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ALGEBRAIC TEACHING: AN END TO THE MATH WARS?Algebraic teaching: the secret to algebraic thinking. Join author Greg Tang in exploring the difference between algebraic & non-algebraic teaching. See why this paradigm shift can end the math wars. T1 G EL L MREAS; ASMT  Greg Tang
BUILDING LOCAL MOVEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS FOR BLACK CHILDRENAccess to high quality, relevant mathematics has been called the new civil rights for all children. This session considers what would happen if we built a new civil rights movement to make it happen. T1 G EL L S GAP; ACCES  Lou Matthews
8TH GRADE ALGEBRA I FOR EVERYONEEvery current 5th grader will take Algebra 1 in grade 8. How do we prepare them and ourselves? Join Barbara LiSanti and Ruth Cossey in a lively interactive discussion. T1 L GAP; MREAS; ASMT
STAR TESTING: PREPARE STRESS-FREE STUDENTS & TEACHERS EASILYFocus your curriculum while preparing students to perform well on the STAR by incorporating simple, easy-to-use techniques. Free, ready-to-use resources for students at, below, and above grade level. T1 G T L S GAP; MREAS; ASMT; TECH  Bill Lombard
MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITIESWe'll go over examples of activity worksheets that are designed for Grades 67. The activities vary, including inductive reasoning, writing, art, and games. Masters are available as handouts.  Ron Larson
EFFECTIVE GAMES AND PRACTICES THAT LEAD TO STUDENT SUCCESSExperience highly engaging activities and instructional strategies to help you enhance number sense and build confidence in your students. Repeats 715 T1 EL L S GAP; MREAS
BUILDING MATHEMATICAL REASONING THROUGH THE OPEN NUMBER LINEParticipants will be actively involved in learning about strategies, creating and sharing activities with the open number line. Let's build number sense, place value, and strong mathematical thinkers! T1 G EL L S MREAS
SUM ADDITION ACTIVITIES FOR PRIMARY STUDENTSHands-on activities and games that build number concepts, addition facts, and strategies. Solve challenging puzzles by decomposing numbers. Open-ended tasks and challenges included in handout. Repeats 413 T1 G EL GAP; MREAS
MATH GAMES: HAVE FUN AND MEET MATH STANDARDSGames reinforce the development and practice of number concepts, mathematical reasoning, and communication. Take home many kinds of games and begin playing with your students! ACCES; MREAS
FIVE YEARS OF RESEARCH ON INFERENCE GAMES + LIVE TRYOUTSResearch and tryouts involving five years of research with inference games involving very complex ideas and tactics. G T S MREAS
EMBRACING SUBTRACTION WITH CHILDREN'S INVENTED STRATEGIESSee how children's invented strategies with regrouping in subtraction allow for rich class discussions in place value, operations, properties, and more. T1 EL S MREAS; ASMT
CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP WITH ELEMENTARY MATH COACHESCome see how Champaign, Illinois has implemented school-based elementary math coaches to collaboratively improve mathematics instruction of teachers and provide targeted math intervention to students. T1 L GAP; ASMT
ORIGINAL GLYPHS FOR OPEN COURTParticipants will create glyphs and incorporate writing and reading strategies to enhance Open Court reading. T1 G EL L GAP; MREAS; ASMT
BRIDGING THE PROBLEM-SOLVING GAP WITH SINGAPORE MATHUsing the Singapore Math problem-solving technique, teachers will gain an effective practice to help their students succeed in mathematical reasoning. T1 L S MREAS
INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY AND CONTENTDuring this presentation examples of technologies and content integration will be shown as well as tools to help succeed this integration. TECH
THE ART OF MATHEMATICS THROUGH GLYPHS AND GRAPHSExplore the world of graphing and learn about your students through glyphs. Use hands-on math art projects to graph your world, introduce mathematical vocabulary, and write about math! G EL L ACCES; MREAS; ASMT
LEARN ABOUT A POWERFUL AND DOABLE INTERVENTION PROGRAM!Learn proven, effective practices for computation that can be used as a Tier II intervention. Practices will support your students in building proficiency and confidence! Repeats 216 T1 L S GAP; ACCES; ASMT
PLAYING SMART GAMES THAT APPLY MATH SKILLSResearch shows that playing games in math class gives access to all students and creates an environment in which students apply their skills. Smart Board technology will be used. Repeats as 417 but with TICKETS T1 G EL T L S GAP; ACCES; MREAS; TECH
