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$Singapore Math Train-the-Trainer Institute$

SF04 Moving Students from Math Misconception to Deep Understanding (Gr. 3–8) Lisa Englard Do your students hold common misconceptions about whole numbers, fractions, decimals, operations, and equality that are holding them back? Learn the predictable and surprising ways misconceptions surface in student work and how to identify and diagnose them. And, leave with proven tools and activities for correcting faulty thinking and moving students to deep conceptual understanding. SF05 Singapore Math & the Common Core in Your Third Grade Classroom (Gr. 3) ADV Char Forsten How can you address the expectations of the Common Core State Standards in your busy third grade classroom? It’s easy with Char’s proven and practical activities. You’ll get practical and hands-on ideas for how to focus on student learning and give students opportunities to demonstrate their understanding of multiplication and division that support the domains of Operations and Algebraic Thinking in the Common Core State Standards. SF06 Regrouping for Addition & Subtraction Success (Gr. 1–3) ADV Catherine Ermer Further your students’ understanding of regrouping while building their addition and subtraction skill and confidence. Catherine showcases meaningful games and templates that you can use to demonstrate the role of place value in the addition and subtraction of one- and two-digit numbers. Using Catherine’s approaches, your students will see how it’s sometimes necessary to compose or decompose a ten. And, they’ll be developing the deeper understanding of this challenging concept necessary to relate the concrete models to the algorithm. SF07 Foundations of Mental Math (Gr. K–6) INTRO Eliza Thomas Explore mental math strategies that teach students how to manipulate numbers, arrive at solutions in different ways, and build fluency with number facts. Eliza will also demonstrate how several math domains are taught within the Singapore curriculum as well as the role of these key components and their progression across grade levels. AFTERNOON Sessions 2:45‐4:00 pm SF08 Engaging Students in Deep Mathematical Thinking with Anchor Tasks (Gr. 2–8) Yeap Ban Har, Ph.D. Come get excited about anchor tasks—the heart of a Singapore Math lesson—and how to use them to engage your students in deep mathematical thinking. You’ll learn how to begin a lesson by involving students in one or more related tasks. And, you’ll gain hands-on experience using anchor tasks to develop key math concepts and build critical skills. SF09 Mental Math Strategies that Work (Gr. K–3) ADV Josh Rosen Add mental math to your young learners’ tool kits and lay the foundation for future math mastery. In this hands-on session, you’ll solve addition and subtraction problems using a variety of strategies, including number bonds and comparisons. Plus, you’ll see a video of actual students solving problems and explaining their mathematical reasoning. SF10 Singapore Math & the Common Core in Your Fourth Grade Classroom (Gr. 4) ADV Char Forsten How can you address the expectations of the Common Core State Standards in your busy fourth grade classroom? It’s easy with Char’s proven and practical activities. You’ll get lots of wonderful and hands-on ideas for boosting fraction understanding that support the domain of Number and Operations-Fractions in the Common Core State Standards. SF11 Video Close-Up: Putting Math Best Practices In Action (Gr. K–1) Catherine Ermer Come see a pre-recorded video lesson facilitated by Catherine and focused on how to put math best practices into action. You’ll see a demonstration of the CPA strategy, multiple representations of numbers, mental math, and model drawing. Plus, you’ll observe students who are engaged and demonstrating fluency and understanding. Get to the heart of what works and what doesn’t in this Video Close-Up lesson and be sure to bring your questions! SF12 Discovering Decimals the Fun Way (Gr. 6–8) Eliza Thomas Explore fun strategies for teaching decimals and what they look like in your classroom. Eliza shares great ideas for using Singapore Math strategies to teach decimals. You’ll get an armload of manipulatives, pictures, games, and more! Day 4: Friday, July 19, 2013 Morning Workshop 8:30‐11:30 Am SG01 Do-It-Yourself Math Tools (Gr. 2–6) M&T Stacy Shaener Come join Stacy in this make-and-take session and experience amazing math tools that develop understanding of key concepts—the fun way! You’ll explore concrete and interactive tools that build number sense, algebraic reasoning, geometry, fractions, decimals, and model drawing skills. And, you’ll leave with doable strategies that meet the needs of all your learners. Please bring scissors. The SDE Approach In every SDE session you attend, the learning is… u Grounded in research, but focused on the practical All strategies covered in our sessions are both research-based AND classroom-tested, and virtually all are immediately applicable. u Rigorous—yet fun SDE sessions offer high-powered, innovative content that challenges educators to think critically and creatively, in a lively, interactive, and engaging environment. Day 3: Thursday, July 18, 2013 & Day 4: Friday, July 19, 2013 Unite with your peers to make lasting connections! u