A unique professional development opportunity in an equally unique setting

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October 18-19, 2013

National Museum of Mathematics, New York City

Program At A Glance        

Friday, October 18, 2013

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Keynote Session

• Mathematical Patterns in Nature

John Adam, Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Old Dominion University

10:00 – 10:30 AM Breakfast Break and Networking      

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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM:Workshop Session A

• Integrated STEM—Journey North Mystery Class

• Understanding Mathematics Through Artmaking and Aesthetics
• Understanding Constructivism in the Context of Classroom Practice·      
• Reconstructing Mathematics Teaching: A Tiered Model for Sustainable Change
• A Neighborhood Math Walk in the Flatiron District with John Adam

• Museum Expeditions

v  Lines and Grids: Using Transects and Quadrats as Tools to Explore your interdisciplinary World

·       School Visits

v  Tour A, 10:40 AM – 12:30 PM

Beginnings Preschool, 130 East 16th Street, NY

v  Tour B, 10:40 AM – 12:00 PM

TriBeCa Community School, 22 Ericsson Place & 27 N. Moore St, NY

v  Tour C, 10:40 AM – 12:30 PM

Ella Baker School in the Julia Richman Complex, 317 East 67th Street, NY

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: LUNCHIN THE CITY, on your own

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Workshop Session B

• Why Do So Many Elementary Students Have Trouble in Math?
• Connecting Classroom Practices With Learning Domains Through Alignment With Constructivist Theory
• Discovering Math through Art, Discovering Art through Math

• A View from the Rocketship: Co-constructing a Reggio-inspired Curriculum Unit
• Museum Expeditions 

v  A Curriculum Stroll of Floor -1

v  Creating “Coaster Rollers” in classrooms

v  Using “Twist and Roll” to teach English/Language Arts skills

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Workshop Session C

• Going Vertical: Routines that Reinforce Key Mathematical Ideas across Elementary Grades
• Supporting Student Learning Through Scientific Inquiry

·       Integrating Games within a State-mandated Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum

·       Elementary Mathematics Teaching: An Innovative Approach to Pre-service and In-service Teacher Development

• Museum Expeditions

v  Puzzle over Pythagoras at the “Time Tables”

v  Accelerate your STEM Teaching and Learning at the “Tracks of Galileo”

v  Making Shapes at “Structure Studio?”

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Workshop Session D

·       Science & Technology: Children’s Documentation of Interest in Living Things with iPads

·       An Approach to Making Emergent Curriculum More Readily Researched, Taught, and Implemented in the United States

·       The Role of Materials in Creating an Integrative Approach to Teaching and Learning

• Julia Robinson Math Festival – Maine 5^th Graders Love Math!

·       Museum Expeditions

v  The Enigma Café and Math Puzzles – Using Play to Develop Thinking Skills

v  Fractions at “Rhythms of Life”

• Madison Square Park Writing Group

4:45 PM – 5:45 PM: Conference Reception

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5:45 PM: Meet your pre-reserved dinner group or depart for dinner/evening on your own

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Keynote Session

·       Practices that Develop Young Mathematicians
Catherine Twomey Fosnot, CEO, New Perspectives on Learning

10:00 – 10:30 AM: Breakfast Break and Networking

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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Workshop Session E

• Design Simulations: Why They Work So Well as Educational Tools
• The Early Childhood Educator as Co-Researcher with the Young Child
• Using Invented and Alternative Algorithms to Build Mathematical Conceptual Understanding
• Classroom Tested Strategies to Promote Active Learning
• Museum Expeditions

v  A Curriculum Stroll of Floor -1

v  How can Teachers use Ideas from “Formula Morph” and Other Exhibits with Students with Special Needs?

v  Making Shapes at “Structure Studio”

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: LUNCH IN THE CITY, on your own

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Workshop Session F

• Learning Multiplication with the Balance Beam
• Rockets, Rookies, and Real Learning
• Creative Mathematics Coaching for Content Knowledge and Sustainability
• A Discussion with Cathy Fosnot on Constructivism in the Era of the Common Core
• Museum Expeditions

v  How can Teachers apply the Bridging Question Strategy in Math Class?

v  How can teachers use “Coaster Rollers” and the “Square Wheeled Trike”in their classrooms?

v  Accelerate your STEM Teaching and Learning at the “Tracks of Galileo”

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM: Workshop Session G

• Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land

·       Fonts and Symmetry

• Stories of Primary School Math with Chinchillas, Mermaids, and a Tree House

·       Implementing Effective Questioning Strategies that Support Reading Complex Text

·       Museum Expeditions

v  The Enigma Café and Math Puzzles – Using Play to Develop Thinking Skills

v  Where’s the STEM in “Tessellation Station?”

v  Making Shapes at “Structure Studio”

• Madison Square Park Writing Group

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Workshop H

• Reflect on emerging shifts in thinking and classroom applications in round table discussions:

v  Early Childhood

v  Primary and Intermediate

v  Secondary

v  Instructional Coaching & Teacher Education

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Farewells and Departure

For registration, hotel information, and descriptions of all workshops, go to http://www.constructivistassociation.org