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Differentiated Math Instruction (RTI) Workshop, Grades K-5

This workshop reviews RTI models for math instruction. Classroom teachers explore best teaching practices that strengthen core instruction in mathematics for all students. Assessment data will be used to identify students in need of math intervention. Instructional methods for lesson design, differentiation, small-group teaching, and distributive practice targeted at the needs of their students are reviewed. Participants apply new learning by creating lessons that target key mathematical areas. Strategies will also be shared for classroom management of small groups and independent practice during math class.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Be familiar with RTI models and how they apply to math
• Use assessments to identify student needs
• Group students for differentiated math instruction
• Use a strategic lesson design to target critical mathematical skills
• Utilize manipulatives effectively to support struggling learners
• Use ongoing progress monitoring of math improvement

One Day
College Credit Pending

Developing Algebraic Thinking, K-2 or 3-5

How do we create a classroom culture that supports algebraic thinking? How do we look at arithmetic through an algebraic lens? This one-day course will provide participants with opportunities to explore the answers to these questions through a hands-on, interactive look at algebra. Patterning, the fundamental properties of arithmetic, and mathematical notation will drive this algebraic experience as we look at effective ways to help students to think algebraically. These experiences will be coached in a concrete, pictorial, and abstract pedagogy.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Explore patterning, properties of arithmetic and mathematical notation as vehicles for developing algebraic thinking
• Learn how customized questions can elicit algebraic thinking
• Investigate student work that demonstrates algebraic thinking
• Practice revising word problems to encourage algebraic thinking
• Examine key components of algebraic thinking through the pedagogy of concrete, pictorial, and abstract

One Day
College Credit Available

Customized Middle and High School Professional Development, 6-12

Participants in this workshop will learn to provide a foundation for students who plan to take Algebra I, but whose mathematics skills require remediation before they can move ahead. During this hands-on workshop, teachers will focus on activities to help build a strong foundation by reteaching and reinforcing the skills and concepts students may have not mastered in earlier grades. Emphasis will be placed on diagnosing specific student needs and addressing those needs with appropriate activities, as well as helping students improve their use of problem-solving strategies and reasoning skills.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Examine the components and development of concepts and skills in algebra readiness
• Experience activities used to provide a visual model of a particular concept or skill
• Learn to use diagnostic tools to assess student needs
• Explore ways to assist students in developing problem-solving strategies
• Understand how games can provide students with meaningful ways to practice concepts while developing reasoning and problem-solving skills

One Day
College Credit Pending

Using Manipulatives Effectively in the Classroom Workshop, Grades K-5

This interactive, hands-on workshop will help teachers learn how to effectively manage and implement manipulatives into the teaching of mathematics to help students build mathematical understanding and competence. Participants will discover the importance of using manipulatives to move children from concrete models to more abstract concepts.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Learn the importance of using manipulatives to help students develop mathematical ideas
• Explore how manipulatives progress from whole groups to small groups to independent practice
• Discover ways to use manipulatives to transition students from the concrete to the abstract to achieve understanding and higher-level thinking
• Experience activities from all grade levels using a variety of manipulatives

One Day
College Credit Pending

Math Instruction for the Gifted Learner Workshop, Grades K-5

In this engaging, hands-on workshop, participants will explore ways to enrich and extend mathematics instruction for the gifted and talented student. Participants will put into practice current research and theory on gifted learners through interactive, higher-level activities to meet the needs of these distinct learners. Participants will investigate and practice effective questioning strategies to enhance the learning of gifted students. Differentiated lessons and activities will be explored across the mathematical strands.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Examine the characteristics and behaviors of gifted math learners
• Develop effective questioning strategies to enhance mathematical understanding
• Explore critical thinking skills such as problem-solving, reasoning, and communication to extend and deepen mathematical learning
• Apply and engage in strategies for differentiating instruction for the gifted learner