Hands-on and interactive SDE presenters recognize the importance of practicing and applying strategies to increase retention and comfort level. u Motivating and empowering Educators are inspired not only by a vision of classroom success but also by gaining both the competence and confidence to bring it to life. MORNING Sessions 8:30‐9:45 am SG02 Moving the Academic Needle with Feedback that Motivates (Gr. 1–8) Jim Grant & Anni Stipek Accelerate the performance of all your students with feedback that engages, motivates, and encourages growth. Jim and Anni share high-impact, goal-referenced approaches to giving and receiving feedback. Forget those obstacles and barriers you’ve run up against in the past. Come learn how to overcome them through the power of feedback! SG03 Creating Math Lessons that Pop, Sizzle & Wow (Gr. 2–8) ADV Michael Godfrey Engage, challenge, and even amuse your students—the moment they walk in the door and throughout each math lesson you teach. Michael shares a collection of math-related activities that are quick, attentiongetting, and guaranteed to liven up your instruction and keep students VERY involved! SG04 Games that Teach Ten‐ness (Gr. K–2) Eliza Thomas Not sure how to instill a sense of ten-ness in your primary students? Eliza shares exciting ways to build the place value background knowledge every student needs to avoid struggles as they move through grade levels. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to build a solid foundation that ensures future success in the 100s and beyond. SG05 Strategies & Activities for Teaching Measurement, Time & More! (Gr. 2–4) Jana Hazekamp Discover strategies for teaching length, weight, measurement units, and time, including the difficult topic of elapsed time. Learn how to approach the challenge of teaching the language and vocabulary of measurement. And, take home engaging activities that will make measurement easier for your students. SG06 Singapore Math & the Common Core in Your Fifth Grade Classroom (Gr. 5) ADV Char Forsten How can you address the study of fractions in your busy fifth grade classroom? It’s easy with Char’s proven and practical activities. You’ll get specific, concrete ideas for keeping your students engaged as they add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions that support the domain of Number and Operations-Fractions in the Common Core State Standards. SG07 Video Close-Up: Making the Transition from Model Drawing to Algebra (Gr. 6–8) ADV Lisa Englard Come see a pre-recorded video lesson facilitated by Lisa and focused on how to make the transition from model drawing to algebra. You’ll see how the part-whole and comparison models help students visualize common problem structures and formulate algebraic equations and solve them. You’ll observe students as they work to model a variety of word problems. You’ll explore the model drawing approach and how to apply this powerful 12 1-800-462-1478 www.SDE.com/Singapore-Math2013
visual aid to promote deeper understanding of fractions, ratio, and percentage. Get to the heart of what works and what doesn’t in this Video Close-Up lesson and be sure to bring your questions! Morning Sessions 10:15‐11:30 am SG08 The Art of Smart (Gr. K–6) Greg Tang The goal of math instruction isn’t to make kids great in computations or in problem solving. In this session, you’ll learn the goal is to make them smart! Join Greg for a mind‐stretching, spirit‐lifting, paradigm‐shifting look at what the future of math education could be. Math class—and you—will never be the same! SG09 Challenging Gifted Students with Model Drawing Problems (Gr. 4–8) ADV Michael Godfrey Take advantage of proven strategies for challenging and engaging your gifted and top-achieving students with model drawing problems that require higher-level thinking and skills. Come ready to use your model drawing expertise to solve the more difficult problems Michael presents. SG10 Place Value: On the Road to Complex Thinking (Gr. 2–8) Eliza Thomas Prepare your students for complicated math thinking with number sense and a clear understanding of place value. In this session, you’ll explore place value and operations to uncover the structure, focus, and coherence required to deepen math understanding. And, you’ll take away ideas and strategies that will change how you teach math—all while building computational fluency in your students. SG11 Video Close-Up: See Successful Teaching in Action! (Gr. 2–3) ADV Jana Hazekamp Come see a pre-recorded video lesson facilitated by Jana and focused on different portions of math lessons, including mental math warm-ups, model drawing, direct instruction, and partner work. See teaching and learning in action! Get to the heart of what works and what doesn’t in this Video Close-Up lesson and be sure to bring your questions! SG12 Keeping the Rest of Your Class on Task while You’re in Small Groups (Gr. K–2) Char Forsten Create math centers and work stations that actively keep the rest of your students busy and on task while you’re meeting with individuals and small groups. Char focuses on ways to involve students in the purposeful practice of math concepts and skills. You’ll take home dozens of fresh ideas and activities for addressing the needs of a wide range of learners and tips to manage your small group