PRIME Professional Development Opportunities
Fall 2007 - Summer 2008
Registration: Please contact Dixie Stephens at RCAS
Course Title: Data Analysis and Probability for K-12 Educators (ED 631)
Instrutor: John Alsup
Target Group: K-12 math teachers
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Dates: 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/18, 10/25, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, & 12/6
Time: 4:15-7:15 pm
Location: Stevens High School
This course is designed for K-12 educators to deepen their understanding of data analysis and probability 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 methods of collecting, organizing, and displaying data; using appropriate statistical methods to analyze data; evaluating inferences and predictions that are based on data; and understanding and applying basic concepts of probability. 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: RELEARNING TO TEACH ARITHMETIC: ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, & DIVISION
Instructors: Nancy Ward/Joel Albright
Target Group: grades K-7 teachers & special education staff Lane Change Status: all certified staff Available Available Credit: 2 credits BHSU undergraduate or graduate/2 credits SD Recertification/30 credits C.E. /Audit
Date: September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, November 7, 14, 28, December 5, 12, 2007
Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Valley View Numeracy Office
Note: Rapid City teachers will be given priority for this class. All other applicants will be placed on a waiting list and will be admitted as space allows.
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 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Addition and subtraction are a focus of the primary grades, and multiplication and division receive more emphasis in grades 3-5. 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.
Course Title: COGNITIVELY GUIDED INSTRUCTION IN MATHEMATICS: CGI I and CGI II COMBINED
Instructor: Kim Clark
Target Group: grades K-5 teachers & special education staff Lane Change Status: all certified staff Available Credit: 2 credits BHSU graduate/2 credits SD Recertification/30 C.E. credits/Audit
Date: Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 8, 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20, 2007
Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Valley View Numeracy Office
Rapid City teachers will be given priority for this class. All other applicants will be placed on a waiting list and will be admitted as space allows.
Cognitively Guided Instruction is a combination of Cognitively Guided Instruction I and Cognitively Guided Instruction II. Participants who have taken either class may not take this class for any type of credit. If you have previously taken "CGI 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.
Title: Understanding Student Thinking in Algebra
(Previously titled Thinking Mathematically: Integrating Arithmetic and Algebra in Elementary Schools)
Instructors: Kim Clark and Deann Kertzman
Target Group: K-12 math teachers and special education teachers
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits or 2 SD Recertification credits or 30 C.E. credits
Date: January 7, 14, 28, February 4, 11, 25, March 3, 10, 17, 31 2008
Time: 4:15 - 7:15 PM
Location: Valley View Elementary Mathematics Office
Optional Material Fee: Thinking Mathematically by Carpenter, Franke, Levi (approx. $23.00); textbooks will be available for purchase for participants that may want to write in the book or keep a copy.
Description: 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 collecting 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.
Registration Information: To register for this class, contact Dixie Stephens at RCAS Staff Development Office - 394-4067.
Title: ED 661 Understanding Student Thinking in Geometry and Measurement
Instructor: Vicki Kapust
Target Group: K-12 math and special education teachers
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Date: January 10, 24, February 7, 14, 28, March 6, 27, April 3, 17, 24
Time: 4:30-7:30
Location: Central High School D210
Description: This course is designed to help teachers think through major ideas within the areas of K-12 geometry and measurement and to use recent research to examine how students develop their ideas. The course is also designed to raise awareness of common student misconceptions and to deepen teachers' knowledge of effective instructional practices.
Registration information: To register for this course, contact Susan Pisani at CAMSE/BHSU: SusanPisani@BHSU.edu or 642-6804.
Title: ED 601 Foundations and Issues of Mathematics Education
Instructor: Jami Stone
Target Group: K-12 math and special education teachers
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Date: January 14, 28, February 4, 11, 25, March 3, 10, 17, 31, April 14
Time: 4:30-7:30
Location: Central High School D210
Description: 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.
Registration information: To register for this course, contact Susan Pisani at CAMSE/BHSU: SusanPisani@BHSU.edu or 642-6804.
Title: Discovering Geometry & Algebra with Geometer’s Sketchpad
Instructor(s): Tom Keck/Joel Albright
Target Group: Secondary math teachers and special education staff
Lane Change Status: all certified staff
Available Credit: 1 BHSU Graduate Credit/ 1 SD Recertification Credit
Dates: Feb 2, 12, 26 and March 4, 15
Times: Saturday, Feb 2, Mar 15: 8:30 – 1:00 PM
Tuesday, Feb 12, 26, Mar 4: 4:30-6:30 PM
Location: Stevens HS, Room 232
Description: Participants in this workshop will learn how to use Sketchpad as a way to explore and model a variety of geometric and algebraic concepts at the middle and high school levels. In this discovery-based learning environment, teachers will learn how to use Sketchpad to increase visual capacity, identify patterns, and instill a sense of curiosity in their students. These discoveries and experiences will lead to greater understanding of standard algebraic and geometric concepts. The first part of the course will focus on the fundamental principles of Geometer’s Sketchpad. Teachers already familiar with Geometer’s Sketchpad will focus on more advanced sketchpad tools during this time. The remainder, and majority, of the course will focus on developing and sharing lessons geared toward topics that, traditionally, are hard to present to students, or are difficult for students to conceptualize.
