Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference

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8:00am CDT

AMSTI K-2 Choral Counting & Counting Collections

Monday July 13, 2026 8:00am - 11:00am CDT

This 3-hour session focuses on the development of an understanding of numbers, and
providing the foundation for understanding place value. Participants will participate in
counting routines and explore one-to-one correspondence, rote count sequence,
counting on, cardinality, subitizing, and their implications in K-5 mathematics
classrooms.

Presenters

Jennifer Fagerstrom

AMSTI K-5 Math Mentoring Specialist, AMSTI

I am passionate about building educator confidence, strengthening instructional systems, and ensuring all students experience meaningful mathematics learning. My career has progressed from classroom teacher to building-based math coach to multi-district mathematics specialist, giving... Read More →

Monday July 13, 2026 8:00am - 11:00am CDT
Room D - 9th Grade Academy

Math

Level Elementary Teachers, Special Education

12:00pm CDT

AMSTI 3-5 Counting Collections and Choral Counting

Monday July 13, 2026 12:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Room D - 9th Grade Academy

In this ½ day session participants will discuss the importance of counting and how fundamental it is to learning mathematics in elementary school. It is the basis upon which operations with whole numbers, estimation, and algebraic thinking build. Through the powerful instructional routines of Choral Counting and Counting Collections,
students are engaged in rich mathematics, which can be utilized to pursue a broad range of mathematical goals throughout the upper grades in elementary school. By increasing the magnitude of the counting collection or by including packaged items, students can explore several mathematical concepts and develop a deep, conceptual understanding of quantity. The math routines in this professional learning are tailored for grades 3-5.

Presenters