One Day
College Credit Pending

Computational Fluency: More Than Just the Facts Workshop, K-5

This interactive, hands-on workshop will help teachers develop an understanding of computational fluency, while learning how to improve students' mathematical competencies and confidence. Participants will learn instructional strategies that support efficient methods of computation, promote use of number relationships, and develop fact fluency through multiple modalities. Districts and schools may choose to focus on addition/subtraction or multiplication/division.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Develop an understanding of the meaning of computational fluency
• Learn multiple strategies for teaching addition/subtraction or multiplication/division facts
• Learn how to extend basic fact strategies to larger numbers
• Learn how to naturally integrate these strategies when working with number sense, algebraic thinking, and mental math
• Practice strategies to help students gain automaticity with facts

One Day
College Credit Pending

Problem-Solving Workshop, K-5

What is problem-solving? In this one-day interactive workshop, participants explore ways to create an appropriate problem-solving environment and effectively foster problem-solving in the classroom. Teachers will solve routine and non-routine problems, focus on asking good questions, discuss problem-solving strategies and create meaningful, problem-based tasks. This new, research-based professional development workshop will enhance K-5 teachers' mathematics content knowledge, skills, and instructional strategies.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Identify and describe the difference between content standards and process standards
• Understand the difference between routine and non-routine problems
• Become familiar with non-routine problem-solving strategies
• Practice problem-solving strategies along with the four-step problem-solving process
• Learn how to create an environment that encourages students to solve problems
• Learn and practice instructional strategies to implement

One Day
College Credit Pending

Infusing Online Tools into Math Instruction, Grades K-8

This workshop will provide participants with an introduction to web-based resources available for math specialists, as well as ways to integrate Internet-based activities into their classroom for the more net-savvy. Participants will review content-rich Web sites, online resources and tools, and collections of Internet activities. The workshop project will include the implementation of an Internet-based activity that meets your specific curricular needs.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Understand the advantages of Internet-based resources, and different ways for integrating technology into math curriculum
• Access content-rich Web sites, which illustrate the types of resources available online
• Learn about math-oriented professional learning communities
• Choose a lesson and work through each of the component steps to create a lesson plan
• Explore and understand the different types of online projects

One Day
Participants must have access to a computer and the Internet.

Camp Connect Math, Grades K-8

This three-day workshop promotes the integration of technology into the curriculum, the improvement of teaching practice, and improved student achievement in the standards-led curriculum. Participants will acquire the skills and strategies in the areas of understanding Internet tools, accessing teacher resources, and integrating student activities and projects. All participants will develop a student activity or project that can be used immediately in the classroom.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Locate, evaluate and organize Web sites according to instructional needs
• Locate Web sites that illustrate the use of higher-level, problem-solving skills
• Understand how to locate and/or develop Internet lesson plans
• Locate online content and resources that support local standards and project-based learning
• Locate and integrate inquiry-based projects
• Understand how to manage project-based learning in the classroom
• Understand how to create online projects such as hotlists, hunts, and WebQuests
• Explore the different types of project development tools
• Create one online activity or project

Three Days
Participants must have access to a computer and the Internet.

Introduction to Singapore Math, K-5

Learn about an exciting and successful approach to teaching elementary mathematics in this one-day workshop. Based upon the Singapore math curriculum, this introductory workshop will help teachers build a solid math foundation and ensure a deeper conceptual understanding for all students. Using strategies from the Math in Focus program, this workshop will provide an understanding of the need for in-depth instruction and effective ways to help students achieve mastery of mathematical concepts.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Understand why carefully sequenced and paced instruction, covering fewer topics in greater depth, will enhance students' math achievement
• Discover how the instruction differs from current math programs used in the United States
• Learn why this curriculum is appropriate for students and understand the teacher's role
• Explore and practice key instructional strategies, such as effective questioning, model drawing, mental math, place value, and higher-level thinking skills that develop problem-solving proficiency
• Experience the structured concept development of a single lesson, highlighting the key elements of this effective approach to teaching mathematics

