Using Technology in Strengthening the High School

Math Curriculum for At-Risk Students

Sponsored by

The Salem State Collaborative

 

Date:               January 11, 2010

Location:             SEEM Collaborative Offices, 92 Montvale Ave. Suite 3500, Stoneham, MA. 02180 –

See website for directions

Instructor:             Jim Kearns, Mathematics Consultant

Time:              8:30 –2:30 PM

PDP’s:             5 PDP’s

Cost:               Collaborative Members:  $35            Non-Collaborative Members: $105

Refreshments and lunch are included in fee.

Non-Degree Graduate Credit available if taken in conjunction with the any of the following workshops:

Formative and Summative Assessment with Smart’s Senteo Interactive Response System or Using SmartBoards and other Technologies in the Mathematics Curriculum or Intermediate SmartBoards: A Follow-up Workshop

 

Description:

This program is targeted for classroom teachers, special education teachers and aides who work with at-risk high school students in grades 9 and 10.  The focus of the workshop will be to review specific math strands and discuss how current technologies (PC and Graphing Handhelds) can improve student visualization and understanding of these concepts. Additionally, the topics will include instructional strategies and support material that is appropriate for these concepts. As topics are discussed, time will be spent on instruction in the use of TI technology as a tool that can greatly benefit at-risk students and their performance on the MCAS Exam along with instruction on Autograph and Cabri Geometry, PC based instructional tools. Participants will receive a 30-day license to Autograph and instructions on how to download Geogebra, a free dynamic geometry program similar to Cabri.

 

 

 

Registration Information:

Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org.  If you have registration questions, please either email (preferred) or

call Jim at 781-771-4860.

Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session

DEADLINE to sign up for Strategies in Strengthening HS Mathematics is January 5th.