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Alternative Algorithms |
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Sandy McFarland and Diana Allen - Vigo County |
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General |
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What are you talking about?? If you still feel this way about using
alternate algorithms, come learn with us. You will be doing, not watching,
and we guarantee you will be learning – and liking! |
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Alternative Algorithms A
Alternative Algorithms B
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Using a
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Amy Schomacker and Katie Reel - Pike Township |
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audience |
General |
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Participants will
learn how a SmartBoard can be used with a variety of mathematics activities,
including the tools that are part of the SmartBoard software. |
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Preparing for the 2009-10 Math Textbook Adoption |
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Dr.
David Benak, Elkhart |
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General |
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The session will present several considerations and concerns for the 2009-10
Indiana Mathematics Textbook Adoption. Research from math education, state and
national mathematics standards, as well as information and data garnered from
ISTEP+ are included as relevant factors which should guide the adoption process. |
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Standards with CLOUT |
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Donna McLeish - IMI
Cabinet |
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General |
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If you thought you
had it all figured out with the Indiana Academic Standards – think again. Now
we have the POWER Standards. Concentrated on the Big Ideas of Math, Indiana now
asks educators to focus on the Power Standards. Let us explain how these go
“ZAP,” “POW,” and “CRUNCH!” |
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Core Standards
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Strand Trace in Algebra |
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Angie Kelich –
Anderson |
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audience |
General |
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Participants will
analyze ISTEP+ Algebra and Functions items from grades 3-10. Very distinct
trends will be investigated by the participants. Participants will critique
released items in working groups. |
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Strand Trace A
Strand Trace B
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Using Literature to Motivate the Learning of Mathematics |
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Dr. Rick Billstein -
Univ of Montana |
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General |
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This session will
discuss how literature can be used to motivate and teach mathematical content.
Examples will be mainly middle school oriented but can be adapted for other
grades |
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Using Literature to Motivate Learning Mathematics
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What should you see in an Everyday Math classroom? |
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Julie Sigmund - Pike
Township |
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General,
Administrators |
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Can you recognize
good: classroom management and structure; curriculum management; lesson/program
components; instructional practices; assessment; and pervasive themes? |
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WYTIWYG
– What You Test Is What You Get: The Role
of Assessment in Mathematics Teaching |
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Dr. Rick Billstein -
Univ of Montana |
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General |
| description |
This session will
discuss the role of assessment in the mathematics classrooms. A
multi-dimensional generalized scoring rubric for open-ended problems will be
demonstrated |
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Role of Assessment (powerpoint presentation)
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Best of the Internet |
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John LaMaster -
Indiana Univ - Purdue Univ at Fort Wayne |
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General |
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Take a guided tour of the best Web Sites for teachers that are free to the public. Included on our tour will be the Indiana DOE Web Site, Illuminations, the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Texas Instruments Activities Exchange, the Geogebra Site, and, last but not least, the IU-IMI Web Site. No Internet experience is needed. |
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Best of the Internet
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Using Spreadsheets in Your Math Curriculum |
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presenters |
Amy Schomacker and Katie Reel - Pike Township |
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audience |
Elementary |
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description |
In this hands-on session, participants will explore a variety of activities
that incorporate the use of Excel in the mathematics classroom.
