tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47366420513436857022024-02-07T06:52:44.836-05:00VCTM Math in VermontVermont Council of Teachers of Math:
Building a math educators community by facilitating conversation, sharing resources to engage student learning throughout the state, and strengthening connections with state and national organizations.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919773786564520886noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-12517793089065663022019-01-14T22:20:00.000-05:002019-01-14T22:20:19.486-05:00VCTM January 2019 eNewsletter<br />
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Math Morsels</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> events held around the state this Spring, providing the space and time for teachers to talk about discourse in the math classroom.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Annual Statewide Math Fair </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">on April 6th at UVM in April which will include a visit by Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Annual VCTM Conference</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in October featuring a look at the "M" in STEM. Watch for a "Call for Presenters" soon.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this edition of the VCTM eNewsletter, you will find:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">President’s Message (above)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Important Upcoming Dates for Math Educators and Students</span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tell Your Students</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: NOW is the Time to Register for the 2019 VCTM Statewide Math Fair!</span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tell Your Colleagues</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Join us in Meaningful Conversation at VCTM’s Math Morsels this Spring!</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another Upcoming FREE(!) Workshop with the NH Impact Center @ PSU</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upcoming Professional Development from the Vermont Higher Education Collaborative</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Message & Invitation from our NY Counterparts: </span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Limaçon 2019</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even More Reasons to Try the Expanding Horizons Program This School Year </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recent Updates for VSMC’s Talent Search for VT Students</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tom Payeur, Math Educator, is the 2019 Vermont Teacher of the Year! </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Plethora of Opportunities in 2019 for Vermont STEM Students!</span></li>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">February 6, 2019</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> NH Impact Center Workshop: Word Problems with Percents (</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Plymouth, NH</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) [</span><a href="https://campus.plymouth.edu/impact-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2018/12/Ad-Word-Problems-with-Percents.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">event flyer</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">]</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">March 11-12, 2019</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Teaching Math for Everyone: Supporting All Learners Workshop (</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Montpelier, VT</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) [</span><a href="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e39522e2c2ef58310eddac26a/files/c5af38de-aa2a-453d-8920-135e67e78803/Teaching_Math_for_Everyone_Supporting_All_Learners_v.2.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">flyer</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">]</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">March 30, 2019</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Vermont STEM Fair (</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northfield, VT</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)* [</span><a href="https://vstemf.zfairs.com/?f=578fecae-2663-44ca-949e-2aab17ab8551" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">event webpage</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">]</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">March-May, 2019</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Math Morsels (</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Various Locations, TBA</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 1-3, 2019</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> NCSM Annual Conference (</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">San Diego, CA</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) [</span><a href="https://www.mathedleadership.org/events/conferences/SD2/index.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">event webpage</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking for an accessible, authentic, alternative pathway to engage your students in learning mathematics? VCTM’s homegrown math fair is your solution. Allow your students to engage in their own investigation of mathematics in its most applied, pure, paradoxical and exciting forms. The Math Fair takes place April 6, 2019 on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington. Act fast as the registration deadline is…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t wait! Register now.</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In the past two years we have capped our registration due to limited space to display and judge projects. This event is open to ALL Vermont students across all grade levels. It doesn’t take long to register through our convenient </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxDXYJ0g7h1GOLiwZEOBKLhUrGKhV5iXnwg_ime0f2DLOrhA/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">online registration form</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Proficiency-based Scoring Criteria! </span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The VCTM Math Fair Committee is pleased to offer, for the first-time ever, a proficiency scale & alignment template for our project scoring criteria. While this took longer in ‘R&D’ than expected, the final product has great potential to make the math fair even more accessible and meaningful for Vermont students and teachers collecting evidence towards proficiency-based graduation requirements. This document can be found on our </span><a href="https://vctm.wildapricot.org/event-3087274" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">event webpage</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> but accessed directly </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E8Eh5sKwG9zZYtTyUps-uaPSFM1RNUzrxHW5_-YyWlk/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">An extensive list of project topics</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">2019 Proficiency Scale & Alignment Template</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">2018 Judges Scoring Sheet (to be updated at a later date)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day-of Event Logistics</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Expect more information in the coming months in future announcements and the next edition of the eNewsletter, including dates and locations, but VCTM is nonetheless excited to once again offer Math Morsels in the Vermont educational community. An informal, free opportunity for professional learning, these social-professional events will take place in the various ‘zones’ around the state this spring. (Not sure about your zone? Check out our map </span><a href="https://vctm.wildapricot.org/page-18050" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and take note of your zone representative(s)). Until you can save the date for your local event, share this with your colleagues and consider the value of local networking and collaborative learning in classroom practice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Looking for professional learning in differentiated, inclusive practices? Consider this workshop from The Vermont Higher Education Collaborative: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teaching Math for Everyone: Supporting All Learners</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with Presenter John Tapper, Ph.D.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From the Vermont Higher Education Collaborative</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audience: K-8 teachers, special educators, interventionists, and curriculum leaders</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overview/Outcomes: Every classroom has children who learn differently. Yet, most math classrooms approach learning as if everyone needed the same instruction and the same practice. For students whose needs are not met, this can have disastrous effects on their academic careers and on their futures. </span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Participants who attend this workshop will learn:</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• Why mathematics is so important for creating equity in schools</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• High leverage concepts to help focus math instruction</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• Critical components of lessons that help meet the needs of all learners</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• Methods of assessment that investigate student thinking and lead to effective instruction</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">• How to create a Math Menu to differentiate instruction</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The All Learners Network seeks to find pedagogies that make it possible for all students to be successful in mathematics regardless of their circumstances or abilities. This workshop is the result of the work of hundreds of teachers and coaches working to make math accessible to every learner. The techniques and materials made available in this course have been tested in classrooms in Vermont, Maine, and Maryland.</span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">John Tapper is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education at St. Michael’s College and the Director of the All Learners Network. He has more than 30 years of experience as an elementary teacher, math coach, math education researcher, and author. He believes everyone can learn mathematics and take advantage of the opportunities it creates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Exciting news for teachers of all levels of mathematics!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Long Island Math Conference will be held on Friday, March 15, 2019, at SUNY Old Westbury. This year's theme is "Where does math live? Show me!" Mr. Ron Lancaster-Associate Professor at the University of Toronto will present the keynote. Mathematics consultant on the television show, Numb3rs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Attached (</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1aA8wRRuhMBd0xlR2VtVDh2NnVRLUFINmNQMEl0VU5Md0hZ" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) please find the LIMACON program and registration information or you can follow this link for further information. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.limathconference.org</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is not too late to consider bringing college and university level mathematics into your classroom this school year through the Expanding Horizons program produced by the Vermont State Math Coalition. It’s simple and costs nothing! You’ve heard this before and now we have even more reason for you to give it a try. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2019 is off and running and midyear is fast approaching. I realize that many of you feel pressured to cover the required curriculum given lost teaching time, and you feel there is no time to do anything “extra”. However, I hope you will take the time to read the attached article by Professor Miller at the University of Louisville, (located </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lIhw7wNiIaFKcQlPkFijinXtvGQYj-WDUdyOjEZSkUg/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, it’s very short), regarding the benefits of bringing someone into your classroom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As you may know, the Vermont State Mathematics Coalition’s </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Expanding Horizons</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is available to you at no charge. </span><a href="http://www.vtmathcoalition.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.vtmathcoalition.org/</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Most presenters are willing to modify their presentation given your curriculum and/or your students’ needs and interests. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New offerings just posted: Check out David Hathaway’s “How GPS Works” and the geometry “hands-on activities” by </span><span style="font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bjoern Muetzel</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Dartmouth College (see below). Professor Muetzel has worked will all levels of students, from elementary through high school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using tiles, geometric LEGOs, and 3D prints, we explore the fascinating world of tessellations in the plane, on the sphere, and even in the mysterious hyperbolic space. Additionally, we construct the five perfect polyhedra – the Platonic solids – and prove that there can only be those five. Suited for elementary or high school students.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The third test is being written and will be posted online in the near future. Even if your students did not submit or event attempt solutions to the first two problem sets, they are still welcome to participate!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Montpelier – Capitol Plaza Hotel</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurship crosses all disciplines - “Vermont Entrepreneurs…Creating Solutions”</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Governor to speak and present Entrepreneurship Proclamation; hear from young successful VT Entrepreneurs; fun, hands-on activity; awards for entrepreneurial visual media competition - FREE</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact: Laurel Butler- </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">lbutler@vtsbdc.org</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Important - Student groups contact: Susan Ladd – </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">vtctso@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 18pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try a Major Day </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> For High School/Career Tech Students – May 5</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> –</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont Tech College - Randolph Center Campus - </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Designed to let students experience first-hand and “try-out” Vermont Tech’s program majors alongside current students and faculty, includes complimentary lunch. FREE Details available at:</span><a href="http://www.vtc.edu/try-major-day-williston-campus" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.vtc.edu/try-major-day-williston-campus</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact: Cory Lussier – </span><a href="mailto:clussier@vtc.vsc.edu" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">clussier@vtc.vsc.edu</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An innovative, fun “hands-on” program - students learn to develop an “entrepreneurial mindset” and what it takes to create a business or be more successful in their career pathway and the workplace. Sliding scale tuition (some pay as little as $10 for entire week) – </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Option to earn 3 college credits using dual enrollment vouchers. </span><a href="http://www.giv.org/specialtopics/entrepreneurship/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.giv.org/specialtopics/entrepreneurship/</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact: Laurel Butler - </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">lbutler@vtsbdc.org</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 18pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rosie’s Girls STEM Leadership Camp </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">– residential camp for girls entering 9</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 6.999999999999999pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-10</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 6.999999999999999pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">th </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">grades - July 7-11 – Vermont Tech College - Randolph Center Campus - </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A fun “hands-on” exploration into STEM (science, technology, engineering, math - plus some arts) career opportunities. Affordable– many scholarships </span><a href="http://www.vtc.edu/rosies-girls-stem-leadership-camp" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.vtc.edu/rosies-girls-stem-leadership-camp </span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact: Fianna Barrows –</span><a href="mailto:barrowsfianna@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">barrowsfianna@gmail.com</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For girls entering 7</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 6.999999999999999pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">th </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">– 10</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 6.999999999999999pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">th </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">grades - </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An experiential coder camp where girls can translate their creativity into a computer program using SCRATCH and other software programs – many scholarships.</span><a href="https://www.vtc.edu/academics/high-school-students/camps/coder-camp-girls" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.vtc.edu/academics/high-school-</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://www.vtc.edu/academics/high-school-students/camps/coder-camp-girls" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">students/camps/coder-camp-girls </span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact: Laurel Butler </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">–</span><a href="mailto:lbutler@vtsbdc.org" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">lbutler@vtsbdc.org</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brand New</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Vermont Tech Camp for girls and boys entering 7</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 6.999999999999999pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">th </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">– 10</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 6.999999999999999pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">th </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">grades </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">– </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">focus: Coding & Web Design</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: red; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CTE & ALL Secondary Teacher/Educator Professional Development Institute </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(teaching in any subject/area)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The Entrepreneurial Mindset” </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurship/Business/Financials - Oct 21 & 22, 2019- 15 hours – graduate credit available – Lake Morey Resort</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we experience our first snowfa- well, ‘Nor’easters - of the impending winter, VCTM wants you to know about all the great math happenings in and around our beautiful </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">green</span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">white</span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) state for the next several months. Contained within this edition of our eNewsletter are some great opportunities in professional learning for mathematics educators of any grade level, a short recap of our October conference, some announcements from VSMC, ATMNE and other local organizations, as well as a shameless plug or two for each of our two homegrown VCTM events coming up soon this fall and later in the spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this edition of the VCTM eNewsletter, you will find:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Important Upcoming Dates for Math Educators and Students</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sights and Sounds from the 2018 VCTM Conference</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">#JustifyMath with us on Twitter, Nov. 29!