Charting a Course to Mathematics Leadership - NCSM

For 12 full days, 25 high school students with long histories offailure learned mathematics alongside their two math teachersin a course designed for K-20 math teachers. Hear their storiesof overcoming fears and failures, as they learned togetherwhat it means to know and use mathematics powerfully., Mathematics Education Collaborative,Ferndale, WA, Mathematics Education Collaborative,Berthoud, COOne of the key ingredients to success with Response toIntervention in mathematics is a strong core program whereteachers use instructional practices that meet the needs of adiverse group of students. This session providesprofessional development models school that districtleaders can use to strengthen instruction in their coreprograms., University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, Benedictine University, Naperville, ILTeachers rarely have opportunities to engage in assessmentdesign, even though classroom assessment is fundamentalto effective teaching. In this interactive session, participantswill engage in several assessment-related professionaldevelopment activities that were used to elicit a broaderrange of student reasoning and to increase opportunities forformative assessment., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Louisville, COMuch can be learned when a high school mathematicsteacher and a special education teacher combine theirclassrooms to teach Algebra. Through the use of video andthe lenses of both teachers, we will explore the approachestaken to enable all students to have access to Algebra., NCSM 2nd Vice President, ColoradoCollege, Colorado Springs, CO, San Lorenzo Valley USD, Aptos, CAWhy is coaching an emerging PD (ProfessionalDevelopment) strategy? What are characteristics ofexemplary coaching initiatives? Examine data regarding therelationship between school-based coaching and studentachievement and lessons learned from six years of actionresearch. Join us to explore coaching as transformativeprofessional learning for mathematics education leaders., Upstate S2MART CENTER, Spartanburg, SCGraphing calculators and online learning environments canbe used to improve the quality of teaching Algebra 2 andPre-Calculus. A variety of smart ways of using technologyto enhance the teaching experience in K9-12 classroomswill be elaborated., Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