Professional Development Opportunities

Summer 2014

Designing Numeracy Routines- High School

Back by popular demand, author and teacher educator Pam Weber Harris will lead participants through a variety of numeracy routines to support students to move from additive towards multiplicative thinking, and then from proportional reasoning towards algebraic thinking. Participants will first experience and study these routines up close, then design, review, and practice leading a sequence of routines for their own students. There will be short nightly readings/assignments to support our work together. Prior experience with number strings or numeracy routines is helpful, but not required.

DATES: June 30–July 2 (three-day session)
TIMES: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM (Doors open 8:30 AM)
LOCATION: City College (160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031)
REGISTRATION LINK: http://bit.ly/designingnumeracyroutinesHS

Designing Numeracy Routines- Grades 6-8

Participants will engage in a variety of numeracy routines to support students moving towards proportional and algebraic thinking. Participants will first experience and study these routines up close, then design, review and practice leading a sequence of routines for their own students. There will be short nightly readings/assignments to support our work together. Prior experience with number strings or numeracy routines is helpful, but not required.

DATES: July 8–10 (three-day session)
TIMES: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM (Doors open 8:30 AM)
LOCATION: City College (160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031)
REGISTRATION LINK: http://bit.ly/designingnumaracyroutines678

Facilitating Deep Understanding through Models of Teacher-Led PD
Math for America

These workshops will focus on developing math content knowledge through the lens of problem-solving, giving participants heightened exposure to problems that are essential to student understanding. Elementary participants will focus on number and operations, middle school participants will focus on ratio and proportion, and high school participants will focus on algebra. Participants will have an opportunity to investigate key conceptual problems.   

DATES: 
 Middle: July 15–17 or Aug 5–7 (attend one three-day session)     
High: July 15–17 (three-day session)TIMES: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Doors open 8:30 AM)
LOCATION: Math for America (160 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010)
REGISTRATION LINKS:
Middle: http://bit.ly/facilitatingdeepunderstandingMS
High: http://bit.ly/facilitatingdeepunderstandingHS

Patterns, Functions and Change – Middle School

This seminar will feature the following major components:
  • Exploration and analysis of the “big ideas” of middle grades mathematics including children’s mathematical thinking as they encounter these skills and concepts.
  • Alignment of the “big ideas” to the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS).
  • Analysis of mathematical and pedagogical practices, which are crucial to the successful implementation of CCLS.  
  • Study of actual classroom practices through video and transcripts.
  • Math content highlighting patterns and number sequences leading to functions and functional relationships using tables, graphs expressions and models. Exploring the connections between constant and non-constant change and various types of functions; linear, quadratic and exponential. Interpreting and creating tables and graphs that are derived from data based phenomena of change over time.
DATES: July 28–31 (four-day session)
TIMES: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Doors open 8:00 AM)
LOCATION: Stuyvesant High School (345 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10282)REGISTRATION LINK:  http://bit.ly/patternsfunctionschangeMS

Middle School Summer Algebra Institute

This three-day interactive, engaging session, led by a pair of highly qualified algebra teachers—one high school and one middle school—will focus on the appropriate algebra content and pedagogy aligned to the content and instructional shifts in the Common Core Learning Standards. Participants will discuss the content and strategies students need to have to be successful when taking the specialized high school admissions exam. 

DATES: July 29–31 (three-day session)
TIMES: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Doors open 8:00 AM)
LOCATION: Stuyvesant High School (345 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10282)
REGISTRATION LINK: http://bit.ly/middleschoolsummeralgebrainstitute

High School NYSED Curriculum PD: Algebra

  •  Exploration of the big mathematical ideas and their development within a module.
  • Planning and prioritizing to support the development and understanding of the big mathematical ideas.
  • Analysis of the mathematical and instructional practices that is crucial to supporting all students in developing mathematical understanding
  • Providing the opportunity for participants to share challenges, successes, and purposeful adjustments made to the curriculum in the first year of implementation.

DATES: July 29-30 (two-day session)
TIMES: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Doors open 8:00 AM)
LOCATION: Stuyvesant High School (345 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10282)
REGISTRATION LINKS: http://bit.ly/algebrajuly29

High School NYSED Curriculum PD: Geometry

  •  Exploration of the big mathematical ideas and their development within a module.
  •  Planning and prioritizing to support the development and understanding of the big mathematical ideas.
  • Analysis of the mathematical and instructional practices which are crucial to supporting all students in developing mathematical understanding.

DATES: July 31-August 1 (two-day session)
TIMES: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Doors open 8:00 AM)                       
LOCATION: Stuyvesant High School (345 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10282)REGISTRATION LINKS: http://bit.ly/geometryjuly31

 Engaging in Scientific Practices: Doing Science Like a Scientist!

