Name: The Balancing Act for New Jersey Educators: MATH in Focus
Start: 2025-04-16T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-16T14:00:00-04:00
Location: FEA Conference Center

Join us for a day of learning and growth as we focus on honoring the process of change with the implementation of the NJ math standards.
About this Event

Welcome to The Balancing Act for New Jersey Educators: MATH in Focus event! Join us on April 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM at the FEA Conference Center for a day filled with insightful presentations, hands-on learning stations, and tangible tips for honoring the process of change with the implementation of the New Jersey math standards featuring math thought leaders and published authors: Pam Harris, Sue O'Connell, and Zak Champagne!

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow educators, gain valuable insights, and take your math teaching to the next level. Register now and be a part of this exciting event!

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Sign-In, Coffee, and Chat
Host: Amanda Cohen - Educational Sales Consultant, hand2mind
🕑: 09:20 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome & Introductions
Host: Amanda Cohen - Educational Sales Consultant, h2m
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Integrating Fluency and Early Numeracy with NJ Math Standards - Pam Harris
Host: Pam Harris - Math Thought Leader & Author

Info: Building the Foundations for Strategies: Finally a way to develop the underpinnings for numeracy strategies. These are the tasks that go with Problem Strings to help students math with confidence.  

🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout: Hands-On Math Stations
Host: Pam Harris - Math Thought Leader & Author

Info: Hands-on experiences led by math industry experts in the areas of fluency, numeracy, Numberblocks, problem-solving, learning centers, and small group instruction.

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Lunch (provided) & Learn with Sue O'Connell
Host: Sue O'Connell - Math Thought Leader & Author

Info: Number Skills in Action: Interactive Centers for Schoolwide Success - Discover how Navigating Numeracy Learning Progression Centers support the ongoing development of number skills from kindergarten through fifth grade to enhance schoolwide math proficiency.

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Using Manipulatives to Encourage Play PreK-5 with Zak Champagne
Host: Zak Champagne - Math Thought Leader & Author

Info: Using Manipulatives to Encourage Play: In today’s classroom it can be easy to forget the importance allowing students to experience mathematical play. It has been my experience that getting hands on is a great way to allow students to experience play in an authentic way. Come engage in mathematical play together!

🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Raffles & Closing