Registration Information: To register for this class, contact Dixie Stephens at RCAS Staff Development Office - 394-4067.
Title: ED 631: Data Analysis & Probability for K-12 Educators
Instructor: Jami Stone
Target Group: K-12 math and special education teachers
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Dates: June 4, 5, and 6 plus online component
Time: 8:30-4:30
Location: TIE Office
Description: This course is designed for K-12 educators to deepen their understanding of data analysis and probability concepts that build from kindergarten through high school. This course emphasizes methods of collecting, organizing, and displaying data; using appropriate statistical methods to analyze data; evaluating inferences and predictions that are based on data; and understanding and applying basic concepts of probability.
Registration information: To register for this course, contact Susan Pisani at CAMSE/BHSU: SusanPisani@BHSU.edu or 642-6804.
Title: ED 671: Assessment for School Mathematics
Instructor: Micheline Hickenbotham
Target Group: K-12 math and special education teachers
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Date: June 16-20
Time: 8:00-3:00
Location: TIE Office
Description: This course is open to K-12 teachers. The course will enable educators 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 systems are explored. The course also provides opportunities to design assessments and evaluation tools, and to analyze students’ work.
Maximum enrollment: 25
Registration information: To register for this course, contact Susan Pisani at CAMSE/BHSU: SusanPisani@BHSU.edu or 642-6804.
Title: Learning and Teaching Linear Functions
Instructor: Joel Albright
Target Group: 6th-10th grade Math Teachers
Available Credit(s): 2 Graduate or Undergraduate Credits, University of Sioux Falls; or Certification Renewal Credit
Dates: July 7-11
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM Monday-Thursday, 8AM-12:00PM Friday
Location: Central High School
Description: Rapid City Area Schools’ secondary mathematics teachers will be given priority when registering for this course. This course is designed to enrich teachers’ ability to teach about linear relationships and to deepen their own detailed knowledge of the distinctions and similarities among the various representations of linear relationships. Session activities will include exploring mathematical tasks and comparing and sharing their various solution strategies. In addition, participants will analyze and discuss the instructional moves and student solution strategies seen in videos of actual mathematics classrooms.
Title: ED 751: Leadership in School Mathematics
Instructor: June Apaza and Teachers Development Group
Target Group: K-12 math and special education teachers
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Date: July 14-18
Time: 8:30-4:00
Location: TIE Office
Description: This course will focus on how to provide effective professional development for K-12 teachers of mathematics and how to support meaningful change within an educational system. Topics will include creation of a demonstration classroom, engaging key stakeholders (e.g., parents, administrators, and community members), identifying and diffusing resistance, forming and facilitating study groups, peer coaching, mentoring, and curriculum review. Registration for this class is limited. Priority will be given to current participants in the Math Specialist Endorsement program.
Registration information: To register for this course, contact June Apaza at CAMSE/BHSU: JuneApaza@bhsu.edu or 642-6910.
Title: Thinking Mathematically: Integrating Arithmetic & Algebra in Elementary Schools
Instructors: Deann Kertzman and Kim Clark
Target Group: Elementary math teachers and Special Education staff
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits/2 credits SD Recertification/30 C.E. credits/Audit
Dates: July 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Time: 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM
Location: Valley View Elementary Mathematics Office
Description: 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. Rapid City teachers will be given priority for this class. All other applicants will be placed on a waiting list and will be admitted as space allows.
Registration Information: To register for this class, contact Dixie Stephens at RCAS Staff Development Office, 394-4067, beginning May 1, 2008.
Title: ED 741: Historical Development of Mathematical Concepts
Instructor: Dr. John Alsup
Target Group: K-12 math and special education teachers
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits
Dates: July 28-August 1
Time: 8:30-4:00
Location: TIE Office
Description: This course will trace the origin and development of key concepts in the history of mathematics starting with Egyptians, Babylonians, and Mayans and continuing to current times. The course will emphasize the civilizations that gave rise to the concepts and the importance of the concepts in the field of mathematics. Priority will be given to current participants in the Math Specialist Endorsement program.
Registration information: To register for this course, contact Susan Pisani at CAMSE/BHSU: SusanPisani@BHSU.edu or 642-6804.
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