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES FOR FRACTION CONCEPT DEVELOPMENTThe National Math Panel report cites fluency with fractions as essential to Algebra success. Learn to facilitate experiences that will empower students to master key concepts through meaningful activities. T1 EL L GAP; ACCES; MREAS
ENHANCING ALGEBRAIC THINKING WITH HANDS-ON AIMS ACTIVITIESParticipants will be involved with hands-on activities in order to enhance algebraic thinking. Activities will address California standards in Algebra and Functions grades 3, 4, and 5. Repeats 231 G EL L S GAP; MREAS
DEVELOPING CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND PROCEDURAL FLUENCYA series of engaging constructivist activities designed to develop conceptual understanding and procedural fluency through problem-solving and visualization approaches. Repeats 431 GAP; ACCES; MREAS; ASMT
SUCCESS WITH FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS FOR ALLWe will explore effective teaching strategies using hands-on learning to understand traditional fraction and decimal algorithms while providing multiple approaches to critical thinking. T1 L S GAP; MREAS
CRYPTARITHMS: TEACHING ARITHMETIC THROUGH CODE-BREAKINGCryptarithms are a fun and thought-provoking way to study in depth the properties underlying computation. Participants will receive another 53 Math Olympiad problems to use in class. G MREAS; ASMT
MAKING CONNECTIONS TO ACCESS & RETAIN MATH CONCEPTS (ELS)All students, especially English learners (ELs), access and retain math concepts using vocabulary building activities, organizers, other techniques, and research. Student samples will be shared. Repeats 437 T1 EL L S GAP; ACCES
MARVELOUS MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH FROM DIGITALLESSON.COMEngaging mathematics activities, project applications, lessons, games, and ideas appropriate for middle school will be presented in this fast paced, standards-based session from Digital Lesson.com. G MREAS
MATH AND FICTION: SECRETS, LIES, AND ALGEBRAThe author of middle-grade mathematical novels joins with an experienced math teacher to explore how the use of fiction can engage all students and deepen their understanding of math concepts. Repeats 641 T1 G EL L S GAP; ACCES; MREAS
IT'S ALL IN THE CARDS: ADDING AND SUBTRACTING INTEGERSUsing a deck of cards participants will work together in groups of three in a hands-on activity that helps students gain access to, and overcome, this initial roadblock to algebra. EL L S GAP; ACCES
BE A MATHEMATICAL HERO! BE PART OF THE AMERICAN MATH COMPETITIONThe American Math Competition, a powerful program that involves all students to become proficient in math, has different levels of challenging problems that effectively encourage a "can do" attitude. G L GAP; ACCES; MREAS
AVOIDING COMMON MISTAKES IN MATH INSTRUCTIONBased on hundreds of in-class observations, the presenter will summarize the most common mistakes made in math instruction, from ineffective questioning strategies to inappropriate remediation. T1 G EL L S GAP
WHEN WILL THE LATER TAXI ARRIVE?Continuous probabilities are computed by density curves. Modifying these curves to include order begins with combinatorics, reviews similarity, and ends with area problems for geometry and calculus. G T MREAS; TECH
TEACH PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO ENGLISH LEARNERS, ET AL.See powerful representations and activities that help all students, including English Learners, communicate and think proportionally while also developing a critical foundation for formal algebra. Repeats 456 T1 EL L S GAP; ACCES; MREAS
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR ALGEBRA: QUANTITATIVE REASONINGIn preparation for teaching algebra, teachers need to be able to understand and work with algebra as generalized quantitative reasoning. I'll discuss examples of problems and models. MREAS
EFFECTIVE PRACTICES FOR ALGEBRA INTERVENTIONLearn classroom-proven strategies to make algebra more active and engaging. Strategies and lessons for manipulatives, procedures, differentiation, vocabulary, and games will be shared. Repeats 158 EL L S GAP; ACCES; ASMT
GAMES AND PUZZLES THAT DEVELOP SEQUENTIAL REASONINGSequential Reasoning is at the heart of mathematical thinking. Come join us as we play a number of games that emphasize sequential reasoning. Then we will try solving puzzles based on these games. G L MREAS
EMPOWER YOUR LESSONS WITH POWERPOINTParticipants will learn how to enrich (and make more accessible) mathematics lessons by utilizing PowerPoint. Handouts and CDs will be provided. EL T ACCES; TECH
GEOMETRY COMES ALIVE USING THE CABRI JR. APP ON THE TI-84Use the Cabri Jr. App to dynamically explore inclusive definitions, measure figures, animate drawings, and investigate locus situations. Your students can develop a sense of adventure with Geometry. T TECH
