Audience

Grades 6 – 8 Educators, Coaches and Specialists

Presenter Name(s)

Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta

Presenter Bio(s)

Amy Lucenta, M.Ed., has extensive K–12 mathematics education experience, which includes a focus on special populations. She is a coauthor of Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom Mathematics and Routines for Reasoning: Fostering the Mathematical Practices in All Students. She is also a cofounder of Fostering Math Practices, an organization that provides resources, training, and collaboration opportunities for anyone interested in helping all students learn to “think like mathematicians.”

Grace Kelemanik has more than 30 years of mathematics education experience. A frequent presenter at national conferences, her work focuses on urban education, special populations, and teacher training. She is a former urban high school mathematics teacher and Project Director at Education Development Center. Grace has also worked extensively with new and preservice teachers through the Boston Teacher Residency program.

Most recently, Grace is the coauthor of Routines for Reasoning: Fostering the Mathematical Practices in All Students. She is also coauthor of The Fostering Geometric Thinking Toolkit. She is a mathematics education consultant and professional development provider.

Description

Do your students struggle to interpret and work with algebraic expressions and equations? If so, this course is tailored for you. This one-day course introduces concrete strategies and innovative micro-routines to help your students make sense of and master grade-level content. Facilitators will model these strategies and micro-routines, allowing you to experience them firsthand within the content of expressions and equations. You will also have the opportunity to analyze classroom videos and discuss the practical aspects of implementing course content and pedagogies. 

Participants can register to attend in-person sessions at ACCEPT or virtually via ZOOM with a dedicated online facilitator. 

Synchronous / Asynchronous

Synchronous/In Person & Virtually

Location

ACCEPT Collaborative, 4 Tech Circle, Natick & Live via Zoom;  participants can choose to join in person or virtually.

Dates & Times

Thursday, August 14, 2025; 10:00am – 4:00pm (EST)

PDPs

6

Credit

n/a

Cost

Virtual Participation – $99 ACCEPT members/$119 non-members

In Person:  $149 ACCEPT members/$169 non-members

Discounted Team Rates Available

Registration Deadline

August 1, 2025