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  • TI Free software for students and teachers

    03/31/2020 8:50 AM | Anonymous


      

     

    We hear you and are here for you

    As schools transition to remote learning, we are pleased to offer all students and teachers free, six-month software licenses for the following:

    ·     TI-SmartView™ CE emulator software for the TI‑84 Plus graphing family

    ·     TI-SmartView™ for MathPrint™ calculators (TI‑30XS/TI‑34‑Multiview™ scientific calculators)

    ·     TI-Nspire™ CX and TI‑Nspire™ CX CAS Student Software

    ·     TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software 

    Get software licenses »

    For schools and districts that are 1-to-1 with Chromebook™ notebook computers, we will release a beta version of the TI-84 Plus CE app soon. Please complete this form to receive more information once it is available.

     

    In addition, we have made the TI‑ Nspire™ App for iPad® and TI‑Nspire™ CAS App for iPad® free for download through April 2020.

  • 2020 NCSM virtual opportunity

    03/26/2020 1:43 PM | Anonymous

    We invite you to join us for this special 2020 NCSM virtual opportunity on Monday and Tuesday, March 30-31, starting at 10 a.m. Central / 11 a.m. Eastern. 

    To REGISTER, click HERE.

    After you register for the virtual conference, you may attend any of the sessions. We have listed the title and speakers for each offered session below.  More detailed descriptions for each session are included on our website.  

    If you have a friend who would like to join, ask them to register using the link on our website.  

     

    Session  Information  

    Monday Session 1:  11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

    • Building Capacity In Statistics And Mathematical Modeling, Rachel Levy

    • See It, Move It, Grasp It: Math With Virtual Manipulatives, Christine Newell

    • Utilizing Math History To Embrace Equity, Failure, and Authentic Problem Solving In Leadership Communities, Sunil Singh

    • 6 Actions For Productive Struggle In The Mathematics Classroom, John SanGiovanni

     

    Monday Session 2: 12:30 - 1:30 pm EDT

    • Using A Variety Of Media To Lead Courageous Conversations Among Mathematics Education Stakeholders, Marilyn Strutchens

    • Supporting Professionals To Counteract Racism and Oppression in the Discretionary Spaces Of Their Work, Deborah Ball

    • Be Both Author And Illustrator Of Mathematical Understanding, Jill Gough

    • Creating Interesting Ways For Students To Be Right and Wrong, Eli Luberoff

     

    Monday Session 3: 2:30 - 3:30 pm EDT

    • How Mathematicians Play: Creating A Culture Of Ownership, Rigor, and Joy In Math Class, Daniel Finkel

    • Secondary and Postsecondary Mathematics Alignment At Scale—It’s A Big Job and Someone Has To Do It!, Katey Arrington & Ted Coe

    • Teaching Mathematics For Social Justice, Kris Childs

    • Why Aren’t We There Yet?, Cathy Seeley

     

    Monday Session 4: 4:00 - 5:00 pm EDT

    • Starting With Me: Transforming Mathematics Education From The Inside Out, Michelle Reinhart

    • Where Am I In My Equity Walk? Where Will You Be In 2025?, John Staley & Julia Aguirre

    • The Five Practices In Practice: Successfully Orchestrating Mathematics Discussions In Your High School Classroom, Michael Steele, Peg Smith & Miriam Sherin

    • Leading With Kindness, Mary Kemper

     

    Tuesday Session 1: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT  

    • Mathematize It! Building A Systemic Plan To Encourage Early Problem-Solving and Mathematical Modeling Capacity Across Grades K-8, Sara Moore & Kimberly Morrow-Leong

    • Why Be A Lucky Coach, When You Can Be A Great Coach?, Courtney Baker & Melinda Knapp

    • Ross Taylor/Glenn Gilbert Speaker Series: Why Teach Mathematics? How Do We Help Teachers Convince Students That Learning Mathematics Is Important?, Gail Burrill

    • The Power Of Ideas: Letting Students’ Thinking Take Center Stage, Annie Fetter

     

