Loree Silvis – Implications of the Common Core math standards for K-6 math curriculum and instruction.  CAPITOL PLAZA 8:30-3:00

In this session, Loree will walk us through the main issues of the Common Core as they unfold for K-6 math curriculum and instruction. Together we will discuss and plan various strategies to take as we bring the information back to our home districts.

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Loree Silvis is an experienced primary-grade teacher who left the classroom several years ago to delve deeply into the cognitive research on how young children construct understanding of important foundational mathematical concepts. In support of early educators, she led the development of two graduate level courses which focus on number and additive reasoning and she facilitates these courses throughout Vermont. Currently she is exploring the parallels between how children construct an understanding of language and how they construct number sense. Loree recently completed her fourth year as the Primary Level Mathematics Specialist with the Vermont Mathematics Partnership at The Vermont Institutes in Montpelier and has begun a new consulting business, Cornerstone Mathematics Consulting (CMC). CMC offers a range of professional development opportunities for educators.