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11/9/2021 - 1/20/2022
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Explorations in 4th and 5th Grade Fractions

Course Description:

• Intermediate grades are a critical time in which students are expected to develop an understanding of fractions as numbers and make sense of fraction operations.
• During this three-day course, teachers will explore instructional strategies such as the use of manipulatives, fraction models (including number lines) and rich tasks.
• Teachers will deepen their understanding of the Kentucky Academic Standards for Mathematics, particularly the grades 4 and 5 fractions standards for number and operation, seeing them as part of a progression starting in first grade and continuing into middle school.
• Participants will be provided with a variety of books and manipulatives.

Cost: $300/participant
Duration: 3 in-person days  
Location: Lexington, KY

• Participants must be able to participate in-person in Lexington, KY during the dates and times listed below for this cohort. Sessions are not recorded to be watched at a different time.
• Before registering for this cohort, confirm with your school and district that you will be allowed to participate in sessions with teachers from other schools and districts in-person. COVID-19 safety guidelines in place at the time of the in-person sessions will be followed - this includes mask wearing and social distancing.
• For any teacher not allowed to - or not comfortable with - attending in-person sessions, The KCM is offering one cohort of this course that will only meet virtually. Please register for that VIRTUAL cohort instead of this in-person cohort.   
• 2021-22 MAF Teachers are required to complete all 3 in-person days. If unable to attend any of the 3 days, 2021-22 MAF Teachers must contact the KCM to complete that day's training with a different cohort.  

SESSION SCHEDULE FOR THIS IN-PERSON COHORT:
Days 1 & 2 = Two full-day, in-person sessions: Tuesday & Wednesday, November 9-10, 2021; 9 am - 4 pm Eastern Time (which is 8 am - 3 pm Central Time) 
Day 3 = One full-day in-person session: Thursday, January 20, 2022; 9 am - 4 pm Eastern Time (which is 8 am - 3 pm Central Time)
            1/19/22: IN-PERSON DAY 3 training CANCELED DUE TO COVID AND SNOW and training switched to VIRTUAL on 1/19/22 with Dee Crescitelli's             Elizabethtown Cohort's Day 3.  Hours 9:00- 11:30 am, break for lunch, then meet again from 1:00-3:00 pm EST. (independent work will also be             assigned) 

Registration for this cohort closes at midnight on Friday, September 3, 2021.  

* Materials will be mailed via UPS directly to each participant’s school. Please be sure to enter your school's physical mailing address when registering (no PO Box numbers)

Please note: The $300 registration fee for this course is non-refundable once materials have been ordered. Should a registered participant find they are no longer able to attend this event, they should find a teacher to take their place and notify the KCM at kcm@nku.edu. 

Please contact the KCM at kcm@nku.edu or 859-572-7690 with any questions.