www.fresnostate.edu/teachmathscience Fall 2015 STEM Professional Development Opportunities for Future Mathematics and Science Teachers! Use your $400 MSTI Professional Development Scholarship to attend! • For scholarship & payment information, contact Alyssia Aguilar at alaguilar@csufresno.edu • For workshop information, contact Dr. Carol Fry Bohlin at carolb@csufresno.edu ___________________________________________________________________
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Event Tulare County Office of Education: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. 6) TCOE: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. 7) TCOE: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. 8) TCOE: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. 3) TCOE: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. 2) Fresno County Office of Education: PLC 8th Grade Science FCOE: PLC 8th Grade Science FCOE: Formative Math Assessment: Through the Lens of SBAC and the Digital Library (Gr. 3-­‐12) TCOE: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. 4) TCOE: Number Talks K-­‐2 Book Study TCOE: Hundreds Charts K-­‐2 Book Study TCOE: Building Multiplication Fact Fluency 3-­‐6 Book Study TCOE: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. K) TCOE: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. 1) TCOE: Number Talks 3-­‐8 Book Study TCOE: Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class (Gr. 5) TCOE: Word Problems 2-­‐8 San Joaquin Valley Mathematics Project: Mathematics and Technology Mini-­‐Conference California Science Education Conference TCOE: Addition and Subtraction Strategies K-­‐3 TCOE: Supporting Student Learning of Math through Assessments TCOE: Ten Frames K-­‐2 Book Study TCOE: Multiplication & Division w/ Base 10 Blocks (Gr. 4-­‐6) TCOE: Solving Word Problems with Tape Diagrams 3-­‐5 Book Study California Mathematics Council – South Expanding Your Horizons – STEM for Girls in Grades 6-­‐12 TCOE: Rekenreks K-­‐2 California Mathematics Council – North 1 Date (2015) Location (CA) 8/25, 10/7 and 12/9 Visalia 8/27, 10/20 and 12/1 8/25, 10/27 and 12/15 9/3 and 11/3 9/10 and 10/14 9/14 and 11/9 9/15 and 11/10 Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia Fresno Fresno 9/16 and 12/9 Fresno 9/17 and 11/17 9/18 9/21 9/22 9/22 and 10/28 9/23 and 11/4 9/23 9/24 9/29 Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia 10/2-­‐3 Fresno 10/2-­‐4 10/7 10/8 10/22 10/22 10/28 11/6-­‐7 11/7 12/10 12/11-­‐13 Sacramento Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia Visalia Palm Springs Fresno Visalia Asilomar 1. Tulare County Office of Education: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Classroom – Gr. 6 Dates: August 25, October 5 and December 9, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions, $375-­‐three sessions, $475-­‐all sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99998 Description: Curriculum, standards, assessment, instructional strategies, math practices: How do we put it all together in a way that makes the mathematics come alive for your students? These sessions are structured to address your questions when you need answer most. • How do you use your curriculum (district adopted or created)? • How do you develop students with a deep understanding of mathematics? • How do you implement powerful strategies to support all learners? • How do you prepare students for the rigor of the SBAC assessments? 2. TCOE: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Classroom – Gr. 7 Dates: August 27, October 20 and December 1, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions, $375-­‐three sessions, $475-­‐all sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99999 Description: Same as description 1 3. TCOE: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Classroom – Grade 7 Dates: August 25, October 27 and December 15, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions, $375-­‐three sessions, $475-­‐all sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐100000 Description: Same as description 1 4. TCOE: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Classroom – Grade 3 Dates: September 3 and November 3, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99056 Description: Same as description 1 2 5. TCOE: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Classroom – Grade 2 Dates: September 10 and October 14, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99995 Description: Same as description 1 6. Fresno County Office of Education – PLC: 8th Grade Science Date: September 14 and November 9, 2015 Location: FCOE 1111 Van Ness Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 Registration Fee: $125 (discounted price – does not include books) Event Registration: http://fresno.k12oms.org/141-­‐98039 Description: The Fresno County Office of Education presents a 4 day workshop focusing on science content and pedagogical strategies designed for EL Learners. Teachers will be working together in similar content groups to learn the processes and tools needed to effectively implement NGSS in the classroom. Conceptual Unit Design and the 5E Lesson sequence will be incorporated throughout the 4 days. 7. FCOE– PLC: Physical Science Date: September 15 and November 10, 2015 Location: FCOE 1111 Van Ness Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 Registration Fee: $125 (discounted price – does not include books) Event Registration: http://fresno.k12oms.org/141-­‐98029 Description: The Fresno County Office of Education presents a 4 day workshop focusing on science content and pedagogical strategies designed for EL Learners. Teachers will be working together in similar content groups to learn the processes and tools needed to effectively implement NGSS in the classroom. Conceptual Unit Design and the 5E Lesson sequence will be incorporated throughout the 4 days. 8. FCOE: Formative Math Assessment Date: September 16 and December 9, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: FCOE 1111 Van Ness Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 Registration Fee: $375 Event Registration: http://fresno.