Hands-On Math Learning for Middle Grades (BADGE 2)
Date: November 5, 2026
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Type: In-Person
Location: WRESA
200 Ridgefield Ct, Suite 206
Asheville, NC 28806
Fee: $45 WRESA Members
$70 Non-members
**NOTE: We have a No Refund policy for our WRESA courses. However, you
are welcome to send a colleague in your place. Contact LaDonna Sluder
at lsluder@wresa.org or 828-774-5681 (ext 102) if you need to change
the name of the person attending.
CEUs: 5 Contact Hours
Limit: 25 Participants
Audience: Teachers and Math Coaches, Grades 6 - Math 1
Bring: Your Own Charged Device
Description:
This session will focus on conceptual teaching and learning in the middle-grade mathematics classroom. Join us as we examine the concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) model and delve into work with manipulatives such as Hands-on Equations and Algebra Tiles. This program is intended for math teachers in grades 6- Math 1.
Presenter: Emily Myers – Senior Math Specialist NCCAT
***IMPORTANT NOTE: Join us as we explore strategies that allow all students to thrive and grow into successful mathematicians who ask questions, engage in math discourse, and think critically. This program is intended for teachers in grades 6 through Math I and is part of a 4-day NCCAT badge series for secondary math. WRESA participants can take any number of the sessions; however, all four sessions must be completed to earn the NCCAT Math Badge. Below are the dates and the topics of the four sessions of the Secondary Math Badge series:
- Sept 30, 2026 – Core Math Instruction Models and Practices
- Nov 5, 2026 – Hands-On Math Learning for Middle Grades
- Feb 4, 2027 – Facilitating Number Sense Routines
- Mar 11, 2027 – The Reading and Writing Connection for Secondary
You must sign up and pay the fee for each session individually.
If you have additional questions, contact April Spencer at aspencer@wresa.org