Critical Issues in Mathematics Education 2012: Teacher education in
view of the Common Core
Mar 21, 2012 to Mar 23, 2012
Organizer(s): Dave Auckly, Hyman Bass, Amy Cohen-Corwin, and William McCallum
To apply for funding, you must register by Mon, Mar 05 2012.
The wide adoption of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
(CCSSM) offers a helpful curricular coherence to the environment of
teacher education. And so the CCSSM present both an opportunity and a
challenge to teacher education. An opportunity because of the greater
focus made possible. A challenge because not only of the ambitious
level of the CCSSM, but also of the prominent role in them of
Mathematical Practices. While most mathematicians will find these
congenial, much needs to be done to make them meaningfully understood
by teachers and teacher educators, and, still more, how to enact them
as an organic aspect of instruction. The CIME workshop aims to gather
and stimulate ideas for how to meet this opportunity and challenge.
http://www.msri.org/web/msri/education/show/-/event/Wm9414
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
17 Gauss Way
Berkeley, CA 94720-5070
Overview: One Stop Education Shop is an educational services
organization that provides budget-priced tutoring for schools and
families of any socioeconomic status. We have a great opportunity
to mentor high school students in Pacifica in Algebra starting
the week of January 23rd.
Please send your resume Zubin Koshy at
OneStopEducationShop@gmail.com for consideration.
Noyce Illinois: Mathematics Teacher Scholarship
Are you interested in earning $20,000?
Are you passionate about mathematics?
Are you determined to become a highly qualified mathematics teacher?
Consider joining Noyce!
It is an exclusive opportunity for future mathematics teachers. If you are selected, you will experience a demanding preparation yet fulfilling experience that will prepare you for your future career as a mathematics teacher. In addition, you will be a member of a supportive and fun community. We will support you during your placements at local schools, student teaching, and even during your first years of teaching!
Some of the benefits of being a Noyce scholar include:
• One-on-one mentoring every other week
• Regular interaction with a model mathematics teacher
• Books for your professional library
• Suggestions for your lesson plans during student teaching
• Feedback on videos of your teaching
• Opportunities to work in an after school mathematics club
• Professional conferences with creative ideas for your classroom
• Ongoing help with things you are struggling with
• Professional development Saturdays focused on such things as: differentiated instruction, using specific technology tools, and classroom management
• Continued support in your first years of teaching
Check out what some of our current scholars say about Noyce on our website.
Please contact us at: noyce@education.illinois.edu
Visit our website for additional information
http://playthegame.illinois.edu/
Faculty and NSTA Student Faculty Advisors: Please share this
information with your Preservice Teachers
As we prepare for the 2012 NSTA National Conference in Indianapolis,
we want to tell you about new activities and resources available to
preservice teachers.
NSTA Student Chapter Showcase & Lounge
Indianapolis Convention Center, Room CS05
Thursday, March 29 through Saturday, March 31
Show off your activities during NSTA’s first, ever Student Chapter
Showcase. Have your students or student chapter members held
successful community or campus events or student leadership
activities? We want you to share those ideas with other students and
faculty advisors. We are looking for poster sessions,
mini-presentations (20 minutes or less) or informal discussion groups.
This is a great opportunity for your students to sharpen their
presentation skills for the classroom and other professional
development opportunities! (Please note: you do not to be affiliated
with an NSTA Student Chapter to participate in this activity.) E-mail
us at chapters@nsta.org if your students would like to present in the
showcase.
And in between the showcase sessions, feel free to use the session
room as a lounge! We encourage students, new teachers, faculty
members, student chapter faculty advisors to use the space to meet
informally and network! The room will be available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., each day of the showcase.
AND To Make It Easier To Attend the Conference – Preservice Teacher
Scholarships!
NSTA is awarding a limited number of scholarships to preservice
teachers planning to attend the 2012 National Conference. The
scholarship will cover the cost of registration and a one (1) year
student membership to NSTA. Applicants must be 18 years of age or
older, enrolled in an accredited college or university as a student
with an interest in science education only.
To apply, submit an essay (500 words or less) telling us about:
• One success you have had as a pre-service teacher; the biggest challenge you have faced as a pre-service teacher, and how you plan to use and share what you learn from the conference.
Send your essays to chapters@nsta.org by February 3, 2012. Winners
will be notified by February 10th. Good luck!
Overview:
Celsius and Beyond, a science enrichment program located in San Francisco, is seeking a student-teacher to teach a course to students (grades 1 through 8th, separated by age) on watersheds and the ocean. The course will be offered on 8 different weeks during June-August 2012 and you can choose the weeks. The pay is $875 undergrad / $1050 graduate for each 35 hour-long week. Please send your resume to Auritte@CelsiusandBeyond.com or call 415.221.6161. To learn more about us visit: www.CelsiusAndBeyond.com
Hours: 9 a.m -4 p.m
Auritte Cohen-Ross
Founder
Celsius and Beyond
415.221.6161
“Real Science…Serious Fun!”
Looking for an engaging volunteer opportunity?
This semester, Citizen Schools 8th grade students are learning to be masters at networking. At 6 Degrees of the Bay Atea, they’ll meet and talk with professionals like you and learn about your path to success. Come and make connections with young people that will bring them a few degrees closer to their dreams.
Just two hours of your time can change a kid’s future. Will you join us?
When: Wednesday, January 18th, 4:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. (East Palo Alto)
Wednesday, January 25th, 4:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. (Oakland)
RSVP ONLINE!
For more information email Laura Martinez Marr or visit the Event Website.
