Pre-Conference of 2007 Northwest Mathematics Conference

An Opportunity for Building-based Math Teams: Developing Teacher Leaders Conference

 

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, October 11, 2007

Bellevue Red Lion, Bellevue, Washington

 

APPLY EARLY as space is limited. Applicants will be notified by September 10th, 2007.

 

 

Bring a team to the pre-conference of the Northwest Mathematics Conference. The program is organized around grade bands (K-5, 6-8, 9-12).

 

This is an opportunity for your team to have:

• In depth, site-based conversations
• Access to those who can answer questions about OSPI-generated data and resources
• Access to those who have made a difference in student learning at all levels

 

Your team will consist of three to five members from the same grade band and from the same building or district.

• One administrator who influences conversations and decisions about mathematics teaching, learning, and/or assessment.
• One teacher with at least seven year of experience teaching mathematics
• One teacher in his/her first three years of teaching mathematics
• Up to two other members

Note: Teams should be from the same grade band as determined by your district's organization, i.e. (K-5, 6-8, 9-12) or (K-6, 7-9, 10-12).

 

 

Cost: $800 per team of 3-5 members. This cost includes registration for the entire Pre-Conference Workshop and Northwest Mathematics Conference for each member of the team. There is no difference in cost for a 3-member, 4-member or 5-member team.

 

Proposed Agenda

8:00-10:30 Teams grouped by grade bands, K-5, 6-8, 9-12:

• Three specific examples of work done by a district or school to improve WASL scores.
• Making progress from extremely low scores
• Making it over the hurdle of 50% passing
• Making a difference when already 75% or more are passing
• Team time to think about their own contexts and components of their Site Improvement Plans in light of what they've heard from successful schools.

 

11:00-12:00 Mary Kay Stein from the University of Pittsburg, author and researcher, sharing about improvement from a national perspective.

12:00-1:00 Box Lunch served onsite.

 

1:00-2:30 Nicole Davis, University of Washington and Seattle Public Schools

"Integrating group-worthy problems into the standard curriculum to enrich the mathematics experience for all students."

 

2:45-4:15 Work within each of the grade bands to modify selected problem related to measurement and algebraic thinking. Participants will bring curriculum materials related to measurement and/or algebraic thinking from an upcoming lesson that they want to adapt and get feedback on their attempt to make it group-worthy.

7:00-8:30 2007 Northwest Math Conference Opening Keynote Panel in the Meydenbauer Center.

Friday and Saturday - Choose from over 200 sessions, workshops, and minicourses in the 2007 Northwest Math Conference.

 

For additional information contact Karen Hall or Virginia Stimpson (TeamConference@northwestmathconf.org)

The Team Conference is now full. No more registrations are being accepted.