2025 Math Summit: Full Schedule

Join us for the 2025 Math Summit! Our focus is on Maximizing Potential: Transformational Math Teaching and Learning. Registration begins May 1st for this impactful day of professional development and networking through session, Book Clubs, and a Share-a-thon.

Schedules will available for Session selection soon.

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

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"Small Habits, Big Impact: Daily Routines That Work"

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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In this exciting session, we'll explore how simple daily routines can make a big difference in your math class!

Learn how to kick off each day with fun, quick activities that get students thinking about math right away.
Discover routines that help students practice key math concepts.

We'll show you how to facilitate routines and ask questions that encourage student thinking. Learn how these routines can support conceptual understanding and fluency, while building mathematics confidence in students.

Join us to learn how small daily habits can have a big impact on your students' math skills and enjoyment!

Speakers

Robin Hiatt

K-5 Math Teaching and Learning Specialist, Johnston County Public Schools

Robin is a K-5 Math Teaching and Learning Specialist with Johnston County Public Schools, where she supports teachers with math professional development and curriculum implementation. She received her B.S. degree in elementary education from East Carolina University and M.Ed. from... Read More →

Christie Harding

K-5 Math Teaching and Learning Specialist, Johnston County Public Schools

Christie is a K-5 Math Teaching and Learning Specialist with Johnston County Public Schools where she supports teachers with math professional development and curriculum implementation. She has been in public education for 26 years as a classroom teacher, an instructional coach... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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BOOK CLUB: Activating Math Talk

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Activating Math Talk: Discourse in the Math Classroom by Paola Sztajn, Daniel Heck, and Kristen Malzahn. The goal of this lesson is to introduce participants to strategies for fostering rich mathematical discourse in the classroom and to explore the key ideas from the book.

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Noa Stuchiner

Director of Elementary Math and Science, CHCCS

Activating Math Talk

Susan Appelquist

k-5 Instructional Math Coach, CHCCS

Activating Math Talk

Vangela Eleazer

k-5 Instructional Math Coach, CHCCS

Activating Math Talk

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Building Balanced Assessments to Maximize Impact

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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When selecting evidence of student learning, what story about their learning is being told through their work? The primary goal of a balanced assessment system is to improve student learning by providing teachers with valuable information about a student's understanding and needs. What does 68% actually mean against the standard? Will this grade help me to see what the learner understands? With a quality assessment, a grade can determine accurately the journey of the learner. Participants will be provoked to rethink how and why balanced assessments are necessary and learn how to provide targeted, differentiated support to students.

Speakers

Shemika Banuelos

Instructional Coach, Johnston County Public Schools

Shemika Banuelos earned her BA in Psychology with K-6 certification from Meredith Collegeand later obtained a Master’s in Curriculum and Developmental Supervision from North Carolina State University. Mrs. Banuelos has spent most of her career teaching all subjects in grades 3-5... Read More →

Clarice Williams

Elementary Math Teacher, Johnston County Public Schools

Clarice Williams is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a BA in Psychology and Education and has been teaching for 23 years. Her range of experience spans from 1st grade to 6th grade, primarily in upper elementary grades. She has worked in both the private and public sectors... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Building the Foundation with Base Ten Blocks

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Teachers will exlore the use of base ten blocks to build conceptual understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Focus will be on supporting student learning with hands on, visual learning rather than procedural methods. Teachers will walk away from this session with practical strategies that they can use in their classrooms immediately.

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Stephanie Brock

Math Specialist, Durham Public Schools

Stephanie Brock is a math specialist in Durham Public Schools with over 20 years of experience in education, she enjoys supporting teachers in strengthening math instruction through evidence-based strategies and professional development.

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Elevate Your Math Game

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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In this session educators will be introduced to various high impact strategies that will enhance student engagement. Teachers will explore various data and curriculum resources to drive their instruction, better understand, and apply, the progression of skills to strengthen their daily math lessons and routines. Teachers will walk away with strategies that can be readily applied to their classroom lessons.

