Developing Leadership in Our Mathematics Community: An Effective Model to Identify and Support Teacher Leaders

11:15 - 12:15, Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Session 342
JW Marriott: 101-102
    Suzanne Alejandre, The Math Forum @ Drexel, Philadelphia, PA
    Ashley Miller, Salisbury, North Carolina

Introductions

The Math Forum Ambassadors: Ashley, Barbara, Craig, Glenys, Marie, Patty, Peggy, and Seth

 

A Little Background: The Beginning of a Journey

The Math Forum's NSDL grant-funded project from 2006 to 2009.

Ashley's Story

Car Rental Quandary: My students did a skit!

 

Barbara's Story

PoW-TER: Problems of the Week in Teacher Education

 

Craig's Story

Pre-Calculus Project: Entrepreneurship

 

Glenys's Story

6th grade students survey results

Keys to Successful Lifelong Online Learning

Some Ideas and Opportunities

Online professional development and resources -- freely accessible [pdf]

Marie's Story

Problem Solving-It Has to Begin with Noticing and Wondering [pdf]
Originally published on pages 31-33 in the December, 2010, issue of the CMC ComMuniCator, the journal of the California Mathematics Council. Copies of an unedited version of the PDF file may be distributed.

 

Patty's Story

Success using problem solving with her Geometry students.

 

Peggy's Story

"My use of the Problems of the Week from the Math Forum has been an evolution."

 

Seth's Story

Participant at Park City Mathematics Institute (PCMI)

Ashley's Presentation at NCTM

NCTM Session 140: Ashley, Marie and Suzanne
Using Technology to Transform Students' Problem Solving Experiences and Perspectives
    Thursday, April 14, 11:00 - 12:00, Convention Center, 128

 

Resources

Math Forum Orientation Sessions (free)
Each self-paced, online, asynchronous, week-long session includes activities to help teachers learn about the different features of these Math Forum services: Math Tools, Technology PoWs, PoWs
    http://mathforum.org/pd/#sessions/

 

Incorporating Financial Education into the Math Classroom (free - grant-funded)
Drawing on Math Forum resources and expertise, participants in this workshop will engage with problem solving, software, and technology tools as they explore financial education content and teaching strategies
    http://mathforum.org/fe/courses/

 

Using Technology and Problem Solving to Build Algebraic Reasoning (free)
Explore applets and other technology tools that build students' algebraic reasoning, and learn strategies for supporting students to learn through problem solving.
    http://mathforum.org/pd/algebraic/

 

Technology Tools for Thinking and Reasoning about Probability (free)
Explore applets and other technology tools that build students' probabilistic reasoning, and learn strategies for supporting students to learn through problem solving.
    http://mathforum.org/pd/probability/

 

Making Effective Use of Math Forum Resources
    focused on Grades K-2 and 3-5 http://mathforum.org/pd/tour.html
    focused on Grades 6-8 and 9-12 http://mathforum.org/pd/tour2.html

 

Math Forum Professional Development Program: Learning Math Together
    http://mathforum.org/pd/

 

Contact Information

Suzanne