Below is a list of the current professional development offerings of the Department of Mathematics. As new courses are developed and scheduled they will be added to this list. So please check back often. For details on the current registration and payment procedures for professional development offered by the Division of Teaching and Learning, see the Teaching and Learning Professional Development page.
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Grade 5: Integrating Everyday Mathematics with Elementary Science, Inquiry Based Learning
Date: Dec 10
Time: 8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: City College of New York NY, NY
Target Audience: 5th Grade Teachers
Maximum: 30
Facilitator: Experienced DOE Consultants and Outside Experts
Price: $100
FAMIS Item#: TLMATH105
Summary Description of Course: The Everyday Mathematics program includes many cross-curricular enrichment links. With a focus on Grade 5, during this interactive workshop participants engage in inquiry activities that explore the important connections between mathematics and science embedded in Everyday Mathematics. They analyze the role notebooks play in deepening conceptual understanding of their students. Participants learn how to reinforce the skills of measurement, data collection, displaying data, and analyzing data.
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Neurodevelopment and Learning: Ideas for Inquiry Teams (Two Days)
Date: Dec 15 and Jan 16
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: City College, NAC Bldg, Room 3/218
Target Audience: Grade 6-12 Teachers – All Subjects
Maximum: 45
Facilitator: Experienced DOE staff
Price: $200
FAMIS Item#: TLMATH118
Summary Description of Course: Scientific understanding of the mechanics of the mind can help demystify learning. We will look into the underlying principles of neurodevelopment and explore strategies that will help us and our students become better thinkers, especially in mathematics. We’ll explore how and where the human brain processes math concepts and operations, and the ways that a knowledge of neurodevelopmental constructs can broaden our understanding of student learning difficulties and expand our repertory of strategies to overcome these obstacles. We’ll be drawing on the work of Brian Butterworth, Schools Attuned and Edward de Bono.
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Using the Core Curriculum to Improve Student Achievement in High School Geometry
Date: Dec 16 and Jan 13
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: City College, NAC Bldg, Rm 3/218
Target Audience: High School Geometry Teachers, Coaches, & Supervisors
Maximum: 45
Facilitators: Dr. William Farber and Mr. Gerald Haber
Price: $200
FAMIS Item#: TLMATH121
Summary Description of Course: Participants in this workshop series will learn how to ways to differentiate instruction and accelerate student achievement in high school geometry aligned to the new NYS high school geometry standards. Participants will explore and learn the wealth of ancillary materials which accompany the new Prentice Hall Geometry book, including transparencies, class sets of manipulatives, Spanish-language materials, review book, workbooks, assessment options and especially the new online resources, plus ExamView, TeacherExpress, and other technology that is now a part of daily instruction. They will also plan instruction and learn how to develop lessons to engage diverse learners.
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Grades K – 5 Follow Up: Everyday Mathematics Grade Specific Professional Development for New Teachers Institute Level 2
Date: Jan 14
Time: 8:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: UFT
Target Audience: New Teachers, K – 5 who attended the New User
course in the Summer, 2008
Maximum: 30
Facilitator: Experienced DOE Consultants and Outside Experts
Price: $100
FAMIS Item#: TLMATH100
Summary Description of Course: This course continues to prepare new teachers to teach a specific grade level of Everyday Mathematics Third Edition. Participants explore the philosophy and components that comprise the Everyday Mathematics program and learn effective strategies for planning, managing and teaching lessons. They will also play a variety of EM games and explore their importance in computational fluency, as well as investigate Everyday Mathematics assessment opportunities.
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Using Effective Problem-Solving Strategies to Engage Middle School Students
Date: Jan 20 and Feb 3
Time: 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: The Dr. Charlotte K. Frank Mathematics Education Center - The City College,
NAC Bldg, Rm 3/218 - 138th St and Convent Ave 10031(Manhattan)
Target Audience: Grades 6,7,8 math teachers, math coaches and supervisors
Maximum: 30
Facilitator: Dr. William Farber
Price: $200
FAMIS Item#: TLMATH114
Summary Description of Course: Participants in this workshop series will learn how to accelerate their student’s achievement in mathematics through the use of effective problem solving strategies. This series will focus on problem solving, which is the primary standard on all standards lists (e.g., NCTM Standards and the NYS Learning Standards). There is a critical need for students to improve their problem solving skills, identify specific problem solving strategies, and develop effective techniques for applying these strategies to assessment. Therefore, this series is designed to provide an intensive development and reinforcement of problem solving skills to teachers and ultimately to their MS students, especially Level 1 and Level 2 students, to help improve student achievement on the NYS Grade 6-8 mathematics test.
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