2016 SECONDARY CATALOG - CAMT Online
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
2016 SECONDARY CATALOG
The sessions at CAMT present a
CAMT 2016
variety of viewpoints. The views
expressed or implied in the sessions
should not be interpreted as official
positions of CAMT. References to
particular commercial products by
a speaker should not be construed
FIRST TIME TO CAMT? as a CAMT endorsement of said
SECONDARY
product(s). CAMT reserves the
right to change speakers, change
READY, SET, GO!
facilities, or modify the program
content.
Sessions are to provide participants
with information they can use in
WELCOME
Welcome to CAMT! We hope that while you are here you discover ways their profession and are not to be
to become a better educator and that you find the support you need from our used to sell a product. Speakers
community. who disregard the Speaker
Guidelines and use their session to
sell a product will have their session
First Timer’s Reception sponsored by Texas Instruments stopped. Participants should report
violations to the program committee
Wednesday, June 29, from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. or the registration desk.
Stars at Night, Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center
Clear the Room Policy
Information Booth To provide equal opportunity to
sessions for each attendee, it is
The information booth is located at Registration in front of Exhibit Hall 4. the policy of the CAMT Board
that rooms are to be cleared of all
participants at the end of each
Website session. The Board respectfully
The CAMT website, camtonline.org, has general conference information, a posting of requests voluntary compliance with
exhibitors, program information, and information directed to First Timers. this policy. We have made every
attempt to provide adequate seating
for participants at the conference,
Staff but for your safety and due to fire
regulations, only those with seats
The CAMT board, volunteers, and program committee (all designated by ribbons on
will be allowed in meeting rooms.
their name tags) are always available to answer your questions.
To comply with fire codes, it will be
necessary to ask any person sitting
on the floor or standing to leave the
Making the Most of Your Conference Experience room. Please remember:
Make an effort to engage with someone else. Introduce yourself to the person All meeting rooms will be cleared
waiting in line with you or sitting next to you in a session. Taking the time to focus between presentations.
on others opens our mind to new ideas. All seats are available on a first-come,
Try sitting in different areas of the room rather than always sitting at the front or the first-served basis.
back of the room. If you change where you are sitting throughout the day, you create Reserving spaces in line or saving
a different context for yourself—things look different, they sound different. seats is not permitted.
Pay attention—thinking is hard work. Don’t try to multi-task. Persons with disabilities and their
In the breaks between sessions, reflect over the last session and summarize a key assistants do not have to clear the
idea. Write it down. session room as others do.
The CAMT 2016 logo was designed
Professional Credit by Matt Carlsen. The CAMT 2016
Fill out the form located in your program book. Make a copy of it, and turn it in to print catalog was designed by Amy
your school. There is also a Certificate of Attendance located in your program book, Warren.
but it is not sufficient to count as professional development credit. CAMT does not
keep records of your professional development credit.
2
CAMT 2016
SECONDARY
2016 SECONDARY CATALOG
TWITTER #CAMT16 @camttweets FACEBOOK CAMT
DIVE IN & DON’T MISS
Opening STEPS Exhibits
Sessions, 8 a.m. Secondary Teachers Enhancing
Performance for Students:
You will want to visit the
exhibit floor to see the latest
Best Lessons from Middle School in mathematics curriculum,
Wednesday: Mathematics Classrooms manipulatives, technology, and
Jo Boaler | James Tanton many other resources.
Details on page 13.
Thursday: Exhibit Hall 4, Henry B.
Dan Meyer | Karen Karp Gonzalez Convention Center.
See page 6 for more information.
Friday:
Judy Willis | Uri Treisman
CONFERENCE SUPPORTERS
Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America
3
CAMT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CAMT 2016
SECONDARY
CAMT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board President Board Vice-President Board Secretary James Epperson, University
Lesa Beverly, Stephen F. Austin Jennifer Hylemon, Grapevine- Adam Hile, Hardin ISD, Texas of Texas at Arlington, Texas
State University, Texas Section Colleyville ISD, Texas Association of Supervisors of Section of the Mathematics
of the Mathematics Association Association of Supervisors of Mathematics Association of America;
of America Mathematics
Paul Gray, Independent Vince Schielack, Texas A&M Cynthia Schneider, Independent Treasurer
Consultant, Texas Council of University, Texas Section of Consultant, Texas Council of Linda Sams, Cypress-Fairbanks
Teachers of Mathematics the Mathematics Association of Teachers of Mathematics; ISD
America
CAMT EXECUTIVE TEAM
Debbie Perry, Midway Nancy Trapp, Independent
ISD, Texas Association of Consultant, Texas Council of
Supervisors of Mathematics Teachers of Mathematics
Conference Chair Executive Director
Paula Moeller Anita Hopkins
4
TABLE OF MEETINGS OF
CAMT 2016
CONTENTS ORGANIZATIONS
Welcome ..................................... 2
SECONDARY
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016
CAMT Board of Directors .............. 4
Texas Association of
Meetings of Organizations ............ 5 Supervisors of Mathematics
The Pavillion (across the street from the Hilton
Exhibits ...................................... 6 Palacio del Rio, 200 S. Alamo)
TABLE OF CONTENTS & MEETINGS OF ORGANIZATIONS
Reception 5:30 p.m.
Maps ........................................ 8 Meeting: 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Presider: Janet Nuzzie, TASM President
Featured Sessions...................... 12
STEPS ...................................... 13 THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016
Wednesday Sessions .................. 14 Texas Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
Thursday Sessions ..................... 29
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center
Friday Sessions ......................... 45 Reception: Tower Registration
Meeting: Room 217D
Speaker Index .......................... 57 Presider: Martha Godwin, TCTM President
Guidelines for Speakers .............. 59 TCTM members are invited to the annual TCTM
business meeting and reception. This meeting
and reception is open to all paid registrants
CAMT 2016 Committee ............ 59 attending CAMT 2016 and dues-paying members
of TCTM. No pre-registration or additional fee is
Conference Policies ................... 60 required. During our brief business meeting, we
Special Access and Handicap Provisions will share information with members about recent
For Your Child’s Safety actions of the national, state, and local councils.
Clear Air Policy Award recipients and state and local board
Cell Phone Use members will be recognized. Door prizes will be
Lost and Found awarded. We regret that children or other guests
First Aid
Program Supplement cannot be accommodated.
Name Tags
Fees
Continuing Professional Education Credit
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016
CPE Form ................................. 61
AMTE-Tx Business Meeting
Certificate of Attendance and Poster Session
and Participation ....................... 62
215
3:45-4:45
CAMT 2017 Information ........... 63 The Association of Mathematics Teacher
Education-Texas Section will hold their regular
business meeting. Members and interested
individuals are welcome.