    Tuesday Session 2: 12:30 - 1:30 pm  EDT

    • The New Culture Code: Simplifying The Complex Rules Of Change!, Tim Kanold

    • Changing Mathematical Mindsets With High School Number Talks: A Story Of Our Research, Jackie Palmquist, Alyssa Schneider, and Pat Baltzley

    • Transitioning Our Teaching, Coaching, and Professional Learning To Online Environments, Mike Flynn

    • Delete Deficit Thinking; Why “Low Kids” And “High Kids” Is Inaccurate, Ineffective, Unethical, And Counterproductive, Rachel Lambert

     

    Tuesday Session 3: 2:30 - 3:30 pm EDT

    • Relating Decimals, Fractions, And Ratios For Deeper Understanding: How Are They Alike and How Are They Different?, Karen Fuson

    • What Is Mathematics?, Jo Boaler

    • Blunt Observations And Practical Strategies For Orchestrating Far More Impactful PD In Mathematics, Steve Leinwand

    • Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions: Overcoming The Challenges, Peg Smith

     

    Tuesday Session 4: 4:00 - 5:00 pm EDT

    • The Beauty Of Movement: Increasing Discourse In Mathematics Classrooms, Sara VanDerWerf & Chris Luzniak

    • The Math Shark Tank: Entrepreneurial Challenges For Middle Grades, Michael Belcher, Jere Confrey and Erin Krupa

    • Talk Number 2 Me: Mathematics & Mindfulness, Christina Lincoln-Moore

    • Cultivating Agency, Mathematical Understanding, and Conversation Through Mathematical Language Routines, Jen Wilson

    We hope to see you virtually next Monday and Tuesday!

  • NCTM Centennial Annual Meeting & Exposition

    01/16/2020 6:20 PM | Anonymous

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    Teachers, coaches, & administrators:

    Join us in Chicago for the

    NCTM Centennial Annual Meeting & Exposition 
    April 1-4, 2020

     

    Celebrating 100 Years – Looking Back and Moving Forward

    The daily schedule is now available in the online Itinerary Planner 

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    Save with our Early-Bird Discount

    2020 is NCTM's Centennial year. Join thousands of math education professionalsfrom across the country and around the world as we celebrate at the NCTM Centennial Annual Meeting & Exposition. 

     

    The daily schedule of speakers, sessions, workshops, bursts, and more is now available in our online Itinerary Planner. This easy-to-use resource will help you begin building your itinerary by searching from such criteria as key word, session, speaker name, category (including grade band and topics), session types, and locations.   

     

    In addition to compelling sessions, dynamic speakers, outstanding networking opportunities, and enriching content, we have special events and surprises to mark the occasion. Whether you're a PK–12 classroom teacher, math coach, administrator, math teacher educator, preservice teacher, or math specialist, we have something for you. 

     

    Join us in Chicago to discover new ideas and approaches that will help you providemore and better mathematics instruction for each and every student.

     

    Centennial Annual Meeting Strand Topics

    • Implement the Effective Teaching Practices
    • Experience the Depth and Excitement of Mathematics
    • Look Back and Move Forward: A Centennial View
    • Create Positive Change
    • Build Student Agency, Foster Student Identity, and Promote Social Change

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    Make the case to your School District to support time off, travel, and/or funding to attend


    Making the case to attend any conference—especially in times of tight budgets and reduced staff—requires a solid understanding of the potential benefits of attending.Download the Justification toolkit to make the case to your School District. 

    NCTM Members save even more 
    Join NCTM when you register and receive up to 30 percent off the nonmember rate. 
      
    Maximize your savings by registering a group of five or more to receive an additional 15 percent off the individual member rate.

    See you in Chicago!

    Check out our gorgeous new Preview Brochure

    #NCTM100

  • Workshop: The Quantile Framework for Mathematics

    11/11/2019 6:47 AM | Anonymous

    Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 12:30 a.m. – 3:00 Trumbull Marriott, Trumbull, CT
    OR
    Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 12:30 a.m. – 3:00 ITBD, New Britain, CT
    Participants must preregister.  To register, go to https://www.trumba.com/calendars/connecticut-state-department-of-education-sde-events-calendar. 


