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Scaling the Teaching Curve:
A PCMI Teacher Program Weekend Experience
March 12-13, 2016
Walter Payton College Prep, Chicago IL
Sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Study's Park City Mathematics Institute

Alumni & Teacher Sharing
Popular during the weekend was the chance to share resources! We've linked them from this page.
 
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A few participants shared their thoughts and photos on Twitter and together they tell the story of this weekend experience.
 
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See how the conversation continues even after the weekend is over.
 
Photos
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General
Problem Set 1: Happy Pi Day, Chicago Deep Dish Style [PDF]
Problem Set 2: Triple Trouble [PDF]
 
Session 1: What is a worthwhile task?
Documents
The Quadrilateral Task [PDF] [DOCX]
Exponent worksheet TIMSS [PDF]
Powerpoint [PDF] [PPTX]
 
References
Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998). "Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment". Phi Delta Kappan. Oct. pp. 139-148.
 
Cirillo, M. (2013). What Are Some Strategies for Facilitating Productive Classroom Discussions? NCTM Research Brief. S. DeLeeuw, Series Editor, Reston VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. http://www.nctm.org/Research-and-Advocacy/research-brief-and-clips/Strategies-for-Discussion/#brief
 
Leinwand, S. and 8 others (2014). Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. http://www.nctm.org/PtA/
 
Session 2: How can teachers adapt tasks and activities to promote classroom discussions that elicit evidence of learning?
Documents
Coloring One Quarter of a Shape [PDF] [DOCX]
Another Approach to One Quarter [PDF] [DOCX]
Hiebert Improving Math [PDF]
Jeopardy [PDF] [DOCX]
A Quadrilateral [PDF] [DOCX]
PowerPoint [PDF] [PPTX]
 
References
Dekker, T. & Querelle, N. (2002). Great assessment problems (and how to solve them). CATCH project www.fi.uu.nl/catch
 
Hiebert, J., & Stigler, J. (2004). Improving Mathematics Teaching, Improving Achievement in Math and Science, 64(5), 12-17.
 
Leinwand, S. and 8 others (2014). Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. http://www.nctm.org/PtA/
 
Session 3: How to Implement worthwhile Tasks, maintaining their Integrity
Documents
What changes worksheet [PDF] [DOC]
PowerPoint [PDF] [PPTX]
 
References
Horn, I. (2012). Strength in Numbers: Collaborative Learning in Secondary Mathematics. Reston VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
 
Kazemi, E. (1998). Discourse that Promotes Conceptual Understanding. Teaching Children Mathematics, 4, 410-414.
 
Peterson, B. (2006). Linear and Quadratic Change: A Problem from Japan. The Mathematics Teacher, 100(3). Reston VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
 
Smith, M., & Stein, M. (2011). 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions. Reston VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.