The Long Island Network of Centers (LINC) has received funding through the Teaching is the Core Grant. We are offering various professional development opportunities to help support the Common Core. Below is information of two events for Algebra instructors.

This free full day workshop will focus on leveraging instructional strategies for student success on the Algebra Regents. Presenter, Nanci Smith, has been a national and international consultant for thirteen years, and is part of the Common Core and Differentiated Instruction cadres of ASCD.

Common Core Standards require teachers of mathematics to embrace new ways of teaching as it relates to the way students learn. This one-day training is designed to support teachers, who are seeking a clearer understanding of the demands of the Common Core State Standards in Algebra. Included in our time together will be:

• The implications of the “mathematical shifts” as they relate to decision making in the classroom;
• Developing mathematicians in the classroom through the Standards for Mathematical Practice;
• The balance of conceptual understanding and skills;
• Using modeling as it is woven throughout the Standards;
• Hands-on activities to use in class;
• Integrating the NYS modules;
• Discussion and collaboration with colleagues throughout the county.
As we near the first Common Core test in Algebra, the impact and importance of the shifts and changes required to meet the standards is becoming more essential. Come spend the day with us to explore the implications of the Common Core State Standards in Algebra.

Participants may register on a first-come, first-served basis at www.mestract.org .> course offerings