</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some Continued Reasons to Try the Expanding Horizons Program </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November 28, 2018</span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (FREE!) PD Workshop from the NH Impact Center (</span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Plymouth, NH</span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On a brisk fall day in late October, K-12 educators from all over Vermont and the New England region assembled on the beautiful and hilly campus of Norwich University for a thoughtful day of collaboration in mathematics education. Participants reported many great things about the interactive, informative, and transformative sessions they attended and raved about our keynote speaker John Tapper. John spoke candidly about equity and access to mathematics education with a wealth of data to support trends of the past 30 years. We were fortunate to learn about the “high leverage concepts” of the All Learners Network and their utility especially in the realm of special education. We want to thank John again for his keynote and active role in our learning that day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you were able to join us, we’re hopeful that you walked away with new practices for your classroom, a fresh perspective about the state of mathematics education in our state, or a renewed inspiration to engage the next generation of problem-solvers - the impetus to </span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">move mountains with mathematics</span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! At the very least we hope you enjoy and wear proudly your new long-sleeve VCTM t-shirt! And a big congratulations again to our VCTM and PAEMST award winners this year. If you couldn’t make it this year, be sure not to miss out on this annual event in the fall of 2019! Our plan is to have event details and conference programming ready earlier than usual so that anyone and everyone can make this marquee event in our state for collaborative learning among mathematics educators. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the first time, VCTM is pleased to announce and invite mathematics educators (of any grade level) on the twittersphere to join us on November 29 at 7:30pm for a rich virtual discussion about engaging our students to not just solve problems and relevant tasks in a mathematical context but to #JustifyMath. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not on twitter? Afraid of twitter? Not to worry! It isn’t </span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that</span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scary and this is </span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">all </span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you’ve gotta do: 1) create a Twitter Handle (account), 2) follow @VermontMath and on November 29 3) stick to the instructions of this </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ep74zBDFfI8ERyfPuvewXSPwBbWgj5QXBzvceUTF4rU/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">handy dandy event flyer</span></a><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Even if you can only pop in for a question or two, we hope to “see” you there under the hashtag #JustifyMath. We anticipate lots of great ideas to be had and best practices to be shared by the end of the night. If you can’t make it that night, be sure to jump on twitter after-the-fact for a digital transcript of our exciting discourse (all you have to do is search </span><a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23justifymath&src=typd" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#JustifyMath</span></a><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on Twitter).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While some of this information made its way into some late september announcements and/or you may have been able to get the short-n-sweet during the burst at the fall conference (presentation slides </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17gGmfN8shrn4E6ySCVsIwcL0s07TPxu6B4uxaRU83TI/edit?usp=sharing">here</a></span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> if you missed it), VCTM would nonetheless like to make sure you and your students have exactly what you need to know to </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">get involved in a highly accessible and authentic opportunity to learn and explore mathematics, namely </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM’s Third Annual Statewide Math Fair</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saturday April 6, 2019.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We’re pleased to return to the University of Vermont campus with the same strong support from the UVM Dept of Mathematics and Statistics as well as renewed corporate sponsorships, giving us belief that this event is here to stay and - in many ways - grow bigger in our small state! To that end, we’re expecting an even higher number of participants from all grade bands this year so be sure not to miss out and register before it’s too late (</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Registration deadline</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: February 15, 2019). Our online registration form is already up and running and can be accessed</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxDXYJ0g7h1GOLiwZEOBKLhUrGKhV5iXnwg_ime0f2DLOrhA/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the </span><a href="https://vctm.wildapricot.org/event-3087274" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">event webpage</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YUyzNCl2TuAURScP9X1o4GsOMUTli1RjesbSLtrlBbc" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2019 Math Fair Event Flyer </span></a><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contains all the need-to-knows on how to register, project criteria, eligibility and categories but you can find even more on the </span><a href="https://vctm.wildapricot.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM website</span></a><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, including a plethora of resources totally free and easily accessible to you! These include:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Consider the NH Impact Center workshop for grade 3 – 9 teachers: "Increase Percent of Students Proficient with Percents" on November 28, 4:30-6:30 in Plymouth, NH. Participation is free! Please see details at </span><a href="https://campus.plymouth.edu/impact-center/upcoming-events" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://campus.plymouth.edu/impact-center/upcoming-events/</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM would like to pass along the </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1aA8wRRuhMBekFPM2RNamI4WnNuSEsteW1FX3F0dHFpX1dj" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">event flyer</span></a><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for the next New-Cubed Conference this coming summer in Albany, NY. This joint event between the professional organizations of New York (AMTNYS), New Jersey (AMTNJ) and New England (ATMNE), which includes us! The sample comments on the flyer speak for themselves and the many reasons why this event has stood strong and remained a popular and robust event for collaboration among mathematics educators in the broader northeastern portion of the United States. New-Cubed 2019 was just recently scheduled but hang tight for more information coming your way as this event gets closer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NOW is the time to consider bringing college and university level mathematics into your classroom this school year through the Expanding Horizons program produced by the Vermont State Math Coalition. It’s simple and costs nothing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The multitude of highly qualified presenters of the Expanding Horizons program cater to many different grade levels. Some presentations can even be adapted for elementary levels. Take a look yourself on the </span><a href="http://www.vtmathcoalition.org/expanding-horizons/index.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Expanding Horizons webpage</span></a><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Simply choose a topic/presenter of interest and contact the presenter directly to set it up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For further information, contact the EH Chair John Devino at </span><a href="mailto:devino13@comcast.net" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">devino13@comcast.net</span></a><span style="font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">802-863-5403.</span></div>
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Greetings,<br /><br />The 2018 ATMNE Fall Conference will be held in Warwick, Rhode Island this year on December 6th and 7th. ATMNE is the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England.<br /><br />Come learn in workshops and sessions with...</div>
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For more information and a look at the program, click on "Find Out More" below.<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sites.google.com/view/atmne2018/registration&source=gmail&ust=1539342341518000&usg=AFQjCNHJdhOYqU4eXD-lTJfhj-2MoTbpkw" href="https://sites.google.com/view/atmne2018/registration" style="color: #00add8; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Register today!</a> for the best pricing!<br />Early bird pricing is available until Friday, October 12.<br /><br />Please send this to anyone in mathematics education you think might be interested in attending!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />2018 ATMNE Committee</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and can be accessed</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxDXYJ0g7h1GOLiwZEOBKLhUrGKhV5iXnwg_ime0f2DLOrhA/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cabin"; font-size: 14pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the event webpage. Be on the lookout for more</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now that we have settled into our roles in classrooms and learning communities around the state, VCTM would like to provide you with all that you need to know about the jam-packed lineup of professional learning opportunities in and around our region this fall. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s math conference season, folks!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> You can count on us to give you the critical information you need to register and continue your professional growth as a mathematics educator. Regardless of your fall PD plans, we hope to see many new and familiar faces at our own conference next month at Norwich University!</span></span></div>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Best Reasons to Attend VCTM’s Annual Conference </span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Message from NCTM about the Upcoming NE Regional Conference</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether or not you are a member of VCTM of past or present, we welcome your presence and contributions at our fall conference on October 19. This year we’ve returned central to the campus of Norwich University and hope to bring together voices in mathematics education from all corners, peaks and valleys of the state and across all grade bands. We’re excited to see many speakers addressing K-8 audiences this year to provide a more balanced perspective and relevant experience for all of those with us on this exciting full day of collaboration, including a mid-morning keynote from John Tapper of St. Michael’s College. In addition to some impactful ideas and practical methods in teaching and learning mathematics, every attendee will walk away with an official VCTM t-shirt! </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The deadline for early bird registration (at a discounted rate of $115) is </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September 28</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">... and we are accepting PO’s this year! All you need at the time of registration is your PO # (and the PO-processing contact info).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At our conference in one month’s time, VCTM plans to present a new slate of officers at the business meeting. We anticipate potential vacancies in our president-elect, secretary, NCTM representative, and zone representative positions among others. We’re looking for dedicated volunteers that can commit to the one or two year terms of these positions. Duties and commitments vary by position and some come with perks. If you want to know more, don’t hesitate to contact our current leadership for more information by reaching out to our co-presidents at </span><a href="mailto:vctmpresident@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">vctmpresident@gmail.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“But wait - I teach middle level students!” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">As we all embark for summer, VCTM would like to leave you with a couple short announcements regarding regional and (inter)national opportunities for math educators coming up in the second half of the year!</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">July 31-August 1, 2018</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> ASA/NCTM Statistics Workshops (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Vancouver, BC</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Vancouver, BC - July 31-August 1</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) Statistics Workshop for Middle and High School Mathematics and Science Teachers will take place at JSM on July 31–August 1, 2018. The workshop is offered by the American Statistical Association (ASA)/National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability in conjunction with the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2018 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, though registration for JSM is not required.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">MWM will strengthen understanding of statistics and provide hands-on classroom activities aligned with NCTM standards, Common Core State Standards, BC Mathematics Curriculum, and Next Generation Science Standards. Optional graduate credit is available. The MWM program is posted</span><a href="http://www.mmsend64.com/link.cfm?r=n70t6T27stMfKUwXS2zSdg~~&pe=UrfAJfkgEvfFrX9MmENdeJ7sxd7h2ejVWAoXLSNLwiOZfhAUbsObSmVABekHDY4pa62smLLp11U4IybucMsMDA~~&t=s3UVsqhaaXO-nkJDsmtafw~~" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #951a28; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">online</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM Rookie of the Year</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (repeat)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mathematics Teacher Leadership Opportunity in Vermont </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(new)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Vermont Council for Teachers of Mathematics is proud to announce the date and location for our annual fall conference and we hope you will consider attending and/or speaking at this event! This fall, the VCTM fall conference, aptly titled </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moving Mountains with Mathematics,</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> will take place on October 19 at Norwich University (Northfield, VT) so make sure to</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bylh6r5dHjN9bWRpQWVWY2tPakpkdkhwNkM1UXl6MHVEcWVN/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">save the date</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. We hope that by returning to a central location it will allow mathematics educators from all corners, peaks, and valleys of our state to attend and join together in continuous dialogue, active learning, networking and above all progress for mathematics education in our beautiful, mountainous state.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM would like to recognize the stellar student projects submitted and presented at the second annual statewide math fair in April. Building on last years’ inaugural fair, we are excited to report a significantly higher turnout in student participation, public attendance, and representation from a variety of schools and districts in our state. There were many smiling faces and brilliant mathematical investigations to be seen and heard throughout the morning at the University of Vermont, some of which were spotlighted in a</span><a href="http://www.wcax.com/content/news/Math-fair-brings-out-the-numbers-479065173.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">story from WCAX</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During Vermont’s slow transition to spring, VCTM hosted six Math Morsels events where teachers were “excited about talking to other math teachers and getting a chance to share and hear our struggles.” We played games, solved problems, snacked and chatted around mathematics in a “fun, friendly, mathy” atmosphere. In our efforts to bring FREE and fantastic networking opportunities to our members around the state, the events were held in Richmond, Fairfax, Montpelier, Randolph, Newport, and Brattleboro. Participant feedback has been positive, citing refreshing connections with teachers from different levels, and appreciation for “an opportunity to share ideas about math and pedagogy/curriculum.” VCTM looks forward to providing more of these events in the 2018-2019 school year and we hope you’ll join us! (*all quotes are taken from participant surveys)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The only criterion, beyond doing amazing things in the classroom, is that the awardees be in their first three years of teaching. One elementary teacher (K-5), one middle grades teacher (6-8), and one high school teacher (9-12) will be selected for this award.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipients will be invited to attend the fall conference (at no charge) where they will be announced and recognized as </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rookie of the Year</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. They will receive free VCTM membership for the following year, be requested to write an article for the eNewsletter, and VCTM will offer them an invitation to present at the following VCTM Fall Conference. In addition there will be a small cash award and certificate given to recipients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Submissions will be accepted through </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June 1, 2018</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You will be asked to include a letter of recommendation as part of your nomination. You can submit your nominations through our online form linked below and posted</span><a href="https://vctm.wildapricot.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM website</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are looking to recruit</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> three exceptional high school mathematics educators</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Vermont to pioneer an exciting mathematics initiative with the </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont State Colleges, Agency of Education, and VSAC GEAR UP.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Selected educators will spend </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">one week this summer </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">working together to design a math class to bridge the gap between high school and college. You will work with college math faculty, other high school teachers, and education professionals. Together, you will address the challenges students face in the transition from high school to college math by:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">One week summer curriculum design workshop (July 30 - Aug 3) 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. in central VT location</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three meetings during school year (2018 – 2019) to follow-up (substitute coverage and meals included): </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">October 24, 2018 and </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">January 23 & A</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">pril 3, 2019</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The fourth and final Talent Search Contest of the year concluded in March, capping off another great series of high-level problem solving executed by promising young mathematicians in our state. The solutions and top scorers for all four Talent Search Contest problem sets are posted publicly on the Coalition’s website: </span><a href="http://www.vtmathcoalition.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.vtmathcoalition.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM representatives joined other math educators around the country in late April at NCTM’s annual meeting and exposition, reporting back much excitement around the innovative practices, curricular directions, and most notably the release of </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Catalyzing Change</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Please check out the</span><a href="https://www.nctm.org/annual/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NCTM annual meeting event page</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for conference highlights, including some videos recapping the most memorable moments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As announced in our March eNewsletter, whether you’re looking for noteworthy professional development opportunities or simply tutorial and training on some of the top tools of mathematics instruction, consider the many</span><a href="https://education.ti.com/en/professional-development/teachers-and-teams/summer-workshops?utm_campaign=CL11622%20Summer%20Workshops%20Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=CL11622%20Workshops_Summits%20Launch_2nd%20send" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">workshops</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and</span><a href="https://education.ti.com/en/professional-development/teachers-and-teams/regional-summits?utm_campaign=CL11622%20Summer%20Workshops%20Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=CL11622%20Workshops_Summits%20Launch_2nd%20send" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">regional summits</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> offered by Texas Instruments in their T-Cubed Series during this coming summer. Some of these events are even offered virtually if travel is not possible or your schedule is booked!