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?id=102121 Description: Objectives: 1. Investigate the three components of the Digital Library 2. Learn how to integrate the four attributes of the Formative Assessment Process into teaching 3. Interpret and make educational changes based on last year's summative assessment scores 3 9. TCOE: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Classroom – Grade 4 Dates: September 17 and November 17, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99996 Description: Same as description 1 10. TCOE: Number Talks K-­‐2 Book Study Dates: September 18, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $175 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐98741 Description: Join us for a Mathematics Book Study to increase your knowledge and teaching strategies. Learn how to implement number talks in your classroom. Number Talks strengthen student ideas about numbers and provide opportunities for students to communicate their mathematical thinking. The book includes more than 850 purposefully-­‐designed number talks and includes a DVD featuring 19 number talks filmed in actual classrooms. 11. TCOE: Hundreds Chart K-­‐2 Book Study Dates: September 21, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $150 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐98743 Description: Learn how to develop students’ understanding of our base ten number system through the use of the Hundreds Chart. Participants will learn strategies that will support their implementation of the California Mathematics Standards in Grades K-­‐2. In this session, participants will experience standards aligned lessons and games that they can immediately implement to help increase student understanding and problem solving skills. This session includes the book It Makes Sense! Using the Hundreds Chart to Build Number Sense by Melissa Conklin and Stephanie Sheffield, which includes 20 classroom-­‐tested lessons and games. 12. TCOE: Building Multiplication Fact Fluency 3-­‐6 Book Study Dates: September 22, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $150 4 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99833 Description: Develop all students’ fluency with multiplication and division facts through well-­‐planned instructional strategies and games. • Investigate activities to develop understanding and fluency • Examine research on fact fluency development • Experience fun games to incorporate throughout the year • Explore various assessment strategies • Develop a year-­‐long plan to build fact fluency The book, Mastering the Basic Math Fact in Multiplication and Division, will be provided. 13. TCOE: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class – Grade K Dates: September 22 and October 28, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99989 Description: Same as description 1 14. TCOE: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Class – Grade K Dates: September 22 and October 28, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99992 Description: Same as description 1 15. TCOE: Number Talks 3-­‐8 Book Study Dates: September 23, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $175 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐98742 Description: Join us for a Mathematics Book Study to increase your knowledge and teaching strategies. Learn how to implement number talks in your classroom. Number Talks strengthen student ideas about numbers and provide opportunities for students to communicate their mathematical thinking. The book includes more than 850 purposefully-­‐designed number talks and includes a DVD featuring 19 number talks filmed in actual classrooms. 5 16. TCOE: Putting it all Together – A Series for Creating a Powerful Mathematics Classroom – Grade 5 Dates: September 24 and October 30, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99996 Description: Same as description 1 17. TCOE: Word Problems 2-­‐8 Dates: September 29, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99896 Description: Participants will learn to apply comprehension strategies to the reading demands of mathematical story problems and discover how to utilize the context of word problems to unlock the problem solving process. Participants will learn about the expectations of California Mathematics Standards with regards to reading in math applications, while discussing implications for students who struggle with reading, may be second language learners, or struggle to persevere with word problems. 18. San Joaquin Valley Mathematics Project: Mathematics and Technology Mini Conference Dates: October 2-­‐3, 2015 Time: Friday: 4:10-­‐5:30, Saturday: 8:30am-­‐3:30pm Location: Fresno State Registration Fee: Free for the first 20 Fresno State preservice teachers Friday only: $35 Saturday only: $165 Event Registration: http://fresno.k12oms.org/141-­‐103067 Description: Joe Marquez teaches science at Alta Sierra Intermediate School within the Clovis Unified School District. Joe also serves as an Instructional Technology mentor for the teachers wanting to increase their effectiveness in the use of technology. Come ready to be energized and inspired as Joe shares about the need for the use of technology, appropriate uses of technology to communicate and collaborate with students and colleagues, his personal story and uses of technology, how you can get started, and some favorite free apps that build a sense of community and cooperation. 19. California Science Education Conference Dates: October 2-­‐4, 2015 Time: Friday: 4:10-­‐5:30, Saturday: 8:30am-­‐3:30pm Location: Sacramento, CA Registration Fee: $207 $228 after 9/14/15 6 Event Website: http://www.cascience.org/csta/conf_home.asp Event Registration: http://csta.networkats.com/members_online/registration/register.asp?mt=CSEC15&af=CSTA Description: The California Science Education Conference is the annual conference of the California Science Teachers Association (CSTA). For more than 20 years the conference has been providing up-­‐ to-­‐the-­‐minute educational programs for California's science educators. The conference features the perfect mix of hands-­‐on, one-­‐hour workshops, engaging lectures from professional scientists and university-­‐level educators, in-­‐depth three-­‐ and six-­‐hour courses, one-­‐of-­‐a-­‐kind field course experiences, and quality networking opportunities that are only possible when meeting face-­‐to-­‐face. 20. TCOE: Addition and Subtraction Strategies with Concrete and Visual Models K-­‐3 Dates: October 7, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐98780 Description: This workshop will focus on instructional strategies with concrete and visual models to support conceptual understanding of addition and subtraction. Emphasis will be on the shift from teaching fact memorization and procedures to providing opportunities for students to reason, make sense, and construct strategies built on numerical relationships. Learn how to develop fluency according to California Mathematics Standards. 