One Day
College Credit Available

Singapore Math, Math in Focus Instructional Strategies, K-5

Singapore Math, Math in Focus Instructional Strategies develops teacher understanding of Math in Focus. During this two- or one-day course, participants spend time learning how the instructional strategies in Math in Focus add depth to their teaching and develop a greater understanding of mathematics. Educators experience the carefully planned and executed instruction that develops student understanding and intellectual growth. Special attention is paid to how students learn and the role of the teacher in Math in Focus. Time is also spent understanding why the carefully sequenced and paced instruction, covering fewer topics in-depth, will enhance students' math achievement.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Understand the Singapore philosophy of a focused coherent curriculum
• Experience the pedagogy of concrete-pictorial-abstract
• Learn and practice key instructional strategies including number bonds, mental calculations, and model-drawing
• Investigate the instructional pathway of Math in Focus
• Understand, observe, and apply the lesson structure and extensive teacher support
• Learn about the Math in Focus materials

One or Two Days
Participants must have the Math in Focus.
College Credit Available

Singapore Math, Math in Focus™ Grade-Level Courses, K-5

Lesson Study, Transitioning, and Examining the Mathematics

Singapore Math, Math in Focus Grade-Level Courses provide educators with in-depth, hands-on experience with Math in Focus, and introduce the philosophy, content, and pedagogy of Singapore Math. During this course, participants work with the fundamentals of Math in Focus, learning the essential math concepts at their grade level. Special emphasis is placed on the structure of the lesson and anticipating the obstacles that might occur when teaching the Singapore Math pedagogy. Each one or two-day course is organized by grade level. Each group is led by a trainer who has expertise with the program at that grade level.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Recap the progress of the implementation for Math in Focus
• Highlight good results and consider challenges and solutions
• Take an in-depth look at how Math in Focus develops mathematical understanding
• Understand, observe, and apply the lesson structure for Math in Focus
• Learn and practice grade-level instructional strategies

One or Two Days
Participants must have Math in Focus.
College Credit Pending

Singapore Math, Math in Focus™ Additional Recommended Topics, K-5

Choose from the following recommended customized topics, or create your own to support Math in Focus, and greater understanding of the philosophy, content, and pedagogy of Singapore Math:

• Using Manipulatives Effectively in the Classroom
• Model Drawing
• Singapore Math for Parents
• Common Core Standards

Participants must have Math in Focus.
College Credit Pending

Every Day Counts®: Calendar Math Workshop, Grades PK-8

This one- or two-day, grade-specific workshop provides teachers with in-depth, hands-on experiences with Every Day Counts: Calendar Math. Participants work with the elements of the program, learning the math concepts in each grade, as well as how to use daily discussions to enhance student learning. In addition to examining effective questioning strategies, teachers will work with patterns, algebraic thinking, geometry, number sense, operations, measurement, and data-all in the context of problem solving, communication, reasoning, and representations. Participants organize and prepare the kit for classroom use.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Enhance their knowledge in teaching patterns, algebraic thinking, geometry, and number sense
• Understand the importance of daily discussion in developing math language
• Examine the power of visual models in helping improve student achievement
• Acquire proven strategies that increase student math achievement
• Organize a grade level kit for immediate use

One or Two Days
Participants must have Every Day Counts: Calendar Math Kit.
College Credit Available

Every Day Counts®: Partner Games Workshop, Grades K-6

This two-day, grade-specific Every Day Counts: Partner Games Workshop helps teachers develop meaningful strategies for using games to practice math. Participants play all 20 games - examining the math in each game, the prior knowledge needed to play, the language to accompany the game, and the dialogue to get started. Participants build three copies of each game, and explore ideas for differentiating instruction using Partner Games.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Understand the power of using Partner Games for math practice, building number sense, computational fluency, and mental math
• Examine the integration of mathematical operations, computation, reasoning, and communications within the games
• Learn to teach the language of math in the context of the games
• Discover successful ways to use manipulatives and visual models to enhance instruction
• Explore the use of the program for differentiation of instruction for all students
• Broaden their math content knowledge
• Develop strategies for helping students achieve computational fluency

One or Two Days
Participants must have Every Day Counts: Partner Games Kit.
College Credit Available

