Elementary Math Content Course Series

Join us for a series of Elementary Math Content Courses

The University of Rochester is happy to share a series of Elementary Mathematics Content Courses for elementary teachers and leaders

Hosted by: The Center for Professional Development and Education Reform at the Warner School of Education

Let’s Dive Ever Deeper into the worlds of “Fractions”, “Numbers, Operations, and Algebraic Thinking”, and Geometry and Measurement.”

Fraction Concepts Across the Elementary Grades
Summer 2025 Content Course


Presenters: Maryanne Maves and Cynthia Carson


Course Description:

Research on mathematics teaching and learning shows that a teacher’s own relationship to and understanding of mathematics is vital for student growth. In this course, participants will engage in mathematics experiences designed to uncover the underlying mathematical ideas associated with fractions as they develop across elementary grades. The experiences will be purposefully sequenced to allow participants to see and feel the vertical alignment of the Next Generation Learning Standards, while linking them to effective and ambitious teaching practices and the NYSED Numeracy Briefs (2025). Participants will have opportunities to reflect on their learning and determine implications for their personal practice and contexts.


Date: August 6, 2025   

Time: 9:00 AM-11:30 PM & 12:30 PM-3:00 PM (EDT)

Format: Synchronous sessions via Zoom

Audience: Grades K-6 teachers of mathematics, leaders, coaches, and administrators

Cost: $150 per participant ($140 if paying via district invoice or personal check)

CTLE Credit: Participants will receive 5 hours of CTLE credit for their full participation


**Registration will require you to create a Camp Network Account**

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Numbers, Operations, and Algebraic Thinking

Presenters:  Maryanne Maves and Cynthia Carson

Overview:

This course will examine number and numeration, the structure of the base ten system, and operation sense for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Dates:   Day 1: November 5, 2025 and Day 2: November 12, 2025

Time:  Day 1 4:00-6:30; Day 2 4:00-6:30

Total Hours: 5

Geometry and Measurement

Presenters: Maryanne Maves and Cynthia Carson

Overview:

This course will examine spatial sense, geometric properties, transformation,
meaning of measurement, and the measurement process.

Dates: Day 1: January 14, 2026 and Day 2: January 21, 2026

Time: Day 1: 4:00 PM-6:30 PM; Day 2: 4:00 PM-6:30 PM

Total Hours: 5