Workshop participants will receive a lab manual of activities. Participants will be actively engaged with The Connected Mathematics Project curriculum as well as the graphing calculator applications of the curriculum. We will discuss implementation, classroom management, and assessment. Finally, we will discuss both state and national standards and how they are connected to this curriculum. The information presented is easily integrated with any curriculum.
Participants spend the afternoons teaching kids what they learn in the mornings.
Participants learn to use hands-on materials and the language of mathematics to stage concepts in real world settings that matter to kids. Participants receive two resource books, written by the presenter, who is a veteran classroom teacher, teacher-trainer, and Christa McAuliffe Award Winner. These books, contain hands-on lessons to teach fractions, decimals, percents, integers, and equations. A review and test are provided for each concept. Stephen Covey's work in developing the 7 Habits has been well documented in both the education and business communities.