Desmos + Preparation = Assessment Success
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Join us as we delve into instructional strategies and resources that provide daily practice for preparedness of using Desmos calculator for testing. Help your students build skills that will give them understanding and confidence for assessments that embed the Desmos calculator across the US.
This webinar is a must attend for all math educators! We will discuss:
- The use of Desmos calculator on state assessments across the country
- The importance of daily embedded practice of assessment tools in everyday instruction
- Strategies for incorporating the use of the calculator in teaching and learning
- How to help students take a deep dive into concepts, collaborate with their peers on problem-solving, and apply knowledge creatively as mathematicians utilizing the Equatio platform
We will explore ways to support your students using digital math tools to help them represent their ideas mathematically, connect different representations dynamically, make conjectures, and then develop entirely new ideas.
Meet our speakers
Tinashe Blanchet
Tinashe Blanchet is a former high school math teacher with over 20 years of experience in education and teacher training who is currently working towards her PhD in mathematics education at Auburn University. She has traveled around the United States to train thousands of teachers on using technology to enhance their instruction. Tinashe has built a strong reputation as a skilled communicator and tech-savvy educator and has presented at local, state, national, and international education conferences and events, including ISTE and NCTM. She is now the product specialist for Equatio at Texthelp, a company that creates an award-winning suite of products that helps millions of people read, write and research with confidence worldwide.
Louis Shanafelt
Louis is the Equatio Senior Product Manager for Texthelp which is an industry leader in literacy and STEM software. He holds the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) credential from IAAP which represents broad, cross-disciplinary conceptual knowledge about disabilities; accessibility and universal design; and accessibility-related standards, laws, and management strategies. In 4 years at Texthelp, he has served as the liaison between our marketing team, sales staff, development team, and our customers which help drive our Equatio product roadmap. Prior to this role, he spent 20 years working in a large urban district as a teacher & district administrator. His teaching experience began at the elementary level & eventually he transitioned to secondary mathematics. He has also delivered countless hours of professional development to thousands of teachers on instructional best practices using technology. He finished his education career as an instructional designer building online learning modules for teachers in the district for which he worked.