Day 1 - Thursday, May 26, 2011

 

8:30 AM     Continental Breakfast

 

9:00            Welcome, Introductions, Overview

9:30             CCSS Updates (Skip's PPT slides)

• “Conservative Manifesto” – Skip 
• PARCC Updates – Skip
• Mathematics Curriculum Analysis Project - Bill Bush (U. of Louisville)
  
• Regional (District) Updates - All 
• What are your needs?
• Standards for Mathematical Practices - Jon
• CCPSS adapted version
• Tools for the Common Core version
• Data

 

10:25            BREAK

 

10:35            Mastering the Basic Math Facts in Addition and Subtraction; Multiplication and Division - John SanGiovanni

                     Click here to view John's slides.

 

11:45            Doing What Works

 

11:50 PM     LUNCH

 

12:50              Pencast Case – Multiplication ("I Got a Plan!") – Skip

 

 

1:40              ems&tl Project Updates

• Clearinghouse - Jon
• 104,391 hits to date! 
• "This Worked!" - Jon and Skip

 

1:50               BREAK

 

2:00               Other Updates

• Livescribe Connect - Jon 
• The "Common Core Teacher Network: Making Sense of Mathematics" – Jon

 

2:35              Review of mini-grants – Skip 

• Proposal and electronic submission form
  

 

3:00              Adjourn

 

 

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Day 2 - Friday, June 3, 2011

 

8:30 AM      Continental Breakfast

 

9:00              Introductions, EEA Update, and Overview

                    Welcome Chris Dwyer, Senior Vice President, RMC Research

 

9:15              Doing What Works Introduction – Beth and Skip

 

9:30              Group A: Baltimore and Carroll – Computer lab review of DWW materials (RtI and NMP) - Jon, Sarah, and Chris Dwyer

                     Group B: Howard and Frederick – Looking Deeper – (NMP and RtI) – Skip and Beth (RtI PPT slides)

 

10:30             BREAK

 

10:45             Group A: Baltimore and Carroll – Looking Deeper – (RtI and NMP) – Beth (RtI PPT slides) and Skip

                      Group B: Howard and Frederick – Computer lab review of DWW materials (RtI and NMP) - Jon, Sarah, and Chris Dwyer

 

11:45             General comments/debrief

 

12:00 PM      LUNCH

 

1:00               Effective Fractions Instruction for Grades K-8 (hands-on, connections to DWW, digital resources)

 

2:00               BREAK

 

2:15               Examine the Grant Proposal

 

2:30               Discussion

 

2:50               Closing – Skip (Homework - Review the Doing What Works content and be ready to participate in a pre-assessment survey to be administered on Day 3 - June 9).

 

3:00               Adjourn

 

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Day 3 - Thursday, June 9, 2011

 

8:30 AM       Continental Breakfast

 

Congratulations Denise Gielas Wilson (and Joey Wilson, too:)!!!

 

 

9:00              Welcome Jenny Bay-Williams and (welcome back) Maggie McGatha (University of Louisville)

                      Introductions and overview

 

9:15               Session breakouts (9:15-10:30 and 10:45-12:00)

• Jenny Bay-Williams - Supporting English Language Learners  in Mathematics: Ideas for Math Coaches
  
• Maggie McGatha – Coaching: Five Categories of Feedback
  

 

12:00 PM       LUNCH

 

1:00               Technology Session:  Livescribe "Connect" – Jon

• Livescribe Connect User Guide
  

 

1:50               Team Time

 

2:45                Closing and report out; Reminders re: Project Reports

 

3:00                Adjourn

 

 

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Day 4 - Friday, June 10, 2011

 

 8:30 AM        Continental Breakfast

 

9:00                Welcome and overview of day; complete/collect DWW evaluations

• Develping Effective Fractions Framework
• Response to Intervention Framework
• Inventory of DWW PD Materials: 
• RtI in Elementary-Middle Math (RIM) 
• National Math Panel: Critical Foundations for Algebra (MPR)

 

9:15                 2010-11 Grant Evaluation Presentations (5 presentations)

• Baltimore County
• Carroll County
  
• Frederick County
• Prezi
• FCPS Wiki
• Howard County
• Group 1:  Math Cafe
• Video
• Group 2:  Enhancing Student & Teacher Learning through Technology
  

 

10:45               BREAK

 

11:05                Coaching Toolkit and feedback - Jenny

 

11:50               Work time on grants (and during lunch) - Jenny, Skip, and Jon available to consult

 

 

12:00 PM         LUNCH

 

1:00                  Intervention Session (w/Livescribe) - Beth and Skip (Livescribe student pencast analysis tool)

 

2:15                  Project and Summer Institutes Evaluation

 

2:45                  Closing and Next Steps

 

2011-2012 Dates:

• Proposed Core Group Meetings:
• Sept 23, 2011
• Nov 18, 2011
• Jan 13, 2012
• March 16, 2012 
• Proposed Summer Meetings – May 24, June 1; June 7, 8 - 2012 
• NCTM Regional – Atlantic City – October 19-21, 2011 (includes 1-day NCSM meeting) 
• MCTM Annual Conference – October 21, 2011
  
• NCSM/NCTM Annual – Philadelphia 
• Others?