5EXHIBIT HALL VENDORS
CAMT 2016
Commercial exhibits of instructional materials and teaching aids for mathematics instruction will be on display in Exhibit Hall 4.
SECONDARY
Many thanks to our Sponsors:
Cosenza & Associates for providing bags for participants
ECS Learning Systems for providing neck wallets for participants
EXHIBIT HALL VENDORS
Texas Instruments for hosting the 1st Timers Reception
Texas Instruments for providing the t-shirts for our volunteers
4mulaFun Inc. .................................. 322 Eureka Math ..................................... 126 Music Notes ...................................... 414
Academic Core Group, Inc. ................. 546 Exemplars, Inc. ................................. 421 Nasco ............................................... 224
Agile Mind ........................................ 435 ExploreLearning................................. 331 Neufeld Learning Systems, Inc. .......... 520
Algebra Readiness Educators,LLC ....... 307 FACEing MATH .................................. 316 Origami Owl ...................................... 132
Ascend Education .............................. 412 Family Math Night by Unity Math ........ 444 ORIGO Education .............................. 420
ATPE ................................................ 323 Frog Publications ............................... 446 Otto Trading, Inc................................ 436
Bedford, Freeman & Worth ................. 207 Geyer Instructional Products ............... 216 Outstanding Guides, LLC .................... 424
Bedtime Math Foundation .................. 134 GF Educators .................................... 246 Pearlized Curriculum.......................... 107
Big Ideas Learning, LLC ..................... 343 Got2BlingIt ....................................... 542 Pearson ............................................ 425
Borenson and Associates, Inc. ............ 408 Gourmet Learning .............................. 327 Perfection Learning............................ 423
Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks ............. 400 Green Apple ...................................... 445 QEP Professional Books ..................... 254
CAMT 2017 ...................................... 511 Greg Tang Math ................................. 243 RALLY! Education .............................. 124
CanFigureIt ....................................... 443 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt .................. 112 Ramsey Solutions .............................. 516
Carnegie Learning .............................. 115 Infinite Trading .................................. 321 Reasoning Mind ................................ 117
Casio America, Inc. ............................ 133 Integral Mathematics, Inc ................... 430 Renaissance Learning ........................ 309
Catnip’s Word Walls ........................... 442 It’s A Hoot! ....................................... 416 Russells Educational Consulting.......... 353
Center for STEM Education, UT Austin 512 IXL Learning ..................................... 308 Shmoop ............................................ 447
Claire Lynn Designs ........................... 530 Johnny’s Key ..................................... 209 Singapore Math, Inc. ......................... 113
ClassroomIQ ...................................... 130 KAMICO Instructional Media, Inc. ....... 407 SmartSchool Systems ........................ 120
Cosenza & Associates, LLC ................. 212 Kaplan Elementary ............................ 526 SpringBoard ...................................... 253
CPM Educational Program .................. 522 Karen &Company, LLC ....................... 453 Sunrise Printery ................................. 454
Creative Mathematics ......................... 506 KP Mathematics ................................ 236 Suntex International .......................... 317
Curriculum Associates ........................ 116 L&M Instructional Resources .............. 125 Superior Products, Inc. ...................... 137
D&H Distributing Company ................. 544 Lakeshore Learning Materials .............. 122 TCTM ............................................... 517
DeAlba Math Center ........................... 127 Lamar University ............................... 417 Texas A&M University-Commerce ........ 433
Dice and Bones Math ......................... 325 Learning Wrap-Ups ............................ 345 Texas Instruments .............................. 301
Didax................................................ 147 Lone Star Learning ............................ 500 The Markerboard People ..................... 312
Dinah-Might Adventures ..................... 201 MAA ................................................. 525 The Math Learning Center .................. 206
Dreambox ......................................... 449 Marcy Cook Math ............................... 426 Think Through Math........................... 213
DynaStudy, Inc. ................................. 306 Mastery Education ............................. 215 TODOS ............................................. 527
EAI Education ................................... 333 Math GPS, LLC ................................. 223 Triumph Learning .............................. 121
ECS Learning Systems, Inc. ................ 401 Math Teachers Press, Inc.................... 413 UT Arlington (Academic Partnership) ... 452
Education 2000 ................................ 123 Math-Science-Tees.com...................... 534 UT Dana Center ................................. 437
Education Galaxy ............................... 448 Mathspace ........................................ 349 Voyager Sopris Learning ..................... 131
Edusmart .......................................... 434 McGraw-Hill Education ...................... 406 Webassign......................................... 313
Enovative Technologies....................... 252 Mentoring Minds ............................... 220 WGU Texas........................................ 524
ESC, Region 4 ................................... 106 MOEMS ............................................ 354 Woot Math ........................................ 431
ETA hand2mind ................................ 230 Mountain Math/Language, LLC............ 315 Wowzers ........................................... 352
6CAMT 2016 SECONDARY EXHIBIT HALL MAP
7
EXHIBIT HALL 4 MAPMAP OF SESSION ROOMS
BALLROOM LEVEL
MARKET STREET
CAMT 2016 SECONDARY MAP OF SESSION ROOMS — BALLROOM LEVEL
8CAMT 2016 SECONDARY MAP OF SESSION ROOMS — CONCOURSE LEVEL
9
MARKET STREET
CONCOURSE LEVELMARKET STREET
STREET LEVEL
10
CAMT 2016 SECONDARY MAP OF SESSION ROOMS — STREET LEVELCAMT 2016 SECONDARY MAP OF SESSION ROOMS — RIVER LEVEL
11
MARKET STREET
RIVER LEVELFEATURED SESSIONS
CAMT 2016
SECONDARY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016 FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2016
Featured Opening Sessions Featured Opening Sessions Featured Opening Sessions
Jo Boaler, The Mindset Revolution: Teaching Dan Meyer, Beyond Relevance and Real Judy Willis, How Emotion Impacts the
Mathematics for a Growth Mindset World: Stronger Strategies for Student Brain’s Successful Learning and What to