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this edition of the VCTM eNewsletter, you will find:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Important Upcoming Dates for Math Educators and Students</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM Math Morsels</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (new)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM Second Annual Statewide Math Fair </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(updates)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Governor's Institute of Vermont on Mathematics</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (new)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM Rookie of the Year</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (updates)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont State Math Coalition Talent Search</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VT AOE February Newsletter </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(new)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NCSM Webinar for a Call to Collective Action </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(new)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">NCTM Annual Meeting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">T-Cubed Summer </span><a href="https://education.ti.com/en/professional-development/teachers-and-teams/summer-workshops?utm_campaign=CL11622%20Summer%20Workshops%20Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=CL11622%20Workshops_Summits%20Launch_2nd%20send" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Workshops</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> & </span><a href="https://education.ti.com/en/professional-development/teachers-and-teams/regional-summits?utm_campaign=CL11622%20Summer%20Workshops%20Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=CL11622%20Workshops_Summits%20Launch_2nd%20send" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Summits</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(new)</span></li>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">March 14, 2018</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> NCSM Webinar from the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Call to a Collective Action</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Online, 7:30pm</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">March 26, 2018</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Math Morsels @ Zone 2 (</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Richmond, VT</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM would like invite you and your colleagues to attend our </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Math Morsels</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> being offered in the near future throughout the state. VCTM zone representatives will be hosting these professional-social events among math educators such as yourselves into late March and early April. Registering is simple and takes little time: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">determine the location and date that work best for you and as soon as you are able contact the hosting zone rep. to RSVP</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is NO cost for attending!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please check out the </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dv6CKF0dshG192kAfpPxjxMX65kbkrqD" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Math Morsels flyer</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or scroll down to our last blog post on Math Morsels for further information including how to contact your zone rep. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Less than one month remains until the second annual statewide math fair, which will again be hosted at the University of Vermont in Votey Hall. Registration is closed for project submissions at this time, however, VCTM is currently seeking help in the form of volunteers at this exciting event for Vermont students. Whether you are a practicing or retired mathematics educator, preservice teacher, or come from a STEM background, we welcome you to join us as a judge of student work or simply an extra set of hands for set-up and break-down of this event. If you’re available and interested, we’d ask that you let us know you are coming by submitting a quick online form: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Surround yourself with math-lovers like you at this week-long festival of mathematics! Theoretical and real-world applications of math will have you dazzled as you enjoy advanced lectures by renowned mathematicians and scientists. We’ll use our hands and brains to take on world-class mathematical challenges, and explore careers for people who like math. Head over to </span><a href="http://giv.org/math" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">giv.org/math</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to learn more!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GIV is dedicated to being accessible for every Vermonter. Our </span><a href="https://www.giv.org/placeholder/tuition/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sliding scale tuition</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> goes as low as $10, making it affordable for every family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM has officially opened submissions for nominations for the annual </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rookie of the Year Award</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The only criterion, beyond doing amazing things in the classroom, is that the awardees be in their first three years of teaching. One elementary teacher (K-5), one middle grades teacher (6-8), and one high school teacher (9-12) will be selected for this award. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recipients will be invited to attend the fall conference (at no charge) where they will be announced and recognized as </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rookie of the Year</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. They will receive free VCTM membership for the following year, be requested to write an article for the eNewsletter, and VCTM will offer them an invitation to present at the following VCTM Fall Conference. In addition there will be a small cash award and certificate given to recipients. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The fourth and final 2017-2018 Talent Search has been posted on the Coalition’s website: </span><a href="http://www.vtmathcoalition.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.vtmathcoalition.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Please encourage your students to give it a try even though they might not have attempted the earlier contests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This would be a good time to invite a guest speaker to one or more mathematics classes at your school. Click on the “Expanding Horizons” link on the Coalition’s website. (If you have used this resource this year, I would appreciate your feedback.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Vermont Agency of Education released their bi-monthly Newsletter a couple of weeks ago and it includes even more great content for math educators and supporters in our state. Check out </span><a href="http://education.vermont.gov/documents/mathematics-newsletter-february-2018" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this February Edition</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for even more math-worthy events, resources, and literature.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">...for the second webinar from the Call to a Collective Action, From Awareness to Action: Equity and Social Justice in Mathematics Education. In this webinar, the speakers provide a brief overview of the five principles (Getting to Your Core, Making Organizational Meaning, Ensuring Constancy and Consistency of Purpose, Facing the Facts and Your Fears, Building Sustainable Relationships) in Excellence through Equity, focusing on the supporting work and thinking of teachers, teacher leaders, and educators to guide student achievement. The webinar is organized around the five principles and will incorporate questions and dialogue between the participants and speakers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NCTM will be hosting the Annual Meeting & Exposition, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Empowering the Mathematics Community,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Washington D.C. from April 25 to 28. With an exciting list of keynote speakers and sessions alike, as well as the much-anticipated release of </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Catalyzing Change</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, this is sure to be a memorable event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just days earlier, from April 23 to April 25, NCSM will also be hosting their annual conference in Washington D.C. This is another noteworthy national event for STEM educators that you may consider attending. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s not too late to register for either conference! For more information, including how to register, visit the </span><a href="https://www.nctm.org/Conferences-and-Professional-Development/Annual-Meeting-and-Exposition/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NCTM</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or </span><a href="https://www.mathedleadership.org/events/conferences/DC2/index.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NCSM</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> event pages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whether you’re looking for noteworthy professional development opportunities or simply tutorial and training on some of the top tools of mathematics instruction, consider the many </span><a href="https://education.ti.com/en/professional-development/teachers-and-teams/summer-workshops?utm_campaign=CL11622%20Summer%20Workshops%20Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=CL11622%20Workshops_Summits%20Launch_2nd%20send" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">workshops</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="https://education.ti.com/en/professional-development/teachers-and-teams/regional-summits?utm_campaign=CL11622%20Summer%20Workshops%20Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=CL11622%20Workshops_Summits%20Launch_2nd%20send" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">regional summits</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> offered by Texas Instruments in their T-Cubed Series during this coming summer. Some of these events are even offered virtually if travel is not possible or your schedule is booked!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please consider joining us at one of these locations, dates and times this spring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thur, 3/29</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4:15 - 5:45</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BFA Fairfax, Room 253</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">75 Hunt St.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jacie Kendrew</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mon, 3/26</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4:15 - 5:45</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Richmond Free Library</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kendra Christiana</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wed, 4/11</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">North Country Career Center, Room 380</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">209 Veteran’s Ave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jean McKenny </span><a href="mailto:jmckenny@together.net" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; color: black; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">jmckenny@together.net</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Montpelier High School, Library</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kasandra Reid</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brattleboro High School,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Katie Westby </span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-13466747842666111352018-01-24T08:23:00.000-05:002018-01-24T08:26:26.644-05:00Rookie of the Year 2018<div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-63a9e938-2858-2ed9-3c83-716b2773ce22"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please nominate that mathematics educator for </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM Rookie of the Year</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We plan to award one elementary teacher (K-5), one middle grades teacher (6-8) and one high school teacher (9-12) the Rookie of the Year Award at our annual fall meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The only criterion, beyond doing amazing things in the classroom, is that the awardees be in their first three years of teaching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The winners will be invited to this year’s VCTM Fall Conference (no charge), receive free VCTM membership for the following year, be requested to write an article for the eNewsletter, and be invited to present at the following VCTM Fall Conference. In addition there will be a small cash award and certificate given to recipients. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To support a candidate for this award, be on the lookout for a link to an online form in the next eNewsletter. You will be asked to include a letter of recommendation as part of your nomination. The deadline for nominating an outstanding Rookie of the Year is June 1, 2018. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Important Upcoming Dates for Math Educators & Students</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Second Annual Vermont Statewide Math Fair 2018</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Report on VCTM Fall Conference 2017</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">PAEMST</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Math Morsels Meetings</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Expanding Horizons</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ATMNE Fall Conference 2018</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics is proud to announce our sponsorship for the Second Annual Statewide Math Fair. We would like to welcome all Vermont students to participate in this event, which will again be hosted at the University of Vermont on </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 7, 2018</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We call upon all K-12 teachers and parents to encourage any of their students to submit a project. The registration deadline for math fair projects is </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">February 15, 2018</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Students can register quickly and easily through our </span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/9Vx6wzfEdVhydWPp1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">online form</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last year we found that this event generated a lot of excitement about mathematics while also providing students an opportunity to attain evidence for proficiency in content and transferable skills through a more flexible pathway and low-stakes competition. Building on last year's successes, we're offering even more detailed information on registration, project idea generation, scoring criteria and more. This all can be found at the </span><a href="https://vctm.wildapricot.org/event-2712140" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM event page</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In October 2017, VCTM was joined by educators from around the region for a day of thoughtful collaboration in some important current topics in mathematics education. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the premise of "Math is For Everyone," our attendees engaged in dialogue on a diversity of K-12 topics, from equity & access in the mathematics classroom, to personalized learning, to proficiency-based grading and learning & more. While VCTM hopes that all attending walked away with newfound knowledge and renewed ideas for best practices in mathematics learning and teaching, VCTM reflects fondly on this successful event. With appreciation to St. Michael’s College for hosting our event, much thanks to our participating vendors, and a special gratitude to our many participants that offered feedback, we’re proud to have produced another captivating conference and look forward to fall 2018!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do you know an excellent elementary mathematics teacher? </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please nominate them for this prestigious award! The PAEMST organization is accepting nominations in the 2017-2018 school year for </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">teachers of mathematics in grades K-6</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The nomination process is easy; fill out a simple online form at </span><a href="http://www.paemst.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.paemst.org</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The teacher you nominate will be notified about how to further apply, with the possibility of winning a $10,000 award! Please consider your colleagues (or a self-nomination) for this award. If you have further questions, contact the PAEMST Vermont State Coordinator for Mathematics, Lara White, at </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">laradawnwhite@gmail.com</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As announced in prior newsletters, you should consider inviting a guest speaker from a Vermont college or university to address your students through the FREE Expanding Horizons program offered by the Vermont State Math Coalition. Simply visit the</span><a href="http://www.vtmathcoalition.org/expanding-horizons/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, choose a topic of interest from the list, and contact the presenter directly to set it up. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NCTM will be hosting the Annual Meeting & Exposition, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Empowering the Mathematics Community</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, in April 2018. With an exciting list of keynote speakers and sessions alike, as well as the much-anticipated release of </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Catalyzing Change</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, this is sure to be a memorable event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Rhode Island Mathematics Teachers Association (RIMTA) will be hosting this year's ATMNE conference in Warwick, RI. Please visit the <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/atmne2018/home"><span style="color: blue;">ATMNE 2018 webpage</span></a> for a list of featured speakers, call for presenters, and further information on what should be an exciting event in our region.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The California Mathematics Project is offering a series of webinars on the topics of equity, statistical reasoning and modeling in the teaching and learning of middle school statistics. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please check out the </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bylh6r5dHjN9ZU4ydDdEYmpXWGhoYXpoTXNReHpYajZLTnVR/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">flyer</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for more information about registration and what exactly is offered in each seminar. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">We hope this newsletter finds you well. In it you
will find information about our first ever Vermont Math Fair, which was held at
UVM in March. What a fun morning we got to spend with K-12 students and
families, examining their hard work and colorful posters, and talking with them
about mathematics! We’re excited to see this tradition continue next year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are also excited to announce that Sue Abrams
(Montpelier High School) and Lara White (Caledonia North Supervisory Union) are
stepping up as VCTM Presidents-Elect for 2017. In October 2017, they will take
over as your new VCTM Presidents. Congratulations to Sue and Lara!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">2017 has brought an exciting opportunity to Math
Education in Vermont, as VCTM has subsumed or absorbed the Vermont Math
Leadership Council. Moving forward, VCTM will commit to offer resources and
support to not just Vermont’s Teachers of Mathematics, but also include a focus
on Vermont’s Mathematics Teacher Leaders. If you were a VMLC member, welcome
aboard!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">VCTM is looking for a few good Board Members! Are
you willing to join us in our mission to build a math educators community and
engage student learning throughout Vermont? We have openings for a few zone
representatives and newsletter editor. We are already planning for our Fall
2017 Conference, and would appreciate help with that as well! For more
information about these positions and what it means to be on the board, please
contact us—we’ll give you the straight scoop about commitment and payoffs!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">A few opportunities to keep you busy and
mathematically active this summer:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jo Boaler’s “How to Learn Math: For Students” is a self-paced
online course that is now available for FREE!