Every Day Counts®: Algebra Readiness Workshop, Grades 6-8

The interactive Every Day Counts: Algebra Readiness Workshop provides in-depth, hands-on experiences, including modeling of the elements, discussion of effective questioning strategies, practice in using the materials, and suggestions for assessing student understanding. Teachers develop a deeper understanding of the critical topics such as rational numbers, integers, exponents, the use of variables, solving equations, multiple representations, and problem solving. Teachers will also organize the kit for immediate use.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Use Every Day Counts: Algebra Readiness to stimulate classroom discussion and to improve the ability to ask good questions that lead to student understanding of critical middle school concepts
• Use the visual models to increase student understanding and achievement
• Use the program elements to address district standards
• Learn to differentiate instruction to address different student needs
• Increase knowledge of math content and deepen an understanding of math as a sense-making activity

One or Two Days
Participants must have Every Day Counts: Algebra Readiness.
College Credit Pending

Every Day Counts® Keep it Going Workshop, Grades PK-8

This customized, one-day, grade-specific workshop is designed to meet a district's unique needs. The Every Day Counts® Keep it Going Workshop can be topic-specific to enhance learning in a particular strand of mathematics, such as number sense, computational fluency, geometry, or measurement. Workshops can focus on enhancing teachers' questioning strategies or effectively using all of the Every Day Counts: Calendar Math elements.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Learn to use Every Day Counts: Calendar Math to effectively teach math strands, focusing on specific strands such as computational fluency and geometry
• Develop a more complete understanding of the power of daily discussion in math
• Learn to use Every Day Counts: Calendar Math to teach math language
• Generate lesson plans to make daily usage more effective and time efficient

One Day
Participants must have Every Day Counts: Calendar Math Kit
College Credit Pending

Every Day Counts® Multi-Grade and Single-Grade Workshops, Grades PK-8

This workshop makes available to schools or districts the opportunity to customize their training for Every Day Counts: Calendar Math to a multi-grade level for one day, two days, or recurring days. For some schools or school districts, this is a chance to have a group of multi-grade teachers or a grade band such as K-2 or 3-5 delve into the study of Every Day Counts: Calendar Math.

During this training, participants work through the elements of the program, learning to enhance their math instruction and discussion using these materials. In addition to effective questioning strategies, teachers will study how Every Day Counts: Calendar Math supports instruction of patterns, algebraic thinking, geometry, number, operations, measurement, and data. An emphasis on problem-solving, communication, reasoning, and representations are also part of the instruction. In addition, those attending will have the opportunity to practice some of the elements in the workshop to prepare for classroom implementation.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Get an introduction to the Every Day Counts: Calendar Math program
• Broaden teacher content knowledge about patterns, algebraic thinking, geometry, and number sense
• Develop an understanding of the importance of daily discussion
• Become familiar with a few elements of the program and the math in each element
• Examine the power of visual models in helping improve student achievement
• Prepare the kit for use

One or Two Days
Participants must have Every Day Counts: Calendar Math Kit
College Credit Available

Math Expressions Institute, Level I, Grades K-5

The two-day Math Expressions Institute, Level I focuses on the educational research and classroom instruction that defines the Math Expressions curriculum. It reviews the organization of the program, while describing and modeling its instructional elements, strategies, and program components. Furthermore, participants will have multiple opportunities to interact with several manipulatives that are unique to the program and to practice and apply a variety of classroom structures, including math talk.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Recognize five core classroom structures designed to ensure student success
• Demonstrate an understanding of the instructional elements, strategies, and program components found in Math Expressions
• Recognize a variety of accessible algorithms and know how to support students in their math drawings and proof pictures
• Understand the educational research that defines Math Expressions

Two Days
Participants must have the Math Expressions program.
College Credit Available

Math Expressions Institute, Level II, Grades K-5

The Math Expressions Institute, Level II is designed to support educators in building capacity by preparing district personnel to become certified Level I trainers. During this advanced institute, participants will explore adult learning theory, engage in simulations, implement effective presentation skills, begin planning for their district training, and participate in extensive coaching.

