Popular Workshop Presentations

The following workshops are available at your site. Site workshops are normally six hours in length and include a complete, ready-to-implement Resource Handbook of approximately 100 pages for all paid participants. Contact information is given below. Workshops may also be customized or specifically designed according to your needs.

 Fast Facts and Fractions

Do you have students who don’t know their multiplication facts?  Do your students struggle with fraction operations?  Our classroom-proven techniques will show how to overcome both obstacles while building confidence in your most struggling student and raising test scores.  Is it any wonder this is our most popular presentation?

“Your seminar is amazing and very informative.  You have some really awesome strategies that I can’t wait to try!” –Dietrich Brown, K-5 math coach “I love when I can go back to the classroom and use what I just learned.  Thank you very much for your expertise and enthusiasm.” -Kim Clay, 8th grade teacher

Strategies for Success with Struggling Students

Another very popular workshop focuses on reaching the unteachable and teaching the unreachable.  Six components of targeting and engaging the reluctant and struggling learner are addressed.  Examples of each strategy are employed.  You’ll leave with weeks of material for fostering mathematical proficiency in the most challenging students.

“This is a workshop all math teachers MUST attend!” –Stella Edorpa, 6-8th grade teacher “Inspires me to run back to my classroom and show my students just how much fun math is.” -Kisha Maxie, K-5 math coach

 

Managing the Math Class for Maximum Success

This presentation will help you increase student success while streamlining your many daily tasks.  Make the paper chase work for you instead of against you.  Learn how to maximize time on task, increase student engagement, simplify record-keeping, promote homework participation, and more.

“Thank you for a well-organized, meaningful, and engaging presentation that gets to the heart of the matter.” –Linda Buck, middle school principal “We are a Program Improvement school, and this is a wonderful teaching tool that will obviously improve learning.” Robert Lynn, 6-8th grade teacher

 

Graphic Organizers for Teaching Algebra

Many students do not know where to begin when confronted by a challenging math problem.  These simple and proven techniques will help them not only start but also finish successfully.  The graphic organizers address word problems, proportions, mixture problems, factoring polynomials, and combined work problems.  The comprehensive handout is classroom-ready.

“Great presentation: well-organized and informative.” –John T. Mastrolanni, high school math teacher “This was one of the best seminars that I attended.  I plan to incorporate many of the ideas presented.” David Melton, high school math teacher

 

Developing Proportional Reasoning

Proficiency with proportional reasoning is key in the transition from arithmetic to algebra.  This workshop takes a comprehensive approach in developing proportional reasoning from the most conceptual levels to the most abstract.  Creative problem-solving techniques will provide your students with effective tools for daily work and for state testing also.

“Fantastic workshop!  Finally I will walk away with materials and activities I can use immediately in my classroom.” –Scott Murphy, 6th grade teacher “This workshop was great!  The presenter was excellent.  I have use their materials in the past and have had great success.” -Dennis Fox, middle school teacher

 

Fractions, Decimals, and Percents – Creative Connections that Work

You will receive over three weeks of activities to help students see the connections between fractions, decimals and percents. These activities foster comprehension in new and unique ways. Conceptual understanding and computational accuracy are developed concurrently.

“A wonderful new approach to teaching fractions, percents, and decimals.” –Mary Robinson, 5th grade teacher “Very good tools to help the struggling student.” -Debra Vivolo, 7th & 8th grade teacher

 

Number Sense – The Key to Bridging the Gap to Higher Mathematical Thinking

All mathematical understanding is built upon number sense. This workshop will help your students develop critical number sense skills while they have fun at the same time.

“The shortcuts and strategies I learned today will be useful to my students.  It was great!” –Peggy D. Bullwinkel, K-12 teacher “It would certainly be wonderful if all students could have a teacher who makes math as fun as you do.” –Judy Gnoud, resource teacher

 

Developing Algebraic Thinking with Understanding Instead of Tears

This workshop is designed to enable younger students to understand and become proficient with algebraic concepts, while ideas for extensions make the activities presented just as appropriate for older students in formal algebra classes.

“Absolutely great experience!  Confirms my belief that kids could do more if given the nourishment.” –Therapi Kaplan, 4th grade teacher “I will be a better teacher because of you.” –Kathleen Doyle, 8th grade math & science teacher

 

The Pattern & Function Connection – Relating Algebra to Their World

This workshop provides an easy and effective way to introduce students to linear functions, with extensions to advanced functions. Students move from physical and models to pictorial and graphical representations, then to symbolic expressions of functions.

“A fun and innovative way to teach math.  I have used Brad and Bill’s activities with middle school and high school students with great success.” –Terry L. Nevin, high school algebra teacher “It’s great to come back to work with actual usable lesson plans.” –Peggy Norton, 7th through 12th grade teacher

 

Standards-Aligned Activities and Games that Motivate and Engage Students

This workshop shows you how to incorporate skills practice to increase proficiency without decreasing enthusiasm.

This workshop could also be called “The Best Activities from Our File Cabinets to Yours”. These standards-aligned activities engage students, then allow them to explore the activities, and provide extensions for future mathematical growth.

“I can’t wait for school to start so I can put these awesome ideas into practice.  This will go a long way to motivating the unmotivated.” –Pat Jared, middle school science and math teacher “I never thought seven hours in a conference would be so fun!” –Jennifer Bernier, 6th grade teacher

 

The Language of Math: Helping Students Speak, Write, and Think Mathematically

This workshops shows participants why language matters in the math class. Language shows us what a student is thinking, and takes
a student to a deeper level of understanding.  Included is a simple writing prompt template, over 40 journal prompts
in several categories, and 30 prompts ready for you to make overhead transparencies. All students will benefit from this approach!

“This reaffirms and stretches my ideas of what it means to understand math!” -Michael Towne, 5th grade teacher “This has been the best seminar that I have attended.  I wish every teacher could attend.” -Edward Warren, 7th & 8th grade teacher

Data, Probability, and Statistics: Literacy for a Mathematical World

This workshop covers the four components of data: data gathering, data displays, data interpretation, and data inference. Several motivating games are included that will make probability come alive as well as teach the important concepts. All major types of data displays and data interpretation/inference techniques are explained so that participants will be successful with their students. This is a real hands-on application of a most important topic for today’s information age.

“Helpful.  Now I can teach for the exit exam.” -Alan Call, high school teacher “I have thoroughly enjoyed the seminar.  Today was terrific.” -Cassie Calde, K-8 teacher

Geometry: A Mathematical Reflection of the Physical World

This workshop will develop vocabulary, concepts of area, perimeter, measurement, congruence, and geometric models of algebra.  We also cover
the Pythagorean Theorem, informal proofs, the Van Hiele model, isometric drawing, and constructions. Patterns in geometry
are included to allow students that allow students to make t-tables and do coordinate graphing.  These materials work well
with symbolic, visual, and tactile learners, both as teachers and students

“Very inspiring and thought-provoking.  Reignites the desire to teach and the joy of discovery.” -Alan Call, high school teacher

All workshops provide participants with complete standards-based ready-to-use activities. These activities require minimal preparation, use materials commonly found in classrooms, and give clear and specific directions and format. Participants will also receive journal prompts, homework suggestions, and ideas for extensions and assessment.

For consultant services contact:

Brad Fulton
P.O. Box 233
Millville, CA 96062
530.547.4687
brad@tttpress.com

 or

Bill Lombard
5885 Avery Way
Redding, CA 96003
530.243.2064
bill@tttpress.com