https://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/Education/EDUC115-S/Spring2014/about<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Associations of Mathematics Teachers in New York, New
Jersey, and New England are banding together again for the New Cubed 2017
Summer Conference at Siena College (more information on this below) http://www.amtnys.org/Sub%20Pages/Conferences/Summer%20Conference.html<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lesley University is offering a summer institute for
teachers, “Exploring the Standards for Mathematical Practice”. </span><a href="http://www.lesley.edu/center-for-math-achievement-summer-institute-2017/"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.lesley.edu/center-for-math-achievement-summer-institute-2017/</span></a><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Burlington, Vermont: </span></b><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Saturday March 25, the Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics held its first annual Math Fair for K-12 student. The event was hosted by the University of Vermont Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Votey Hall. 32 projects were judged by 4 teams of two. Judges included UVM faculty, classroom teachers, pre-service teachers and interested people from the STEM industry. This year’s winners in each of the 5 divisions were as follows,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Grades 7-8:</b> First Place Sophia Hussak from Barstow Memorial School, 2</span><sup><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 7pt;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Place Lexi Farwell and Ellie Tracy from Barstow Memorial School, 3</span><sup><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 7pt;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Place Kasi McCann from Main Street Middle School</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Grades 9-12:</b> First Place Victoria Chang from South Burlington High School, 2</span><sup><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 7pt;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Place Taylor “Zoso” Christiana from U-32 High School, 3</span><sup><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 7pt;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Place Wyona Powell from and Melanie Storm from Brattleboro Union High School</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics would like to publically thank our sponsors for this event: The National Life Group and Costco Wholesale. Your generous donations made this even possible and led to its success. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a math educator’s community facilitating conversation and sharing resources around best practices to engage student learning. The rationale for the math fair project includes generating excitement around math, providing low stakes competition, reaching a wide audience, creating a public outlet for math while building community involvement and providing a big opportunity for High School students to attain evidence to demonstrate proficiency in transferable skills and math proficiency through a flexible pathway. If you’d like to know more about VCTM or the Math Fair visit our website at </span><a href="https://vctm.wildapricot.org/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">https://vctm.wildapricot.org/</span></a><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> or reach us by email at </span><a href="mailto:vctmpresident@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">vctmpresident@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "source sans pro" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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While demonstrating engaging activities using the Marble slides application
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included Jo Boaler’s presentation on “The Mindset Revolution: Teaching
Mathematics for a Growth Mindset,” and Graham Fletcher sharing his bank of
elementary 3-Act Tasks, and learning to “Be less helpful” with Dan Meyer. Steve
Leinwand’s lively presentation on “Ten Instructional Tweaks Every Math Leader
Needs to Advocate for and Be Able to Model,” was presented twice, due to
popular demand. Many of these presentation slides, as well as other valuable
resources from the conference can be found at: </span><a href="https://www.mathedleadership.org/events/conferences/TX/downloads.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">https://www.mathedleadership.org/events/conferences/TX/downloads.html</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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author of <u>Heart!: Fully Forming Your Professional Life as a Teacher and
Leader</u>, received the NCSM Ross Taylor/Glenn Gilbert National Leadership
Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of education and NCSM. Dr.
Kanold also presented on, “Heartprint: Transforming the Way We Teach and Lead!”
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included representatives from various affiliates across the Eastern region of
the United States. Several affiliates highlighted local conferences, including
NCSM’s Summer Leadership Academy in Bangor, Maine July 24-26. The Associations
of Mathematics of Teachers of New York, New Jersey, and New England are also
hosting a joint conference, New Cubed, at Siena College July 9-12. As well, our
own Vermont Math Leadership Council, now merged with VCTM, received our
affiliate status with NCSM.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Conference</span> </span></b><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">by Patty Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">This year’s National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference was held in San Antonio,
Texas April 6-8. Main topics included access and equity, assessment,
professionalism, and tools and technology.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Keynote speaker, Jordan Ellenberg,
is an author and professor of mathematics at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. His talk centered around, “How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of
Mathematical Thinking.” This topic was central to many workshops throughout the
conference, focusing on student and educator growth in the context of deep
mathematical teaching and learning. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Assembly NCTM representatives outlined their foundational priorities of: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Many resources and
professional development opportunities addressing NCTM’s foundational
priorities can be found at nctm.org. The Delegate Assembly also discussed
issues, such as NCTM’s stance on the “rush to calculus,” developing more
affordable options for members to attend annual conferences, mechanisms for
having affiliate concerns about national mathematics education issues heard by
NCTM, and adding a “Parent Tab” on NCTM’s website to provide information and
guidance around math education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July 17-19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">One of the most powerful
opportunities during the NCTM was Shadow Con, an evening event open to all NCTM
participants in which several speakers discuss topics of high interest in the
field of education. Hosted by Zachary Champagne, Dan Meyer, and Michael Flynn,
each speaker will then facilitate a free on-line course. The presentations and
links to sign up for the fall courses can be found here: </span><a href="http://www.nctm.org/shadowcon17/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.nctm.org/shadowcon17/</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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information in upcoming VCTM newsletters regarding next year’s Annual
Conference in Washington, D.C. April 25-28, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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days of mathematics professional development for K-12 educators. Attend one,
two, or all three days. Mathematics educators from New England, New York,
and New Jersey will give workshops in topics ranging from repeated reasoning to
spreadsheets to teaching money through board games—and more See daily schedule below.</span></span></div>
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Matthew Beyranevand, K-12 Mathematics and Science Department Coordinator for
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Unlocking the Power of Problem Based
Learning to Support the Standards for Mathematical Practice</span></strong></span><br />
Mike Flynn, Director of Mathematics Leadership Programs at Mount Holyoke
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<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Spark Curiosity...and Explore the Beauty and
Harmony of Numbers</span></strong><br />
Tracy Manousaridis, Mathematics Curriculum Specialist for Weston, MA, public
schools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DGNQnJ_rtsINSjR8hDWounDFSLMwx1F2br1aC8LWJhQ/viewform?edit_requested=true" title="Register now for one, two, or three days"><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #014574; padding: 0in;">Register
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$350 for three days; $240 for two days; $120 for one day. Save $50 by
registering by June 15. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="border: none 1.0pt; color: #222323; font-weight: normal; padding: 0in;">Who: </span></strong><span style="color: #222323;">Steve Yurek,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:syurek@lesley.edu"><span style="color: #014574;">syurek@lesley.edu</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222323;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222323;">617.349.8938<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in high gear for the 2nd New Cubed summer conference. The conference, a
collaborative event of the Associations of Mathematics Teachers of New York,
New Jersey, and New England will be held at Siena College starting<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj">July 9</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can join us for the conference this year. We are in the last stages of
completing another outstanding program. As soon as it is ready we will share it
with you. Once again we are constructing a program that has narrow grade band
workshops at (almost) every session time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Please let your elementary level colleagues
know about the conference by talking with them and sharing the attached flyer
and last year's program. New Cubed may be the only conference that has PreK-K,
grade 1-2, grade 3-4, grade 5-6, and grade 7-8 workshops throughout the conference.
There may be a couple of times when we stretch this narrow grade band feature.
For instance, we are planning on a special workshop about using Rubik's cubes
to teach math to young children. This workshop will be offered for grades K-4
and then again for grades 5-9. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fee of $250 for the three day conference. This registration fee includes either
a new membership in your state mathematics teachers organization or a one year
extension of your current membership. Thanks to our exhibitors and sponsors,
lunches and coffee breaks are also provided as part of registration. If you can
find a three day conference for less than $250 please share this with me. For
those staying on campus with us, we will be using student housing that has
cooling (AC), rooms that feature private bathrooms, and free parking. The
approximately $250 housing fee also includes the welcoming bar-b-que on Sunday
evening, the banquet dinner on Tuesday evening, and breakfast every
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conference participants to beautiful Lake George for a dinner cruise and
another bus to take participants to a concert at the famous Tanglewood music
center in the nearby Berkshires. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><b><span style="color: red;">Presidents' Message</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">Equity in Math Education in Vermont</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">Statewide Math Fair Comes to UVM in March</span></b></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><b>Nominate a Vermont Rookie of the Year Math Teacher</b></span></li>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"><b>Editor's N</b></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"><b>ote: Congratulations to VCTM Co-president Kate McCann on being named the <u>2017 Vermont Teacher of the Year!</u></b></span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-3bf5104f-cdfb-471d-a808-1fc82a1a6cf7"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you to all who participated in the VCTM fall conference at VTC in October. It was another successful gathering with excited registrants, enthusiastic presenters, gracious volunteers, and enough profit to sponsor another event next fall. We really appreciate all of you who completed the conference survey. Your feedback is valuable in shaping our future conferences. <b>Congratulations to Kendra Christiana, Nicole Plimpton, and Amelia Burns for being named Rookie of the Year 2015-16!</b> Please consider nominating someone in their first 3 years of teaching mathematics for Rookie of the Year 2016-17. </span></span></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-3bf5104f-cdfb-471d-a808-1fc82a1a6cf7"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At our annual membership meeting in October 2016, VCTM members voted for two important changes to how we do business. First, we approved amendments to our VCTM bylaws, which can be found at: </span><a href="https://vctm.wildapricot.org/page-18052" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://vctm.wildapricot.org/page-18052</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Second, we agreed to raise our VCTM annual membership dues from $15 to $25. Both changes attempt to keep our policies current and reflective of the work we are doing today, and make an effort to bring VCTM in better alignment with other New England NCTM Affiliates.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>January 23, 2017</b> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Release of the final </span><a href="http://www.vtmathcoalition.org/talent-search/" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">talent search</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> problem set of t</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">he school year</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>February 17, 2017</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Registration</span><span style="color: red; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Deadline for </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Statewide Math Fair</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>March 15, 2017</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VCTM Board Meeting by phone (if you’d like to join us, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">let us know</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>March 25, 2017</b> </span><span style="color: red; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Statewide Math Fair, UVM</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don’t miss out! Encourage your students to participate in the first Vermont Math Fair to take place at UVM on March 25, 2017. The registration deadline is February 17. Goals for this event include:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you have a new colleague in your school who is doing an amazing job with their students and think they should be recognized? Here's your chance to give them their due for their hard work and enthusiasm! There will be three recipients; one in each of the following categories- Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8) and High School (9-12). <span style="color: black;">Awardees will be given a cash prize and plaque, a year's membership to VCTM, and be expected to share their experiences with the VT math community in its eNewsletter and be invited to present the following year at the VCTM fall conference. To qualify, the nominees must be in the<b> first three calendar years</b> of their teaching (either part or full-time), and be nominated by a VCTM member. The </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-HIQPaQgb9HpmFqDFfiXliSgu4--o4YCvkPi5u34AwLhuqQ/viewform">nomination form </a><span style="color: black;">has room for your nomination letter to be cut/pasted, or if you prefer, it can be emailed in as well (details are in the nomination form). Nominations are open until June 1, 2017. The recipients will be announced at our Fall 2017 Conference. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Interested in equity in mathematics education in Vermont? There will be a meeting to discuss this from the perspective of identifying action steps to increase equity in the teaching and learning of mathematics in Vermont. We will discuss a working definition of equity to frame our discussions, and then discuss data (quantitative and qualitative) as well as effects of teacher bias on mathematics teaching and learning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Moody's Mega Math Challenge is a great way to provide your juniors and seniors with an opportunity to participate in an authentic, real-world modeling experience. Teams usually meet indpendently outside of school for 14 hours to solve a modeling problem. This takes place at the team's convenience over the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1651643391" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">February 24th</span></span> weekend, and there are cash prizes for winners. For details on how to register, deadlines, etc., check out their <a href="https://m3challenge.siam.org/">website </a></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12.0pt;">Welcome to fall and welcome to a new
school year! As teachers, we are so lucky to get two fresh starts each year—one
in January, and one in September. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt;">We are very excited to have opportunities
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Mathematics in New England (ATMNE) Conference. The conference theme is “Vote
with Math! Developing Informed Citizens Through Mathematics” (<a href="https://sites.google.com/a/nhmathteachers.org/atmne2016/">schedules and information</a>) For a $20 savings, remember to register by 9/15/16. If you’re planning on
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dedicated volunteers. Visit <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bmaBPeIZcP4lBbHgU-j0sNWbzU8Wp5vfs5N3QN3YgoQ/edit?usp=sharing">this site</a> </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">to sign up and donate an hour or two to this fabulous
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special members of our VCTM Board are getting ready to move on and pass the
torch to the next generation of leaders in math education in Vermont. Could
this be you? Are <b><i>you</i></b> willing to join us in our mission to build a math
educators community and engage student learning throughout Vermont? We have openings
for zone representatives, treasurer, membership chair, and president-elect. For
more information about these positions and what it means to be on the board,