Prerequisites for this institute include successful completion of the Math Expressions Institute, Level I, submission of videotaped lesson instruction, and at least one semester of experience teaching or coaching teachers using Math Expressions.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Understand how NCLB legislation impacts student learning in reading
• Recognize characteristics of adult learners and understand their impact on training
• Build effective presentation skills
• Effectively utilize simulations in institutes
• Be prepared to address difficult questions and challenging participants

Three Days
Participants must have already completed the Math Expressions Institute, Level I.
College Credit Available

Math Expressions Blended Usage Institute, Grades K-5

This one-day institute is designed to support Houghton Mifflin Math users who are also using Math Expressions. It reviews the organization of each program, describes and models five key classroom structures found in Math Expressions, models strategies, and highlights program components. Further, participants will develop a plan for blending the two programs, have multiple opportunities to interact with several manipulatives that are unique to the Math Expressions program and to practice and apply a variety of classroom structures including math talk.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Use Math Expressions with Houghton Mifflin Math in a blended approach
• Encourage appropriate use of math talk
• Understand the impact of meaningful math drawings
• Incorporate the use of student mathboards
• Demonstrate and understanding of the instructional elements, strategies, and program components

One Day
Participants must have Houghton Mifflin Math and Math Expressions.
College Credit Available

Houghton Mifflin Math SB 472 Course, Grades K-6

This intensive, grade-specific course delivered by experienced teacher-trainers is designed to help educators optimize Houghton Mifflin Math instruction. The five-day training features modeled lessons, teaching practice, group discussions, technology support, identification of key assessments, a review of current research and assistance in planning. Throughout the course, teachers are encouraged to examine their current instructional practices and are challenged to identify areas where they can improve in order to ensure student success.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Be familiar with the current, confirmed research on best practices in mathematics instruction
• Understand how the California Mathematics Standards and the Mathematics Frameworks inform the program
• Identify the instructional support in the program, with an emphasis on the Universal Access handbooks
• Develop alternate lesson plans to meet the needs of strategic, English Language, and advanced learners
• Identify areas of improvement in their own instruction and have a plan for addressing those areas
• Utilize a variety of technology components to enhance and support the instruction all learners

Five Days
Participants must have Houghton Mifflin Math.
College Credit Available

Saxon Math Problem Solving Workshop, Grades K-6

What is problem solving? In this one-day interactive workshop, participants explore ways to create an appropriate math environment and understand their role as a problem-solving facilitator. Teachers will solve routine and non-routine problems, focus on asking good questions, and discuss strategies used in Saxon Math. This new, research-based professional development workshop will enhance K-6 teachers' mathematics content knowledge, skills, and instructional strategies, while supporting Saxon Math.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Learn to identify the differences between content standards and process standards
• Understand the difference between routine and non-routine word problems
• Practice problem-solving strategies along with the four-step problem-solving process
• Learn how to create an environment that encourages students to solve problems
• Become familiar with the routine problem types
• Learn and practice instructional strategies that increase student achievement in problem-solving

One Day
Participants must have Saxon Math.
College Credit Pending

Saxon Math Exploring Algebraic Thinking Workshop, Grades K-6

Understand how Saxon Math can build mathematical understanding through algebraic thinking and patterning. Teachers learn how Saxon Math provides support for helping students move from the words in a problem, to a non-numeric representation, to writing an equation. Special emphasis is placed on the Saxon Math approach to writing an equation in order to solve word problems. This new, research-based professional development workshop will enhance K-6 teachers' mathematics content knowledge, skills, and instructional strategies, while supporting Saxon Math.

Objectives

Participants will:

• Examine the development of algebra from primary to intermediate grades
• Learn the problem types (routine and non-routine) and when to apply algebraic pattern strategies
• Understand the process of developing a plot for each algebraic word problem
• Develop a process for solving all word problems
• Use graphic representations to organize their information about a problem
• Explore the use of visual models to represent the word problem
• Determine the best methods and processes to solving all word problems involving algebraic patterns

One Day
Participants must have Saxon Math.
College Credit Pending