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Jennifer LeGoullon

Teacher/3rd grade, Wake County Public Schools

My name is Jennifer LeGoullon. I am an educator of 22 years, and currently teach 3rd grade at Sycamore Creek Elementary School in Raleigh, NC. I have served in various leadership roles including the Partners for Mathematics Learning Initiative from 2008-2011, and I am a National Board... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Teachers as Learners

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Enthusiasm Flips the Switch in Math

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Enthusiasm Flips the Switch in Math: In this session, we will explore various ways to pique your students' interests, increase their engagement, and awaken their desire to try hard things... even in math. This session will be geared toward lower elementary teachers.

Speakers

Melinda El Hicheri

kindergarten teacher, Wake County Public Schools

Melinda El Hicheri is a National Board Certified kindergarten teacher with 23 years of experience. A North Carolina native, she taught in Lee County for 5 years before joining Wake County Public Schools. She currently teaches at Sycamore Creek Elementary, but also occasionally... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Fire, Wire, Explore: daily routines that build number sense

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Many students struggle with number sense and conceptual understanding—even after we’ve tried it all. This session introduces a simple, research-based approach built around daily math routines that take just 6–10 minutes. You’ll learn how to create consistent opportunities for students to engage in sense-making, discussion, and critical thinking, all while reinforcing our base-ten system. These routines are systematic, explicit, and fun—designed to boost understanding without adding to your workload. Leave with ready-to-use strategies that make a lasting impact.

Speakers

Stacy Eleczko

K-8 Education Consultant & Author, Former Wake employee/Valerie Faulkner

I served as an educator for 22 years in a variety of roles from classroom teacher to Instructional Coach & Facilitator. I now serve as a K-8 mathematics consultant, primarily helping teachers build foundational number sense through the routines in my book, The Fire & Wire Way, which... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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For the Love of Math

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Every math teacher has the job of preparing students for their future by supporting their math journey, developing a "love for math". Come explore a variety of high leverage tasks that provoke mathematical thinking and reasoning - NC Math Standards. These exciting experiences will build a deep conceptual understanding for all learners as they grow to love mathematics.

Speakers

Dr. Kitty Rutherford

WPU Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education, William Peace University

Kitty Rutherford

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Getting Students to Talk - Fostering Inclusive and Engaging Classrooms

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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In this session, we'll explore resources from the NC Collaborative for Mathematics Learning (NC²ML) to equip teachers with tools and strategies to create more inclusive and equitable math discussions in their classrooms. Participants will learn and practice techniques to ensure that all students have a voice and are actively engaged in math discussions.

Speakers

Leanne Daughtry

curriculum director, Johnston

Leanne Daughtry is the Director of K-12 Math and Science Curriculum in Johnston County Public Schools. Over the course of her 26 years in education, she has been a second and fourth grade teacher, worked with the district’s AIG program, was an elementary math consultant at NCDPI... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Identifying the Math Main Idea of a Story Problem (K-5)

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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When you ask elementary math teachers what their students struggle with most, they quickly and easily answer – word problems. This was true for me when I was in the classroom too. When I realized that word problems are really just stories, I had a bit of an aha moment. That means we have to understand the main idea of the math story to solve them effectively. And that’s how Structures of Equality were born, a strategy that allows students to comprehend word problems.
At the core of SoE is the math man idea. The math main idea is the missing piece that bridges the gap for students who struggle to comprehend what they are being asked to figure out in number stories. When students know how to find the math main idea, they can accurately draw a visual representation of what is occurring in the story.
By the end of this interactive session, participants will be able to identify the math main idea of any K-5 math story and will learn about strategies and resources to help their students do the same.

