Short description: Math for talented elementary students must be much more than moving to the next skill level or grade-level text. Students need to be challenged to think deeply about numbers and discover underlying math concepts. Come explore engaging NAGC award-winning investigations that encourage your student mathematicians to use high-level critical and creating thinking working with advanced number properties and operations.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will:
Understand how to challenge their talented math students beyond hard computation with advanced number concepts
Understand how to use high-level questions to encourage critical and creative thinking with their talented math students
Learn to engage their students in the advanced number investigations explored in the session to nurture their talent and enjoyment of mathematics