The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi is offering a two-day Understanding Fractions professional development institute for grades 3-6 teachers. This institute will engage teachers in exploring strategies and tools to introduce representations of fractions, including manipulatives, number lines, and visual diagrams. Strategies for building conceptual understanding of fraction equivalence will be explored as well as strategies for teaching operations with fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). Participants will discuss how these strategies build upon students’ prior experiences with operations with whole numbers.
Dates: January 13-14, 2027
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with one-hour lunch break
Location: Woodward Hines, 2616 Lakeward Drive, Jackson, MS
Audience: Grades 6-Algebra I teachers
Credits Available: 1.2 CEUs. 10 SEMIs, or 1 OSL
Registration Fee: $300 per person
Registration Link or eventcalendar.olemiss.edu/event/understanding-fractions-institute-8815
Registration Deadline: January 5, 2027
Contact: Dr. Julie James, (662) 915-6621, cmsepd@go.olemiss.edu