FEATURED SESSIONS
8:00-9:30, Stars at Night Engagement 8:00-9:30 Stars at Night Do About It 8:00-9:30 Stars at Night
James Tanton, Going for the Gold: Uniting Karen Karp, Intervention and Assessment Uri Treisman, The Learning Mindsets
K-12 Mathematics in One Fell Swoop! Strategies for Students with Disabilities Movement — A Teacher’s View
8:00-9:30 Lila Cockrell 8:00-9:30 Lila Cockrell 8:00-9:30 Lila Cockrell
Featured General Interest Sessions Featured General Interest Sessions Featured General Interest Sessions
Marcy Cook, Provoke Thought with a Daily David Molina, Using Rigor to Go for the Cathy Seeley, Yes, But ... Acting Like We
Math Challenge Problem Gold 11:30-12:30 301 Say We Believe 10:00-11:00 303
10:00-11:00 Ballroom C 1
James Tanton, Exploding Dots: The Follow Elham Kazemi, Planning and Leading
Greg Tang, A Model Approach to Word Up 11:30-12:30 303 Productive Math Discussions
Problems and Arithmetic 10:00-11:00 Lila Cockrell
11:30-12:30 Ballroom C 1 John Staley, Build a Foundation for
Powerful Problem Solvers 1:00 PM - 2:00 Elham Kazemi, Transforming Practice:
Greg Tang, Critical Connections PM Lila Cockrell Organizing Schools for Meaningful Teacher
2:30-3:30 303 and Leader Learning 11:30-12:30 Lila
David Barnes, What Teachers Need to Know Cockrell
and Do to Be Successful 2:30-3:30 301
Featured Secondary Sessions Featured Secondary Sessions Featured Secondary Sessions
Jo Ann Bilderback, TEA High School Update Guthrie, Julie and Jo Ann Bilderback, TEA Andrew Stadel, The Problem Is We Need
10:00-11:00 301 Update for Middle School 10:00-11:00 301 Better Problem Solving 11:30-12:30 303
Alexander Overwijk and Bruce McLaurin, Bea Luchin, Achieving Excellence in Kathy Mittag, A Hands-On Mathematics
Improving Student Success by Spiraling Mathematics Through a Social Justice Function Activity Integrating Science Gas
Activity-Based Learning 1:00-2:00 303 Curriculum 10:00-11:00 304C Laws and Technology 1:00-2:00 301
Dinah Zike, Problem Solving, Word Problems, Andrew Stadel, A Gateway to Better Number
and Notebooking Strategies for Secondary Sense 10:00-11:00 216A
2:30-3:30 Hemisfair Ballroom 1
Marcy Cook, Problems with a Purpose:
Expect Students to Think 11:30-12:30
Hemisfair Ballroom 1
Dan Meyer, Algebra Is Power, Not
Punishment 1:00-2:00 Stars at Night
Bea Luchin, Integration of the Mathematical
Process Standards—Creating Daily
Opportunities for Problem Solving 1:00-
2:00 301
Kathy Mittag, Have Fun Teaching Middle School
TEKS Statistics Concepts 1:00-2:00 217D
Alexander Overwijk and Bruce McLaurin,
Spiraling Deeper with Activity-Based
Learning 2:30-3:30 217A
12STEPS
Secondary Teachers Enhancing Performance
CAMT 2016
for Students: Best Lessons from Middle School
Mathematics Classrooms
HEMISFAIR BALLROOM 2
STEPS will provide an opportunity for secondary teachers to participate in activities that focus on best lessons from the middle school
mathematics classroom. Six 25-minute sessions will be repeated five times so that a participant may attend five sessions in any order.
SECONDARY
Participants who do not want to attend every STEPS session may enter and leave STEPS five minutes before the hour and half-hour during
the breaks between sessions. Sessions begin on every hour and half-hour.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016
Every half hour between 1:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m. Every half hour between 10:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
Geometry, Measurement, Algebraic Thinking
STEPS
and Data Analysis
“Figure It Out”–Solving with Formulas Equations in Action!
Erin McKinney and Melinda Gonzales, Northside ISD Melissa Williams and Trisha Averkiades, Klein ISD
Do your students struggle with identifying and applying formulas Students take center stage as they develop a deep understanding
in geometry and measurement? If so, come participate in some of equations. The learning script focuses on building models,
engaging and hands-on strategies that focus on identifying and inverse operations, and thinking stems. This session is rated BN:
correctly setting up formulas. Beyond n-solve!
Statistically Humanizing Pre-Teens Getting Ahead of the Game with Slope and
Kristen Alvarez and Kathy Villemain, Boerne ISD y-Intercept
Come experience an activity that allows your pre-teen students Angela Bernard and Brittany Ford, Lamar CISD
to explore the variance in human data. Students will collect, Everyone loves a little friendly competition, including YOU!
represent, summarize, and compare human data using dot plots Transform your classroom into a fun factory by implementing
and box plots while learning more about themselves. individual, partnered, and team games. To your surprise,
your students will become actively engaged lean, mean math
Going MAD for M.A.D. machines!! Leave this session with various exciting and ready-to-
use activities that will surely enrich your classroom experience!
Shea Tomich and Christina Lora, Northside ISD
What is mean absolute deviation and what can it tell us? How
can students collaborate using meaningful data collection and Amazing Trans-Formations of Functions
calculate the mean absolute deviation? Join us as we participate in Nadine Herbst and Sheen Arthur, Eanes ISD
an activity designed to answer these questions and more. Are your students confused about transformations? Do they
know the reason “why” graphs shift in the opposite direction
ABCs of Composite Figures for horizontal transformations? This interactive lesson will help
Nicole Rose and Mary Robinson, Cedar Hill ISD students understand the horizontal and vertical translations,
Teaching measurement and geometry content without building reflections, and dilations using the Desmos graphing calculator
conceptual understanding has its downfalls as kids progress to and a matching activity.
higher levels of mathematics. In this active session, we will present
fresh ideas for teaching area in ways that appeal to the adolescent Which Way Do I Turn?
learner and prepare them for learning the more difficult concepts of
composite figures and surface area. Join us as we create letter designs Paula Mathews and Ana Garcia, Dripping Springs ISD
and make learning about composite figures as easy as ABC! Join us as we tackle the concept of rotations and the algebraic
rules that represent these rotations. We will explore how to rotate
It’s All about the Squares figures clockwise and counterclockwise in 90 degree increments
and write the algebraic rule, while making it easier for students to
Kim Keebaugh, McAllen ISD and Leighann Guiterrez, Edinburg CISD understand and make connections between geometry and algebra.
“There are so many area formulas, which one do I use? Oh no,
there isn’t a formula for that weird shape. What do I do now? Completing the Square with Area Models
What is lateral?” Too many questions! Come explore how to get a
“square deal” for you and your students. Karen Chong and Ashley Patterson, Eanes ISD
Factoring quadratic equations in mathematical situations isn’t
Pythagorean Theorem in Motion: always a viable option. In this session, we look at completing the
square as an option to solve quadratic equations by using area
Thinking Right models with a Kahoot exit ticket.