    The half-day workshop explores the fundamentals of the Quantile Framework for Mathematics. This workshop provides an overview of how to use Quantile measures in schools and classrooms to successfully manage mathematics instructional programs and resources. We explore the fundamentals of the Quantile Framework for Mathematics and how to use Quantile measures in the classroom. It also includes an overview of the tools found in the Hub at https://hub.lexile.com/ (best in Google Chrome).

  • New Professional Development Series - Shifting Math Instruction, Math Practice Standards, and Instructional Coaching

    09/16/2019 7:59 PM | Anonymous

    The State Department of Education recently posted a new professional development series:

    Principal Workshop Series: A Focus on Mathematics

    •        Shifting Math Instruction – Rigor in the Classroom

    •        Math Practice Standards – Classroom Evidence

    •        Instructional Coaching – Making the Most Out of Math Coaches


  • Summer Math Challenge Reporting and Recognition! [Online form due September 30.]

    09/16/2019 7:53 PM | Anonymous

    This year, the Commissioner's Summer Math Challenge: A Journey Through Mathematics had over 23,000 students participating.  The Connecticut State Department of Education would like to recognize those schools that were top participators. As a result, they are asking all schools to have a designee compile the summer math logs and complete the School Reporting Form: https://sdect.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ey5HArhVG5MqurP by September 30, 2019.  The reporting form is similar to the Governor's Summer Reading reporting which schools have been doing for quite some time.  A recognition ceremony is currently planned for early November.

  • Summer Institutes

    07/29/2019 10:10 AM | Anonymous


    Summer Institutes

    Math

    Teaching and Learning with Illustrative Math: 6-8 Math Curriculum

    Participants will engage in hands-on activities that deepen their understanding of the five practices framework and illustrate the importance of norms and routines. Attendees will then learn how these practices can be applied to support teacher planning, foster student discussions, and build mathematical understandings.

    Date: 8/5, 8/6

    Time: 8:30 - 3:00

    Price: $450

    Register

    Interactive Student Notebooks

    Interactive Notebooks are a great way to differentiate your classroom instruction and get your students more engaged in the learning process. In this workshop participants will discuss the difficulties they face with note-taking strategies and how an Interactive Notebook could be used to help hold students more accountable for their learning.

    Date: 8/7

    Time: 9:00 – 12:00

    Price: $75

    Register

    Elementary Math Workshop Series: First Steps

    This year-long half-day professional development series will provide participants with the opportunity to implement a math workshop in their elementary classroom. We will address different structures, routines and rituals used to initiate and sustain a workshop classroom over the course of the school year.

    Date: 8/19, 10/23, 1/27, 3/30

    Time: 12:00 - 3:00

    Price: $300

    Register

    Implementing a Math Workshop Model in a Secondary Math Classroom

    Participants will learn how math centers/stations/rotations/workshops in the 5-8 math classroom can support the Connecticut Core content and process standards while meeting the needs of all learners. We will address different structures, routines, and rituals used to initiate and sustain this type of differentiated instruction.

    Date: 8/20

    Time: 8:30 - 11:30

    Price: $75

    Register

    Next Steps of a Math Workshop Model in a Secondary Math Classroom

    This half-day workshop offers current secondary teachers of Math Workshop in their 5-8 classrooms the opportunity to explore common areas of concerns during math workshop. We will explore organization, increasing the rigor of math stations, student accountability in workstations, and teacher-led small group instruction.

    Date: 8/20

    Time: 12:00 - 3:00

    Price: $75

    Register

    Coaching

    Beginning Coaches

    This full-day workshop will offer Instructional Coaches an opportunity to learn how to transition from working with students to coaching adults in a school setting. It will also provide an overview of Instructional Coaching theories, coaching models, and provide appropriate strategies for success.

    Date: 8/14

    Time: 9:00 - 3:00

    Price: $125

  • Summer Learning: The Commissioners Math Challenge

    06/19/2019 8:23 AM | Anonymous

    The Connecticut State Department of Education is excited to continue the tradition of supporting summer learning for Connecticut's students.  The Governor's Reading Challenge and The Commissioners Math Challenge provide a great opportunity for students to avoid summer learning loss. All of the information needed to participate in these challenges and a NEW promotional video can be accessed at https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Academic-Office/Academic-Office-Home-Page/Summer-Learning. 

