Building Numeracy
in the SECONDARY CLASSROOM
Introducing Pamela Harris
Building Numeracy in the Secondary Classroom
Saturday, Sep 24, 2016, 08:00 AM
2413 West Maple Avenue, Flint, MI, United States
Pam taught high school math and German, but when her kids started school, she became intrigued with how elementary math is taught. Her research led her to the works of Cathy Fosnot and the Mathematicians in the City program. Soon she was a math consultant to her local school district, revitalizing their elementary math program. As her children moved on from elementary school, Pam’s focus shifted back to middle and high school math. The need for powerful numeracy in the upper grades prompted her to write a book and create activities to develop powerful numeracy.
As Pam was delivering workshops to secondary teachers about teaching with the power of graphing calculators, teachers expressed interest in her numeracy work which prompted her to develop numeracy workshops for teachers. These workshops led to Pam’s Building Powerful Numeracy books. Pam also teaches math coaches, trainers and facilitators and has written the Building Powerful Numeracy Facilitator’s Guide.
A few years ago, Pam was asked to help write the Bridges in Mathematics textbook for grades 3-5. She thoroughly enjoyed working with the good people at the Math Learning Center.
Lately, her work has focused on teaching algebra content through problem strings, truly problematic situations, and math congresses. She believes that the sequence of activities is as important as the activities themselves. Math class should be an activity of constructing mathematical ideas as they arise out of real-world situations.
Currently Pam teaches Math Methods at the University of Texas at Austin, delivers presentations and workshops, speaks at math teaching conferences, and works on adding to her website: http://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/
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Genesee Intermediate School District
Mathematics & Data Coordinator
Email: lfunsch@geneseeisd.org
Website: www.geneseeisd.org
Location: 2413 West Maple Avenue, Flint, MI, United States
Phone: 810-591-4497