Friday, October 2, 2009

8:30-9:00    Continental Breakfast (Academic Hall – 1st Floor)

9:00             Greetings and Introductions – Francis (Skip) Fennell

9:15             Planning for Summer 2010 Regional Elem. Math Specialists Summer Workshops                    

                    •    Proposed Dates - June 3-4 and 10, 11 (most favored), July 6-9; possibly May 24-25 (pending QCC Conference)?                     

                         - Mathematics - 2 days; lead presenter(s):

                         - Pedagogy - 2 days; lead presenter(s):

                    •    Leadership - 1 day; use of CLI materials

                    •    10 per district (40 total)?

Topic

• One topic per day (Technology, Adult Learners/Relationship Building, Content, Leadership, etc.)

• Technology - student/teacher uses, emerging technologies in mathematics education

• Some content everyday (woven throughout), with content knowledge pre-/post-assessment 

• Algebra

• Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Ratio, Rate, Proportions

• Number Sense

• Processes

Format

• AM - Whole Group - Vision, inspiration

• PM - Breakouts

• Alot time (possibly in the PM) to debrief and discuss how to implement the practices discussed in the sessions

• "First-timer" sessions?

Speakers

• Deborah Ball - student conversations; diagnosis/prescription

• Beth - Investigating math and problem solving, adult learner

• Maggie - Coaching

• Greg Tang

10:00           Dr. Margaret Trader - Chair, Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board

10:15           Kim Stewart - FCPS Brochure - Know your Elem Math Team

11:45          Working Lunch and QCC Meeting - John SanGiovanni

12:45           CLI Leadership Module:  An Example - Maggie, Jon, Beth

                    Written Scenario

                    Video of Discussion: 

                    Clip 1 (8:27)

                    Clip 2 (11:09)

                    Clip 3 (8:56)

                    Clip 4 (8:50)

1:30             Leadership Cases

                    •    Adult Learners

                    •    Coaching

                    •    MKT - Link to the UM materials

                    •    Stories - Review, revise, provide details

2:30           Update Progress

2:45            Announcements and Next Steps

                    •    MCTM Conference - October 16 @ Northwest High School (Germantown, MD) strand begins @ 12:45 p.m. in auditorium w/Lucy West, followed by Skip, Beth and Jon on the EMS&TL Project (2:15 p.m.)

                    •    MSDE and Certification for Elem. Math Specialists

                    •    Proposed dates for the next EMS&TL meeting - Friday, January 15 (January 22 - snow date) from 9-3

3:00            Go Home AND Thank you!!!!

Homework

• View UM Module(s) - CLI Materials

               https://moodle.ciscolearning.org

                         - Login:  jwray

                         - Password:  emstl

• Check out the update of the EMS&TL Project Website:  www.mathspecialists.org

Next Meeting: Friday, January 15 (January 22 - snow date) from 9-3 (breakfast @ 8:30 a.m.)