  • Illustrative Math Unit Overviews

    06/04/2019 12:07 PM | Anonymous

    Illustrative Math Grades 6-8

    Unit Overviews & Virtual Coaching

    Illustrative Math Unit Overviews: $450 per participant per grade level.

    Illustrative Math Unit Overviews & Virtual Coaching: $750 per participant per grade level.

    *SPACE IS LIMITED*

    Illustrative Mathematics is a problem-based core mathematics curriculum that develops students' mathematical thinking skills through questioning, discussion, and real-world contexts and connections.


    Unit overviews help teachers structure their lessons so that the progression of the big mathematical idea in the unit is coherent. We will discuss how teachers can incorporate instructional decisions such as effective questioning, pacing, formative assessment, and differentiation. Illustrative Math unit overviews consist of eight 2-hour virtual unit overviews per grade level.

    Grade 6

    Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Unit 1: 9/5/19

    Unit 2: 10/13/19

    Unit 3: 10/31/19

    Unit 4: 12/2/19

    Unit 5: 1/23/20

    Unit 6: 3/5/20

    Unit 7: 4/2/20

    Unit 8: 5/7/20

    Register

    Grade 7

    Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Unit 1: 9/5/19

    Unit 2: 10/3/19

    Unit 3: 10/31/19

    Unit 4: 12/2/19

    Unit 5: 1/23/20

    Unit 6: 3/5/20

    Unit 7: 4/2/20

    Unit 8: 5/7/20

    Register

    Grade 8

    Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Unit 1: 9/6/19

    Unit 2: 10/4/19

    Unit 3: 11/1/19

    Unit 4: 12/3/19

    Unit 5: 1/24/20

    Unit 6: 3/6/20

    Unit 7: 4/3/20

    Unit 8: 5/8/20

    Register

    Virtual Coaching

    Adding on the option of virtual coaching will give each participant access to three virtual coaching sessions with a Certified IM Facilitator. The virtual coaching sessions will be focused on the instructional routines that are embedded in the IM curriculum, and will contain the following phases:


    Phase 1: Coach holds a 30-minute virtual conference with the participant to discuss an instructional focus.


    Phase 2: Participant records a focused “snapshot” lesson segment and uploads video to the private, secure virtual coaching platform.


    Phase 3: Participant views video and reflects, while coach views and provides personalized feedback.

    In-district coaching or support is also available. Please contact Lindsey Ramos at liramos@crec.org for further information. For assistance with registration, contact Deborah Van Wyngaarden at dvanwyngaarden@crec.org or 860-509-3687.


  • Connect with other Math Educators this fall in Boston with NCTM

    05/31/2019 10:42 AM | Anonymous

    NCTM 2019 Regional Conference & Exposition

     

    Hynes Convention Center | Boston, MA  
    September 25–27


    Math. Education. Community.

    Whether you're a PK to Grade 12 classroom teacher, math coach, administrator, math teacher educator, preservice teacher, or math specialist, this is your opportunity to access superior math resources.

    • CONNECT face-to-face with leaders, visionaries, and colleagues in the math education field
    • LEARN about the latest resources, innovative ideas, and classroom best practicesfrom recognized influencers
    • SHARE knowledge and have in-depth discussions with like-minded peers
    • EXPERIENCE the newest tools and products in the Exhibit Hall

     

    Featured presentations include:

    • ERICA JORDAN-THOMAS on Creating Equity in Education Ecosystems (Opening Keynote)
    • TRACY ZAGER on Lost in Translation: From Writers' Workshop to Leveled Math Groups
    • HAROLD ASTURIAS on Linking Language and Learning in Mathematics
    • FRANCIS SU on Mathematics for Human Flourishing

    Return home with information and insights you can share with colleagues to help drive student success in your classroom and school.

     

    Download the Boston brochure to learn more.

     

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    Save on registration with the Early-Bird Rate!


The ATOMIC Mission is to ensure that every Connecticut student receives world-class education in mathematics by providing vision, leadership and support to the K-16 mathematics community and by providing every teacher of mathematics the opportunity to grow professionally.

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