Andrea Dion and Deborah Kretschmer, Lamar CISD
Math stations are perfect for providing children a pleasurable Frazzled about Factoring?
way to practice and learn the Pythagorean Theorem. These Using the Area Model and Algebra Tiles
customizable stations actively engage students as they
demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the To Factor Polynomials
Pythagorean Theorem. Leave this session with a complete set of Delaine Evans, Katy ISD and Donald Diehl, Channelview ISD
stations to enhance the classroom experience. Discover the relationship among the product, area, factors,
and dimensions of a rectangle using algebra tiles and connect
that concept to the area model to factor polynomials. These
connections should clear up any of your students’ “frazzled”
thinking about factoring and give a more concrete idea about this
very important algebra concept.
13WEDNESDAY@8AM
CAMT 2016
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
SECONDARY
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
2000: Presentation (General Interest) 2001: Presentation (General Interest)
Lila Cockrell Stars at Night
Teaching Practices Teaching Practices
James Tanton, The Mathematical Association of America Jo Boaler, Stanford University
Going for the Gold: The Mindset Revolution: Teaching
Uniting K-12 Mathematics in Mathematics for a Growth Mindset
WEDNESDAY 8 AM & 10 AM
One Fell Swoop! In recent years scientific studies have demonstrated that
student and teacher “mindsets” have a profound impact
on learning. Students with a “growth mindset,” (Dweck,
Let me share with you an astounding mathematical 2006), who believe that intelligence and “smartness” can be
construct that, in one fell swoop, explains all the learned and that the brain can grow from exercise, learn more
mathematics of arithmetic from grade school, all of the effectively, display a desire for challenge, and show resilience
polynomial algebra from high school, elements of calculus in the face of failure. Such behaviors encourage greater math
and advanced number theory, and brings one and all to the persistence, engagement, and high achievement. Mathematics
forefront of unsolved mathematical research! Exploding teachers play a critical role in the development of mindsets.
Dots will knock your socks off! Bring paper and pencil with This session will review the ways to teach for a growth mindset,
you for this interactive mathematical ride of a lifetime! including attention to classroom norms, math tasks, questions,
and other aspects of the math classroom. We will also review the
latest brain science and think about what that means for math
learning.
WEDNESDAY@10AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2002: Activity (9-12) 2003: Activity (General Interest) 2004: Activity (General Interest)
223 007C 302B
Teaching Practices Teaching Practices Technology
Tracie Ezell, Dew ISD Sherry Morton, Region 7 ESC Jerri LaMirand, Eanes ISD
Jane Tarr, Region 7 ESC
Factoring: Thinking Inside STEM: A Way of Thinking,
the Box Using Rectangles Do I Really Know What I Doing, Creating, Organizing,
to Factor Trinomials Am Supposed to Teach? and Helping!
With all of the changes: new TEKS, new
Are guess and check methods wearing Eanes ISD has created a culture of
testing format, new Blueprint, new STAAR
you out? Come learn a different approach STEM teaching and learning at all grade
chart, and new teacher evaluation plan,
to factoring trinomials in the Algebra I levels. Come learn how our schools have
how do I know what I am supposed to
classroom, increasing understanding while integrated coding, engineering, project-
teach? Come learn how to use a purposeful
eliminating student stress. Leave with based learning, creativity, collaboration,
planning tool to ensure you are teaching
ready-to-go handouts and templates. and critical thinking into their curriculum.
the standards and, at the same time,
Our elementary campuses incorporate
move your instruction to a student-driven,
STEM carts, STEM days, and Imagination
student-focused classroom in order to
Playground; middle school campuses have
increase student success and accomplish
student experiments in space conducted
some of the standards in the T-TESS
on the Space Station; and high school
evaluation plan.
students become entrepreneurs and
compete in Robotics around the world.
STEM is a way of thinking, doing, creating,
organizing, and helping!
14CAMT 2016
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2008: Activity (6-8) 2011: Activity (6-12)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 214C 206A
2005: Presentation (General Interest) Ramona Davis, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD TEKS Content
Stars at Night TaMeka Martin, Splendora ISD
Teaching Practices Worksheet Makeover: From
Jo Boaler, Stanford University Boring to Brilliant Engaging Matters:
Participants will be given ideas and Engagement Activities and
SECONDARY
Multidimensional instructions on transforming everyday Strategies for the Secondary
worksheets into engaging activities for Math Classroom
Mathematics and students. Before and after samples will be
shared, along with complete instructions. In a world of mass media and
Equitable Group Come learn about all the creative ways you
can transform that boring worksheet into a
entertainment, how can we keep our
students engaged? In this session, you will
Work brilliant activity. All participants will have
access to all electronic files used in this
obtain strategies for engagement, whole
brain teaching, checking for understanding,
WEDNESDAY 10 AM
In this session, we will consider ways presentation. and much more! We will sing, dance,
to encourage equitable group work and have fun as we learn how to foster
by working together in groups on a positive student-centered learning
multidimensional mathematics, using 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM environment.
equity-focused grouping strategies. 2009: Activity (6-8)
006A
Technology
Pam Littleton, Independent Consultant 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2012: Activity (6-12)
Building Concepts in 305
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Middle Grades for Statistics TEKS Content
Janice Magee, Palestine ISD
2006: Activity (6-8)
217A
and Probability
TEKS Content This hands-on session will feature TI’s Fill the Gaps to Get the
Lauren Wooldridge, Bryan ISD new Building Concepts in Mathematics Gold
Mary Russ, Bryan ISD resources and the TI-Nspire™ CX
Be a Math Champ on the way to the Gold
Technology. Building Concepts in
Stations... Seriously? Mathematics is a series of lessons that
by exploring gaps in the transition from
middle school to high school. Students
Grades 6-8 cover essential, foundational mathematics
concepts—like statistics and probability.
come to high school with gaps in their
Shift your way of thinking about stations. understanding of integers and radicals. We
Activities will focus on TEKS for Grades 5
Come learn time-saving, easy-to-implement will look at proper mathematical language
through 8. Attendees will receive samples
techniques to turn old math ideas into new to use in helping fill these gaps—No “Keep
of lessons and activities that can be used
learning stations. it,” “Flip it,” “Change it” allowed here.
with the TI-Nspire™ technology.
Come prepared to explore the number line
and area models to be the champion for
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM your students’ success.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2007: Activity (6-8) 2010: Activity (6-8)
006C 304B
TEKS Content 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Teaching Practices
Johnette Monaghan, McKinney ISD 2013: Activity (6-12)
Cathryn Albrecht, Rockwall ISD
221B
Megan Gist, Venus Britton, Rockwall ISD
Dividing Fractions: Flipping TEKS Content
Not Needed Shining the Light on Allen Antoine, Rice University Office of STEM
Engagement
Have you had students say, “Don’t ask why, Process Standards with Amber Szymczyk, Rice University Office of
just flip and multiply”? Then, when asked Middle School Teacher STEM Engagement
why the strategy works, they are stumped?
