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01/19/2018 11:10 AM | Anonymous

Hands-on professional development that’s right for you

A new year, new opportunities

And a new way to find world-class, high-value professional development that delivers strategies for using TI technology effectively to develop rich learning experiences that deepen student understanding in math, science and STEM.

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Find the T³™ program that meets your goals

On-site, hands-on T³™ programs provide strategies for integrating TI technology into curricula to promote exploration, drive understanding and maximize instructional time.

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Continue your professional development through workshops, events and online learning that sharpen technology skills, content knowledge and pedagogy.

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Illuminations

01/11/2018 12:29 PM | Anonymous

What's New

Are you an adminstrator or a school leader? Check out NCTM's Leaders in Math Education page. At Leaders in Math Education, you can find tools for classroom instruction, online professional development materials, information on conferences and events, and much more.

Engaging Resources for Your Students

Pre-K – Grade 2

Numbers Many Ways

Students work with subtraction at the intuitive level as they explore number families and ways to decompose numbers to 10. They will also identify members of fact families, a set of three (or two) numbers that can be related by addition and subtraction.

Grades 3–5

High Temperature

In this lesson, students complete a chart by adding or subtracting from a given value, use graphs to compare two categories of information, and identify number patterns.

Grades 6–8

Polygon Capture

In this lesson, students classify polygons according to more than one property at a time. In the context of a game, students move from a simple description of shapes to an analysis of how properties are related. This lesson was adapted from an article that appeared in the October 1998 issue of Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School.

Grades 9–12

Building Connections

This lesson focuses on having students make connections among different classes of polynomial functions by exploring the graphs of the functions. The questions in the activity sheets allow students to make connections between the x-intercepts of the graph of a polynomial and the polynomial's factors. This activity is designed for students who already have a strong understanding of linear functions, some knowledge of quadratic functions, and what is meant by a polynomial function.

Featured Brain Teaser

The Wolf, Goat and Cabbage

A man has to take a wolf, a goat, and some cabbage across a river. His rowboat has enough room for the man plus either the wolf or the goat or the cabbage.

GirlsGoCyberStart

01/11/2018 9:41 AM | Anonymous

The State of Connecticut is participating in an innovative, new cybersecurity training partnership with the SANS Institute that will increase access to young women in high school with the opportunity to explore their interests in cyber studies and learn basic cybersecurity skills in an effort to inspire the next generation of cybersecurity professionals while identifying talented youth. The initiative, known as GirlsGoCyberStart, was initiated by SANS following the recent launch of their CyberStart program, which enabled 3,500 students in seven states to discover and demonstrate their aptitude for cybersecurity. Young women in high school in Connecticut will be competing with students in 15 other states and American Somoa. Registration will begin on January 29 and ends on February 16, 2018. The first 10,000 young women in high schools in these states who have registered may play the game online from February 20 through 25. An introductory web site with answers to other questions potential participants may have, a fuller description of the game, and a sample challenge is now available online at https://girlsgocyberstart.com/.

EconEdLink, Council for Economic Education

01/09/2018 12:43 PM | Anonymous

Happy New Year!

This year, you can look forward to another exciting year of new economic and personal finance resources, free professional development, events, contests and more in 2018.

We are a mission driven organization. Our goal is to continue to work with teachers and organizations nationwide to provide you relevant resources that will benefit you and your students in the classroom.

Have a wonderful year ahead,

EconEdLink Editorial Team

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT

We are thrilled to announce the release of eight NEW personal finance concept videos. Videos are a perfect compliment to your personal finance lessons; they cover concepts such as Human Capital, Compound Interest, Financial Markets, Credit Scores & more.

Watch videos >>>

FREE ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL FINANCE LESSON PLANS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Webinar Topic: Fake News & Economics

Presenters: Scott Bacon, University of Delaware and Mario Tiberi, Smyrna High School

See the 2018 Teacher Webinar Schedule >>>

STUDENT COMPETITIONS

CEE's National Economics Challenge

CEE's National Economics Challenge (NEC) is the nation’s only high school economics competition. Each year, over 11,000 students across the U.S. participate in the competition. The NEC recognizes exceptional high school students for their knowledge of economic principles and their ability to apply problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to real-world events.