Paid Summer Experiences for Aspiring Science and Mathematics Teachers
Applications will be available next week for students interested in
applying to the 2012 STEM Teacher and Researcher (STAR) Program. This
program is run by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on behalf of the California
State University system in partnership with the US Department of
Energy, NASA, NOAA, and NSF. This program places pre-service science
and math teachers in paid summer research experiences at national
laboratory facilities in California, Colorado, and Washington.
This unique opportunity is specifically for students who are committed
to teaching science or mathematics and meet one or more of the
following affiliation requirements:
• CSU student/graduate (Undergraduate, Credential or Masters level)
• Noyce Scholar
• STAR Alum with one or two previous program placements
The central goal of the STAR program is to provide aspiring and early
career science and mathematics teachers with the opportunity to engage
in paid summer experiences involving laboratory research. The research
experience is integrated with weekly science teaching and education
workshops to build and enhance teaching skills, career achievement and
community building among STAR fellows, researchers, and faculty. STAR
Fellows share their research and research-connected lesson plans with
their colleagues at a closing conference involving all STAR
participants.
STAR fellows will spend 9 weeks participating on research teams at a
federal laboratory or research center. STAR fellows will be paid a
$4,500 stipend for the 9-week program commitment. Housing costs, if
needed, and some travel will also be supported.
Over the past five summers, STAR has successfully arranged 194
placements for CSU students at 12 laboratory sites. This summer, the
program will include the following sites:
* Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
* Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
* NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
* NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)/Edwards Air Force Base
* NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
* National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
* NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center/NOAA labs
* Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
* Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (RTC)
* Sandia National Laboratories, California (SNL)
* SETI Institute
* SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
* UC Davis Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology
Important Dates:
· Applications Available December 12th, 2011
· STAR Live Informational Webinar from LLNL, date TBA
· STAR Information Session/Open Houses: Friday, January 27th (at ARC;
more info soon)
· STAR Application Due Date (for all lab sites): Tuesday, January 31, 2012
· Summer Program Dates: Monday, June 11 – Saturday, August 11, 2012
For details and application materials, please visit the STAR Program website:
www.STARteacherResearcher.org
We look forward to receiving your application!
Priority Deadline for Registration ends Monday, December 5th
Register before December 5th and be able to reserve your slot for a school visit, choose workshops and/or take part in the complex instruction strand. More information on school visits and the complex instruction strand are provided below.
Registration Page
School Visits
The 2012 Conference will have two school visit sites: Mission High School and Thurgood Marshall High School. Participants will observe math classrooms and have an opportunity to debrief with teachers after sitting in on their classes. Visit the school visit page for more information. Space is limited
School Visit Page
Complex Instruction Strand
Complex Instruction evolved from over 20 years of research at the Stanford School of Education. The goal of this instruction is to provide academic access and success for all students in heterogeneous classrooms. Conference participants who choose to participate in this strand will commit to observing teachers during school visits on Friday, January 13th, attend two complex instruction-specific workshops on Saturday, January 14th and attend planning sessions on Sunday, January 15th. Space is limited
More info
Conference and Workshop Schedule Posted
The details of the conference schedule have been posted. The workshops page has been updated to reflect the presentation times of each session.
Conference Schedule | Workshop Schedule
Advertise in program or Table at the conference
We invite you to come and connect with educators who will use your materials and ideas in their classrooms, build relationships with hundreds of people representing like-minded businesses and organizations, and recruit potential members to support your work. Please let us know if you would like to table at the conference and/or place an advertisement in the program booklet.
Timeline for submissions
Artwork for advertisement must be received by December 1st, 2011
Payment for advertisement received by December 15th, 2011
Exhibitor application to table by December 31st, 2011
Advertising and Tabling Page
Help Promote
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Stay tuned for more update on speakers, panelists, workshops and school visits! Thank you for making this conference possible through your work and participation.
-The CBUW Planning Team
Overview:
Calling all ocean enthusiasts! Motivated northern California high school students need your support to achieve ocean literacy. The Sea Lion Bowl, a regional competition for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, will be hosting about 100 high school students and their coaches in an all day competition at San Francisco State University on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Teams of four students and one alternate will be coming from schools in many locations around Northern California to compete. In order to have the competition run smoothly, 60-70 trained volunteers are needed.
There are a number of volunteer positions: Moderator (reads questions and keeps the competition running smoothly), Science Judge (addresses any challenges to the content of the questions and answers), Rules Judge (overseer of competition rules), Score Keeper, Time Keeper, Runner, Question Graders, Set-up and Clean-up and help during the training sessions. For information on the different roles for officials, go to http://sealionbowl.org/resources/resources-for-volunteers/
Training will be provided on the following dates:
Orientation: Wednesday, December 7th at SFSU –
Location: Trailer P (CSME Annex) – Room P4 from 3:30 – 4:30
Directions: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/
Saturday, December 10, 10am-3pm at Romberg Tiburon Center, RTC (team practice included)
* Note that the December 10th training date at RTC has been rescheduled for January, we apologize for this confusion.
Directions: http://rtc.sfsu.edu/directions.html
Wednesday, January 25 at RTC from 6-8pm
Saturday, February 4 – at the Bay Model, Sausalito 10am-3pm (team practice included)
Directions: http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc/bmjourney/visit_model/guidelines/directions.html
Thursday, February 9 – location SFSU – from 6-8 pm
Location: Trailer P (CSME Annex) – Room P4
Saturday, February 18 at SFSU from 10am-3pm (team practice included)
Location: Trailer P (CSME Annex) – Room P4
Potential volunteers should plan to attend at least one session, ideally including a team practice, to get the best feel for the actual competition.
For more information, go to http://sealionbowl.org/
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