Participants in this session will learn how
Leaders: A Mentor Program Hanging in the Balance:
to build on students’ prior knowledge, in Rockwall ISD An Integrated Equations
intuitive behaviors, and numeracy skills to
teach fraction division.
In the spring of 2015, a math mentor Investigation
program was developed to bring the K-12
math process standards to light in our Math teachers talk about solving equations,
middle school classrooms in Rockwall and science teachers talk about balancing
ISD. We will share the bright spots and equations; isn’t it time the two teachers
challenges in moving forward with our talked to each other? Experience a hands-
vision, an implementation structure on inquiry investigation into what it means
that can be replicated, and a way to to “solve” an algebraic equation and to
inspire teacher leaders to move beyond “balance” a chemical one using the same
their classroom walls in collaboration. physical models! Find out how equations
Participants will gain a deeper are the same and different in these two
understanding of the process standards. classes and how you can help students
understand both by integrating your
instruction.
15CAMT 2016
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2014: Activity (6-12) 2017: Presentation (6-12) 2020: Activity (9-12)
216A 218 214B
Technology Assessment TEKS Content
Laura Rankin, Klein ISD Alyona Atsalis, Northside ISD Julie Horn, Region 4 ESC
Jessica Keen, Klein ISD
Organizing Tips for Middle Completing the Square in
Let’s Be Smart About This and High School Teachers Algebra I
SECONDARY
If you can’t beat ’em, join ‘em! Instead These organizing tips will help new and Algebra I students will be expected to
of fighting our students to stay off their experienced teachers. They will save you solve quadratic equations by the method
phones, let’s put them to good use! In time, so you have time for the important of completing the square. Come explore a
this session, we will demonstrate different things. Handouts will be provided. lesson that teaches students the concept
ways to integrate students’ smart phones of completing the square with algebra tiles
that will be sure to pique interest and and making connections to the algebraic
engagement. These student-friendly 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM procedure.
communication methods will open new 2018: Activity (6-12)
ways for you to extract thoughts and ideas
WEDNESDAY 10 AM
006B
from your students! Technology 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Rick Sanchez, Goliad ISD 2021: (Repeated 2108) Activity (9-12)
005
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2015: Activity (6-12)
The TI-Nspire Navigator™ Gifted and Talented
224 System—Activities for Catherine Baker, Nederland ISD
Technology Beginners Getting More “AP” Into
Victoria Soto, Northside ISD
Do you have a TI-Nspire Navigator™ Your Pre-AP Classes
Teaching with TI-Nspire™ System, but don’t know how to use it,
or are just starting to use it and want to In this session, you will be learn simple
CX Student Software and learn more? This hands-on session will additions you can make to your Pre-AP
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, or PreCal
Teacher NC Technology: demonstrate many features of the TI-Nspire
classes to help your students be better
Navigator™ classroom learning system to
Can You Guess My Age? help you get started. Learn how to use prepared for the AP Calculus Exam.
Taking the popular “Guess the Age” screen captures—learn how to make and (Repeat of session from CAMT 2015)
activity and using the Nspire™ CX Student send quick polls—learn where to find
Software in a 1-1 environment, the activity Navigator activities and how to transfer
will be demonstrated on the calculator them to student handhelds. This session 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
first, and then shown in Publish View as is for beginner, but even experienced users 2022: (Repeated 2109) Activity (9-12)
a student document. Come experience an might learn something new. 217D
activity collecting data, finding the line Gifted and Talented
of best fit, and using the Linear Parent Melody Young, Sherman ISD
Function to determine just how good of a 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
guesser you are. 2019: Activity (6-12)
Top 10 Things I Learned
207B While Grading AP Statistics
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Teaching Practices
Kay Neuse, Prince of Peace Catholic School,
Exams
2016: Activity (6-12) Plano The presenter has been a grader for AP
221D Statistics for 6 years. We will look at the
TEKS Content Book It! Algebra 1 top 10 tips she has found during those 6
years to improve your AP Statistic scores.
Kathy Hale, Region 14 ESC Notebooks
Why Can’t Students Use Interactive notebooks are used frequently
in science, but have you thought of using
Geometric Formulas? How one in Algebra 1? This session is for
Can We Make It Better? teachers who are looking for organization
What is the root of the problem students tips, note-taking strategies, and ways to
have with using formulas? Maybe it starts chunk information for Algebra 1 classes. A
with understanding definitions and names. ton of classroom-ready resources specific to
Participate in a hands-on activity that helps Algebra 1 will be available for download for
develop a more thorough understanding of teachers attending this session.
geometric solids.
16CAMT 2016
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2023: Activity (9-12) 2025: Activity (9-12)
205 006D 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
TEKS Content Technology 2027: Presentation (9-12)
Yvette Henry, Region 4 ESC Kristen Arterbury, ESC Region 12 301
Jo Ann Bilderback, Texas Education Agency
Transformations in Algebra Geometry Activities with the Julie Guthrie, Texas Education Agency
Students in Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 are TI-Nspire™ CX Technology
SECONDARY
learning functions using transformations.
Come experience multiple ways to
During this hands-on session, attendees TEA Update for High
will use the TI-Nspire™ CX handheld to
formatively assess your students’
understanding of transformations using
explore a variety of geometric concepts School Mathematics
to support instruction of geometry
multiple representations and function This session will present the most
TEKS. The handheld features built-in
notation. current information regarding high
interactive geometry capabilities and has
school mathematics education.
additional unique functionality. The TI-
Critical issues such as state and
Nspire™ CX Navigator System will also
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM federal requirements, graduation
WEDNESDAY 10 AM
be used for instruction. The TI-Nspire™
2024: (Repeated 2076) Activity (9-12) requirements, new mathematics
CX is acceptable for use on a variety of
225B courses, revised TEKS, TxAiR, Project
assessments including STAAR Algebra I
College/Career Readiness Share, and STAAR will be discussed
EOC, STAAR math Grade 8, SAT, ACT, and
Melissa Heinz, SpringBoard, by curriculum and assessment staff.
AP exams.
The College Board Attendees will be given the opportunity
Shannon Hernandez, Betsy Norris, to ask questions.
