TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING MATHEMATICS PROJECT DIRECTORS MEETING October 23, 2008 TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

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 TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Welcome! Dr. Kamil A. Jbeily, Executive Director, TRC TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

TEA Update Erika Pierce, Assistant Director of Mathematics, TEA TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Business Items New TRC DataCenter Stephen Gray, Webmaster, TRC Budgets and Invoicing Jeff Early, Manager of Central Operations, TRC TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Professional Development Academies, Debra Junk, Coordinator for Mathematics Initiatives, TRC

THE MATHEMATICS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DILEMMA TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

“It is interesting to note that the same weaknesses we have seen in research on K-12 mathematics instruction, including inadequate questioning for understanding, and lack of attention to sense making (Weiss, et al 2003), are often evident in professional development (Boyd, et al. 2003). Despite good intentions and careful planning, all too often the discussions drift away from the mathematics at hand, TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

especially if the participating teachers want to focus on classroom management issues. Teachers may come away with a sense of community with colleagues who have similar concerns, certainly a valuable outcome, but without the enhanced knowledge and skills that the PD was designed to promote.” Learning to Lead Mathematics Professional Development (forward by Iris Weiss, Horizon Research) TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

GeoGebra October 30-31, 2008 University of Texas, SZB 324 Austin, Texas TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Assessing Children’s Algebraic Thinking: K-2 November 14-15, 2008 J. J. Pickle Research Campus Austin, Texas TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Assessing Children’s About Fractions: 3-5 January 16-17, 2009 J. J. Pickle Research Campus Austin, Texas TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

TexTEAMS Algebra II Revisited January 28-31,2009 Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown Austin, Texas TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

CAMT 2009 July 15-17, 2009 Budgeting Ideas? TRC Booth? TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Issues in Professional Development Constructivism in practice Algebra in 8 th grade Algebraic thinking in the younger grades TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Ashley’s Problem 19 kids want to go to the zoo. On the bus there are 7 seats. The children can sit 3 or a seat or 2 to a seat. No on can sit alone. How many children will be sitting 3 to a seat and how many children will sit 2 to a seat? TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Alison’s problem: b + b + b - 20 = 36 TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Web-Updates Podcasts: Stereotype Threat: Stef Paramoure Profound Understanding Of Children's Mathematics: Debbie Junk Listserves: TEA TRC MSP TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

TRC Events Marsha Willis, Professional Development Coordinator, TRC Annual Meeting June 30 to July 2, 2009 Honoring The Teachers (HTT) TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

MSP Update Anne Vexler, Manager-Math and Science Partnerships, TEA TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Stories from the Field Warren Koepp, Region 18 Veronica Hernandez, Region 19 Andi Parr, Region 12 TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Round Table Discussions Communicating with Administrators/Media, Carol Fletcher Assessing Teacher Knowledge, Debbie Junk Tracking Budgets, Jeff Early Q&A DataCenter, Stephen Gray Early Childhood, Mary Hobbs TEXAS REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING