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Thursday, November 20, 2025
Making Math Matter: It’s a Way of Life with Infinite Possibilities

Session 96 will be held in 104A from 3:10 - 4:00.

I Have to Pay for What?!

Par�cipants will learn how to incorporate money and budge�ng into science inves�ga�ons. Take your
STEM challenges and science inves�ga�ons and bump them up. Learn how students engage in the
engineering design process, work through planning material needs, budge�ng for supplies, purchasing,
and then crea�ng and tes�ng designs. Grades PreK - 5

Brandi Cade, Center for Inquiry

Session 97 will be held in 104 B from 3:10 - 4:00.

Beaded Number Lines: Concrete Stepping Stones to Opera�onal Understanding of
Mathema�cs

Explore how beaded number lines build opera�onal understanding of concepts such as skip, coun�ng,
addi�on, frac�ons, and decimals. Engage in adaptable, low floor, high ceiling ac�vi�es that spark student
math talk. Leave with ideas for bridging concrete understanding to digital representa�ons using Polypad.
Grades PreK - 5
Kelly Sharpe, Gilbert Elementary School

Heather Barahona, Gilbert Elementary School

Session 98 will be held in 201 from 3:10 - 4:00.

Breaking Down the EOCEP Algebra 1 Test: What Teachers Need to Know

Par�cipants will be walked through key updates and new resources related to the EOCEP test for Algebra
1 for the 2025-26 school year. Some highlighted resources from the Assessment Quick Links for Teachers
page will include the test blueprint and the Mathema�cs Assessment Specifica�ons for Teachers
document. Grades 10 - 12

Lori Washington, South Carolina Department of Educa�on
Laura Hudson, South Carolina Department of Educa�on

Daniel Cammisa, South Carolina Department of Educa�on

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