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Chicago Secondary Mathematics Improvement Project
How long do your workshops last?
Our workshops serve a range of purposes from curriculum implementation to deepening teacher leaders understanding of theoretical questions underlying math reform. They either are 15 hours (3 hours per day for 1 week) or 30 hours (6 hours per day for 1 week).
How many teachers do you involve in your workshops?
We originally offered 13 workshops but have eliminated 2 due to lack of enrollment. So we are planning 11 workshops with an average of 10-12 teachers per workshop.
What are your major goals for your workshops in terms of content and
pedagogy?
Our LSC is based on use of the Interactive Mathematics Program. We encourage teachers who have not decided to teach a reform curriculum to participate so that they might begin to imagine other ways of thinking about mathematics teaching and learning.
Each of the workshops this year is being led by a pair of teacher leaders. This
is a key element in our plan for institutionalization.
Interactive Mathematics Program Events
Chicago Secondary Mathematics Improvement
Project
Professional Development Schedule
2000
Following is the schedule with a brief description of workshops being offered by the Chicago Secondary Mathematics Improvement Project. For information or to register, please e-mail
Nancy Sternberg nstern1@uic.edu or call (312) 355-0271. Please
include your name, school, phone number, and your workshop
choices.
Summer 2000 Workshop
Schedule
For
information or to register, please e-mail Nancy Sternberg
nstern1@uic.edu or call(312) 355-0271. Please include
your name, school, phone number, and your workshop
choices.
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| Intensive
Introduction to IMP This
workshop will provide the opportunity to observe a
morning classroom at Manley High School led by an
experienced IMP teacher. Afternoon workshops will cover
patterns, probability, algebraic concepts And graphing
based on units from IMP.
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June 19
– 30 |
1:00 p.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
| Baker’s
Choice Based on a real-world
application, students learn systems of equations,
Inequalities and linear programming. This material is
suitable for sophomores or juniors.
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July 5 –
7 |
10:00 a.m.
– 3:30 p.m. |
| Constructivism Investigate how students build knowledge.
Discuss research on learning that can help us reach
students.
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July
10 - 14 |
9:00
a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Introduction
to use of graphing calculators in Algebra 1 TI-83's will be used as we investigate using
lists, tables, equation solver, graphing and curve
fitting to solve interesting problems.
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July 10 - 14 |
1:00 p.m.
– 4:00 p.m. |
| Assessment
Work to develop questions
that explore students' understanding of the concepts and
methods of mathematics. Share ideas for building student
habits of self-assessment. Examine these and other issues
using student work.
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July 17 - 21 |
TBD |
| Advanced
topics with the TI-83 Graphing Calculator Advanced features of the TI-83 will be explored
in the context of interesting problems including
matrices, programming, derivatives, financial functions
and statistical topics.
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July 17 - 21 |
1:00 p.m.
– 4:00 p.m. |
| IMP 1 Patterns, Solve It, and Game of
Pig
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July 24
– 28 |
9:00 a.m.
– 3:00 p.m. |
| IMP
2 Shadows, Bees,
and Is There a Difference?
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July
31 – Aug 4 |
9:00
a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
| IMP 3 Fireworks, Orchard, and Meadows
or Malls
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Aug 7 - 11 |
9:00 a.m.
– 3:00 p.m. |
| Shadows Special Geometry Unit Aligned to CASE
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Aug 7 –
11 |
1:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m. |
| IMP 4 High Dive, As the Cube Turns, and The
World of Function
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Aug 14 - 18 |
9:00 a.m.
– 12:00 p.m. |
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