Name: ARE YOU SURE? QUESTIONS THAT BUILD MATH THINKING CLASSROOMS GRADE 4 - 6
Start: 2025-03-06T09:00:00-0700
End: 2025-03-06T10:10:00-0700

Greetings and a warm welcome to the 2025 Mighty Peace Teachers’ Convention!

📝 We are currently accepting applications for exhibitors for our 2025 Convention.

Convention will be held at Charles Spencer High School (CS) and St. Joseph Catholic High School (SJ), with some off-site sessions as well.

Here are a few key points to get you started:

Keeping informed about MPTC 2025- The most up to date information is posted on our website and in our Facebook Group. Keep an eye on our posts and emails for upcoming social events, speakers, and contests. These opportunities will provide valuable insights, resources, and networking possibilities.
Read the February Newsletter.
Build your schedule - Be sure to read the descriptions!: Please note that adding a session to your schedule DOES NOT guarantee you a seat in the room. We allow attendees to select multiple sessions per time slot when creating their schedule to allow for maximum flexibility on the day of Convention. All sessions are first come, first served, unless otherwise stated in the session description. Some sessions are double sessions and some require pre-registration and may have a fee to cover costs of materials. Please read and follow the instructions in the descriptions. We are excited to include several off-site sessions this year, so be sure to check the location as well.

3. New schedule - There are four time slots when sessions are held on each day. Sessions are 70 minutes long and there is 20 minutes between sessions to allow time to get to the other venue(s) if necessary.
Session 1: 9am-10:10am
Session 2: 10:30am-11:40am
Lunch 11:40am-12:40pm
Session 3: 12:40pm-1:50pm
Session 4: 2:10pm-3:20pm

Teachers’ Conventions are organized by volunteer teachers from each of the participating locals.
If you are interested in joining the MPTCA Board, please contact your local president.

Thursday March 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:10am MST

CS LIBRARY

Simple questions can lead students to think deeply about how they got to an answer and often lead them to explain their process. Effective questioning strategies and sample questions will be modelled and shared throughout this hands-on session as participants engage in a wide variety of games. A secondary focus will be on mental math and estimation strategies and activities. The games will integrate the use of easily found cards and dice. Participants will gain the knowledge, skill and confidence to embed higher-level thinking questions through their math games classes. Handouts will contain games, journal writing/question extensions and concept skills checklists for assessment. Come Prepared to Play!

Session Objectives:
1. Participants will learn a wide variety of math games, with supported questions for each
2. Participants will learn how to integrate math game journals into their classrooms
3. Participants will receive and learn how to use concept skill checklists for assessment purposes

Speakers

John Felling

presenter, Box Cars And One Eyed Jacks

The workshops and seminars John Felling presents are engaging, informative, fun, and hands-on. In his workshops, teachers learn a variety of games and activities (new ones every year), closely tied to provincial curriculum standards. The games and activities presented integrate easily... Read More →

Thursday March 6, 2025 9:00am - 10:10am MST
CS LIBRARY 20 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB

Division 2/ Grades 4-6, Curriculum & Pedagogy, Mathematics

MPTCA 2025

John Felling

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