• Math Success for All Students

  

  One Day Math Seminar

  Fee for the workshop is $209. Groups of 3 or more is $199 per person.

  Lunch is included.

  

  • Nashville, TN ~ February 23, 2012 ~ Site Information
  • Memphis, TN ~ February 24, 2012 ~ Site Information
  • Houston, TX ~ March 22, 2012 ~ Site Information
  • Dallas, TX ~ March 23, 2012 ~ Site Information

  As a classroom teacher you are asked to respond to the needs of all your students! These students have diverse learning styles and abilities due to prior mathematical experiences and socio-economic levels. The challenge for teachers is therefore the challenge of teaching all students to be mathematically competent and confident. To meet this challenge it is critical for teachers to equip themselves with a large and diverse collection of strategies.

  When we think of intervening and supporting all learners we must think of how to provide students having difficulty with support as well as extend those students who are mathematically promising. What a job!

  Barbara Novelli’s one-day seminar for teachers K-5 will make the difficult a little less complex by focusing on her “Seven Essential Elements” for a successful mathematics classroom. Here are the elements:

  • Students should devote 10 minutes daily to fluency of basic arithmetic facts
  • Students should have opportunities to work with concrete manipulatives and visual representations before moving on to abstract concepts or procedures
  • Curriculum should focus on whole numbers and operations in Grades K-3, then move to rational numbers in Grades 4-8
  • Students should be provided with diverse models for solving problems including models of easy and difficult problems with accompanying teacher think alouds and opportunities to solve problems in groups.
  • How to make differentiation simple by thinking VTAK (visual, tactile, auditory and kinesthetic learning)
  • Planning proactively for all learners
  • Using critical tools and models to support all learners

  To help teachers in achieving these goals, Barbara will share a “Must Do list for your Math Program” which will include daily Must Do’s, weekly Must Do’s and monthly Must Do’s. She will also provide teachers in this seminar her suggestions for weekly and monthly planning for your math period.

  As always Barbara will share wonderful literature, great songs, and games to engage students in mathematical learning! In this seminar she will also focus on how learning centers can help.

  What You Will Learn:

  • Easy and motivational ways to use 8-10 minutes daily to increase the fluency and understanding of basic math facts
  • How to move from concrete materials to representational (visual) to the abstract — effectively with your students
  • Ideas on how to proactively plan for all learners using a daily and weekly schedule- planning template
  • How to select and use critical math tools and models to increase understanding of math concepts for your grade level
  • Effective strategies to use with your students to help them solve problems: think alouds, journal use, group work strategies, and poster talks
  • How to use learning centers to help you teach and assess your students understanding •
  • Great music, literature, games and activities to use in your math classroom
  • Ideas about how you can use calendar to support your math program

  Program:

  • 8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration
  • 8:30-9:15 - How to use calendar, and Kim’s Number line daily to increase math fact fluency, understanding of number relationships and problem solving
  • 9:15-10:15 - The importance of going from concrete representation, to abstract sequence and the use of critical math tools, and models
  • 10:15-10:30 - Break
  • 10:30-11:45 - How to use learning centers in your classroom
  • 11:45-12:45 - Lunch
  • 12:45-1:00 - Planning proactively using Barb’s Must Do list, and weekly planning template
  • 1:00-2:30 - Experience a vignette of primary and intermediate math days
  • 2:30-3:00 - Tackling problem solving in a different and powerful way

  Who Should Attend?

  All K-5 Classroom Teachers, Resource Specialists, Curriculum Co-ordinators and Administrators should attend.

  Cancellations/Substitutions:

  Substitutions may be made at any time. All cancellations received the day of the seminar or afterwards are subject to a $15 service charge.

  This Seminar Includes:

  • •Morning Coffee & Pastries and Lunch
  • Door Prizes
  • Extensive Resource Handbook

  University Credit:

  ½ unit of credit from Humboldt State University is available for an additional charge. These credential/licensure courses offered are designed primarily for elective or professional development purposes. Clock hours may also be available - please check at the workshop.

  What To Bring:

  Scissors, marking pens, scotch tape, glue stick, stapler and camera (optional).

  How To Register:

  Call (800) 841-5193 ~ Or Use Our Online Registration Form: Either Mail, Fax, or Use Your Credit Card on Our Secure Server. MasterCard and Visa Accepted (US funds only).

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