Participants will leave with resources and lesson plans for implementation
in their own classroom. |
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EM Assessment Assistant CD |
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Heather
Irvin and Angel Hernandez – Elkhart |
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audience |
Elementary |
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description |
Everyone needs an assistant, right? EM has provided a great one with the
Assessment Assistant CD. Join us as we demonstrate how much help this can
really be – and learn a few good tricks with it, as well. |
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Teacher's Assessment Assistant
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Calculators at the Elementary Level (TI-10 and TI-15) |
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presenter |
Julie Pearson – Hammond |
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audience |
Elementary |
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description |
Calculators can and should be used at the elementary level. In this session,
see how they can be used effectively to help children meet the Indiana
Academic Standards. |
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Leadership Transfer |
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Diana Lammey - Vigo County and TBA |
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audience |
Elementary |
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description |
Select Cadre members provide colleagues with support and teachers new to the
district with orientations. The presenters will share the How, What, When,
and Where of their leadership transfer sessions, focusing on the successes
and challenges. |
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Task
Board |
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presenter |
Jamey Knight – Anderson |
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audience |
Elementary |
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description |
We will be learning how to take the on-going daily calendar routines and
turning them into an independent task board that reinforces the EDM
guideposts and the IN state standards, while allowing one-on-one time with
struggling students. |
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Task Board Agenda
Calendar and Task Board
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Using Spanish Materials in Everyday Math |
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presenters |
Cris Heredia, East Chicago and Brynn Strahan, Pike Township |
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audience |
Elementary |
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description |
We will discuss using homelinks, student reference books to accommodate
learners. We would also discuss how to communicate with your ENL
population; how to work with someone who just came to the country, and how
can we help that child understand. |
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Make and Take - PreK and K -- "Awesome Additions and Simple Supplements" |
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presenters |
Paula Kitchen, Pike Township; Heidi Moore, Hammond; and Rosie Hamilton,
East Chicago |
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audience |
Elementary Pre-Kindergarten and
Kindergarten |
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description |
Participants will work at nine stations creating learning tools to enhance
their Pre K and Kindergarten EM curriculum. |
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Make and Take - Grade 1 |
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presenters |
Nellie Remington, Vigo County and Sherri McKinney, Bartholomew |
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audience |
Elementary Grade 1 |
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description |
This session will allow grade level teachers to brainstorm, share ideas and
work together to create supplemental instructional materials based on
specific and unique needs of students. |
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Make and Take - Grade 2 |
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presenters |
Diane Ragsdale & Catherine Means - Decatur Township |
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audience |
Elementary Grade 2 |
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description |
This session will allow grade level teachers to brainstorm, share ideas and
work together to create supplemental instructional materials based on
specific and unique needs of students. |
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Make and Take -- 1
Make and Take -- 2
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Make and Take - Grade 3 |
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presenters |
Tim Moss and Dianna Lammey - Vigo County |
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audience |
Elementary Grade 3 |
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description |
In this session you will be presented with a menu of activities to use with
students and parents (websites, small group stations, whole class activities
and resources for the teacher and students) to support strands in
Everyday Math. Teachers will
have opportunities to visit useful websites, create hands-on activities, and
packets for students and/or parents |
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Make and Take - Grade 4 |
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presenters |
Mary Lawrence, Decatur Twp; Julie Pearson, Hammond; and Melissa Crum,
Anderson |
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audience |
Elementary Grade 4 |
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description |
Teachers will have the opportunity to create materials for students that aid
in the instruction of Everyday Math, such as reference folders and math fact
cd's. Templates will be provided, along with a brief overview for how each
tool can be utilized. |
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Make and Take - Grades 5 and 6 |
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presenters |
Rhonda McCort, Decatur Township and
Karen Clark, Vigo |
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audience |
Elementary Grades 5 and 6 |
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description |
This session will allow grade level teachers to brainstorm, share ideas and
work together to create supplemental instructional materials based on
specific and unique needs of students. |
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Make and Take
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PRIMEtime NUMB3RS |
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presenters |
Mary Neilson and Kathleen Smith, Pike
Township |
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audience |
Middle and Secondary |
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description |
Looking for an alternative way to
incorporate relevant, real-world mathematics into your curriculum?
See how CBS, TI, and NCTM have partnered to create mathematical
activities based upon the episodes of the popular television series,
"NUMB3RS". |
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Primetime Numbers (powerpoint presentation)
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IMI Math Games |
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presenters |
Angela Sellers and Darla Werner – Anderson |
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audience |
Middle and Secondary |
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description |
We will introduce you to a collection of
games and activities that can be used in grades 6-12 in areas of number
sense, measurement, computation, data analysis, algebra, and geometry.
The games were built by IMI participants to engage students in learning
mathematics in a non-traditional way. We will play the games and
discuss ways to utilize the games and modify them to fit your classes.
If you are ready for an exciting change in students' engagement in
mathematics, please join us. |
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