Learn more about the National Economics Challenge >>>

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National Personal Finance Challenge

You can't read the news without seeing why a fundamental understanding of

economics and finance is so important to the future of our youth and our country.

The National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC) provides students with an exciting and motivating opportunity to build, apply and showcase their knowledge of this important subject. And it provides teachers with the opportunity to give their students essential tools to create financial stability and economic opportunity.

Contact your state coordinator to learn more >>>

UPCOMING TEACHER EVENTS

57th Annual Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference

Stay in the loop about this year's Conference! Receive information about teacher scholarships, registration, proposal submissions, sessions, speakers and more!

Notify me of important Conference updates >>>

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Life After High School: Navigating education, career and debt

Brought to you by: Virginia Council on Economic Education (VCEE)

Virginia middle/high school teachers and counselors: help your students prepare for and make informed decisions about education, career and debt. This program is provided at no charge and will be held at VCEE’s affiliated university-based Centers for Economic Education.

Learn more here >>

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Get Involved Locally

Learn more about what's happening in your state. Get in touch with your local CEE affiliate to find out what workshops, programs and events are being held in your area.

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FEATURED RESOURCE

Financial Fitness for Life

Grades: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12

A comprehensive personal finance curriculum for K-12 students that teaches students how to make thoughtful, well-informed decisions about important aspects of personal finance, such as earning income, spending, saving, borrowing, investing and managing money.

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Teacher Guides: $29.95 each

Student Workbooks: $15.95 each

Transforming How Students Learn Math

01/09/2018 12:42 PM | Anonymous

A NEW MATH FOR A NEW DAY

"It was about what we saw in classrooms. When you hear students talking about math the way that they are now, it's powerful" -Miko McDaniel, former Math Instructional Coach, Lafayette Parish (LA)

It's not enough for students to know the process to solve a problem–they need to understand why that process works. That's why Eureka Math teaches mathematics as a story. In Eureka Math, students learn problem-solving strategies, theories, and concepts in logical steps, not by rote memorization. As a result, they build a deep, conceptual understanding of mathematics.

"It offers so many problem-solving strategies and scaffolds for the key concepts. Most of my students the past two years were two or three grade levels behind. The tape diagram, in particular, transformed how they engaged with the content, making math so much more applicable and approachable for them." -Nick Homa, Instructional Advisor for Grades K-8 in Shelby County (TN) Public Schools

At Great Minds, we believe in the power of Eureka Math to transform how students learn mathematics. That's why we're inviting you to experience the curriculum firsthand with a 30-day free trial of the Eureka Math Digital Suite. Already using the curriculum? Take advantage of the hundreds of instructional resources available in the Digital Suite.

SEE WHAT STUDENTS EXPERIENCE

© 2018 Great Minds

Great Minds 55 M Street SE, Suite 340, Washington, DC 20003

Unique Professional Development Opportunities for Elementary Educators

01/09/2018 11:24 AM | Anonymous

ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS!

Check out the unique professional development opportunities coming to Atlanta in 2018!

PROGRAMMING PROVIDED BY ITEEA'S CHILDREN'S COUNCIL

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

4:00pm - Workshop - STEM Strategies for the Elementary Classroom

Thursday, April 12, 2018

8:00am - Strengthening STEM in the Elementary School

2:00pm - Inventors’ Stories Encouraging STEM Engagement

2:00pm - Blue Whale STEM Integration for Elementary Students

3:00pm - Captivating Them Early: Elementary STEM That Works!

4:00pm - Baby STEM: STEM in Primary Education

Friday, April 13, 2018

8:00am - Easy STEM Integration with NASA Resources

8:00am - STEM Camp: Animatronics and Coding

1:00pm - Making STEM Work: Writing for Children’s Technology and Engineering

2:00pm - Connected Learning: Building Partnerships Within Your School

2:00pm - Collaborative Engineering with Skype

3:00pm - Global Collaboration = STEM = Exponential Learning

3:00pm - Secondary Technology and Engineering Educators Supporting Elementary STEM

ITEEA’s Children’s Council works to provide a top-notch professional development experience for educators and proponents of STEM Education at the Elementary Level!

