2014-15 Math Professional Development Offerings

Let us support you!  All of our offerings are aligned to the Educator Effectiveness Standards.  Take a look and participate in the classes that best support your goals.


Middle School Math PD Offerings this year

Summer resources for Math Practice

Khan Academy, which is such a great intervention!  I love the way Khan Academy has recently reorganized to create student profiles where they can take a pretest and then work on lessons to fill in any gaps in their learning.  Going through the 5th grade course would be a great place for him to start.

I am also a fan of StudyJams which can be found at studyjams.scholastic.com.  This site features short videos that students can watch and then tests their skills with a quiz.  It is not as robust as Khan Academy, but my students have sure enjoyed it!

My last thought is bedtimemath.org.  This site provides differentiated math problems on a daily basis for parents to work out with their students.  It might be a fun way for you to do math with Avery over the summer and probe his thinking about how he got his answer.

- Bethany Kearl

Weekly Update May 15, 2014

May 15 Weekly Update

IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:

·       ALL  School-based Math Liaison for every school – Are you the one? More information

·       ALL  District-wide PD schedule for next year

·       ALL Coming SOON!  Calling for presenters at the August 15^th BVSD Math Mini Conference! Share your expertise with others.

·       ALL  Online course for Teachers and Parents – Kathy Richardson

·       ALL  CCTM Conference Jo Boaler & call for Speakers

·       4^th & 5^th Grade: Compacted 4/5 Course Curriculum Map NOW AVAILABLE. 

Weekly Update April 28th

IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:

New Information

·       ALL COMING SOON!  We Want You! -- School-based Math Laision for every school (55 Math liaisons).

·       ALL PARCC releases End of Year practice tests

·       ALL CCTM Call for Presentations coming soon!  Get your expertise ready …

·       HIGH Math XL PD;

·       HIGH & MIDDLE Coming Soon Algebra 1 PLC Workshop – Pacing the year. Dates TBD May

Repeated Information (from previous updates or emails)

·       ELEMENTARY Reordering consumable materials for next year

·       ELEMENTARY Discount on manipulatives through ETA

·       ALL UNC Summer Courses

·       Give your feedback about testing @ testingtalk.org

·       HIGH Use the High School Math Blog to trade textbooks

·       MIDDLE Middle School Math Transition Assessment Results available to counselors and administration

Resources

·       ALL Replacement costs for lost/damaged books

The Sum - April 2014 Issue is available!

IN THIS ISSUE:

· Supporting Elementary Students with Math at Home              Pages 1,2,7

· Community Math Series Spring Sessions                                 Page 3

· Math Talk: Building Academic Language                                 Pages 4,5

· Why Don’t They Just Give Them the Algorithm                        Pages 7,8,9

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3DeFjimy-ijbElIZGVucGFubVk/edit?usp=sharing

Math Materials Feedback Survey

·       Spring Materials Adoption Survey.  Please complete this anonymous survey by April 19^th.  Your honest feedback will help us continue to create ways to support you through next year and beyond.

March 31st Weekly Update

Gobs of great information and resources.

Require action for teachers of M24 or M25 - Algebra Readiness Assessment window March 31st - April 11th with data in Infinite Campus by April 18th.

March 31st Weekly Update

Weekly Update February 5, 2014

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3DeFjimy-ijTGxUc1lhOEVDeDg/edit?usp=sharing

TCAP Philosophy statement from Dr. Messinger

To:                   All Instructional Staff    

From:               Bruce K. Messinger, Superintendent

                        Deirdre Pilch, Deputy Superintendent

                        Von Sheppard, Assistant Superintendent, K-8 and Middle Schools

                        Sandy Ripplinger, Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Schools

                        Ron Cabrera, Assistant Superintendent, Instructional Services and Equity

                        Jonathan Dings, Chief of Planning and Assessments

Date:                October 3, 2013

Subject:            Transitioning to New Content Standards and State Assessments

The new school year brings many transitions for students and staff as we align instruction with the content standards and revised curriculum.   BVSD is striving to achieve full implementation of the Colorado Academic Standards this year. There will be new state assessments implemented in 2014-15 in Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies.  New elementary and middle school science and social studies tests begin this spring.

There have been some questions brought to our attention as we shift instructional focus to the new standards.

“How do teachers reconcile the TCAP expectations with the new standards and materials?”  Are teachers expected to teach the new content standards and also address content assessed by TCAP that is not included in the new standards/curriculum?

To address this concern, we recommend the following:

·         Focus on teaching the existing curriculum.

·         Focus on best instructional practices.

·         Focus on rich student learning.

·         Avoid focusing on the specific items from the TCAP assessment that are not part of our curriculum in the grade level or course you are teaching.

The instruction you provide will address gaps in student learning; you are not expected to suspend learning of grade-level concepts in order to address TCAP content items that are out of alignment with the standards.   It is better to focus on the Colorado Academic Standards and support student success with your high quality instruction.

Thank you for all that you do for our students. 

January 15th Weekly Update

This week's weekly update can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3DeFjimy-ijTWJaMnJENWZvbXc/edit?usp=sharing.

Community Math Series dates announced

·        The first Community Math Series dates have been announced for these free Community Math Series events this Winter and Spring.  Community members may attend any or all of the sessions and mix and match dates to suit your interests and needs.  Take Course 1 in February and Course 2 in April—no problem!  These courses are free and any materials will be provided.  These are general sessions and will not be appropriate venues to address school-specific or student-specific concerns.  This is a great way to come learn more about Mathematics in BVSD.  Please register in advance (for planning purposes) by clicking here.  Look forward to seeing you soon!Follow this link to the informational flyer and feel free to spread the information far and wide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3DeFjimy-ijdTVoeW9ObnI4OTg/edit?usp=sharing

January 2014 Issue of The Sum is now available!

The newest issue of The Sum (BVSD Mathematics Newsletter) is now available.  Click on the link to find The Sum in your Googledocs.  https://drive.google.com/a/bvsd.org/file/d/0B3DeFjimy-ijd1hZMUJIQ25CQ1U/edit?usp=sharing