Speakers

Julie Russo

K-5 Math Consultant/Structures of Equality Creator, Independent

Julie has been in the business of supporting Elementary students and teachers for over 25 years. She has always had a passion for helping others but found her true calling when she became an Elementary Math Coach and Trainer, where she focused mainly on developing teaching practices... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Teachers as Learners

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Numbers in Perspective: Strategies for Teaching Numerical Magnitude & Estimation

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Join me for an insightful session on engaging K-5 learners with magnitude and estimation—essential yet often under-taught skills in elementary math. You’ll leave with practical strategies to make these foundational concepts exciting and accessible. Plus, you'll have time to plan how to implement these strategies in your classroom. Bring your grade-level teams to collaborate and create a plan for immediate use!

Speakers

Tacey Miller

Student/TA, North Carolina State University

I am a current PhD student at NCSU. Current research interests include ways to develop elementary students' concepts around numerical magnitude.

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Playing With Math

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Join us for this interactive session where we will explore math games that will intrigue and engage students in grades K-2. Developmentally appropriate math instruction is essential for our youngest learners as children learn best through play-based learning experiences! In this session a variety of math games will be showcased, with suggestions for differentiating to meet the needs of a variety of learners. The session will include a make and take opportunity, in which participants will create ready to use math games. There will also be time for participants to share their game ideas and discuss ways the games could be differentiated.

Speakers

Jeanne Beasley

Classroom Teacher, Johnston County Public Schools

Jeanne Beasley is a National Board Certified Teacher with a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from the American College of Education. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from UNCW. Her 28 year career has been spent teaching lower elementary students... Read More →

Melissa Long

Classroom Teacher, Johnston County Public Schools

Melissa Long holds a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development with a K-6 certification from Meredith College in Raleigh, NC. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and has a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She has been an educator for 27 years and has spent 25... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Effective Differentiation Strategies

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Scaffolding and Supporting Grade 3-5 Learners with Word Problems

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Participants will engage in various word problems and explore how
scaffolds and supports can help them. The focus will be on whole
number multplication and division situations.

Speakers

Drew Polly

Professor, UNC Charlotte

Drew Polly teaches elementary education courses at UNC Charlotte and supports teachers around the state in various ways.

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Scaffolding and Supporting Learners with Word Problems in Grades K-2

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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Participants will engage in various word problems and explore how
scaffolds and supports can help them. The focus will be on whole
number addition and subtraction situations.

Speakers

Drew Polly

Professor, UNC Charlotte

Drew Polly teaches elementary education courses at UNC Charlotte and supports teachers around the state in various ways.

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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The Recipe for Rigor: Strategies to Challenge and Inspire Math Learners

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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This presentation is an exploration of powerful math resources designed to spark curiosity, deepen understanding, and make learning more engaging for all students. From thought-provoking challenges like Open Middle and Esti-Mysteries to interactive strategies like Splat! and Which One Doesn’t Belong, this session is packed with tools that turn math into an exciting adventure. Get ready to discover fresh ideas, collaborate with fellow educators, and walk away with strategies you can use in your classroom right away!

Speakers

Bethany Orr

4th Grade Teacher, Iredell-Statesville Schools

Bethany Orr is a 4th grade teacher with over 20 years of experience in elementary and mathematics instruction. As an active member of NC2ML, she supports curriculum development and professional learning. Passionate about inquiry-based teaching, equity, and engagement, she strives... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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Using Math Manipulatives in Grades 3-5: Making Abstract Math Concepts Concrete and Fun

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA

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This session explores the use of math manipulatives in upper grades 3-5 to support students’ understanding of mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and geometry. This session will explain the benefits of continuing to use manipulatives in the upper elementary classroom. Information on what manipulatives to use and for which mathematical concepts will be discussed with an opportunity for participants to be "students" and use the manipulatives to deepend their understanding of volume, symmetry and equivalent fractions!

Speakers

Lakisha Nicole Parker

5th Grade Math Teacher, Wake County Public School System

Hi my name is Nikki Parker and I am a North Carolina native, born and raised in Raleigh! I am mom of 2, the youngest being a recent high school graduate headed to the University of Nevada Reno AND I have a 4 year old granddaughter who will be off to kindergarten in August. Currently... Read More →

Tuesday August 5, 2025 TBA
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K-5 (Elementary), Transformational Math Teaching and Learning

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