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April/May 2013 Welcome to our final edition of the math newsletter for the 2012-2013 school year! We are wrapping up the year with highlighted professional development articles, free online instructional materials, and videos from some of our favorite resources. If there is something you would like to see in our newsletters next year, please send us some feedback We take requests! Have a fantastic summer! Have you visited NCTM’s Illuminations page lately? Check out Illuminations by clicking on any of the pictures here! Math is Everywhere… How can we make it evident to students? Here is an infographic and a picture to promote mathematical student discourse in your classroom. What will your students notice and wonder? What Do You Notice? Infographic from: http://boingboing.net/2013/05/14/highest-paid-stateemployees.html What Do You Wonder? Professional Learning Library Articles to spur reflection and inspire life-long learners… When math makes sense - Teachers combine math with construction, cooking classes Elementary students get a lesson in deposits, withdrawals and saving The Main Course, Not Dessert How Are Students Reaching 21st Century Goals? With 21st Century Project Based Learning Pittsburgh region educators rely more on technology, less on lectures Top Five iPad Apps for Teaching Across All Content Areas Some N.J. students benefit from 'flipped classrooms' AFT social media site joins growing list of free curriculum aids In Utah’s digital shift, students turning the page on traditional textbooks Free Online Resources Engage Elementary Kids (Tech2Learn Series) Curriculum Corner Are you signed up for summer professional development? Are you teaching C2.0 Algebra 1 next year? Sign up for one of the two day sessions designed to explore and understand the new Curriculum 2.0 standards and instructional materials that will be available via the Instruction Center. You will have the opportunity to discuss best practices in implementing instruction and assessment for the delivery of the new Algebra 1 curriculum. Are you teaching Grade 4 or Grade 5 next year? Sign up to: • Analyze how Curriculum 2.0/Common Core State Standards indicators are different from previous math indicators even though the topics may be the same. • Articulate an understanding of the necessity of ongoing collaborative study of Curriculum 2.0/Common Core State Standards to gain deeper understanding of mathematics and how instructional practices will change. • Examine how Curriculum 2.0 is designed using learning progressions to provide depth of instruction for all students. • Identify expectations for collaborative planning and for whole and small group instruction. Summer Opportunities Looking for something to do this summer? STEM & NSA: A Long Term Partnership Summer Institute For Mathematics Teaching (SIMT) Grade 2-5 teachers are invited to apply for the 2013 National Security Agency Elementary School Summer Institute for Mathematics Teaching (ES/SIMTs). Program dates: Summer Institute: July 15-19, 2013 Two follow up sessions: December 6, 2013 and April 4, 2014 Summer Location: Cromwell Valley Magnet Elementary 825 Providence Road Towson, MD 21286 This program, hosted by Baltimore County, is open to all elementary school teachers in grades 2-5. Applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident, currently teaching in a US school. Travel and lodging expenses are not included. Participants will: Learn and apply instructional techniques for mathematics classrooms Receive a $650 stipend and three MSDE inservice credits Receive free manipulatives and other valuable educational supplies Develop rich mathematical tasks which will be published on the internet Work hard and have fun in a professional, energetic, fast-paced environment. Click here to learn more and apply! Flipping the Classroom The AAAS/SSE STEM Volunteers invite you to a discussion on flipping the classroom. Hear area teachers Cheri Faley, chemistry teacher at Heritage HS, Leesburg, Maggie Wiseman, chemistry teacher at H-B Woodlawn HS, Arlington, and Kristin Koch, mathematics teacher at Kenmore MS, Arlington, tell you why they believe that flipping: Teaches students to take responsibility for their own learning Creates a way to easily personalize and differentiate the classroom Provides multiple chances for demonstrating understanding Teaches students the value of learning instead of “playing school” Increases face-to-face time with the teacher Ensures that all students are involved. They will also describe the requirements and challenges in implementing a flipped classroom. Please join us on May 30, in the auditorium at AAAS, 1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The flipped classroom agenda item is scheduled for 5:00-6:00. It will be preceded by a volunteers’ discussion, 4:00 to 4:45, of the 2012-13 program. Light refreshments will be provided. AAAS is readily accessible by Metro, located only one block from the 12th and G Street exit of the Metro Center station. Please RSVP to [email protected] or 202-326-6629. 2013 Interactive Institutes Engage in deep learning with our Interactive Institutes You need the best strategies to prepare your students for success. NCTM's Interactive Institutes offer activities and tactics to transform your classroom into an environment where your students will better learn to examine, interpret, and think critically about math concepts. At each Institute, you'll participate in face-to-face activities and network with peers from across the country, and take home strategies that will help you provide your students with the tools they need to apply math in meaningful ways. You’ll pick a strand for the grade or content area that you’d like to focus on for an experience tailored to your needs. You can also reinforce, expand, and apply what you learn by participating in optional extended online professional development during the school year. TI has workshops this summer in MD! An NCTM Institute in DC! T³ Getting Started Workshops Educators who are new to or just beginning to use TI technology in their classrooms will gain valuable hands-on experience, learn how to use easy-toaccess online resources, create original activities and enhance formative assessment. Learn more here. T³ Intermediate / Advanced Workshops Participants will learn how to optimize TI technology for maximum effectiveness in the classroom. These workshops show educators how to use this powerful teaching system to develop students’ reasoning, sense-making and understanding skills. Learn more here. T³ Special Interests Workshops Educators will explore instructional strategies for identifying, implementing, and mutually reinforcing STEM and math practices using TI educational technology with a focus on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) or Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Learn more here. C2.0 Making a Difference for our Students A Little Perspective… This article reinforces the rationale on the focus of number sense in C2.0 CCSS math at the elementary level. Early exposure to basic math concepts is vital to avoid innumeracy later on, Missouri study says “The long-term study followed 177 children from kindergarten through seventh grade. It found that children who don’t grasp the meaning and function of numerals before they enter first grade fall behind their peers in math achievement, and most of them don't catch up. Those who start first grade behind their peers in math achievement remain at heightened risk for low scores on math problems through seventh grade. Want to See Another Great Lesson in Action? It's the first study to link starting points of math knowledge to outcomes that will affect kids later in life, said psychologist David Geary, an author of the study.” Check out this article in Bethesda Magazine! Graphing Linear Equations Full Body Style Which Standards for Mathematical Practice do you see in this lesson? Curriculum 2.0 math lessons on the right track Now there’s a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health that shows that MCPS is on the right track. In the study, researchers found that kids who failed to master number-system knowledge in first grade “scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life,” according to an NIH press release. We Want to Hear from You! Thinking about next year… As we start to think about the 2013-2014 school year, we are reflecting on what was done well this year and what could use a little improvement! Please email us about what you would like to see in the newsletter in the coming school year. This month’s newsletter brought to you by your friends at the DCI-Math Team Supervisor Ed Nolan Content Specialists Brian Crane Katie England (@EnglandKatie) Jennifer Hallmark Kristinae OLaughlin Somer Snider (@SniderSomer) Sherri Stevens Administrative Secretary Catherine Pierce