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">8:30-10:00</span></div>
</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fostering Struggling Learners' Conceptual Understanding: Integrating direct and inquiry approaches - Regina Quinn"}" style="background-color: #e06666; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Fostering Struggling Learners' Conceptual Understanding: Integrating direct and inquiry approaches - Regina Quinn</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Data Stories to boost Your Instruction - Patricia Conway & Melissa Senecal"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Data Stories to boost Your Instruction - Patricia Conway & Melissa Senecal</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Making Middle School Math Come Alive with Games and Activities - Barbara West"}" style="background-color: #6d9eeb; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Making Middle School Math Come Alive with Games and Activities - Barbara West</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Figurate Numbers and Finite Differences - Jean McKenny"}" style="background-color: #93c47d; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Figurate Numbers and Finite Differences - Jean McKenny</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Assessing Graduation Standards - Michael Ruppel"}" style="background-color: #ffd966; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Assessing Graduation Standards - Michael Ruppel</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Creating Performance Tasks the SBAC Way - Betty Young"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Creating Performance Tasks the SBAC Way - Betty Young</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades PreK-5, Admin/Math Leaders"}" style="background-color: #e06666; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades PreK-5, Admin/Math Leaders</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 3-8, Admin./Math Leaders"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 3-8, Admin./Math Leaders</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 6-8"}" style="background-color: #6d9eeb; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 6-8</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 6-12"}" style="background-color: #93c47d; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 6-12</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 6-12, Admin./Math Leaders"}" style="background-color: #ffd966; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 6-12, Admin./Math Leaders</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Admin./Math Leaders, General Interest (All Levels)"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Admin./Math Leaders, General Interest (All Levels)</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td colspan="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"10:15-11:15"}" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="max-height: 121.12212054827442px;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">10:15-11:15</span></div>
</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Improve Student Learning with a Green Check, a Red X, and a Report - Andrew Burnett"}" style="background-color: #e06666; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Improve Student Learning with a Green Check, a Red X, and a Report - Andrew Burnett</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Algebra in the Elementary Classroom - Patty Pomerleau"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Algebra in the Elementary Classroom - Patty Pomerleau</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bringing Statistics to Life to Improve Statistical Literacy - Jennifer Ericson"}" style="background-color: #6d9eeb; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Bringing Statistics to Life to Improve Statistical Literacy - Jennifer Ericson</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"What is the Mandelbrot Set? - Stephen Badgley"}" style="background-color: #93c47d; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">What is the Mandelbrot Set? - Stephen Badgley</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Meaningful Approaches to New Teacher Coaching and Induction - Christine Pereira"}" style="background-color: #ffd966; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Meaningful Approaches to New Teacher Coaching and Induction - Christine Pereira</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Exploring Measurement with Roslyn Rutabaga - Betty Young"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Exploring Measurement with Roslyn Rutabaga - Betty Young</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 3-12, Admin./Math Leaders"}" style="background-color: #e06666; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 3-12, Admin./Math Leaders</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades PreK-5"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades PreK-5</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 6-12"}" style="background-color: #6d9eeb; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 6-12</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 9-12, Post Secondary, Admin./Math Leaders, General Interest (All Levels)"}" style="background-color: #93c47d; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 9-12, Post Secondary, Admin./Math Leaders, General Interest (All Levels)</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"General Interest (All Levels), Admin./Math Leaders"}" style="background-color: #ffd966; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">General Interest (All Levels), Admin./Math Leaders</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades PreK-2, General Interest (All Levels)"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades PreK-2, General Interest (All Levels)</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"11:30-12:15"}" style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">11:30-12:15</span></td><td colspan="6" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"General Meeting - Awards, elections, announcements"}" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">General Meeting - Awards, elections, announcements</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"12:15-1:15"}" style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">12:15-1:15</span></td><td colspan="6" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"LUNCH"}" rowspan="1" style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">LUNCH</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 88px;"><td colspan="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1:15-2:45"}" rowspan="5" style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="max-height: 270.2712677752653px;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1:15-2:45</span></div>
</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1:15-1:45 Family Math Night - Laurie Birmingham"}" style="background-color: #e06666; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">1:15-1:45 Family Math Night - Laurie Birmingham</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1:15-1:45 Encourage Math Learning Through Statewide Math Fair - Kate McCann"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">1:15-1:45 Encourage Math Learning Through Statewide Math Fair - Kate McCann</span></td><td colspan="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Empowering Students to Make Mathematical Connections - Barbara West"}" rowspan="4" style="background-color: #6d9eeb; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="max-height: 227.22822528693908px;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Empowering Students to Make Mathematical Connections - Barbara West</span></div>
</td><td colspan="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Understanding Variables Using Tak-Tiles - Meagan Boucher"}" rowspan="4" style="background-color: #93c47d; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="max-height: 227.22822528693908px;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Understanding Variables Using Tak-Tiles - Meagan Boucher</span></div>
</td><td colspan="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Model for Proficiency Based Graduation at Montpelier High School - Sue Abrams & Michael McRaith"}" rowspan="4" style="background-color: #ffd966; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="max-height: 227.22822528693908px;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">A Model for Proficiency Based Graduation at Montpelier High School - Sue Abrams & Michael McRaith</span></div>
</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1:15-1:45 An Introduction to Dynamic Technology Through Pattern Sniffing - Alicia Gonzales"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">1:15-1:45 An Introduction to Dynamic Technology Through Pattern Sniffing - Alicia Gonzales</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 30px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades PreK-5, Admin./math Leaders, General Interest (All Levels)"}" style="background-color: #e06666; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades PreK-5, Admin./math Leaders, General Interest (All Levels)</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"General Interest (All Levels)"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">General Interest (All Levels)</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 9-12, General Interest (All Levels)"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 9-12, General Interest (All Levels)</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 29px;"><td colspan="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1:45-2:45 Integrating Art in Math for Project-Based Learning - Leslie Fry"}" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #e06666; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="max-height: 109.11010869106711px;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1:45-2:45 Integrating Art in Math for Project-Based Learning - Leslie Fry</span></div>
</td><td style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 81px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2:00-2:30 Vermont State Talent Search - Jean Ohlson"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">2:00-2:30 Vermont State Talent Search - Jean Ohlson</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2:00- 2:30 Tried and True Open Source Lessons - Kate McCann"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">2:00- 2:30 Tried and True Open Source Lessons - Kate McCann</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 43px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 3-8"}" style="background-color: #e06666; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 3-8</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 6-12, Admin./Math Leaders, General Interest (All Levels)"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 6-12, Admin./Math Leaders, General Interest (All Levels)</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 6-12"}" style="background-color: #6d9eeb; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 6-12</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 6-12"}" style="background-color: #93c47d; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 6-12</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 9-12, Admin./Math Leaders"}" style="background-color: #ffd966; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 9-12, Admin./Math Leaders</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grades 9-12"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grades 9-12</span></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 60px;"><td colspan="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"3:00-4:00"}" rowspan="2" style="background-color: #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="max-height: 172.17317094140554px;">
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">3:00-4:00</span></div>
</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Literature in Mathematics - Rebecca Merrow"}" style="background-color: #e06666; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Literature in Mathematics - Rebecca Merrow</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Optimizing Google Classroom with Free Math Content - Andrew Burnett"}" style="background-color: #f6b26b; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Optimizing Google Classroom with Free Math Content - Andrew Burnett</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Developing a Continuum of Instruction for Mathematics within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports - Jennifer Patenaude & Jeanne Bonin"}" style="background-color: #6d9eeb; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Developing a Continuum of Instruction for Mathematics within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports - Jennifer Patenaude & Jeanne Bonin</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Documenting and Implementing Interviews and Think-a-louds as Formative Diagnostic Assessments - Katie Westby & Betsy McEneany"}" style="background-color: #93c47d; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Documenting and Implementing Interviews and Think-a-louds as Formative Diagnostic Assessments - Katie Westby & Betsy McEneany</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Why Develop a Math Vertical Team? - Sharon Fadden"}" style="background-color: #ffd966; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Why Develop a Math Vertical Team? - Sharon Fadden</span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Instruments of Math Construction: How a Compass and Straightedge Provide a Concrete Foundation in Geometry - David Rome"}" style="background-color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Calibri; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Instruments of Math Construction: How a Compass and Straightedge Provide a Concrete Foundation in Geometry - David Rome</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">On Wednesday
September 7, four distinguished math and science teachers from Vermont
descended upon Washington DC to accept the Presidential Award for Excellence in
Math and Science Teaching. The 2014 K-6
awardees are<b> Lisa Marks from Ludlow Elementary (science)</b> and <b>Laura Botte from
Edmunds Middle School (math)</b>. The 2015
7-12 awardees are <b>Kate McCann from U-32 High School (math)</b> and<b> ML McLaughlin
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The three
day event began with an awards dinner under a tent in the rain at Smithsonian’s
National Zoo. While the zoo was closed
and the only animals that we saw were some deer, the dinner was elegant. Dr. Margaret Honey, president and CEO of
NYSCI, provided the keynote address. On
Thursday, awardees took part in a symposium on Active Learning in Stem
Education. During the short window
between the symposium and the awards ceremony that evening, all four of the
Vermont awardees visited with Senator Patrick Leahy at the US Capitol. The awards ceremony took place at DAR
Constitution Hall. Both Dr. France
Cordova, director of the National Science Foundation, and Dr. John Holdren, </span><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 115%;">senior advisor to President<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;">Barack Obama</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 115%;">on science and technology issues provided opening
remarks. Friday morning there was a
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 115%;">The Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest honors bestowed by
the United States Government specifically for K-12 mathematics and science
teaching. The award was established by
Congress in 1983. To learn more visit the <a href="https://recognition.paemst.org/view">PAEMST Site</a>. The organization will soon be taking nominations for teachers in grades 7-12 in Math and Science.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">St. Michael's College in Colchester is having</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> a pretty amazing event </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_293795857" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #222222; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">October 1. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">David Bressoud, former president of the Mathematical Association of America, has done a nation-wide multiyear NSF study on teaching calculus—best practices, what works in what settings, future trends, etc. He will be giving a workshop on teaching calculus at SMC that is jointly supported by the MAA and open to math folks in the NE area. It's worth <a href="https://www.smcvt.edu/academics/majors-minors-and-curriculum/mathematics/nes-maa-vermont-workshop.aspx">checking out</a> and is very reasonably priced!</span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12.8px;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">T^3 International Conference </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> submitted by Jean McKenny</span></b><br style="font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_293795858" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(100, 100, 100); cursor: pointer; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 10-12, 2017</span></span><br />Chicago, Illinois</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a National T^3 Instructor I am able to get a reduced registration rate for teachers attending this conference. Here are the steps to follow to get the $100 reduced rate.<br />How the Discount Works<br />· On the registration form, a registrant will be asked, “How did you hear about the T3 International Conference?” </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">39% lower than the early bird registration price of $165 through <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_293795860" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">January 31, 2017</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hopefully this special will enable many Vermont teachers to attend this wonderful conference in Chicago in March.<br /><br />Jean McKenny, National T^3 Instructor<br /><a href="mailto:jmckenny@together.net" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">jmckenny@together.net</a></span><br style="font-size: 12.8px;" /><br /></div>
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<li><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>NCTM National Conference San Francisco Overview</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>ATMNE Update</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Upcoming Professional Opportunities</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">Feature Article: </span><span style="color: blue;">"<i>Math Education: A Messy Problem</i>"</span><span style="color: red;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">The current state of math education in America is certainly not ideal but mathematicians, researchers, policy makers and others are working on it -- and it is definitely a problem worth working on </span>by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; line-height: 22px;">Gizem Karaali, Pomona College </span></b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Aaahhhh… spring. We’ve made it through the mud, and there
are flowers blooming here in Washington County. As we push through the final
weeks of teaching and testing, keep in mind that VCTM is here to build our
community of math educators by facilitating conversation and sharing resources.
We are very excited about our new website and its potential to fulfill our
Mission here in Vermont. As always, if you have ideas or would like to join the
Board of Directors, please reach out to us—we would love to have you help
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">Do you have something to share with your colleagues? Do you have an idea or methodology that would benefit others? Have you developed a something in Common Core or Proficiency Based Grading that other teachers could use?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM) will be hosting its annual conference on Friday, October 14, 2016 at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT. The title of the conference is <b>"Making Math Meaningful,"</b> with presentations focused on instructional strategies to promote the Common Core Math Practices and Content Standards, growth mindset, proficiency-based learning, and multi-tiered systems of support. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">Sessions are available as 30 bursts, 60 minute sessions, or 90 minute workshops</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b>The deadline for <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KjPsCwIr7nsGM6y-nBf3gS0zURngOARnfySslIcotSQ/edit?ts=571f61db">submitting proposals</a> is July 15, 2016</b>. Speakers will be notified by August 15, 2016. Please complete the form below.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">If you have questions, please contact Patty Kelly at pkelly@ssdvt.org</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The 2016 NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition was held from April 13-16 in San Francisco, California. As a math leader in my district, I knew the value of attending this conference, and the opportunity that I would have to share my new learning and impact the instructional practices of teachers in my district.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As the Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics representative at NCTM, I was excited to meet with New England math leaders and discuss issues facing our local affiliates. My time at NCTM began with attending the Eastern Regional Caucus. The initial portion of this meeting drew attention to the resources that NCTM provides for its members and affiliates. Their online resources are being constantly updated, such as professional development resources that accompany NCTM’s <i>Principles to Actions. </i>NCTM President Diane Briars spoke about a new resource available on the NCTM web-site focusing on focus, rigor, and coherence. These lessons and activities are available at <a href="http://www.nctm.org/ARCs/">www.nctm.org/ARCs/</a> . The representatives for the eastern region then met to discuss ways in which we can build strong memberships within our affiliates by supporting new teachers to become members.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">The following day began with the Delegate Assembly. There were no resolutions this year. This allowed us to network with affiliate representatives and gain ideas and insights into the successes and struggles of math educators and math organizations nationwide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">The rest of the week was spent attending dynamic presentations by the country’s leading math educators. In a session with Jo Boaler about the latest brain research, she discussed changing the way we assign homework and de-tracking students. Some of the most interesting research that she presented included research about finger counting. Her work shows that we often push kids towards not using their fingers, but that we should actually encourage students to use finger representations as a physical support for learning arithmetic problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">I’m looking forward to using the tools and resources that I gained from the conference and thank VCTM for supporting our learning as math professionals in Vermont.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: red; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">ATMNE News </b><b style="color: red; text-align: center;">by Sue Abrams</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christine Latulippe, VCTM Co-President, and Sue Abrams,
ATMNE Representative, recently attended the spring meeting of the ATMNE Board
of Directors. Much of their time was spent drafting revisions to the ATMNE
constitution and by-laws, which will be voted on by the affiliates like VCTM.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England is
a consortium of affiliates of all the New England states. One purpose is to
secure improvements in the teaching of mathematics and establish close
relations among teachers of mathematics. See the ATMNE website for more
information about ATMNE: <a href="http://www.atmne.net/">http://www.atmne.net/</a>. To that end there is an
annual ATMNE mathematics conference and there are some publications worth
noting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year the ATMNE annual conference - <b><i>Vote with Math! - </i></b>will
take place in Manchester, NH, on October 20-21<sup>st</sup>. See the NHVCTM
website for more information: <a href="http://www.nhmathteachers.org/ATMNE-2016">http://www.nhmathteachers.org/ATMNE-2016</a>.
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Don’t forget that one of the benefits of joining VCTM is that
you automatically become a member of ATMNE! As an ATMNE member you receive two
annual newsletters and the New England Mathematics Journal (NEMJ), which is
published every spring and fall. All ATMNE publications have gone GREEN so make
sure you keep your email up to date. Soon you will receive information from
VCTM about how to access the New England Mathematics Journal.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Vermont Mathematics Initiative (VMI) Conference “Mathematics Teaching and Learning in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century”. This <a href="http://go.uvm.edu/vmi16">one-day conference</a> will be held at UVM’s Davis Center on Saturday May 7. The Keynote speaker is Steven Leinwand, and breakout session topics include formative assessment, instruction for struggling students, and leadership in mathematics education. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. The <a href="https://dynamiclandscapes2016.sched.org/">Dynamic Landscapes Conference</a>, hosted at Champlain College in Burlington, May 23 and 24. If you want to explore classroom technology, maker spaces, creative scheduling, and even innovations in teaching mathematics, consider attending. Registration fees include 1-day and 2-day options. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">NEW Cubed Summer Conference, June 27-29 in New Rochelle, NY. The “NEW Cubed” is because this is a <a href="http://www.amtnys.org/Sub%20Pages/Conferences/Summer%20Conference.html">joint conference of NCTM Affiliates</a> New York, New Jersey, and New England. The theme is Coming Together for Learning, Teaching, and Students. Registration is open now, and Steven Leinwand will be there, too…</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">VCTM’s Fall Conference, October 14, 2016—Look for more details in this newsletter!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England (ATMNE), <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/nhmathteachers.org/atmne2016/">Fall 2016 conference</a> in Manchester, NH, October 20 and 21. As a member of VCTM, you are automatically a member of ATMNE. This year’s theme is “Vote with Math! Developing Informed Citizens through Mathematics”.</span></li>
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<b style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16.5pt;">The current state of math
education in America is certainly not ideal, writes Gizem Karaali, but
mathematicians, researchers, policy makers and others are working on it -- and
it is definitely a problem worth working on.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Andrew
Hacker’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>The Math Myth and Other STEM Delusions
</em>simply continues to promote the misguided path he got on several
years ago, and it’s difficult to see how it could lead us anywhere productive.
Hacker started the business of attacking school mathematics in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">a</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #ef7521; text-decoration: none;"> </span></span><em><span style="color: #ef7521; text-decoration: none;">New York Times</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #ef7521; text-decoration: none;"> </span></span><span style="color: #ef7521;">op-ed</span></a> where he argued, in sync with gimmicky
T-shirts claiming the same, that algebra was unnecessary, or perhaps even
detrimental to our future. In a national scene where mathphobia is rampant and
most people’s memories of school mathematics remain unpleasant at best, he
struck a chord. Then, of course, come book contracts and even more adulation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Thoughtful
people have already<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://devlinsangle.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-math-myth-that-permeates-math-myth.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">responded authoritatively</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to the various errors in Hacker’s
argument -- see here for another<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/education/2016/03/andrew_hacker_s_the_math_myth_is_a_great_example_of_mathematics_illiteracy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">scathing review</span></a>. A short
and quick reply is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://xkcd.com/1050/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">here</span></a>.
For this audience of college and university educators, some of whom might be
tempted by Hacker’s bravado and wonder about implications for higher education,
I’d like to also point out that Hacker seems to forget why we educate our
young. Even if as students years ago we may have had difficulty in certain
subjects, as parents we want to ensure that our children go beyond what we
ourselves have achieved. We expect that what they learn will be beneficial to
their growth and future opportunities. We also hope that they will gain certain
personal characteristics that, together with their knowledge and skills, will
help them build a better future for our society and the world.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">The
Western tradition starts this conversation in ancient Greece with Socrates
arguing that virtue is central to the education of the young. Aristotle teaches
us that the ultimate goal of education should be happiness -- the durable
contentment of a creative and intellectual life. St. Augustine shows us that we
should not depend on teachers to teach us everything, that there is much to be
learned from the internal wisdom of the heart, which itself is cultivated by
our moral compass. Rousseau argues that children need to be exposed to the
world as they grow to learn to live within the society to which they belong.
Locke and Mill teach us that education should be well-rounded, cultivating an
intellectually capable mind aware of the complexities of the world.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Mathematics
educators agree. We know that in mathematics, as in any other knowledge system
that builds on itself, the procedures that work so well are only part of the
package. That in the center is the student, but always situated in the midst of
a society that is constantly evolving. That students learn best when encouraged
and supported by knowledgeable teachers who help them explore and understand
underlying concepts. That intellectual stimulation and growth are possible and
enjoyable for all children. That in our classrooms, we can help students
sharpen their ability to persist in the face of apparent failure. That today’s
students need to learn to tackle complex and ill-defined problems requiring
both individual and collaborative effort.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">And to
these ends, we have been working to improve what we do. Mathematics teachers,
mathematics education researchers and mathematicians are working together in
classrooms, in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.mathcircles.org/Wiki_WhatIsAMathCircle" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">math circles</span></a>, in conferences and workshops, in
curricular reform efforts and in policy discussions. We are working to create
meaningful mathematical experiences for students to encourage critical
thinking, foster creative reasoning and enhance problem-solving abilities. (See<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Lessons/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">here</span></a> and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.youcubed.org/tasks/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">here</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for two collections of mathematics
lesson plans and modules that were developed by or in collaboration with
researchers. See<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/04/21/tpsemath-working-reform-math-education" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">here</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for a college-level initiative for
revamping the mathematics curriculum.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">We are
working to engender the sense of wonder and accomplishment that mathematics --
when done right -- naturally inspires. We are working to develop and support a
coherent set of curricular standards that will help tomorrow’s adults live up
to the expectations of this nation from its children. We are working to
discover and share with parents, teachers and educators what works well in the
classroom even if it is not typical, and what doesn’t work even if it “just
makes sense” and “it’s the way I learned things.” (How many people believe that
the point of multiplication tables is to torture students till they can recite
them at the speed of light? Linda Gojak, past president of the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics, is one among many educators <a href="http://www.nctm.org/News-and-Calendar/Messages-from-the-President/Archive/Linda-M_-Gojak/Fluency_-Simply-Fast-and-Accurate_-I-Think-Not!/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">speaking out about fluency in mathematics</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and how it is no longer acceptable to
equate it with “fast and accurate.”)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Admittedly,
we mathematics instructors don’t always help our own cause. People remember how
their middle school math teacher made them feel, and I don’t need to tell you that
it’s generally not a good memory. (I was lucky -- mine made me feel like there
wasn’t a problem I couldn’t solve if I put in the time and effort.) But
dropping mathematics from the required K-12 curriculum would be a perfect
example of the cliché of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. (While I
myself have argued<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://magazine.pomona.edu/2015/fall/what-if/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">elsewhere</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>that
we might just do that, my tongue was decidedly set in my cheek, and my concern
was the essence of what is lost in most mainstream experiences of school
mathematics. Now, can I get a book contract, too?)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">The
current state of mathematics education in the United States is certainly not
ideal. Yet the fact is that teachers, parents, mathematicians, mathematics
education researchers and policy makers are working on it. Furthermore, this is
definitely a problem worth working on. It is tough, it is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/cpdtasters/gb052/index.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">messy</span></a> and there are many nuances to the issue
and many implications to any avenue of resolution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Hacker
writes of high school graduates unable to perform simple numeracy tasks. I’d
venture to guess that more than a handful of high school grads are also
incapable of understanding IRS publications, may occasionally be unable to
interpret correctly the user manuals of their DVD players and can’t foresee all
repercussions of a ballot measure they are willing to vote for or against. But
we do not blame all of these insufficiencies on K-12 English teachers. Nor do
we suggest replacing English courses with courses on reading ballot measures or
user manuals. What do we do? We demand that English Language Arts curricula be
developed that are more sensitive to the range of literacy demands of our daily
lives.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Hacker
gets it right at least in one instance; quantitative literacy<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>is</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>crucial in today’s society. And it
should be one of the essential outcomes we expect from our education system, as
I<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol1/iss2/art6/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">argue</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol9/iss1/art2/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">elsewhere</span></a>. However, the role of mathematics in
our education system goes beyond quantitative literacy. (And conversely,
quantitative literacy as a goal itself should not be limited to the mathematics
classroom. Most science and social studies classrooms offer excellent contexts
for quantitative literacy.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">During
this election year, I offer you another analogy. Today there are many,
including some reading this, who worry that the American democratic machine is
not producing the results they would like. So shall we give up on democracy?
