EduCon 2025Building Skill and Procedural Fluency in an Inquiry-Based Classroom
As math educators in 2024 we are striving to find a balance between mastering procedural fluency and conceptual understanding. We want our students to have strong automaticity while also providing the opportunity to explore and construct deep mathematical thinking in order to become efficient problem solvers in the real world. So what does it mean to be fluent and what does it look like in an inquiry based classroom? Together we will dig deeper into the three features of fluency- flexibility, accuracy, and efficiency - by way of best practices, activities, and strategies for enhancing mathematical discussions. Participants will leave with practical tools to apply in their classrooms, as well as inspiring ideas for how to integrate fluency practices into everyday lessons. Participants are encouraged to bring resources that will help build a rich mathematical learning community.
Conversational Practice
Participants will be exposed to and experience practical tools to apply in their classrooms, as well as inspiring ideas for how to integrate fluency practices into everyday lessons. As a group we will discuss and reflect on these resources (activities, routines, manipulatives, games, etc.) and how they can be most effective for student learning. Participants are encouraged to bring resources with which they have had success to share with the group.
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