**Join us as we welcome guest speaker and trainer, Ayo Jones to Region 20. She will be with us for the day to show us how to make math meaningful for students with significant cognitive disabilities.**
Meaningful Math!
Making Math Meaningful for Students with Complex Access Needs!
In this session, participants will learn how to differentiate math instruction effectively, connecting it to grade-level state standards, while also supporting students with complex access needs through prerequisite skills.
In this hands-on, interactive session, we’ll dig into these essential math elements:
- Numbers and Operations
- Algebraic Reasoning
- Geometry and Measurement
- Data Analysis
- Personal Finance
- Plus Putting It All Together
Here’s the exciting part: this isn’t a sit-and-listen kind of session. You’ll get hands-on with playing cards and build a set of 15 ready-to-use math games and activities. Each one aligns with critical skills and standards, so you’ll leave with engaging tools that you can use the very next day.
But wait… there’s more! Differentiation is a big part of what we do here. Together, we’ll brainstorm, problem-solve, and share strategies that work for every student in your classroom.
Walk away feeling excited and equipped to create a math environment where every student is learning. Join us for a session that’s practical, engaging, and designed to make math truly meaningful.
Ayo Jones is an experienced special education teacher, successful instructional coach, and charismatic professional speaker. Driven by her love for all things special ed, Ayo provides educators teaching students with disabilities just what they need to survive and thrive. In her nearly 20 years in education, she has coached hundreds of teachers, trained thousands of educational professionals, developed curriculum for tens of thousands of students with disabilities, and reached millions with her blog at NoodleNook.Net.
Ayo has delivered professional development throughout the United States and is a regular consultant to multiple school districts and educational support centers throughout Texas. She also does outreach to teachers of students with disabilities in Ghana, West Africa, where she currently lives. Ayo is the founder of Noodle Nook, an online resource for teachers in special education, providing tools for classroom success. She hosts a teacher podcast, is a published author, and delivers content worldwide.