21. TCOE: Supporting Student Learning of Mathematics through Assessments Dates: October 8, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $125-­‐One session, $250-­‐two sessions Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐98781 Description: What role does assessment play in the learning process? • How do you use the formative assessment process to support and improve student learning? • How can you use summative assessments to monitor your mathematics program? 22. TCOE: Ten Frames K-­‐2 Dates: October 22, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $150 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐98783 Description: This session includes the book It Makes Sense! Using Ten Frame to Build Number Sense by Melissa Conklin. 7 23. TCOE: Multiplication & Division with Base 10 Blocks (Gr. 4-­‐6) Dates: October 22, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $150 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99309 Description: The California Mathematics Standards ask students to multiply and divide numbers using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Participants will develop strategies and understandings, utilizing base ten blocks and visual models to support multiplication and division. Participants will also learn strategies that will support students as they create illustrations and explanations of equations, arrays, and area models. This training will help connect the conceptual understanding and visual representations to the written methods. 24. TCOE: Solving Word Problems with Tape Diagrams 3-­‐5 Book Study Dates: October 28, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $150 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99317 Description: Participants will: • Learn how to teach students to use tape diagrams to solve a variety of mathematical word problems. • Explore how to use this tool with your students, empowering them to solve word problems. You will receive a copy of the book Bar Modeling: A Problem-­‐solving Tool: From Research to Practice An Effective Singapore Math Strategy. 25. California Mathematics Council – South Conference Dates: November 6-­‐7, 2015 Location: Palm Springs, CA Registration Fee: $105 – Friday and Saturday; $115 after 10/19 $90 – Saturday only; $100 after 10/19 Event Website: http://www.cmc-­‐south.org/conference-­‐info-­‐2015.html Description: Join us for the 56th Annual CMC-­‐South Mathematics Conference in Palm Springs. Choose from more than 280 sessions offered by top mathematics educators from California and the United States. Learn the latest about upcoming standardized assessments and how to implement the new California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in your classroom. Orchestrate the Common Core Mathematics classroom for the benefit of all students, including English language learners, under-­‐ represented students and students with special needs. Attend sessions geared toward STEM learning, College and Career Readiness, and technology. Learn innovative teaching strategies from the best mathematics leaders. Implement the Eight Standards for Mathematical Practice in your classroom. 8 26. FCOE: Expanding Your Horizons – STEM for Girls in Grades 6-­‐12 Date: November 7, 2015 Location: Fresno State Downing Planetarium Registration Fee: $25 Event Registration: http://fresno.k12oms.org/eventdetail.php?id=98306 Description: EYH conferences are created to motivate young women in science and mathematics. The Fresno County Office of Education is pleased to offer this conference sponsored by the Downing Planetarium. Experience a motivating keynote speaker and exciting break-­‐out sessions by local women in STEM business and education. 27. TCOE: Rekenreks K-­‐2 Dates: December 10, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. -­‐ 3:30 p.m. Location: Tulare County Office of Education Doe Ave. Complex 7000 Doe Ave., Visalia, CA 93291 Registration Fee: $150 Event Registration: http://tulare.k12oms.org/147-­‐99193 Description: Rekenreks are tools that help children develop powerful understanding of numbers. Students can use the Rekenrek tool or visual model to develop the meanings of numbers, their relationships to one another, and how we operate with them. 28. California Mathematics Council – North Conference Dates: December 11-­‐13, 2015 Location: Asilomar, CA Registration Fee: $85 before 10/29; $145 after 10/29 Event Website: http://cmc-­‐math.org/conferences/cmc-­‐north/ Description: Asilomar is a place to gets lots of new lessons and ideas to use in your classroom. Attend sessions led by teachers and other educators from all levels and all over California, the US, and beyond. Experience hands-­‐on workshops and fun-­‐filled activities you will want to share with your colleagues and students. The Asilomar conference offers a rich variety of experiences to suit every grade level and to cover all strands of mathematics. _________________________________ Finally, consider subscribing to COMET (California Online Mathematics Education Times) to keep abreast of important state and national news pertaining to STEM education! Visit http://comet.cmpso.org/ to peruse the archives and for subscription information. The Mathematics and Science Initiative (MSTI) is a grant funded by the California State University Chancellor's Office to help address the state-­‐wide shortage of mathematics and science teachers through programs supporting mathematics and science credential students. Visit the MSTI website www.fresnostate.edu/teachmathscience for more information. A detailed description of MSTI Fall 2015 offerings (CSET workshops, etc.), is available at http://tinyurl.com/MSTI-­‐Fa2015 Updated 8.20.2015, AA 9