Over three days, participants will explore grade-specific science content as a context for deepening their understanding of the Scientific Practices as defined in the NYS MST Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards and listed below:

                1.  Asking questions
                2.  Developing and using models
                3.  Planning and carrying out investigations
                4.  Analyzing and interpreting data
                5.  Using mathematics and computational thinking
                6.  Constructing explanations
                7.  Engaging argument from evidence
                8.  Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

DATES: July 29–July 31 (three-day session)
TIMES: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
LOCATION: City College (160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031)

Intermediate/Middle School: Participants in this institute will engage in real world science investigations that include recording data and findings, analyzing and graphing the results, and communicating the findings to the audience. The session will focus on connecting to scientific practices as well as communicating information as defined by the CCLS.
REGISTRATION LINK: http://bit.ly/ScienceSummerMS

High School: Participants will explore the use of real world situations as well as models to understand the process of science investigations. Two highly experienced high school educators will lead the group through an exploration using scientific methodology and procedures. Analysis of the findings, representation of the data, and conclusions that support the evidence will all be incorporated into this Common Core-aligned experience.
REGISTRATION LINK: http://bit.ly/ScienceSummerHS

Cluster 1/ISA Common Core Algebra PD Series

With the Common Core aligned Algebra exam and PARCC assessments on the horizon, teachers will have the opportunity to discuss, with fellow Algebra teachers and math coaches, how these assessments have impacted the way students learn and think about algebra in the classroom and how the teacher facilitates students’ understanding of algebraic concepts.  The first two sessions will focus on lesson and unit planning, and the last two sessions will focus on curriculum mapping and looking at the “big picture” of algebra.  Our collective goal is to ensure that teachers make progress towards preparing all of our students for Common Core aligned thinking and assessments (and to do some math together!).

The dates and locations for the four sessions are as follows:
Algebra Session #1 Lesson Planning-Thursday, October 31st, 9am-12pm, 335 Adams, Brooklyn, NY
SESSION 1 RESOURCES here!

Algebra Session #2 Unit Planning-Thursday, December 19th,  9am-12pm, Teachers College

Algebra Session #3 Curriculum Mapping-Thursday, February 27th, 9am-12pm,TBA

Algebra Session #4 Curriculum Mapping-Thursday, April 24th, 9am-12pm, TBA

NYC DOE 6-12 Curriculum Team Sessions


Session 4 
Mathematics: The Role of Assessment in a Mathematics Classroom
 February 5, 6, 11, 12

 Please register here
As a result of this session, participants will:

•Understand different types and purposes of assessment.
•Be able to develop thoughtful assessments aligned to specific purposes.
•Be able to formatively assess and monitor students’ learning to adapt teaching and revise lessons and units.
•Be able to collect meaningful assessment data and share that data with students to support their independence.
•Understand how observing students and their work can be used to deepen their understanding to develop new learning.

Pearson CMP3 PD Series

Session 3 January 6–31 (except Fridays and January 20)
 Developing Mathematical Discourse
Please register here


As a result of this session, participants will: 
· Understand what defines rich mathematical discourse and how that connects to the Standards for Mathematical Practice. 
· Be able to formatively assess students using rich mathematical discourse. 
· Be able to analyze student work to further develop strategies for promoting mathematical discourse in a variety of Investigations. 
· Understand the importance of developing students’ mathematical language skills. 
· Understand how to use effective questioning techniques to engage students in rich mathematical discourse. 

QTEL PD Series

CFN 106 and CFN 107 will also be partnering with Quality Teaching of English Learners (QTEL).  This Mathematics centered PD will consist of 3 full day PD sessions in which we will be looking at the instructional shifts driven by the Common Core and what those shifts mean for our ELL students.  The Common Core asks students to make sense of problems and to write and talk about their problem solving processes.  These new standards pose stumbling blocks for English learners.  At this training, we will develop strategies for facing those problems head-on, so that students can take on these challenging tasks while simultaneously developing their language skills.  Participants in last year’s QTEL math series found it tremendously helpful.  .  

The dates for this series are: November 21st, January 28th, and March 20th. Please find more details here

New Resources

Updated December 19th:
  • Algebra I Test Guide
  • NEW Algebra 1 Sample Questions
  • Algebra I Webcasts (Session 1, Introduction to the Common Core)

Updated December 6th:
  • Grade 6 Common Core Exam Educator Guide
  • Grade 7 Common Core Exam Educator Guide
  • Grade 8 Common Core Exam Educator Guide                                          

Algebra I Modules 3,4, and 5 available on engageNY! Find them here!



Instructional Resources

            Middle School Curriculum materials and                     supports
            High School Curriculum materials and                         supports
  • Mathematics Assessment Project - The Mathematics Assessment Program (MAP) aims to bring to life the Common Core State Standards (CCSSM) in a way that will help teachers and their students turn their aspirations for achieving them into classroom realities.
  • Sense Making in Mathematics- Contains 6-8th Grade Lessons with descriptions, activity guides and instructional videos associated with the lessons. 
  • Illustrative Mathematics Website- This website contains rich tasks aligned to the CCLS. Illustrative Mathematics provides guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work that students experience in a faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards, and by publishing other tools that support implementation of the standards.
  • Inside Mathematics Website- The site contains materials and tasks you can use immediately with your students. Inside Mathematics has aligned their tasks and assessment resources with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Content. You can make use of these standards through searching by grade level as well as by progression; they have provided two routes through these tasks and other resources.
Citywide Expectations and Instructional Shifts
  • Math Instructional Shifts - An introduction to the meaning behind Focus, Coherence, and Rigor
  • Instructional Expectations - Page 3 and 4 outlines teacher expectations
  • Algebra I Regents Information- information regarding the new Common Core aligned Algebra I exam including overview, format, and sample questions.
  • Understanding 3-8 Mathematics State Exams
  • Common Core Implementation Timeline- scheduled testing changes