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ICTM Newsletter for June 2024
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Be sure to read to the end - this newsletter has a lot of information, including free PD! |
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Monday & Tuesday, October 21 & 22
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Keynote Speaker
Jo Boaler
Featured Speakers
Nat Banting, Kevin Dykema, John SanGiovanni, India White Keep an eye on social media for regular updates. Quick links |
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Conference Speaker Highlight
Nat Banting is a full-time classroom mathematics teacher in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and will be a featured speaker at the 2024 Fall ICTM Conference on October 21, 2024. Check out his Oops, I forgot routine that can be utilized across various grade levels and topics. Also, don’t forget to get registered for the Fall Conference to see him in person!
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Pre-Conference Elementary Workshop Highlight
Figuring Out Fluency: Beyond Facts and Algorithms with John SanGiovanni Monday, October 21, 2024
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Huxley Learning Center
This session unpacks the big ideas of fluency, arming participants with practical know-how for advancing their students’ fluency. Participants will take a deep dive into teaching, practicing, and assessing the strategies of fluent students. Learning will be complemented with ready-to-use classroom resources. |
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There's still time to propose a session and share your knowledge with your colleagues at the ICTM Fall Conference!
We hope our theme of Inspiring Minds & Unleashing Potential encourages you to share with your fellow math educators at our conference. The strands for the conference program are:
- Improving Core Instruction Through Deeper Mathematical Content and Pedagogical Knowledge
- Creating Inclusive, Engaging, and Rigorous Mathematics For All
- Navigating the First Years: New & Preservice Teachers
The call for proposals is open now, closing on June 21, 2024.
We hope to hear from you soon! If you have any questions, please email us at ICTMProgramCh@gmail.com.
Mathematically yours,
Marty Beck & Amanda Freiberg
ICTM Conference Program Chairs |
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Apply for an ICTM & NCTM Conference or a First Year Teacher Grant ICTM has several grants to help support professional development: - ICTM Conference Grant ($400) to support travel to our conference on October 22; due June 30
- NCTM Conference Grant ($800) to support travel to the NCTM annual conference in Chicago this September 25-28; due June 30
- The Marilyn Zweng First Year Teacher Grant application is now available; due August 21
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Iowa Academic Standards for Mathematics
Read Breaking Down the Iowa Academic Standards for Mathematics Revision (by April Pforts), and attend a two-hour Zoom overview session. - K-8 Tuesday, June 11, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- 9-12 Tuesday, June 11, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- K-8 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- 9-12 Wednesday, June 12, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- K-8 Thursday, June 13, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- 9-12 Thursday, June 13, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Dates and times are also available on the registration form.
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2024 Summer Mathematics Standards Professional Learning Sessions
The Iowa Department of Education is offering in-person professional learning sessions to learn more about implementing the 2024 Iowa Academic Standards for Mathematics which were revised in May 2024. This is NOT the same training as the overview sessions.
These sessions will provide more in-depth learning around specific aspects of the Academic Standards for Mathematics, including:
- Focus Levels
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- Identify the major work of grade levels or courses
- Aspect of Rigor
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- Define the aspects of rigor and their characteristics
- Discuss exemplars for instruction
- Fluency
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- Define fluency
- Identify fluency standards for grade levels or courses
- Standards of Mathematical Practice
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- Define the characteristics of SMPs bundles
- Crosswalk Document
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- Explore the changes at your specific grade level
Time will also be provided to discuss implications for district implementation.
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Registration will close on July 15, 2024.
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Join high school teachers and college faculty at Iowa State University on June 14 from 9:30am-5pm to meet and make connections with other statistics educators. We will engage in discussions and activities related to the themes of the Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS) 2024. We look forward to exchanging ideas and learning from our shared experiences. More Info. Registration is open.
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Stats & Data Science Fellowship for High School Teachers
Are you a high school math/statistics/data science teacher looking to be more involved in the broader statistics and data science education community? If so, we are now accepting applications for the high school teacher fellowship program, which is sponsored by the American Statistical Association Section on Statistics and Data Science Education (SSDSE). This two year fellowship runs from September 2024 to August 2026 and is designed for individuals who want to make an impact beyond their classroom setting and to increase their network among statistics and data science educators. During their two-year term, the fellows participate in the section's executive committee meetings, receive career mentorship from a section member, and are funded to attend and present at a statistics conference. More Info Application Deadline: July 15, 2024 Application Link: http://bit.ly/ssdse_fellowship Contact educinfo@amstat.org for more information.
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2024 Symposium: Early Math & its Buddies (Science, Technology, and Engineering)
June 21, 2024 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. PACIFIC Time
The FREE symposium will highlight dynamic and engaging sessions focusing on the following topics:
- Supporting ALL Learners - Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Literature and STEAM Connections
- STEAM across the Curriculum
- Count Play Explore Resources
- Exploring Early Math
- Math and Play
Join keynote speaker, Dr. Lateefah Id-Deen, at 9:10 am (PST) for her session on Seeing Math Differently: Nurturing Positive Math Identities in Children. Check out the registration page for a complete list of breakout session speakers and descriptions for each session. The first 585 people to register have the opportunity to receive a free children’s book. The book giveaway includes Leaves to My Knees by Ellen Mayer and Soup Day by Melissa Iwai. Books can only be shipped to US addresses. Attendance certificates will be available for those attending the event. You can also earn one CEU from Fresno Pacific University.
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The Teaching Fractions Toolkit
Check out this exciting professional development and partnership opportunity for Iowa school districts/schools that serve 6th graders.
The Teaching Fractions Toolkit (TFT) offers free research-based professional development and resources to help grade 6 teachers in Iowa improve students’ abilities to understand and solve problems with fractions, using recommendations in the What Works Clearinghouse Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten through 8th Grade practice guide. The toolkit was developed by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest, which is funded by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education.
What are the benefits of participating?
- Teachers will receive training on using evidence-based practices in fractions instruction to use in their classrooms to improve student outcomes.
- School and district math leaders will receive resources to facilitate the PD and support teachers in improving their fraction instruction.
- Schools and districts will receive summaries of research findings specific to their school and district.
Learn more!
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We Want to Hear from You!
Do you have ideas for future emails, professional development activities, or website and social media posts? We'd love to hear from you; contact us at one of our email addresses. |
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