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Friday, November 21, 2025
Making Math Matter: It’s a Way of Life with Infinite Possibilities

Session 213 will be held in 202 C from 1:00-1:50.
Bridging Prior Knowledge to New Learning Through Real-World Connec�ons

In this hands-on session, educators will explore strategies to uncover prerequisite skills, connect them to
current standards, and create engaging math tasks rooted in real-world applica�ons. Walk away with
ready-to-use ac�vi�es, student reflec�on prompts, and visual tools that make learning more meaningful
and more connected. Grades PreK - 5

Karen James-Wilson, Spaulding Middle School

Session 214 will be mee�ng at the SCCTM Informa�on Booth at 8:00 AM.

Paris Mountain Math Trail: Making Math Mater

Join us for a session that truly shows how Making Math Mater is a way of life with infinite possibili�es!
Just a short drive from downtown Greenville, Paris Mountain State Park offers a beau�ful mountain se�ng for this
unique outdoor session. This 1,275-acre park, one of South Carolina's oldest protected areas, is well-known for its
large trees and picturesque lake.
This is your chance to explore a Math Trail—a mathema�cal journey—right on a park path! We will be walking an
easy trail around a small lake, finding examples of mathema�cal concepts and problems developed by elementary,
middle, and high school teachers from across South Carolina.
Why atend? We hope you'll not only learn new math concepts but also gain fresh ideas for instruc�on and start
seeing the infinite possibili�es of math in the natural world.

Important Note: Par�cipants will be walking on an outdoor trail. Please wear appropriate shoes for walking the ¾
mile trail. Par�cipants will also need to pay the state park entry fee.

Everyone will meet their SCCTM guides in the second parking lot a�er entering the park on the le�, across from the
park center/ stone bathhouse that is in front of the lake. You’ll gather there, walk across the road and begin the
math trail, walking the Lake Placid Trail, which is less than a mile long.

The walk takes you on a loop around the lake where you will be able to spot wildlife as well as see the historic
spillway, during your mathema�cal adventure.

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