Prime Summer 06 Prof Deve

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Title: Cognitively Guided Instruction I
Instructor: Deann Kertzman & Kim Clark

If you have previously taken “Cognitively Guided Instruction I and are interested in CGI II contact the instructor.

This class is designed to assist teachers in using research-based knowledge about children’s mathematical thinking to guide instruction. Participants will learn by watching, discussing, and reflecting on how students solve mathematical problems. Participants will learn about a structured framework of mathematics and how children’s thinking evolves through the four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The text Children’s Mathematics will be provided by the PRIME Grant.

Target Group: secondary math teachers & special education staff
Lane Change Status: all certified staff
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits/2 credits SD Recertification/30 C.E. credits/Audit
Date: Fall 2006

This class is designed to assist teachers in using research-based knowledge about student’s mathematical thinking to guide instruction. Participants will learn by watching, discussing, and reflecting on how students solve mathematical problems. Participants will learn about a structured framework of mathematics and how student’s thinking evolves through the four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The text Thinking Mathematically will be provided by the PRIME Grant.

Title: Relearning to Teach Arithmetic: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Instructor: Stacie Tschetter & Nancy Ward

Target Group: elementary & grade K-8 special education staff
Lane Change Status: all certified staff
Available Credit: 1 BHSU graduate/undergraduate credit/1credits SD Recertification/15 C.E. credits/Audit
Date: Fall 2006

This professional development course guides teachers to think critically about students' comprehension of arithmetic. Participants view and discuss video segments and then work on related math problems and discussion questions. The videos focus on students as they demonstrate and explain to their teachers and classmates how they have solved problems involving whole-number computation. The videos also include narration and a number of interviews with teachers who offer their perspectives on the kinds of learning environments that support students as they build their understanding of concepts related to arithmetic.

By learning about computation across the grades, we are better able to understand how these ideas develop, how they are connected, and how students within and across grade levels, develop an understanding of whole number computation.

Title: USING MATH RECOVERY TO SUPPORT SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AND AT-RISK LEARNERS
Previously Titled: Designing Instructional Modifications for the K-2 Math Learner
Instructor: Jackie Swanson & Donna Goodell

Target Group: grades K-2 special education staff, general educators, & paraprofessionals
Lane Change Status: all certified staff
Available Credit: 1 BHSU graduate/undergraduate credit/1 credit SD Recertification/15 C.E. credits/Audit
Date: January 8, 29, February 5, 12, 26, 2007
Time: 4:15pm – 7:15pm
Location: Valley View Elementary, Numeracy Office
Material Fee: $15.00 to be paid to instructor

This professional development course focuses on current research on children’s developing number knowledge. Participants will be introduced to a Learning Framework of Early Numbers for application in teacher planning. Participants will view models or video segments, which include examples of young learners’ numerical understanding. They will discuss and analyze the segments to create appropriate interventions and instructional settings. Registration preference will be given to special and general education teachers working with K-2 students.

Title: THINKING MATHEMATICALLY: INTEGRATING ARITHMETIC & ALGEBRA IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Instructor: Deann Kertzman & Kim Clark

Target Group: elementary math teachers & special education staff
Lane Change Status: all certified staff
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits/2 credits SD Recertification/30 C.E. credits/Audit
Date: January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2007
Time: 4:15pm – 7:15pm
Location: Valley View Elementary Library

This course will help participants to build a foundation of algebra in elementary grades. Participants will examine algebraic thinking with an emphasis on how arithmetic and algebra are taught and learned. We will look at conceptions and misconceptions that elementary students bring to mathematics. Learning mathematics involves learning ways of thinking and exploring powerful mathematical ideas rather than a collection of disconnected procedures. This course will use algebraic thinking to help students form mathematical ideas, express them in words and symbols and defend these ideas. They will also examine topics related to equality, conjectures, variables, ordering multiple operations and mathematical "If… then" statements.