I’d like to believe that the overwhelming majority would agree with me when I
say no. Instead, we continue working to improve our system; we continue to
fight for broader access; we continue to work to further political and social
justice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Mathematics
education is perhaps not on the same level of importance and urgency, but the
solutions are the same. We must work to improve the system. We must fight for
broader access. And we must work to further political and social justice.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Today
mathematics acts as a gateway (or a gatekeeper, depending on your perspective)
in terms of who has access to the lucrative STEM jobs that many aspire to.
Students who learn mathematics as far as their school contexts allow have many
more opportunities open to them when they graduate from high school. Knowing
the fundamental building blocks of mathematics today leads well-prepared high
school graduates to a range of rigorous paths of college-level study in many
disciplines. And those are also the students who will become the adults who
will create the new mathematical, statistical and computational tools we will
need in the future.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
would happen if we dropped mathematics? Which schools and school districts
would not be offering those “now optional” advanced mathematics courses? Which
students would be deprived of the opportunity to learn, and, can I suggest,
find meaning, confidence and opportunity through advanced mathematics? And
which students would be able to move forward with those STEM careers that many
parents dream of?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">People
can succeed without mathematics in their lives. You can also choose to never
try sushi, to vacation only within the continental United States despite being
able to afford international travel, to never wear flip-flops or learn to ride
a bike, and still lead a happy and productive life. But nobody’s job prospects
are affected by their decision to avoid sushi (unless you want to be a sushi
chef, which would be odd if you didn’t like sushi to start with). And having
the choice to decline comes out of privilege. Can this nation afford to make
such a decision for all its children? When people choose to drop mathematics later
in their academic paths, we can say they made a decision knowing their options
and the opportunities they are letting go. But do we want to make these
decisions ahead of time for all students?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">The
American education system differs from many of the nations that are touted as
high performers. In most of those countries, students are channeled into
various tracks early on. This nation does not regiment its schoolchildren,
because we believe that all children have potential and that they can make
choices once they are old enough to know what is out there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">And the
American education system is still one of the best in the world. I know the
international test scores and rankings, but I also know to read the fine print.
Therein you learn that once you restrict to schools where less than
50 percent of the class is in the free lunch program, the performance of
students is in par with those high-performing nations. The schools that are
“failing” are the ones that have 75 percent or more of their students in
free lunch programs. So our schools are not failing our students; it is our
society that is failing them. As most education researchers (and teachers in
classrooms across the nation) will agree, the problem of public education in
the United States is one of poverty. And that problem is not going to get
solved by dropping the mathematics requirement in the K-12 curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">In fact
mathematics can help. Here is where Plato’s virtue and St. Augustine’s moral
compass come back into school mathematics. Brazilian mathematician Ubiratan
D’Ambrosio has been<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1207/s15327833mtl0102_3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">telling us for years</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>that it is mathematics that will help
our children solve the varied problems of today and tomorrow -- if we can teach
them to see the inherent mathematics involved. Mathematics, historian Judith
Grabiner<a href="http://mag.uchicago.edu/science-medicine/beauty-numbers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ef7521;">points out</span></a>, has evolved
precisely to describe social, environmental and political, as well as
industrial and scientific, problems that a society happens to confront. And it
remains, to this day, our most successful method to seek out creative and
productive solutions for them. (Readers perplexed by my inclusion of social,
environmental and political problems above might like to google “mathematics
for social justice” or “mathematics of sustainability.”)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">I write
this with the hope that some good may come out of Hacker’s simplistic
recommendations. Students reciting their multiplication tables as fast as a
bullet train are not the desired outcome of mathematics education. We want
students to understand the power and limitations of the mathematics they are
learning. We want students to move flexibly from one specific model of a
situation to another. We want students to be able to find unexpected and novel
solutions to problems that are ever-growing in their complexity.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10.5pt;">Mathematics
is where we can train young minds to do all these things. Mathematics is where
we can teach that critical ability to reason analytically. Mathematics is also
where we can encourage creative exploration of the multitude of options a problem
solver invariably has. As college and university educators, these are points we
must not forget when the next cycle of general education debates begins to
shake things up on our campuses.<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://pages.pomona.edu/~gk014747/" target="_blank">Gizem Karaali</a></span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></i></span><em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">is an associate professor of
mathematics at Pomona College, editor of the</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></i></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Journal of Humanistic
Mathematics<em>, associate
editor of</em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>Mathematical
Intelligencer<span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span><em>and associate editor of</em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span>Numeracy<em>. Follow her on Twitter</em><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span><em><a href="https://twitter.com/gizemkaraali_" target="_blank">@GizemKaraali_</a></em></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-81424637716463663712015-12-03T17:33:00.001-05:002015-12-03T17:33:37.789-05:00<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;">December 2015</b></span><br />
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The Fall has seemingly flown by, and the VCTM Board has been busy at work looking at ways to connect the math community statewide. The first new initiative is the Rookie of the Year honorees, and other opportunities will be rolling out this spring, including a new and improved VCTM website- so stay tuned! <br />
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Inside this edition:<br />
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<li><b><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">Presidents' Message</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">Rookie of the Year</span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">Presidential Award Winners</span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b>Two Great T^3 Opportunities</b></span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b><b style="background-color: white;">NCTM and ATMNE Conference News!</b></b></span></b></span></b></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Technology in Math Education Survey</b></span></span></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Presidents' Message</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Greetings from Washington County!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Your VCTM Board of Directors held a retreat in Randolph, VT
in November, getting lots of business taken care of and organizing ourselves
for a great future. We are so fortunate to have dedicated Board Members volunteering
their time to help build a math educators community throughout the state of
Vermont—THANK YOU! If you have interest in serving on the VCTM Board in any
capacity big or small, please let us know. Many hands make light work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">October’s 2015 Annual VCTM Conference was a huge success,
and we were excited to see many of you there, sharing time and resources with
colleagues and drinking in copious amounts of delicious mathematics! If you
would like to help out with the 2016 VCTM Conference please email the Conference
Chair, Patty Kelly at <a href="mailto:pkelly@ssdvt.org">pkelly@ssdvt.org</a>
—it’s never too early to begin planning a great event! You can also reach out
to us (<a href="mailto:vctmpresident@gmail.com">vctmpresident@gmail.com</a>) or
your Zone Representative whenever you have ideas and input about how VCTM can
better serve teachers and learners of mathematics in Vermont.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thinking of conferences, and great opportunities for
Professional Development, have you ever considered sharing YOUR ideas with
colleagues? The 2016 ATMNE conference will be held October 20 and 21, 2016 in
Manchester, NH, with a theme of “Vote with Math! Developing Informed Citizens
through Mathematics”. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FlvXM4KJC_K1Q4CwkDyYG6oYg2q9E8pctTXSGcvk5JE/viewform?c=0&w=1">ATMNE SpeakerProposals</a> are due February 8, 2016 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Remember that when you join VCTM, you automatically
become a member of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England
(ATMNE). ATMNE members receive two
annual newsletters, the New England Mathematics Journal (NEMJ), invitations to
regional conferences and more. All ATMNE publications have gone GREEN so make
sure you keep your email up to date.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Holidays to you and yours. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please be in touch,</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christine Latulippe (Norwich University) and Kate McCann
(U-32 High School)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">VCTM co-Presidents</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">vctmpresident@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Rookie of the Year</span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you have a rising star in your school or district in the
field of mathematics who deserves recognition?
VCTM Rookie of the year is going to be presented to three outstanding
and well-deserving rising stars in math education within Vermont one in each of
the grade levels (Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8) and High School.) Awardees will be given a cash prize and
plaque, a year's membership to VCTM, and be expected to share their experiences
with the VT math community in its eNewsletter and be invited to present the
following year at the VCTM fall conference.
To qualify, the nominees must be in the first three calendar years of
their teaching (either part or
full-time), and be nominated by a VCTM member.
The <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1940klWsH4KJ_Dn2niSOfAgc4vvNPMu07e1zp_6ig3CE/viewform">nomination form </a>has room for your nomination letter to be
cut/pasted, or if you prefer, it can be emailed in as well (details are in the
nomination form). Nominations are open
until June 1, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching</span></b></div>
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Congratulations go out to Sue Abrams from Montpelier (math) and Stewart Williamson from Peoples Academy (science) as the 2013 PAEMST awardees from Vermont. After an agonizing nearly two-year wait, both were named winners in July and attended festivities in the nation's capital, including a visit to the White House and meeting President Obama! Oh yeah, they each also received a $10,000 prize as well! </div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Two Great T^3 Opportunities</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> from Jean McKenny </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a T^3 National Instructor
I have the opportunity to apply to host T^3 Training in Vermont. If you are interested in being a host school
for either a TI-84 + CE or a TI-Nspire CX training this summer contact me
immediately as I have a very short time frame (early December) for requesting
summer 1, 2, or 3 day workshops for Vermont.
These workshop descriptions are available at education.ti.com. Host schools get handhelds (calculators) for
each participating teacher as well as software for computer labs in the host
school. Contact me asap if you might be
interested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year the <a href="https://education.ti.com/en/us/professional-development/t3-2016/overview">T^3 International Conference</a> will take place
February 26-28, 2016 in Orlando, FL. This is a wonderful conference for
mathematics and science educators. More
information about the conference can be found at education.ti.com. Because I am a T^3 National Instructor, this
year for the first time, I am able to give teachers attending a registration
discount. The regular on-site price is
$195. The early bird price is $165. If
you contact me for a registration code I can obtain a $100 price for you. Just e-mail me at jmckenny@together.net if you are
planning on attending, and I will give you the code. T^3
International is a wonderful conference and if you have never attended this
special might be just what you were waiting for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>NCTM and ATMNE Conference News!</b></span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">VCTM held their annual
conference on October 15, 2015. Thank you to Shawn Towle, NCTM Affiliate
Services Committee Chair and Eastern 1 Representative, for attending
and presenting with VCTM's NCTM representative Patty Kelly about
NCTM's Principles to Actions toolkit. NCTM Past president, <a href="http://www.pdx.edu/math/mike-shaughnessy">MikeShaughnessy</a> delivered the keynote and it was, of course, excellent. <span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As well, just before
Halloween, the <a href="http://www.atmne.net/">ATMNE</a> (New England) conference took place in Portland, ME hosted
by ATOMIM and ATMNE. That conference had nearly 600 attendees who got to
experience wonderful presentations from other math teachers from throughout New
England and there were packed rooms for sessions and keynotes led by Diane
Briars, Don Balka, Greg Tang and Dan Meyer. Next years' ATMNE conference will
be hosted by<a href="http://www.nhmathteachers.org/ATMNE-2016"> NHTM (New Hampshire) and will be held in Manchester, NH</a>
on October 20-21, 2016. Keynotes planned include Peg Smith, Tom
Reardon and NCTM President-elect Matt Larsen. <span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Registration is also now
open for the <a href="http://www.nctm.org/annualreg/">NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition</a> in San Francisco, CA. Come
join us for an amazing NCTM experience April 13-16, 2016!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Technology in Math Education Survey</b></span><br />
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<b><i>The following request is from Caroline Caswell from Rhode Island College</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Being a mathematician and an educator for more than twenty-five years, I have an interest in
how teachers are using technology both for the planning of mathematics instruction and delivery.
To what end are teachers equipped to implement technology effectively? Do they have the
physical tools and skill set necessary to be successful?
As an assistant professor at Rhode Island College, I am asking you to participate in a research
study about the technology practices of mathematics teachers. To answer these some of these
questions, I have created a survey to assess mathematics teachers (elementary and secondary)
technology practices. I have included a <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/ZbXLIKu97H">link to the survey</a>. Before completing the survey, you may have some questions. The following questions and
answers are provided for your as you consider whether you would like to participate in the study. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>What do I have to do to participate?</b></i>
The tools you need to participate are: thirty minutes of time, a computer with internet access,
and the link above. By taking the survey, you are agreeing to participate. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>How will my responses be protected?</b></i>
All results will be compiled as group data only. There is no identifiable information collected,
meaning the survey does not request your name or your school’s.
<i><b>How will I benefit from completing the survey?</b>
</i>Although there are no tangible benefits from participating, you will add to the body of knowledge
of math teacher practices. Your voice will be heard.
What are the potential drawbacks to participating in the survey?
The only thing you risk is time. It will take you about 15-20 minutes to complete.
