1. Math CAMPPP 2012 Breakout Session 1 Gr. 9-12 1
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2. Session Facilitators
Robin McAteer, Instructional Coach, Math, Secondary, Curriculum Services, Ottawa-Carleton DSB David Petro, Secondary DI Numeracy Support, Windsor- Essex Catholic DSB Karen Timson, Intermediate-Senior Mathematics Consultant/Secondary Mathematics Teacher (retired), York Region DSB 2

3. Session Goals
Participants will have the opportunity to explore and discuss:
different meanings and representations of fractions
student misconceptions of fraction concepts in the Gr curriculum

4. Group Norms
All ideas will be listened to carefully and responded to respectfully.
Everyone will have a voice.
All questions and comments will be presented with the intent to move the collective forward.
Clarifying questions are welcome.
Everyone will engage fully in the moment.

5. Session Agenda Notice and Wonder Representing Fractions
your experiences with students as they work with fraction concepts
Representing Fractions
your experiences with different representations of fractions

6. Sticker Bar Graph Introduce yourself at your table
i.e. your name, where/what you teach, something about yourself
Place stickers on the posted chart paper to make a double bar graph:
a red sticker for each course you have taught
a green sticker for each course you will teach next year and/or each course you would like to focus on in camp

7. Notice and Wonder
Annie Fetter, NCTM 2011

8. Notice and Wonder
Think about your experiences with students as they work with fraction concepts – wherever and however they come up in Gr Think about watching them, listening to them, talking to them, and reviewing their work. What have you noticed? What do you wonder? Take a few minutes to jot down some thoughts on the worksheet.

9. Notice and Wonder
Share items from your worksheet with your small group.
As a group, select 1 or 2 items to share with the whole group.

10. Speaking of Noticing and Wondering…
Did You Know?
Moneyball
If the World were a Village…

11. Representing Fractions
Create a fraction.
Represent your fraction in as many ways as you can.
Write each representation on a sticky note – one representation per sticky note.

12. Representing Fractions
Form larger groups by combining 2 smaller groups.
Pick up chart paper and markers.
Pool your sticky notes.
Group and categorize the sticky notes into whatever categories seem appropriate.
Label each category.
Post your work for others to view.

13. Representing Fractions
Look at the categories of representations by the other groups.
What is the same?
What is different?
Were any of the sticky notes difficult to place? Why?

14. Today’s Plenary Sessions
Dr. Marian Small
fraction misconceptions
reasons students struggle with fractions
Shelley Yearley
fraction meanings and representations

15. Eggs in Pancakes Problem