidebook to Using 5-Minute Conferences to Grow Confident Mathematicians. Gina is passionate about learning and sharing teaching strategies and routines that leverage students’ strengths and natural curiosities, encourage creativity, and foster positive math identities.

Breakout Sessions

From building fluency to revamping STAAR® review, our breakout sessions are packed with insights to enhance your teaching proficiency. Sessions include:

ELEMENTARY

⚙ Building Fluency in Mathematics, Grades K–2 and Grades 3–5 

⚙ Choral Counting and Counting Collections 

⚙ Number Talks in Upper Elementary 

⚙ Acceleration vs. Remediation 

⚙ 3, 2, 1 Launch: Activating Prior Knowledge

⚙ Benchmark Fractions Demystified: Elevating Your Instructional Expertise 

SECONDARY

⚙ Building Fluency in Mathematics, Grades 6–8, Algebra 1 

⚙ Problem Strings in the Secondary Classroom 

⚙ Number Talks and Math Talks in the Secondary Classroom 

⚙ Revamping Your STAAR® Review with Movement, Grades 6–8, Algebra I 

⚙ Making Sense of One-Variable Equations and Inequalities 

⚙ Step Up Your Engagement Game 

⚙ SEL . . . in Math Class?

Check out the current list of sessions here.

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