Region 10 Mathematics Professional Development Offerings Spring/Summer 2015

Mathematics Professional Development Offerings – Spring/Summer 2015
Title	Date	Time	Location
Algebra I STAAR Update Webinar	02/17/2015	3:00 pm – 4:30 pm	WEBINAR Format
Interventions with Manipulatives for Mathematics Students (3-11)	02/20/2015	9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Lamar Lab
Extreme Makeover: Differentiating the Math Classroom (Grades K-5)	2/25/2015	9:00 am – 4:00 pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Collin Room
Spring 2015 Middle School Math Cadre	02/26/2015	9:00 am – 3:00 pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Collin Room
Spring 2015 High School Mathematics Cadre	03/04/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Grayson Room
Building Computational Fluency through Algebraic Relationships (Grades 3-5)	03/23/2015	9:00am – 4:00 pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Burnet Room
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	03/25/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Burnet Room
Building Computational Fluency through Algebraic Relationships (Grades K-2)	04/06/2015	9:00am – 4:00 pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Burnet Room
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	05/18/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Ellis Room
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	6/15/2015	8:30am-3:30pm	Sherman ISD, 2701 Loy Lake Road, Sherman, Texas 75090
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	6/16/2015	8:30am-3:30pm	Sherman ISD, 2701 Loy Lake Road, Sherman, Texas 75090
2015-2016 High School Geometry TEKS in Action	6/17/2015	8:30am-3:30pm	Sherman ISD, 2701 Loy Lake Road, Sherman, Texas 75090
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	6/23/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Kathy Covington Administration Building, 1000 South Houston Street, Kaufman, TX 75142
2015-2016 High School Geometry TEKS in Action	6/24/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Kathy Covington Administration Building, 1000 South Houston Street, Kaufman, TX 75142
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	6/25/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Kathy Covington Administration Building, 1000 South Houston Street, Kaufman, TX 75142
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	7/7/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	The Ruthe Jackson Center 3113 S Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
2015-2016 High School Geometry TEKS in Action	7/8/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	The Ruthe Jackson Center 3113 S Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	7/9/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	The Ruthe Jackson Center 3113 S Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	7/14/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Bonham ISD Administrative Center 1005 Chestnut St. Bonham, TX 75418
2015-2016 High School Geometry TEKS in Action	7/15/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Bonham ISD Administrative Center 1005 Chestnut St. Bonham, TX 75418
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	7/16/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Bonham ISD Administrative Center 1005 Chestnut St. Bonham, TX 75418
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	7/21/2015	8:30am-3:30pm	Turner Curriculum Center, Library 614 Getzendaner Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2015-2016 High School Geometry TEKS in Action	7/22/2015	8:30am-3:30pm	Turner Curriculum Center, Library 614 Getzendaner Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	7/23/2015	8:30am-3:30pm	Turner Curriculum Center, Library 614 Getzendaner Street, Waxahachie, TX 75165
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	7/28/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Abrams Site Brazos Room
2015-2016 High School Geometry TEKS in Action	7/29/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Abrams Site Brazos Room
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	7/30/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Abrams Site Brazos Room
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	8/3/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Farmersville High School, Library, 499 Hwy 78N. Farmersville, Texas 75442
2015-2016 High School Geometry TEKS in Action	8/4/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Farmersville High School, Library, 499 Hwy 78N.  Farmersville, Texas 75442
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	8/5/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Farmersville High School, Library, 499 Hwy 78N.  Farmersville, Texas 75442
2015-2016 Algebra I TEKS in Action	9/11/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Burnet Room
2015-2016 Algebra II TEKS in Action	10/16/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Houston Room
2015-2016 High School Geometry TEKS in Action	11/13/2015	9:00am-4:00pm	Region 10 ESC/Spring Valley Site Grayson Room

Desmos in Elementary Mathematics

Background Information: Desmos is the next generation of the graphing calculator. Using our powerful and blazingly-fast math engine, the calculator can instantly plot any equation, from lines and parabolas up through derivatives and Fourier series. Data tables open up a world of curve-fitting and modeling. Sliders make it a breeze to demonstrate function transformations. As browser-based html5 technology, the graphing calculator works on any computer or tablet without requiring any downloads. It's intuitive, beautiful math. And best of all: it's completely free. (from https://www.desmos.com/about)

Our friends in secondary mathematics have recently begun (within the last year or so) using Desmos for graphing.  There's an app (of course!) and it's available on the web at Desmos.com.  Learners have enriched their math experience by diving into content beyond the scope of their own course out of sheer curiosity (ask the Algebra I educators at CMSN to share their experience with Desmos, or read about a dream from last May.)  And, take a look at this work by learners at CMSWest.

The ease of use of Desmos is unparalleled and the fact that you can log in with your Google account wins points in my book!  Unfortunately, my searches for upper elementary resources with Desmos have come back empty.  The embedded educator support, https://teacher.desmos.com, includes secondary activities (great for them, not for educators looking to expose learners to plotting (0,0), for example).  I even searched some of the best of the best in the MathTwitterBlogoSphere for elementary (below) and reached out to my PLN via Twitter, to no avail.

