This interactive professional development workshop is designed for educators seeking to enhance student engagement and motivation in the math classroom. Participants will explore a variety of effective strategies and fun games that can be seamlessly integrated into math instruction, sparking excitement and fostering a love of learning among students.
In this engaging professional development session, math educators will explore effective strategies to help students decode word problems and justify their reasoning using the Pasadena ISD Problem-Solving Model. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped with techniques to support students in breaking down complex word problems and articulating their mathematical reasoning with confidence.
In this 85-minute session, participants will learn how to analyze the cognitive demand of math tasks using a shared set of criteria to distinguish between low- and high-demand tasks. Teachers will explore how different types of tasks support both purposeful practice and deep mathematical reasoning, and will apply this understanding to plan a balanced sequence of tasks within an upcoming unit. The session emphasizes intentional task design so all students have opportunities to engage in reasoning while also building fluency through appropriately designed practice.
