Place Value;
The Trading Process for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

Educational Service Unit #8
June 13, 2007
9:00-4:30

This workshop demonstrates the perfect way for teaching the trading process for each of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. With common modeling methods and common vocabulary for all students across the grades the algorithms representing the trading process for each operation will be mastered in less than 5 days!

As a result of this workshop, your students will:

• know the place-value structure of our base-ten number system for whole numbers;
• approximate numbers by rounding;
• use place-value pieces to model the trading process for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division;
• write the algorithms that represent the trading process for each of the four operations.

About the Presenters: Thinking Strategies for Mastering Mathematics is a consulting business offering professional staff development workshops for elementary educators. Jean Valer and Jane Haught, with the guidance of Dr. David Harpster and Dr. Lori Geller, have written nine supplementary math textbooks and have presented their research validated materials and methods to over 10,000 teachers in an eight state area since 1991.

Literature Connection: How Much is a Million / A Place for Zero: A Math Adventure

Who should attend this one-day workshop: K-5th Grade teachers and all support staff

Teachers will receive: student dictionary with workbook, game book, masters for teaching trade

Please bring: deck of cards, 1 inch 3-ring binder, 5 rubber bands, 50 unlined 3 by 5 cards, 25 popsicle sticks, paper clips, 3 self-sealing bags, black permanent marker, 10 tabbed dividers

Workshop Fee: $20.00 (limited to 20 participants)
Stipend: Qualifies for $140 STARS stipend – contact your Administrator for approval.

Please go to register online by May 30, 2007.

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