Summer 2005 Events
This past summer AIMS II Math provided professional development to help math and science teachers gain more expertise in the area of standards-based inquiry math and science. More than 200 teachers participated and benefited from the events listed below:
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AIMS II Summer Events:
Who: Classroom teachers grades K–5 in Regions 6 and 7
When: July 11-14, 2005 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
July 15 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: BHSU Campus
**Room and Board will be provided on the BHSU campus**
Additional Information:
A stipend of $350 will be offered to participants that complete the course
2 graduate credit reduced rate tuition will be offered through BHSU
Campus apartments will be available at no cost for participants
Meals and snacks will be provided on campus at no cost for the participants
Option 1:
Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction
Presenters - Kim Clark and Deann Kertzman
Kim Clark has been a math teacher leader for Rapid City Area Schools in grades K-5 for 2 1/2 years.She has extensive training in Inquiry Based math including Math Their Way, Math Their Way of Thinking, Visual Math, Seeing Math and Investigations. Kim has a BA from Northwestern College and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction. She has taught for twelve years.
Deann Kertzman is a math teacher leader for Rapid City Area Schools in grades K-5. She is a nationally trained Cognitively Guided Instruction inservice provider and studied with the aurthors of CGI research at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She has twenty years of classroom teaching in public and private education, is certified to teach mathematics K-12 and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota at Moorehead. Deann and her family enjoy mountaineering, climbing, and nature photography.
The course is primarily concerned with developing children’s mathematical understanding. Student growth is dependent on a teacher’s ability to identify, understand, and respond to students’ mathematical knowledge. CGI research has shown that children enter school with a great deal of informal knowledge that they then use to solve problems. The course emphasizes a problem solving and language rich environment as a means for children to reveal their thinking. Participants will explore instruction and how the research base informs this process to formulate more focused instruction. This is not a curriculum. Rather, CGI provides insights on how children develop mathematical ideas and helps teachers to adjust instruction according to student needs. This is the comprehensive background teachers need to deliver their district’s existing curriculum.
*This course is a prerequisite to Thinking Mathematically: Integrating Arithmetic and Algebra in Elementary School
* NOTE: Teachers involved in CGI 1 & 2 through RCAS have completed this course and are eligible for Thinking Mathematically
Option 2:
Thinking Mathematically: Integrating Arithmetic & Algebra in Elementary School
Presenter - Julie Zeringue
Julie Zeringue is a research associate for the K–12 Mathematics Curriculum Center. She assists in the development and revision of resource materials relevant to standards based mathematics curriculum reform. Julie earned her PhD in mathematics education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has taught fifth and sixth grade in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. Julie’s specific interests include curriculum implementation and professional development that builds on children’s mathematical thinking.
Prerequisite required (Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction)
This course is designed for the elementary math teacher who wants to examine how children learn mathematics and build a foundation for algebraic thinking in the elementary classroom. The course will examine algebraic thinking with an emphasis on how arithmetic and algebra are taught and learned, while looking at conceptions and misconceptions that elementary students bring to mathematics. Learning mathematics involves learning ways of thinking and exploring powerful mathematical ideas rather than a collection of disconnected procedures. Using algebraic thinking means being able to form mathematical ideas, express them in words and symbols and defend these ideas. We will also examine topics related to equality, conjectures, variables, ordering multiple operation and mathematical “If…then…” statements.
CAMSE Summer Events:
Connected Mathematics Project
Who: Middle School Math Teachers and/or administrators
When: July 27, 28, 29
Where: BHSU Campus
The Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) was funded by the National Science Foundation to develop a mathematics curriculum for grades 6, 7, and 8. Connected Mathematics is a complete mathematics curriculum that helps students develop understanding of important concepts, skills, procedures, and ways of thinking and reasoning in number, geometry, measurement, algebra, probability, and statistics. This course is for middle school teachers and/or administrators who are interested in learning about or implementing Connected Mathematics, or those who are already implementing and would like further professional development in CMP.
Algebra by Inquiry for grades 6-12
Who: Teachers of math in grades 6-12
When: June 13-17
Where: BHSU Campus
Steve Benson, a nationally renowned expert on secondary math education from the Education Development Center in Boston, will facilitate the workshop. Steve is the lead author of a book entitled “Ways to Think About Mathematics,” which has received rave reviews. This book will serve as the primary text during the week, and each participant will receive a copy. We are delighted to be able to bring a facilitator of Steve’s caliber to facilitate this week.
BLAHST
For more information on K-8 science courses go to http://www.camse.org/blahst/index.htm - CAMSE has an array of offerings for science teachers - this is one last opportunity to participate in Science events before AIMS moves to strictly math in the fall of 2005