District/Campus Offerings

Mathematics

All workshops are designed for a full 6-hour session unless otherwise noted. Recommended grade level or bands are indicated for each session.

Campus Manipulatives Training for Mathematics (Grades 3-11)

Often, campuses have purchased manipulatives, but are not using those manipulatives as tools for mathematics instruction. By providing a list of campus-owned manipulatives and making the manipulatives available for training, the campus will be able to schedule a session to train the teachers to effectively teach with the campus manipulatives. Teaching with manipulatives does not in itself constitute intervention, but a research-based approach to the sequence of concrete-representational-abstract that includes manipulatives as tools for instruction, reflective practices, cooperative learning, learning activities that are exploratory and deductive in their design shows a positive impact on student understanding of concepts that are best developed with a concrete base. (Time span based on number of manipulatives involved in the professional development session)

Graphing Technology: Tools for Displaying and Analyzing Data (Grades 6-12)

In this hands-on workshop, participants will bring their own graphing calculator or app to experience the new statistics concepts in the middle school mathematics standards. Participants will learn how to use their graphing technology to analyze and represent data. This workshop is a 3-hour session and can be combined with Graphing Technology: Tools for Understanding Algebraic Concepts to create a 6-hour day.

Graphing Technology: Tools for Understanding Algebraic Concepts (Grades 6-12)

In this hands-on workshop, participants will bring their own graphing calculator or app to experience the new algebraic concepts in the middle school mathematics standards. Participants will learn how to use graphing technology to support the development of student understanding of multiple representations of functions and solving equations and inequalities. This workshop is a 3-hour session and can be combined with Graphing Technology: Tools for Displaying and Analyzing Data to create a 6-hour day.

Guided Math: A Balanced Approach to Mathematics Instruction K-2

Guided Math is a framework for mathematics instruction. During this professional development teachers will experience the different components that occur during a math block. These include mini-lessons, whole group activities, small group activities, and stations. Teachers will leave with flexible strategies to maximize instruction time and reach all levels of students. There will be time given at the end for teachers to plan out a week long unit of instruction incorporating the different components.

Guided Math: A Balanced Approach to Mathematics Instruction 3-5

Proportionality is Critical: Proportionality Strand (Grades 5-8)

This one-day professional development focuses on the content and strategies required for proportionality in grades 6-8 aligned with the Adopted 2012 standards. Participants will discuss critical concepts in proportionality and its various applications in algebra, geometry and probability. Teachers will explore the new grade level content and discuss how to incorporate the mathematical process standards and design rigorous student experiences that support real world problem solving, mathematical communication and logical reasoning.

Strategies for Effective Math Instruction (Grades 6-12)

This training will focus on Effective Math Strategies for the classroom. It is a 6 hour training comprised of 5 components: questioning, differentiation, formative assessment, collaborative and cooperative learning, and stations. These components are modular so the training can be split up into shorter sessions (1 to 3 hours) to fit the needs of the audience.

More Strategies for Effective Mathematics Teaching (grades 6-12)

In this six-hour session, we focus on more strategies to engage students in the mathematics classroom, including mathematical discourse, incorporating games and physical movement, modeling mathematics and teaching vocabulary. These components are modular so the training can be split up into shorter sessions (1 to 3 hours) to fit the needs of the audience.

Using Inquiry -Based Learning to Teach Math K-2

Inquiry-based learning to teach math sets high expectations and provides supports for all students. In this professional development teachers will experience hands-on tasks that require students to think and construct mathematics. They will be provided opportunities to observe how to connect ideas and ask the right questions. The teachers will develop the skills and practices necessary for inquiry-based learning.

Using Inquiry -Based Learning to Teach Math 3-5

Developing Numerical Fluency Grades K-2 and 3-5

Numerical fluency refers to having efficient and accurate methods to compute. This 3 hour professional development will provide participants opportunities to work on developing their own numerical fluency as well as how to develop it with students. Participants will leave with a variety of strategies that help construct fluency, including problem strings, math talks, games, and routines.

Technology as a Tool for Teaching & Learning Math (grades 6-12)

In this 3-hour hands-on workshop, participants will bring their own technology (graphing calculator and laptop or tablet) to explore resources that are readily available to support the development of student understanding of secondary-level mathematics concepts.

Mathematics Makes Sense! (grades 6-12)

As teachers, we need to have a deep understanding of the mathematics we're teaching. In this 3-hour session, we'll explore strategies to learn and teach foundational concepts in secondary mathematics. This training is based upon the work of Juli Dixon (and others) and uses activities & videos from the Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching series of books.