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

Dan Kang - Lesson Study [PDF]

Marty Schnepp - A Parent's Guide to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics [PDF]

Ben Hyman - Rotation in R^2: An Etude [PDF]

Benjamin Walker - Social Dynamics and Math Discussions [PDF] [PPTX]

 

Jess Kachur

shared http://www.wsmi.net/, a great PD opportunity for those of you who want something longer than a weekend but aren't quite ready to commit to the full three-week experience of PCMI.

 

Kyle Eck

encouraged all teachers to record brief, targeted instructional videos using tools like Screencast-o-matic.

 

Marissa Walczak

suggested we join or make use of the Math Twitter Blogosphere, MTBoS: https://exploremtbos.wordpress.com/. She also showed us a handy search engine for it: http://www.fishing4tech.com/mtbos.html.

 

Esther Song

pointed us to her "Geometry Skills Review Menu," [DOCX] [PDF] which she uses to structure and differentiate the review process for students in an authentic, engaging way.

 

Aminat Maxwell

spoke to the emotions tied to the student experience, and how she is reconsidering her approach, especially with respect to practicing more patience, to students who say they're stuck or don't know what to do.

 

Scott Stiller

informed those of us who didn't have projectors that we should check out the IPEVO line of products.

 

Use this google.doc to stay in touch!

Scaling the Teaching Curve - Chicago 3/12 - 3/13 PCMI PD - Digital Whiteboard