time. SG13 Mental Math Strategies for 21st Century Students (Gr. 4–8) ADV Lisa Englard If you’re concerned your digitally-driven students rely too much on technology to perform math calculations, this session’s for you! Come learn powerful mental math strategies for developing in students the deep understanding of number and operations that are a prerequisite to success—without the use of technology! Lunch 11:30 AM-1:00 PM (On Your Own) AFTERNOON Sessions 1:00-2:30 pm SH01 Who Says Struggling Learners Can’t Do Mental Math? (Gr. 2–5) ADV Stacy Shaener Do you have students who struggle with mental math? Stacy shares her very best mental math strategies for helping these learners achieve success. You’ll learn how to effortlessly weave these techniques into your daily routines through starters, centers, games, and activities. Load up your toolkit with strategies that meet the Common Core State Standards! SH02 The Fundamentals of Fact Fluency (Gr. K–5) Greg Tang What does fact fluency mean? How can you teach and assess it? Does speed matter? How about the size of numbers? Join Greg as he answers these and other questions teachers often ask as they struggle to teach students fact fluency. Get ready to shake up your thinking and your teaching as you take Day 4: Friday, July 19, 2013 a fresh look at the importance of effortless and rapid math facts recall. SH03 Teaching the Why Behind Multiplication to Unlock True Understanding (Gr. 3–5) ADV Michael Godfrey Start teaching your students the “why” behind multiplication and watch their math confidence and understanding grow! Join Michael to learn how to progressively teach place value, distributive property, area model, and the traditional algorithm. Get ready to walk away with strategies for ensuring students really understand the content you’re teaching. SH04 Organizing Common Core Clusters & Singapore Math Strategies without Losing Your Sanity (Gr. 3–8) ADV Eliza Thomas Eliza shares tried-and-true tips for organizing Common Core clusters and Singapore Math strategies across all grade levels—without losing your sanity. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to teach more effectively, with a lot less stress. SH05 Making Sense of Math at the Concrete Level: Hello, Manipulatives! (Gr. 2–4) Jana Hazekamp Which manipulatives are most effective and how can you use them to make sense of math at the concrete level? Find out here! This session is packed with innovative ideas for using new items and those you already have to teach measurement, geometry, number sense, and more. You’ll leave with powerful strategies for reaching all your learners, meeting Common Core State Standards, and connecting mathematical concepts to content and instruction. SH06 Adopting Singapore Math: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Fulfilling the Promise (Gr. K–6) ADMIN Char Forsten Thinking about adopting Singapore Math in your school or district? Join Char for a look into the benefits and challenges ahead. You’ll leave with a proven planning tool that will guide your implementation, help you avoid the pitfalls, and ensure you experience all the promises associated with this powerful model. SH07 Differentiated Math: Making New Concepts Accessible to All (Gr. 4–8) Lisa Englard Take advantage of differentiated math tasks that give every student access to new concepts regardless of their prior knowledge, skill mastery, or problem-solving ability. Join Lisa and learn how to transform typical textbook problems into differentiated tasks that allow students to adjust the level of difficulty, employ a variety of strategies, and create their own problems and solutions. Brought to You by SDE Empowering Extraordinary Educators Expect Extra- ordinary Serving the professional development needs of extraordinary educators Follow us on Twitter Twitter.com/SDE4educators Like us on Facebook Facebook.com/SDE4educators Find us on Pinterest Pinterest.com/SDE4educators Announcing... TWO NEW SDE Events Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before! NEW! July 21-24, 2013 Chicago, Illinois We believe educators have the most important job in the world. That’s why we’ve designed a NEW conference that empowers and equips K-12 educators with the tools and strategies to be extraordinary! These four packed days with 10 different areas of focus—organized by strands and grades—are designed to refresh your thinking, ensure opportunities to meet like-minded educators, and provide you with creative and critical skills to be an even better educator in 2013 and beyond. NEW! CONFERENCE for Extraordinary educators K−12 PreK–1 Educators ACADEMY Don’t be afraid to tackle the Common Core State Standards! July 20-22, 2013 | Chicago, Il • Unpack, understand, and be ready to implement the Common Core State Standards for your grade level! • Master CCSS instructional design AND teaching strategies! • Take grade-specific standards through 5 straightforward steps—coached by experts! • Leave with a toolbox full of strategies and resources including a customizable standards-based action planner! • PLUS, keep the momentum going well beyond these three exciting days with post-event webinars and ongoing networking! Learn more or register today! 1-800-462-1478 www.sde.com/nationals 13
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