5 REAL-LIFE MATH INVESTIGATIONS THAT WILL ASTOUND STUDENTSInvestigate math mistakes in the news media and their consequences, watch the nightmare of short-term loans, and see how a math mistake led to a commercial jet running out of fuel at 41,000 feet. G MREAS
LESSONS LEARNED FROM INDIA BY A 2008 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARIndia is becoming a world leader for math and science. This summer, the speaker traveled through India studying their schools and ways. Hear observations and results. Experience how math is taught. GAP; ACCES; MREAS
LEARNING REASONING THROUGH LEWIS CARROLL'S GAME OF LOGICThe GAME OF LOGIC will help you teach students to reach logical conclusions and reject those that are illogical. Lewis Carroll uses a clever twist on Venn diagrams in this game. Take home a game set. G MREAS
USING AREA MODELS TO MULTIPLY, FACTOR, AND DIVIDE POLYNOMIALSAlgebra 1 and 2 are accessible to all students when mathematics is presented in a more visual format. Teachers will learn how to multiply, factor, and divide polynomials with the use of area models. T1 G EL L S ACCES; MREAS
A CALCULUS PROBLEM FOR THE ALGEBRA 1 CLASSROOMParticipants will work through an Algebra I version of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus using a TI-Nspire document exploring the fundamental relationship between area and slope. G EL T L MREAS; TECH
GRAPHING ART FESTIVALStudents make art using functions and freeware. Technology + Art + Math = Fun Creative Reasoning. Algebra to Calc students help each other apply and extend learning. See the Mona Lisa and Diego Rivera. G T L ACCES; MREAS; TECH
USING TI-NSPIRE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMSFocus on how to make the best use of the new capabilities of the TI-Nspire by choosing appropriate tasks and asking questions that encourage students to explore and make connections. T TECH
MISLEADING GRAPHSMany newspapers and magazines use deceptive graphs that distort the facts. We will present a variety of visual tricks that a well-read citizen should watch out for. MREAS
USE TRANSFORMATIONS AS A UNIFYING CONCEPT WITH FUNCTIONSThe use of handheld technology helps students visualize the transformations of the various functions studied in algebra. See how transformations can serve as a unifying theme in the study of functions. MREAS; TECH
DEVELOPING FUNCTION CONCEPTS: THE BOX PROBLEMThis session will provide you with an activity to illustrate how many function concepts (domain, range, input, output, inverses) can be developed and enhanced with the use of graphing calculators. T MREAS; TECH
TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION: REASONING THROUGH PROBLEM SOLVINGWe will use Sketchpad to engage participants in representing, modeling, and solving problemsessential aspects of mathematical reasoning. Problems to be investigated include optimization problems. T MREAS; TECH
TEACHING CALCULUS WITH UNDERSTANDINGWe present a teaching approach whose aim is to help students see the genesis of calculus concepts and ideas. In this approach the focus is on mathematical integrity and students' intellectual need. MREAS
HANDS-ON ALGEBRA 2 FUNCTIONSMake Algebra 2 functions come alive through these hands-on labs for several Algebra 2 functions. Participants will have the opportunity to do the lab activities themselves. T1 G T TECH
AP STATS FOR NEWBIESHints, resources, pneumonic activities, technologies, and more to help the inexperienced AP Stats teacher. Large handout provided. Bring your graphing calculator and link cable! G T GAP; ASMT; TECH
CAHSEE LESSONS AND IDEAS FOR SUCCESSIn this session you will learn how to help students succeed in CAHSEE through carefully designed activities that engage and motivate students. Sample activities will be provided in this session. L GAP; ASMT
DISCOVERING TRIGONOMETRYHow do your students learn the principles of trigonometry? Through a series of problems, we will develop some of those principles in a way that will make your students believe they discovered them. Repeats 286 G MREAS
SEEING IS BELIEVING: STATISTICS CONCEPTS VIA TECHNOLOGYThis hands-on session will use TI-Nspire technology to create dynamic, interactive visualizations for developing understanding of traditionally difficult concepts from the AP Statistics syllabus. Repeats 287 T MREAS; TECH NOTE: These are all active links! Click on any to go to descriptions of sessions at that time including location, speakers, grade levels, and ticket requirements if any.
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