Facilitator: | Karen Blumhagen |
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Date: | April 16, 2025 |
Time: | 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm MTN |
Cost: |
No Charge |
Location: |
Virtual |
Session Code: | 25-MA-350 |
Type: | Webinar |
Focus: | Mathematics and Numeracy |
Target Audience
Grade 1-3 Teachers
About this Learning Opportunity
Discover how Gizmos online simulations can encourage young students to think like mathematicians. Explore the use of online simulations to enhance conceptual understanding, fostering student confidence in mathematics. Engage in a structured lesson aligned with the new Division 1 Math curriculum, and access ready-to-use Gizmos classroom resources. Access to Gizmos for K-6 teachers has been provided by Alberta Education. For more information, email Alberta@explorelearning.com.
This session addresses the LQS competencies
- 2. Modeling Commitment to Professional Learning
- 4. Leading a Learning Community
This session addresses the TQS competencies
- 2. Engaging in Career-Long Learning
- 3. Demonstrating a Professional Body of Knowledge
This learning opportunity is being subsidized through funding from Alberta Education.
About the Facilitator

Karen Blumhagen
Karen Blumhagen is an Implementation Coordinator with ExploreLearning. She has over thirty years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, learning facilitator, and administrator. Karen has observed firsthand the positive impacts of online simulations in student understanding and achievement. For fifteen years, she has used Gizmos to engage her science and math students. Karen is in... Read more »