Fort Worth ISD
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Turn Summer Learning 2026: (Repeated 2106) Activity (9-12)
304A
Loss Into Your Gain and Teaching Practices
Accelerate Math Success Cathy Banks, Texas Woman’s University 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Jake Hammons, Texas Woman’s University 2028: Presentation (College)
The path to advanced high school math
215
courses, including AP, can be rocky if Using Different Methods to Teaching Practices
students are not well prepared. Come
hear about Fort Worth ISD’s innovative Teach Proofs in High School Layne Heitz, Southeastern Oklahoma State
University
model for accelerating students with an Geometry
engaging 6-week summer program using
SpringBoard from The College Board. The
We will look at teaching high school Questions for Questioning
geometry proofs using three different Teachers and administrators want to
high rigor courses are raising retention and
methods as described in the TEKS; improve student achievement. Research
performance in this urban district. This
paragraph proofs, flow-chart proofs, and, of suggests that effective questioning in
session will offer best practices for building
course, the 2-column proofs. the classroom can improve both student
opportunities focused on college and career
readiness. achievement and involvement. Effective
questioning can improve students’
engagement by shifting the learning
responsibility from the teacher to the
student. The purpose of this session is
two-fold. The first is a sharing of current
research on questions. The second is to
provide a platform for an open discussion
on how to improve the questioning
techniques in our teacher education
programs.
17WEDNESDAY@11:30AM
CAMT 2016
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
2029: Activity (General Interest) 2033: (Repeated 2152) Activity (6-8)
SECONDARY
225A 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 223
Interventions 2031: Presentation (General Interest) Teaching Practices
Kewanta Greer, Feed the Mind Hemisfair Ballroom 1 Susie Hakansson, TODOS: Mathematics for All
Teaching Practices
Model, Lead, Test: Greg Tang Equity and Excellence:
Systematically Teach Understanding Ratios and
Behavior A Model Approach Proportional Reasoning
to Word Problems
WEDNESDAY 11:30 AM
We cannot assume that children will arrive We want all students to develop
in our classrooms well-behaved and ready mathematical proficiency in using ratios
to learn. Small behavior issues can waste
valuable teaching time and even build and Arithmetic and proportional reasoning. For this to
occur, we must address the language needs
into confrontations. Learn a research- Visual models are the key to making of students, particularly English learners,
based, time-tested classroom management challenging arithmetic and word and address our own understanding of
program that encourages, empowers, problems easier to solve. We will ratios and proportional reasoning, thus
and promotes excellence. Stop negative explore a strategic progression of focusing on equity and excellence. Be
behavior before it begins. Use class time models that develops the algebraic prepared to do some mathematics!
for teaching math‚ not correcting behaviors. thinking skills kids need for higher
This impossible dream is absolutely math. The goal isn’t to make math
possible. easy—it is to give students the tools 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
they will need when math gets hard. 2034: Activity (6-12)
213A
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM TEKS Content
2030: Activity (General Interest) Torrey Conerly, Houston A+ Challenge
218
Technology Building an Environment
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Kim Caise, Kim.Caise.com
2032 : Activity (6-8) for Learning
Mobile Devices in the 214B How do you build an environment where
Gifted and Talented students feel like they are a part of a
Mathematics Classroom Rita Tellez, Ysleta ISD community? This session focuses on
Many educators are constantly challenged Ysleta ISD Math Team activities and lessons that build an
to introduce new and innovative ways to environment where students can feel safe
reach their students to foster enthusiasm Hollywood Mathematics: to take intellectual risks and work together
for the learning process. As an alternative Lights, Action, Algebra!! to make sense of mathematics.
to the textbook, mobile devices allow a
unique approach to the educational process Summer camps provide a perfect setting
by introducing students to exciting and for students to enrich their knowledge, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
engaging apps and mathematics content. prepare for next year, and become excited 2035: Activity (6-12)
Come join this national board-certified about learning. Students in this STEAM 006B
teacher for an exciting session about using camp use mathematics and technology to TEKS Content
mobile devices, including cell phones, in develop, create, and present a short film Christy Rollins, Northside ISD
the classroom. to be shared with parents. Students are
exposed to set and costume design, as well Electrify with TI
as movie-making software. Participants will
engage in math activities that reveal the Learn how to “electrify” your classroom
excitement and relevance of the camp as by utilizing TI Nspire™ products. Using
they learn about this camp’s production. graphing calculators along with the
Additionally, participants will receive hand- Navigator™ system you can engage
outs and access to math lessons/materials students in your secondary mathematics
online. classroom. Nspire™ calculators will be
provided during the session.
18CAMT 2016
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
2036: Activity (6-12) 2039: Activity (6-12) 2042: Activity (6-12)
217D 217A 006C
TEKS Content Technology Technology
Julie Sandifer, Stephen F. Austin State Maria Ellis, West Orange-Cove CISD Robb Wilson, Texas Instruments
University
Michelle Adams, Nacogdoches ISD Teaching Math in Today’s Success On Day 1 with
Fill It Up! World the TI-84 Plus Graphing
SECONDARY
Project-Based Learning, Flipping the Calculator
It is always challenging to help our Classroom or Blended Learning, Stations,
students reach their full potential when Whether you are integrating the TI-84
Differentiated Instruction, Research-Based Plus family into your classroom for the
it comes to word problems in a math Lessons, STEM or STEAM, Interactive
classroom. In this session, we will turn first time, or simply want to polish your
Notebooks with Foldables or Cornell skills for back to school, this session will
those words into hands-on activities, so Notes, Collaborating, Spiraling—so many
that they might be able to fully understand highlight strategies for success on Day One.
choices—which one (or combination) do We will explore basic technology skills on
concepts in a rich and meaningful way. you choose? This session will help you find
Leave this session “filled up to the top” the graphing calculator, and you will also
WEDNESDAY 11:30 AM
which strategies you could use to create a learn techniques for modeling technology
with great ideas and resources to try in your fun, productive classroom—no matter the
own classroom. skills in your classroom with the TI-84
income levels of the school. Even teachers Plus SmartView software. The upgraded
in Title I schools can create lessons that SmartView software includes all versions of
develop higher-level thinking in a fun the TI-84 Plus family.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM environment.