Title: Foundations and Issues of Mathematics Education (ED 601)
Instructors: Vicki Kapust and Micheline Hickenbotham

Target Group: ED601 is a required course for those teachers in the K-12 Math Specialist program so they will have priority. Others may register if space allows.
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Dates:
Jan. 29
Feb 5, 12, 26
March 5, 26
April 2, 16, 23, 30

This course provides an introduction to K-12 mathematics content and process standards, makes the case for using an inquiry-oriented approach in classrooms, and looks at current research. Participants will gain an understanding of the components needed to create a learning environment that encourages and supports all children in building understandings, making connections, reasoning, and solving problems as described in Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Course Title: GEOMETRY & MEASUREMENT FOR THE K-12 EDUCATOR
Instructor: Ben Sayler
Target Group: K-12 Math teachers and special education staff
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Date: July 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 2007
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Black Hills State University, Jonas 204, 1200 University St. Spearfish, SD

This course is designed for K-12 educators to deepen their understanding of geometry and measurement concepts that build from kindergarten through high school. Consistent with the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this course emphasizes the following: characteristics of two- and three-dimensional shapes, spatial relationships and reasoning, transformations and symmetry, units, systems, and processes of measurement, and applying techniques, tools and formulas to determine measurement. Instruction revolves around rich mathematical tasks and includes explicit attention to questioning, conjectures, and justification. Participants reflect on the benefits and challenges of this kind of learning environment and consider implications for their own teaching.

Course Title: ASSESSMENT FOR SCHOOL MATHEMATICS (ED 671)
Instructor: Micheline Hickenbotham
Target Group: K-12 Math teachers and special education staff
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Date: July 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 2007
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: TIE Office, Quartz Room

This class is designed for educators pursuing their K-12 Math Specialization. This course enables participants to assess what K-12 students know, what they can do, how they think mathematically, and their attitudes toward mathematics. Current assessment practices are examined and new assessment and evaluation systems are explored. Topics include the following: changing face of assessment, making sense of students’ work, relating phases of assessment and assessment purposes, making instructional decisions, and evaluating programs. Participants will use case studies to analyze students’ work.

Course Title: BEST PRACTICES IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS
Instructor: Clare Earley
Target Group: First priority will be given to Elementary Teacher Leaders and Secondary Math Coaches. Second priority will be given to Elementary and Secondary Mathematics teachers.
Available Credit: 2 BHSU Graduate credits
Date: July 30 – August 3, 2007
Time: 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Location: TIE Office, Quartz Room

During a Best Practices institute, participants investigate ways to enhance their use of higher-order thinking, hands-on learning, and other research-based “best” practices. In particular, they:

Course Title: Teaching with Algebra Connections and Geometry Connections
Instructors: Sharon Rendon and Julie Jackson
Target Group: Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Available Credit(s): 1 University of Sioux Falls Graduate Credit or 1 Certification Renewal Credit
Date: August 23, 24, and 25, 2007
Time: 8 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: TIE Office (Rapid City)

This course is designed for 7-12 math educators to deepen their understanding of inquiry-based mathematics, specifically using College Preparatory Math (CPM) materials. This class will improve the teacher’s knowledge of best practices in teaching mathematics and will enhance their ability to provide learning opportunities that foster deeper mathematical understanding for their students. This course emphasizes the following: study team strategies, classroom management strategies specific to inquiry-based instruction, CPM research-based philosophy, and an introduction to alternative forms of assessment. Participants will become familiar with the student edition and teacher edition of CPM Algebra Connections and Geometry Connections materials, and will have the opportunity to work through problems in the student text.

Course Title: Teaching with Foundations for Algebra I (FFA)
Instructors: Joel Albright and Carol Jancsi
Target Group: Middle School Mathematics Teachers
Available Credit(s): 1 University of Sioux Falls Graduate Credit or 1 Certification Renewal Credit
Date: August 23, 24, and 25, 2007
Time: 8 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: TIE Office (Rapid City)

This class is designed for those middle school mathematics teachers that intend to teach from Foundations For Algebra (FFA) published by College Preparatory Mathematics (CPM). This class will improve the teacher’s knowledge of best practices in teaching mathematics and will enhance their ability to provide learning opportunities that foster deeper mathematical understanding for their students. Teachers enrolled in this course will receive in-depth training in the use of Foundations For Algebra as well as a deepened understanding of how algebraic thinking can be developed in middle school students. Some topics that will be emphasized include the use of effective study team strategies, classroom management strategies for the inquiry-based classroom, and an introduction to alternative forms of assessment.

PRIME Professional Development Opportunities 2006-2007

PRIME Professional Development Opportunities
2006-2007