TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING MATHEMATICS PROJECT DIRECTORS MEETING April 15, 2008 Debbie Junk-TRC

“No matter how lucidly and patiently teachers explain to their students, they cannot understand for their students.” (Schifter and Fosnot, 1993)

Welcome! Dr. Kamil A. Jbeily, TRC

Overview: National MSP Conference: Chicago Math Panel Report: mathpanel/report/final-factsheet.html mathpanel/report/final-factsheet.html Adding It Up:

Overview: Local Annual Meeting invitation: STEM summit, teacher awardees CAMT: TRC session, presentations Report B: website check

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Assessing Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching April 24-25, 2008 Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown

Fostering Algebraic Thinking 6-10 May 19-22, 2008 Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown

Children’s Thinking in Measurement June 2-4, 2008 Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown, Austin

MTC: Geometry June 24-26, 2008 Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown

Research/Projects The Greater Texas Foundation Teacher Empowerment

Get Zoned! San Antonio/Austin: Regions 12, 13, 20; OLLU Dallas/Ft Worth: Regions 10, 11, NCTC Houston: Regions 4,5,6 Panhandle/Plains: Regions 9,14,16,17 NorthEast: Regions 7,8, UT Tyler SouthWest: Regions 15,18 19 SouthEast: Regions 1,2,3,UT Brownsville

Where have you been? RFA

Where do we go from here? RFA Issues to address: Your plan. Mentors? Cadre Members? How will you assess content knowledge? What role does your math faculty play? How can the TRC support you in your plan?

Learning Mathematics for Teaching (LMT) Project Learning Mathematics for Teaching Other Assessments:

Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching Understanding mathematics in the context of teaching Student thinking Strategies Tasks Bridging informal, intuitive thinking to formal mathematics Recognize the mathematics children naturally bring

Content Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics Measures (CKTM) Is… Is not…