2037: Activity (6-12)
221D
TEKS Content 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 2043: Activity (6-12)
Jennifer Mascheck, Houston A+ Challenge 2040: Activity (6-12) 007C
214A
Getting Started with Talk TEKS Content
Teaching Practices
LaTonya Whitaker, Region 7 ESC
With every big idea in mathematics comes Monica Kendall, Discover Numbers! LLC Sherry Morton, Region 7 ESC
misconceptions and errors, and many of Aben Ellerbee, Neufeld Learning Systems, Inc.
these misconceptions in our classrooms
happen in silence. Come to this session The Algebra I Ironman: I’m All Tapped Out!
to explore strategies and teacher moves A Three-Part Race to the Resources, Where Are You?
that reduce the negativity associated with Where can a math teacher go to get good
students making mistakes in front of their TEKS Finish Line materials that will engage students and
peers and promote student participation in All Algebra I students can be successful, develop critical thinking? This session
mathematical conversations. given a challenging, yet nurturing will give teachers resources and ideas that
conditioning regimen in which they are easy to use in the classroom on a daily
apply the Algebra I process and content basis.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM standards with the help of a strategically
2038: Activity (6-12) designed three-part lesson. In this session,
212A participants will explore Algebra I TEKS 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Games related to linear and quadratic functions 2044: Activity (9-12)
Megan Wright, North East ISD through a model involving 1) blended 207A
Jennifer Austin, North East ISD instruction, 2) a tiered approach to R+I, TEKS Content, Commercial
and 3) differentiated instruction. Susan May, Charles A. Dana Center, UT Austin
Manageable Tasks Anne Joyoprayitno, Charles A. Dana Center,
“Was that the bell? I don’t want to leave! UT Austin
I’m not done with my assignment!” If 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
you’re not hearing these words at the 2041: Activity (6-12) A Transformational
end of your class, then this is the session 006A
Technology
Approach to Geometry
for you! In this session, you will learn
to transform ordinary worksheets into Tom Reardon, Youngstown State University The 2012 TEKS emphasize a
engaging, cooperative learning activities transformational approach to geometry.
that allow students to help themselves, iPad Resources to Support During the session, participants will explore
activities that support a transformational
self-check, and celebrate success during Instruction of Grade 8-12 approach to geometric relationships
class practice.
TEKS and encourage students to think
This demonstration session will feature TI- transformationally throughout the geometry
Nspire™ activities that incorporate iPads, course. These activities will draw from a
effective teaching practices, and interactive variety of sources, including from an online
content into math classrooms. The session teaching tool, available to schools on a
will explore using tablets for graphing, subscription basis, developed by the Dana
calculating, geometry, spreadsheets, Center in collaboration with Agile Mind.
statistics, note taking, and self-assessment.
Activities will focus on a variety of middle
school and high school TEKS. Regretably,
iPads will not be provided for the session,
so please bring your own.
19CAMT 2016
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
2045: Activity (9-12) 2048: Activity (9-12) 2050: Activity (9-12)
005 302C 209
College/Career Readiness TEKS Content, Commercial TEKS Content
Shayla Hoffman, Glen Rose ISD Debbie Sheridan, Frassati Catholic High Julie Frizzell, Region 10 ESC
School
Exploring with Trigonometry High School Statistics—It’s
Solving Systems of
SECONDARY
Sometimes older students do not get time Not Just for AP Anymore
to explore in the mathematics classroom. Equations Using the TI-84 Are you looking for ideas for your non-
They can miss out on seeing how powerful
math truly is. Through a few hands-on
Plus CE AP Statistics class? Come experience
In this hands-on session, participants will classroom-ready activities that address a
activities, students can get out of the
use the TI-84 Plus CE to explore systems variety of statistics topics.
classroom and make discoveries through
trigonometry in their school. Links will be of equations through a series of classroom-
provided to all activities. ready activities. Given a real-life context,
you will solve problems by representing
WEDNESDAY 11:30 AM
a problem situation using a system of 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
equations, solve the system using a 2051: Activity (College)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
variety of solution strategies, and interpret 215
2046: Activity (9-12)
the solution as it relates to the problem Faye Bruun, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
304C
context. Kimberly Moore
Gifted and Talented
Robert Hanchett, Spring ISD Going for the Gold Standard
Fatal Vision Goggles and
® 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM in Mathematics Teacher
Distract—A Match in the 2049: Activity (9-12)
006D
Education
AP Statistics and STEM Technology The Reformed Teaching Observation
Classroom Richard Parr, Rice University Protocol (RTOP) was developed as
an observation instrument to provide
Help build your program when teaching Exploring Precalculus and a standardized means for detecting
experimental design in your AP Statistics
and STEM classroom. Test students’ motor
AP Calculus Activities with the degree to which K-20 classroom
instruction in mathematics or science was
skills while wearing Fatal Vision® goggles, the TI-Nspire™ CX reformed. Reform was defined as signaling
which simulate the physical effects of In this session, participants will see how a paradigm shift from the traditional
alcohol intoxication. You will then conduct concepts from Precalculus and AP Calculus teacher-centered, lecture-driven class to a
a test on the TI-84 to determine the can be explored graphically, numerically, student-centered, activity-based learning
validity of student hypotheses. You will and analytically using TI-Nspire™ CX environment that typically includes
make histograms on the TI-84 from data handheld technology. The TI-Nspire™ CX multiple opportunities for collaboration
collected while playing Distract-A-Match. and TI-Nspire™ CX CAS units also come among students. We will discuss how this
with companion teacher software featuring tool can be used by mentors to help novice
a built-in Ti SmartView emulator. The TI- mathematics teachers become student
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Nspire™ CX handheld is acceptable for use centered.
2047: Activity (9-12) on AP exams.
207B
TEKS Content
Patti Nicodemo, Region 4 ESC
Prove It!
Come experience activities incorporating
the mathematical process standards
that are designed to promote analyzing
relationships and justifying mathematical
ideas to make proofs in high school
geometry accessible for all students.
20WEDNESDAY@1 PM
CAMT 2016
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2054: Activity (6-8) 2057: Activity (6-8)
SECONDARY
214C 206B
Don’t forget Interventions, Commercial
Kimberly Rimbey, KP Mathematics
Interventions
Melody Lloyd, Region 10 ESC
STEPS! Harmonizing Decimals and
Fractions Through Problem
Strategies for Effective
Math Instruction
Solving How do you get your students engaged in
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. math instruction? Come to this session
WEDNESDAY 1 PM
Making sense of decimal concepts and
Hemisfair Ballroom 2 operations requires strong connections
and you will walk away with easy ways
to differentiate your instruction to get
between fractions and place value. Come
maximum engagement and increase rigor
See page 13 explore decimal fraction multiplication
within your math classroom! We will focus
using concrete and visual models,
on several strategies for how to tweak your
connected to written work and grounded in
current lessons to engage all learners,
problem solving.
while incorporating collaboration and some
healthy competition!
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2052: Activity (General Interest) 2055: Activity (6-8)
223 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
304B
Teaching Practices 2058: Activity (6-8)
TEKS Content
Lara Roberts, Pasadena ISD 008A
DeBorah Fillyaw, North East ISD
TEKS Content
Sylvia Holguin, North East ISD
Instructional Coaching in Lisa Kutsch, Manor ISD
Mathematics: Lessons Holiday Math—Review of Tricks Are Not For Kids!