In addition to Elementary STEM-related programming, ITEEA offers dozens of professional development learning sessions on a variety of other topics and at every educational level.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

HOUSING IS OPEN - CUTOFF DATE MARCH 14, 2018

THE 2018 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM and all conference information can be found here - https://www.iteea.org/ITEEA_Conference_2018.aspx

COMPLIMENTARY ADMINISTRATOR REGISTRATION FORM - Administrators may use this form to receive a sponsored, free registration to ITEEA's 80th Anniversary Conference. Free to first 50 registrants!

INVITE YOUR ADMINISTRATOR - Use this letter to invite your administrator to ITEEA's 80th Anniversary Conference at NO REGISTRATION COST.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT LETTER - Give this letter to your administrator to gain support to attend ITEEA’s 80^th Anniversary Conference.

WWW.ITEEA.ORG | ITEEA@ITEEA.ORG

Support the Future of STEM - Donate to FTEE

CS Principles PD Opportunity

01/09/2018 9:15 AM | Anonymous

UTeach is coming to CT to train 48 teachers in the UTeach CS Principles course. Stipends will be available to teachers. For additional information about this great opportunity, see the flyer and plan on joining the informational webinar on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 3 pm. A registration link for the webinar can be found on the flyer. Please share this with others that you feel may be interested in learning more about this free training opportunity.

CT Computer Science Standards Survey

01/08/2018 12:58 PM | Anonymous

In Connecticut, our academic standards describe what we believe every student should know and be able to do by the time they exit the K-12 education system. Collectively, state standards define what Connecticut believes to be a well-rounded education. Connecticut is considering adopting the CSTA Computer Science Standards for K-12 Education (2017) https://www.csteachers.org/page/standards. As part of the adoption process the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) would like your input regarding the quality of the standards. Please take a moment to review the standards and complete the survey https://sdect.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3UxfmCXMhIO6MtL by February 16, 2018.

Bring the Extensions program to your school this March

01/08/2018 11:47 AM | Anonymous

Bring MoMath to your school with MoMath’s Extensions program, available exclusively from March 5 through March 9.

Extensions is an hour-long show that introduces students to new ways of thinking about math by showcasing math in unusual places, including balloon geometry and musical instruments. Learn more and request a presentation at extensions.momath.org.

Availability is limited, so be sure to request your presentation soon.

Regards,
National Museum of Mathematics

Support MoMath at momath.org/contribute
momath.org
212-542-0566

11 E 26th St
New York , NY 10010
United States

Learn how to use TI calculators more effectively to drive student success

01/08/2018 10:18 AM | Anonymous

Explore relevant topics in math, science and STEM education >>

Teaching Strategies for the Mathematics Classroom
Jan. 9 | 7 p.m. Central time

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Discover strategies for leveraging TI-Nspire™ CX and TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators to increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes.

The webinar presenters will share examples of student work in eighth grade math, algebra 1, geometry and precalculus to illustrate the discussion on strategies that motivate and facilitate student performance.

Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance, which may qualify for school or district professional development credit, after the webinar.

Presenters:

Linda Antinone
T³™ National Instructor
Fort Worth, Texas

Kyle Atkin
T³™ Regional Instructor
Bakersfield, California

Linda Griffith
T³™ National Instructor
Quitman, Arkansas

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Win registration for two to the 2018 T³™ International Conference
Attend this webinar for a chance to win complimentary registration for two to the 2018 T³™ International Conference, March 2–4, 2018. (See rules.)

Join the webinar presenters for a hands-on Power Session at the 2018 T³™ conference.
You'll discover exciting new ways to get the most out of your instructional time while exploring research-based strategies for effective questioning, pacing, assessing and sequencing.

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