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

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

3. Welcome! Dr. Kamil A. Jbeily, TRC

4. Overview: National MSP Conference: Chicago Math Panel Report: http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ mathpanel/report/final-factsheet.html http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ mathpanel/report/final-factsheet.html Adding It Up:

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

6. Business Items

7. PDA Update

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

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

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

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

12. Research/Projects The Greater Texas Foundation Teacher Empowerment

14. 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

15. Where have you been? RFA 2007-2008

16. Where do we go from here? RFA 2008-2009 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?

17. Learning Mathematics for Teaching (LMT) Project Learning Mathematics for Teaching http://sitemaker.umich.edu/lmt/home Other Assessments: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/lmt/links

18. 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

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