ReturnDiscover How You Can Use Desmos With Elementary Students
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Colorado Convention Center, Mile High Ballroom 2B
Explore and create: Exploratory Creation lab 
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Session description
Purpose & objective
We live in a world right now where simply knowing the answer is not an indicator of mathematical proficiency. We need our students to share their mathematical thinking, find multiple solutions for problems and see others' perspectives. Simply putting our students in front of computer adaptive programs will not facilitate this type of deep learning. We need to give our students authentic experiences as they build their mathematical thinking skills. Desmos does this by providing our students with interactive tools to make mathematics come to life.
During this session, we will demonstrate and address how you can best implement Desmos in elementary classrooms. This session is supported by my work as a School Based Technology Specialist who supports teachers integrating technology into math.
Outline
1. Introduction and Desmos Icebreaker- What do you already know about Desmos (10 min)
2. How can Desmos support elementary math classrooms? (15 min)
3. Reflection: I Used to Think- Now I Think (5 min)
4. How to Find and Use Premade Desmos Activities (20 min)
5. The Desmos Teacher Dashboard (10 min)
6. Design your own Desmos Activities (20 min)
7. Reflection- Take Note ( 5 min)
8. Conclusion and Call to Action ( 5 min)
I will engage participants using Desmos Activities as both students and teachers.
Supporting research
https://www.desmos.com/guiding-principles
https://www.desmos.com/equity
https://www.nctm.org/Standards-and-Positions/Principles-and-Standards/Principles,-Standards,-and-Expectations/
Session specifications
Designer
- Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
Computational Thinker
- Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.