CMC - South 2015: Full Schedule

Welcome to California Mathematics Council - South’s 2015 Annual Conference Program!
This year’s conference is in Fabulous Palm Springs, Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7!
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CMC-S Annual Conference Program Committee

8:30am PST

156: Teaching Statistics in the Middle School Classroom

Embrace uncertainty! Teach statistics in a fun and relevant way to your middle students! Teachers will walk away with ready-to-use classroom activities and a new understanding of how to orchestrate student understanding of statistics.

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 3040

Speakers

Jessica Jordan

Pomona Unified School District

Brisia De La Rosa

Pomona Unified School District

Friday November 6, 2015 8:30am - 10:00am PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

6 - 8

Strategies Eq, STEM, ELL
Session Number 156
Location ( Hotel ) Hard Rock

8:30am PST

181: Writing Activities That Help Deepen Student Understanding

Seven specific levels of note-taking and writing activities will be presented. The activities are non-reflective and have been refined over the past 3 decades. Help your students write sophisticated, eloquent sentences about their work!_x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Robert Gerver

North Shore Schools, retired

Exponential & logarithmic ws pdf

polynomial ws pdf

Sine Graph ws pdf

trig graph ws 1 pdf

Friday November 6, 2015 8:30am - 10:00am PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

9 - 12

Session Number Asmt
Location ( Hotel ) 181
Tags Hard Rock

10:30am PST

256: Algebra Intervention Rigor Problem Solving and the CCSS

What’s rigor? Examine essential elements for conceptually based algebra intervention that support the CCSS, embeds SMPs, emphasizing discourse, problem solving & writing. EL & PLC friendly. Do math, receive material that models the CCSS assessments

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 7775

Speakers

Mardi Gale

Senior Research Associate, WestEd

Friday November 6, 2015 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

6 - 8

Strategies Asmt, I-SpEd
Session Number 256
Location ( Hotel ) Hard Rock

10:30am PST

280: Advanced Algebra with Finance: A 3rd-4th Year Math Option

A full-year course on auto insurance, mortgages, banking, credit, taxes, home ownership, budgeting, retirement and investing incorporates algebra 2, trig, stat, probability, matrices, logs, geometry and precalculus. _x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Robert Gerver

North Shore Schools, retired

Friday November 6, 2015 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

9 - 12

Session Number I/SpEd
Location ( Hotel ) 280
Tags Hard Rock

1:30pm PST

377: Two-Way Frequency Tables: Teaching a New Statistics Standard

Come investigate patterns of association in bivariate categorical data by creating/interpreting two-way tables! You’ll deepen your knowledge of new statistics content in this engaging presentation and leave with conceptually driven lesson resources.

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 11092

Speakers

Chase Orton

PD Facilitator and Curriculum Writer, Center for Mathematics and Teaching

I'm passionate about helping promote student engagement in the math classroom. I work with teachers to help them find ways they can breathe more life into math curriculum by creating a classroom culture of inquiry, collaboration, and exploration.

CMC talk 2015 v2 pdf

Friday November 6, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

8 - 12

Strategies Eq, I-SpEd
Session Number 377
Location ( Hotel ) Hard Rock

1:30pm PST

310: Student Self Assessment for Deeper Understanding

In this session participants will be explore tools and protocols for student self-assessment that support deeper understanding. Samples of rubrics, learning continuums, and learning-intention reflections will be available to examine._x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Mindy Shacklett

Mathematics coordinator, San Diego COE

Friday November 6, 2015 1:30pm - 3:00pm PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

G.I. PK - 12

Session Number Asmt
Location ( Hotel ) 310
Tags Hard Rock

3:30pm PST

440: Connect multiple representations: make sense of computation

Rich mathematics classrooms link teacher practices (Use and Connect Mathematical Representations) to student ones (Reasoning Quantitatively and Abstractly). Explore how to approach multi-digit multiplication with a variety of representational tools._x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Virginia Bastable

Friday November 6, 2015 3:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

3 - 5

Location ( Hotel ) 440
Tags Hard Rock

3:30pm PST

481: Interactive Transformations: Sense Making With Visual Tools

Transformations are more than a before and after image. Get quick tips on how to effectively use common classroom tools, including those that don’t plug in. Explore area with rigid congruence, circles with similarity, and more. (BYOD)

EVALUATION POLL CODE: 12455

Speakers

Jedidiah Butler

TOSA - Instructional Tech, Heritage HS, Perris UHSD

Jedidiah Butler has taught nearly every math course and grade for the secondary classroom, where he incorporated 1:1 technology. Throughout his career, he's been dynamically leading, facilitating, and supporting teachers and students. Jed now innovates with Perris Union High School... Read More →

Friday November 6, 2015 3:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

8 - 12

Strategies Tech
Session Number 481
Location ( Hotel ) Hard Rock

8:30am PST

520: Fact Fluency: Sparking a Deeper Understanding with Families

Explore computational fluency standards using visual models to foster flexible, efficient, and accurate thinking strategies and number sense. Spark a deeper understanding with families and learn about activities and free online tools for use at home._x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Jennifer Ranum

How to Create a Problem Solving Classroom pptx

Counting collection recording sheet docx

Conferring questions for Counting Collections (1) docx

JRU 3 doc

M 7 doc

Saturday November 7, 2015 8:30am - 10:00am PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

PK - 2

Location ( Hotel ) 520
Tags Hard Rock

10:30am PST

640: Personalized Learning with Technology

Blended learning, with its mix of technology and traditional face-to-face instruction, is a powerful approach to provide customized education for all students._x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Kara Granger

CMC 2015 5E Close Reading Lesson docx

Resourceful Math Songs From Youtube docx

Think Write Share docx

Integers Lyrics jpg

Saturday November 7, 2015 10:30am - 12:00pm PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

3 - 5

Session Number Asmt, I/SpEd
Location ( Hotel ) 640
Tags Hard Rock

1:15pm PST

740: Integrating Algebraic Thinking:ÊThe Power of a Routine

Using CGI research, learn how a 15 min. routine helps develop deep understanding in algebraic thinking while engaging ALL students. WeÕll share some classroom-tested routines and the power of recording student thinking._x000B__x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers

Melissa Canham

Math TOSA, Downey USD

Math teacher leader, CGI trainer and enthusiast, UCLA instructor, and above all, a mother to one amazing daughter.

Glenda Martinez

Elementary Math Teacher Specialist, Downey Unified School District

Math Teacher Leader CGI Trainer and Enthusiast Mom who experiments math problems with her two sons.

Saturday November 7, 2015 1:15pm - 2:45pm PST
Hard Rock-Palladium South

3 - 5

Session Number ELL
Location ( Hotel ) 740
Tags Hard Rock

3:15pm PST

830: How can we use district math tasks as formative assessments?

Experience using a data protocol around a single piece of student work to transform the scoring of district math benchmark tasks into a formative experience for teachers and students. We will also explore PD resources on providing student feedback. _x000B__x000B_EVALUATION POLL CODE:

Speakers