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

Join us as we navigate the Grades 3-8 SC READY Mathema�cs Assessment Specifica�ons for Teachers
document. A new resource provided by the SCDE Office of Assessment and Standards that serves as a road
map to guide teachers in the development of test items. Grades 3 - 8
Lori Washington, South Carolina Department of Educa�on

Laura Hudson, South Carolina Department of Educa�on

Daniel Cammisa, South Carolina Department of Educa�on

Session 170 will be held in 202 A from 11:30 - 11:55.

Let’s Get Ver�cal: Engaging All Students in Math with VNPS

Get your students up, moving, and thinking! This session introduces Ver�cal Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS)
as a powerful way to engage all learners in collabora�ve problem solving. Walk away with prac�cal strategies
you can implement tomorrow to boost reasoning and discourse in the classroom. Grades 6 - 8

Rhet Netles, S2TEM

Chelsea Bolt, S2TEM

Session 171 will be held in 202 B from 11:30 - 11:55.

Are Manipula�ves meaningful in Middle School? Absolutely!
Join us to experience hands-on, engaging, and collabora�ve tasks designed to build conceptual understanding
of challenging topics in middle school! We will use a variety of manipula�ves from hand2mind to solve and
discuss challenging problem-based tasks that promote reasoning, discourse, and conceptual understanding
for all students! Grades 6 - 8

Linda Branham, hand2mind

Session 172 will be held in 202 C from 11:30 - 11:55.
New Ways to Solve Quadra�c Equa�ons: Empowering Educators with Deeper Strategies

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