CAMT 2023 in Fort Worth, TX
June 26-28

Join our sessions during CAMT 2023 in Fort Worth, TX and stop by the ORIGO booth to learn more about our Core Math Programs and Supplemental Resources for Pre-K through Grade 5.

June 26, 2023
2:30 – 3:30 pm Central
Session: Let’s Talk About Fractions

Speaker:Andrea Kotowski, ORIGO Education Learning Services Educator
Audience: 3–5
Room: Omni Texas IJ
Description: Elementary students need experiences with multiple models of fractions to gain a deep understanding of the concept and proficiency with skills, such as finding equivalence and operating. This session will explore which model is most appropriate for each purpose.

June 27, 2023
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Central
Session: Let’s Talk About Models

Speaker: Andrea Kotowski, ORIGO Education Learning Services Educator
Audience: K–5
Room: CC 101
Description: Versatile models help teachers to articulate topics across elementary grades. Participants who work with students in grades K–5 will discover practical activities using number lines, dot arrays, and area representations that can be used to teach major ideas involving basic facts, whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and computation strategies with deep conceptual understanding.

June 28, 2022
2:30 – 3:30 pm Central
Session: Let’s Talk About Inspiring Mathematical Passion and Proficiency

Speaker: Andrea Kotowski, ORIGO Education Learning Services Educator
Audience: K–5
Room: CC 102
Description: Cultivating and maintaining an environment that immerses students in mathematics while honoring and promoting student thinking, is a vital part of helping students appreciate “the magic and mystery of mathematics” and building mathematical proficiency. In this session, participants will explore how to leverage mathematical habits of mind, process skills, and discourse to stimulate student thinking and reasoning.