Preconference 2010 workshops
Enrich your National Conference experience! Come to Albuquerque a day early for Math Recovery’s newly-expanded Pre-Conference event on Tuesday, April 27. This year, the Pre-Conference features both half-day and full-day sessions to allow you to explore your choice of specific topics in far more depth.
HALF-DAY SESSIONS (Lunch is optional for $10)
* 8:30am - 12:30pm AM1 "Don't Tell Me!: What It's Like to be a Learner in Math Recovery"
Presenter: James Martland (United Kingdom)
* 1:00pm - 4:30pm PM1 “Contrasting Instructional Approaches: Utilizing Video to Measure Student Understanding Over Time”
Presenters: Mike Busch (WY), Kate Kniss (WY)
FULL DAY SESSIONS (Lunch is included)
* 8:30am - 4:30pm DAY1 "Native American Educators: Connecting Content and Context" <CLICK HERE> Download "Connecting Content and Context" Registration Form
Presenters: Pearl Yellowman-Caye (MT) Charitina Fritzer(MT), Petey MacCarty (WY), Jason Cummins(MT),
Terry Martin (WY) and Bob Simpson (WY)
* 8:30am - 4:30pm DAY2 “Early Numeracy Workshop for Math Recovery Teachers”
Presenter: Dr. Les Steffe (University of Georgia)
AM1: "Don't Tell Me!: What It's Like to be a Learner in Math Recovery"
Presenter: James Martland, United Kingdom (James Martland co-authored the original Math Recovery books)
Price: $100
Description: This workshop is practical and interactive. The aim is to place the participants in the position of a learner, albeit at an adult level. By examining and reflecting upon how we construct an understanding we can discuss the role that language and imagery plays. We will explain a mathematical concept and record our growing confidence in its acquisition. The experience will be used to tackle areas of difficulty young children experience in early numeracy. The workshop is only open to NEW members of the MR community and others who have not experienced it before.
PM1: "Contrasting instructional Approaches : Utilizing Video to Measure Student Understanding Over Time
Presenters: Mike Busch (WY), Kate Kniss (WY)
Price: $100
Description: This session takes an in-depth look at differing pedagogical approaches and their effects on a student's development of multiplication and division concepts by examining video footage and discussing how classroom instruction impacts student understanding of multiplication and division. The video will serve as a springboard to discussions about how misconceptions and errors arise in student thinking and the classroom teacher's role in remedying these misconceptions.
DAY1: “Native American Educators: Connecting Content and Context”
Presenter: Pearl Yellowman-Caye (MT) Charitina Fritzer(MT), Petey MacCarty (WY), Jason Cummins (MT), Terry Martin (WY) and Bob Simpson (WY)
<CLICK HERE> Download "Connecting Content and Context" Registration Form
Price: $210
Description: This seminar discusses the educational needs of Native American students and their educators. Topics include the effects of environmental and developmental conditions prior to school enrollment, and current research on behaviors and cognitive development of low socioeconomic status. Focuses on how NAIA-HEDC works to support the expectation that Native American children will reach the same achievement level as their peers, and the powerful role Math Recovery plays in achieving this expectation.
DAY2: "Early Numeracy Workshop for Math Recovery Teachers"
Presenter: Dr. Les Steffe
Price: $210
Description: Dr. Steffe's name is synonymous with Early Numeracy. His research and writings greatly contribute to understanding of the constructivist field in mathematics education. He maintains extensive involvement in the professional development of math educators is currently the Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Georgia.