I am convinced that learners in grade 5 can use Desmos and can explore graphing on this platform even though so many resources out there are created for secondary.  So, I made this example on Desmos:

Learners may go to Desmos.com and start from scratch, or their educator could send them a template (similar to the one above) as a starting point.  During an authentic mathematics exploration of gathering data, for example, learners could plot the points and explore the relationship. 

 According to the Revised (2012) Math TEKS, learners in grade 5:

• describe the key attributes of the coordinate plane, including perpendicular number lines (axes) where the intersection (origin) of the two lines coincides with zero on each number line and the given point (0, 0); the x-coordinate, the first number in an ordered pair, indicates movement parallel to the x-axis starting at the origin; and the y-coordinate, the second number, indicates movement parallel to the y-axis starting at the origin (5.8A);
• describe the process for graphing ordered pairs of numbers in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane (5.8B); and
• graph in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane ordered pairs of numbers arising from mathematical and real-world problems, including those generated by number patterns or found in an input-output table (5.8C).

Where does graphing in grade 5 in the vertical alignment of this topic?

Previously, in grade 4, the students are expected to represent fractions and decimals to the tenths or hundredths as distances from zero on a number line. (4.3G)

This may look something like this...

Of course, this should be in the context of authentic mathematics.  Check out this task from Yummy Math (Legos). 

On to grade 6...

Graphing on the coordinate plane extends into grade 6 when (6.11A) the student is expected to graph points in all four quadrants using ordered pairs of rational numbers.

Check out this task from Yummy Math (Cost of a Gallon of Gas) or this from Mathalicious (Sweet Tooth).  ***The Sweet Tooth lesson has an embedded Desmos (see below)!

Later, in grade 8, students represent dilations (with scale factor) on the coordinate plane and apply transformational geometry and the coordinate plane (translations, reflections, and rotations).

Back to grade 5...

I recommend that you explore Graphing Stories, especially those tagged as linear or constant (on the drop down menu at the top).  All of these tasks yield a real life graph, in the first quadrant.

Also, don't forget that we have already seen graphing as part of 5.4C and 5.4D when the students were asked to (C) generate a numerical pattern when given a rule in the form y = ax or y = x + a and graph; and (D)  recognize the difference between additive and multiplicative numerical patterns given in a table or graph.

When your learners were graphing in the previous unit on Expressions and Equations, were they limited to whole numbers? 

Please let me know if you are interested in (or are already) embedding Desmos into your mathematics lessons.  I'd love to hear about it!

Casio Education - Resources Available

Using Casio graphing calculators with your learners?

Check out the resources available to educators on the Casio Education website:

• Activities & Sample Questions (including TEKS correlations)
• Online Training Courses
• Webinars
• Guided Tours

Click the images below for access to some of the resources available.

All U.S. educators who complete this course will receive a free copy of our fx-CG/PRIZMTM Manager Plus software for use on your personal computer (while supplies last).

TASA on iTunes U Expands to Include Elementary Core Content Course Collections

On January 26, 2015, the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) announced the addition of elementary core content area course collections on iTunes U.  The number of resource collections now total 58 for educators supporting most K-12 math, science, social studies, ELA, and CTE courses.  

Educators may access the resources by visiting www.itunes.com/tasa.  

The video linked below explains how to access the new resources on an iPad: http://viewpure.com/JOy_XgFoDnw

The full press release from TASA can be found here:
http://www.tasanet.org/cms/lib07/TX01923126/Centricity/domain/106/pressreleases/2015/itunes.pdf

If you have any questions regarding these resource collections, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mary Kemper or Ashley Minton (Elementary Math Coach).

Math TEKS Resources Available on TEA Website

The Revised Math TEKS were adopted in 2012 and implemented in grades K-8 in 2014-2015.  The Texas Education Agency has created a web page devoted to resources for parents and teachers as we transition to these new standards.

http://tea.texas.gov/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=25769819224

Resources for parents on the site include links to the new Interactive Math Glossary and Think Through Math, provided free to learners in grades 3-8 in the state of Texas.

Parents also may utilize links to the TEKS and side-by-side comparison documents, clarifying the updates that were made in the standards.

Resources for teachers on the site include a new document, TEKS with "Such As" Statements.  This document contains the "such as" statements that were included in the review committees' final recommendations for revision to the mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).  Such as statements are possible illustrative examples and are not required to be included in instruction in the TEKS.  This document is intended to serve as a resource for teachers in designing instruction for the revised mathematics TEKS.

Finally, the site includes links to online professional development sessions to support educators' understandings of the revised TEKS.

I encourage you to spend some time bookmarking this page, reviewing the materials, and collaborating and communicating about the revised TEKS with your colleagues.