PRIME Professional Development Opportunities
Spring 2010

Registration Information: To register for these classes, please contact Dixie Stephens at RCAS Staff Development Office, 394-4067
Title: ED 641: UNDERSTANDING STUDENT THINKING IN NUMBERS & OPERATIONS
(Formerly named: Cognitively Guided Instruction in Math: CGI I and CGI II Combined)
Instructor: Kim Clark
Target Group: Grades K-5 teachers who teach mathematics and Special Education staff
Available Credit: 2 BHSU undergraduate or graduate credit; 30 CEU hours/ 30 C.E. credits/Audit
Dates: January 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 9, 16, 23, 30, 2010
Time: 4:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Location: Valley View Elementary, Room 105
Optional Materials Fee: The text, Children’s Mathematics will be provided for use during this class. Participants are encouraged to purchase a personal copy. Cost is $25.00.

Description: This course 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. Activities include study of a structured framework of mathematics and how children’s thinking evolves through the four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 
This course counts towards the Math Specialist endorsement.

Title: ED 601: FOUNDATIONS AND ISSUES OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Instructors: Vicki Kapust & Sharon Rendon
Target Group: Grades K-12 mathematics teachers & special education staff
Available Credit: 2 BHSU graduate credits/2 SD Recertification credits/30 C.E. credits/Audit
Dates: Jan. 21, 28, Feb. 4, 11, March 4, 18, 25, April 8, 22, 29, 2010
Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: Stevens High School, Room 404
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 understanding, making connections, reasoning, and solving problems as described in Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
This course counts towards the Math Specialist Endorsement.