Learned and Next Steps Middle School Math TEKS Have you had students who knew a math
Are you new to your role as a mathematics Right Before Winter Break trick but did not know why it worked, or
coach? Are you an experienced Do you want to learn how to keep your when to use it? Participants will analyze
mathematics coach looking for additional students excited about math right before several common math tricks used in middle
was to hone your craft? Join us as we the Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks? This school math and learn how to replace tricks
explore the lessons learned from a veteran session will present 2 projects that can with activities that build mathematical
mathematics coach and explore strategies help! The Thanksgiving activity, easily understanding.
for getting started, building relationships, completed in two to five days, will cover
enrolling teachers, and guiding teachers middle school TEKS on fractions, decimals,
through reflective practice. and percents. The Winter Break activity 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
will cover TEKS on scaling, measurements, 2059: Activity (6-8)
and proportions. This project, lasting one 225A
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM to two weeks, calls for the students to Interventions
2053 (Repeated 2207): Activity (6-8) build a scale model of holiday lights. Both Rebecca Atnip, Catnip’s Word Walls
210A activities are “hands-on,” have a rubric, Casey Pena, Cindy Hubbart, Judson ISD
Assessment and include graphs and charts which meet
Trisha Averkiades, Klein ISD the technology TEKS. Winning with Word Walls
Melissa Williams, Klein ISD Word walls work, but how do you work with
word walls? Come learn some practical
Assessing Your 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ways to set up and utilize a word wall
Assessments: A Holistic 2056: Activity (6-8) in your classroom that will enhance
007A
Approach to Test Writing TEKS Content
instruction and increase student learning.
Let us make using word walls easier for you
Feeling frustrated because your data Sherry Olivares, Region 4 ESC and more engaging for your students.
doesn’t reflect all the hard work you’ve
done? You’ve written lesson plans Mean Absolute Deviation—
that include differentiation, high-yield
engagement strategies, manipulatives,
What? for Grade 8
and formative assessments, and your Yes, mean absolute deviation is coming
student scores still seem to be missing the to the middle school mathematics TEKS!
mark? During this session, participants Come explore both numerical and graphical
will explore the backward design model representations and descriptions of data
by analyzing question stems and answer which include center, shape, and spread
choices, editing existing questions to (mean absolute deviation, IQR, etc.) to
provide more diversity in thinking, and build your future students’ understandings
learning to evaluate assessments through a of these concepts.
fresh perspective.
21CAMT 2016
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2060: Activity (6-8) 2063: Activity (6-12) 2066: Activity (9-12)
006A 302A 206A
Technology Interventions Gifted and Talented
Corina Srygley, Amarillo ISD April Burroughs, Klein ISD James Fleetwood, San Antonio ISD
Janet Vallejo, Klein ISD
Fraction and Proportion De-Fuzzifying Math Terms
Reasoning Activities for It’s All About the Learning by Clarifying Their Latin
SECONDARY
Grades 5-7 TEKS Do you know how your students learn? Roots
In this session, we will focus on student
This hands-on session will feature TI’s learning instead of teachers teaching. Did you ever wonder who in the world
new Building Concepts in Mathematics We will share ideas and strategies to came up with our math terminology?
resources and the TI-Nspire™ CX help the struggling student such as Perpendicular? Factor? Radius? Acute?
Technology. Building Concepts in building relationships, encouraging self- Tangent? Tessellate? Integer? Fraction?
Mathematics is a series of lessons that efficacy, using individual data to guide Sinusoid? Area? Volume? Curriculum?
cover essential, foundational mathematics individualized instruction, assessing Fisbin? (I made that one up—but they
concepts—like fractions, ratios, and informally instead of always formally, all seem that way to our students!) All
WEDNESDAY 1 PM
proportions. Attendees will receive samples and differentiation for different types of of these words come from Latin. With a
of lessons and activities that can be used learners. Join us to find out how to make it minimum of linguistic understanding, your
with the TI-Nspire™ technology. all about the learning. students will have both a visual, pictorial
representation of the word, as well as a
cognitive “click” of comprehension.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2061: Activity (6-8) 2064: Activity (6-12)
Hemisfair Ballroom 3 305 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Games TEKS Content, Commercial 2067: (Repeated 2107) Activity (9-12)
John Felling, Box Cars & One-Eyed Jacks Wanda Edwards, Centerville ISD 221A
Nancy Kindle, Anderson-Shiro ISD TEKS Content
Double the Learning with Jennifer Morgan, Coahoma ISD
Middle Years Math Games Purposeful Problem Strands
Factoring Like a Champ
Come learn old favorites and many Are you looking for ways to build
new math games that use double dice. thought-provoking strategies, while building Do your students struggle with factoring?
Participants will also learn ways to play the numeracy in grades 6-12? Come investigate Help them to factor like a champ! I’ll be
games when double dice aren’t available, purposeful problem strands to see how showing different methods of factoring
so there won’t be anything that prevents they can be used to entice higher-level everything from trinomials to differences of
participants from using these motivating thinking, engagement, and success. The cubes. The tic-tac-toe method of factoring
and engaging games that focus on many numerical power for students will develop trinomials with a coefficient other than one
of the math concepts at the middle new strategies in order to become better will be featured as well.
years levels. Concepts include fractions, problem solvers.
coordinate geometry, order of operations,
linear equations, and many more. A 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
handout with game boards will be provided 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 2068: Activity (9-12)
and participants will have links they can 2065: Activity (6-12) 214B
use to download rules and many follow-up 006D TEKS Content
activities. Technology Jane Silvey, Lindale ISD
John Ashurst, Independent Consultant Linda Bruton, retired
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Programming and Coding The Key to Unlocking
2062: Activity (6-12) with the TI-Nspire™ Student Thinking
214A
Assessment Technology Educational research supports the concept
that learning is about making connections.
Beth Sarles, Huffman ISD This session will introduce participants Connections and relationships lead directly
Tanna Padgett, Huffman ISD to TI-BASIC coding language for the TI- to higher-level questioning in the math
Nspire™ technology. Attendees will learn
Are You in Shape? how to use programming commands built
classroom. Come join us and feel the
power created by linking connections from
Formative Assessment into the TI-Nspire™ and begin to write a Algebra to Calculus; thus promoting your
few simple programs of their own. A variety
Techniques of Geometric of resources will be shared. TI-Nspire™
students’ math thinking and analysis skills.
Leave with new problems and ideas ready
Concepts handhelds will be provided, but feel free to to be implemented in your classrooms.
bring your own.
A key component of instruction of any
mathematical concept is formatively
assessing students’ progress. This session
will introduce some qualitative activities
using geometric concepts designed to
allow students to demonstrate their
understanding. These activities are
transferable to any mathematical concept.
22You can also read