If you have any questions regarding the survey or it’s promulgation, please feel free to contact
me, 401-829-1168.</span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-55359407760088102072015-06-09T20:15:00.000-04:002015-06-09T20:18:47.361-04:00VCTM Fall Conference: Call for Proposals<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Call for Proposals</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Volunteer to present at the Fall VCTM conference on </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Friday, October 16 at Vermont Technical College in Randolph</b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> and share your ideas with colleagues from across the state in a 60-minute session. Sessions traditionally involve a speaker or speakers relating ideas to an audience, and often include handouts and audience participation. Presentations might also take the form of a panel discussion where multiple teachers share ideas and experiences on a particular topic; VCTM welcomes groups of teachers to present their ideas together.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All presenters are encouraged to share and utilize manipulatives, curricula, and effective pedagogical strategies during their presentations. However, conference presentations are not intended to be commercials or promotions of particular products by individuals who may benefit financially from sale of the products.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The deadline for proposals is July 15, 2015. Speakers will be notified by August 15, 2015. Please complete the <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/csb7yhXzAc">form linked here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Multiple submissions are allowed, but priority will be given to including a wide variety of presenters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Questions? Contact </span><a href="mailto:kmccann@u32.org" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kate McCann at </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: 'normal arial', sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px;">kmccann</span><wbr style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: 'normal arial', sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: 'normal arial', sans-serif; font-size: 11.9999990463257px;">@u32.org</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-32583345394317433862015-05-15T09:11:00.002-04:002015-08-18T13:49:09.810-04:00May 2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Busy Busy Busy! We are all racing to the finish line of the school year, but here are some things that you might want to consider and make note of: </b></span></div>
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<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;">Presidents' Report</span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;">VCTM 2015 Fall Conference: Save the Date! </span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;">Call for Proposals</span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">Math Morsels Round 3</span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">NCTM Boston</span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Math Educators's Night at Fenway Park</span></b></span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: red;">Looking Down the Road…(I-89): New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics are starting to plan for the ATMNE 2016 Fall Conference</span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: red;">Common Core Statistics for Secondary Educators</span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><b style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">Free Mathematics Teacher Magazines</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please
read this newsletter for information about our VCTM 2015 Fall Conference
(October 16<sup>th</sup>—mark your calendars!) and our presence at the NCTM
Annual Meeting in Boston last month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">VCTM
is collaborating with the Vermont Agency of Education to support their “Math
Morsels” series of workshops. Through our Liaison with the Vermont Agency of
Education, Lara White, VCTM is providing financial support throughout the
2014-2015 school year. These events are geared toward teachers of grades 6-12,
and typically take place from 4 to 6pm with ½ hour of socializing and snacking
followed by a workshop. The first round
of Math Morsels took place in November/December 2014, with a topic of
Proficiency Based Learning. The second round of Math Morsels took place in
January/February 2015, with a topic of SBAC summative assessment. Keep your
eyes and ears open (or contact Lara White at </span><a href="mailto:lara.white@state.vt.us"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">lara.white@state.vt.us</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">) for the final
round of Math Morsels will be hosted in May/June 2015, around the topic of
assessment in a proficiency-based system.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was wonderful to have the NCTM Annual Meeting and Expo in the northeast this
spring. NCTM provided 60 complimentary
registrations to ATMIM (Association of Teachers of Mathematics in
Massachusetts); ATMIM then voted to share those equally across the ATMNE
affiliates. VCTM gladly gave away free
registrations to Sally Conway (Vergennes Union Elementary School), Marlene
Allen (Springfield High School), Jennifer Ericson (Riverside Middle School),
and VCTM board members: Jean McKenny, Harvie Porter, Sue Abrams, David Rome,
Mary Calder, Patty Kelly, Sean Sullivan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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exciting is that we have been adding to our VCTM Board of Directors this
winter/spring and are still welcoming more members to join us. If you would
like to take on a leadership role and share in our work with math teachers
around Vermont, please reach out to us. Responsibilities large and small are
available, especially related to conference planning!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wishes from your VCTM Co-Presidents,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Christine
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kmccann@u32.org<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“Growing Math Minds”, which will be held on <b>Friday, October 16 at
Vermont Technical College in Randolph</b>. We will welcome Dr. Michael
Shaughnessy, NCTM Past President 2010-2012, as our keynote speaker. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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instructional strategies to promote the Common Core Mathematical Practices;
Growth mindset: mathematical discourse in the mathematics classroom; and
Proficiency Based Learning for career and college readiness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What are YOU doing in your classroom today? Feel the energy
that comes with organizing your thoughts for others, getting feedback from
colleagues, and taking your professional development beyond the walls of your
school. <span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and resource gathering. Network with mathematics educators from across the
state and learn about what’s working well in other teachers’ classrooms. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Volunteer to present at the VCTM conference, and share your
ideas with colleagues from across the state in a 60-minute session. Sessions
traditionally involve a speaker or speakers relating ideas to an audience, and
often include handouts and audience participation. Presentations might also
take the form of a panel discussion where multiple teachers share ideas and
experiences on a particular topic; VCTM welcomes groups of teachers to present
their ideas together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All presenters are encouraged to share and utilize
manipulatives, curricula, and effective pedagogical strategies during their presentations.
However, conference presentations are not intended to be commercials or
promotions of particular products by individuals who may benefit financially
from sale of the products.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Email Kate McCann at <a href="mailto:kmccann@u32.org">kmccann@u32.org</a>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Math Morsels Round 3</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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discussion networks for math educators in grades 6-12, regionally and
state-wide. </span></b></span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Share what you are doing;
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12UPXeUt_CfZoy38cL0_MFI6v7ZjgWIDyIELXJ0NGOfg/viewform?usp=send_form" target="_blank">May/June Regional Meetings: Sharing Assessment Strategies,
Grading, Reporting and Retakes</a> (link to registration) </span></b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Join us for a conversation about assessment in a
proficiency-based system. Educators will share ideas about assessments
and discuss important issues around grading and reporting. How do you
know when a student is proficient? What is the retake philosophy? How are you
reporting proficiency to students and parents? (Check out our seven regional
venues and a virtual option as well!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">May 20, South Burlington High School, 4-6 p.m.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">May 28, Montpelier High School, 4-6 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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GoTo Meeting option.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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registration form.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Mathematics Program and School Effectiveness Coordinator</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Vermont Agency of Education <a href="tel:%28802%29%20479-1364" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">(802) 479-1364</span></a> – <a href="mailto:lara.white@state.vt.us" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">lara.white@state.vt.us</span></a></span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I had the pleasure of representing
the Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics at the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting & Exposition in Boston, MA from
April 15-18, 2015 . During this conference time I attended the Eastern Caucus
Meeting, the Delegate Assembly, and many conference workshops.</span></div>
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Eastern Caucus Meeting we discussed several issues that NCTM is currently
navigating. These issues included affiliate (for example, VCTM) membership,
creating diverse affiliate and NCTM leadership, computer science and/or coding
courses replacing high school math courses, and high stakes testing across the
country. We brainstormed what our affiliates are doing to support these issues
within our areas. We also shared work that is going on in our affiliates and
new ways that we are bringing conferences and new learning to our geographic
areas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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conference itself was an amazing experience! Having the opportunity to be
among many math educators and national
leaders such as Jo Boaler, Dan Meyer, and Diana Briars provided me with
numerous opportunities for rich discussions and professional development. One
of the conference themes that was
overarching many sessions was using the resource, <i>Principles to Actions</i> (published by NCTM in 2014), within schools
and districts as a professional development tool to inform instructional
practices and drive the shifts in our teaching of mathematics. This resource is
available at nctm.org in either book or e-book formats.<o:p></o:p></div>
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overarching theme of the workshops that I attended was the importance of making
use of teaching strategies that foster the student mathematical practices of
the CCSSM. This included providing students with open-ended tasks that can be
differentiated and that support deep mathematical discourse. The
student-centered practices of engaging in a mathematical task and then
expressing reasoning to others provides for a higher level of thinking and
embeds a student’s understanding into long-term memory. These tasks are also
often hands-on, use manipulatives, and provide students with an engaging
classroom experience.<o:p></o:p></div>
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thank VCTM for supporting our learning as math professionals in Vermont.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white;">New
England Finalists for the 2014 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics
Teaching were honored with certificates and small gifts from ATMIM and
ATMNE </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">on Friday April 17, 2015</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Vermont was represented by Laura
Botte Fretz (Edmunds Middle School, Burlington) and Tom Young (Waitsfield
Elementary School) represented Vemont. Also honored were the 2014 Father
Stanley J. Bezsuzka Award Winner from ATMIM (Lisa Mikus from Newton Public
Schools) and from ATMNE Dr. Anne Collins from Lesley University. The night at Fenway coincided with the NCTM
Conference that drew over 500 attendees to the game (...in which the Red Sox won 3-2
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Planning the ATMNE 2016 Fall Conference</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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are looking for some willing folks to assist on their committees. They are looking for an
individual who is willing to work on the program committee who would serve by identifying potential speakers from Vermont and
then to be available to review speaker proposals.<span style="font-size: 12pt;">
</span>If you are interested in assisting, please send your name, grade
level(s) and email address to Harvie Porter at <a href="mailto:hporter@mail.ruhs.k12.vt.us">hporter@mail.ruhs.k12.vt.us</a>,
your ATMNE Representative from VCTM. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hospitality and Special Events; NCTM Bookstore; Registration and Membership;
Session and Workshop Support; Signs and Printing; and Student Hosts), let Harvie know as well and he will pass along the information. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stacey Anthony of Essex HS is offering a 3-credit UVM course this summer designed for secondary math teachers desiring a thorough review of all standards included in the Probability and Statistics conceptual category of CCSS. The course will take place June 22-26, with pre- and post-class readings and discussions. For more information, contact: santhony@uvm.edu.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Former Hartland Elementary teacher (and
VCTM Board Member) Mary-Anne Johnson Boyce has about twenty years’ worth of
Mathematics teacher and Middle School Math Teacher magazines that she would
like for someone to adopt them, as well as some math books as well. If you are interested in them, drop her a
line at </span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="mailto:doublesignprop@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">doublesignprop@yahoo.com</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-55167985836250179402015-01-24T15:59:00.000-05:002015-05-10T15:06:02.001-04:00February/March 2015 In this issue:<br />
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<li><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Co-Presidents’ Message and Invitation </b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How to win one of four FREE registrations to the NCTM National Conference in Boston in April </b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Math Morsels are making us SBAC our lips! Informal after school meetings around the state to help us understand the SBAC that is soon to be given</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Presidential Award Finalists </b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Graduate Study on Effective Programs for Mathematically Talented Youth</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>CCSS Training on the TI-84C Dates in June---and get a free calculator by attending</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The Talent Search of the Vermont State Mathematics Coalition continues</b></span></span></li>
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Hello, and
Happy New Year! <b>Is one of your
New Year’s resolutions to become more involved, volunteer, take on a leadership
role, or strengthen your ties to the community of mathematics teachers in
Vermont?</b> If any of these are on your list, the VCTM Board is the perfect
opportunity for you to follow through on those resolutions! All VCTM
members are eligible to serve on the VCTM Board of Directors. We currently have
openings for the following positions:</div>
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Our next
meeting is <b>Tuesday, March 24</b><sup><b>th</b></sup>, 5:00-7:30pm in Montpelier. Would you like to join
us? Dinner is provided and mileage is reimbursed—this is a great way to find
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In general, the
Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM) is trying to offer more as an
organization. We are looking for active and enthusiastic Board
members to help share in the decision making, planning, and execution of that
goal. We welcome you to attend the March 24<sup>th</sup> meeting to better
inform you about what we do and how you can help make a difference in shaping
the future of Vermont mathematics education. </div>
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Christine Latulippe (<a href="mailto:clatulip@norwich.edu">clatulip@norwich.edu</a>) or Kate McCann (<a href="mailto:kmccann@u32.org">kmccann@u32.org</a>) for more information if you are interested in attending the
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<b style="color: red;">How to win one of four FREE registrations to the NCTM National Conference in Boston in April</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Are you a VCTM member? Would you like to attend the <a href="http://www.nctm.org/Boston/">NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition</a> in Boston this April and save $365?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">VCTM will be giving away <b><span style="font-size: large;">4</span></b> free registrations for the NCTM
annual meeting in a raffle for interested VCTM members. If anyone wants to join
VCTM (or renew a lapsed membership) in time to enter the drawing, you need to
do so by PayPal at </span><a href="http://www.vermontmath.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.vermontmath.org</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> so that you will have your receipt
immediately as proof of being a member. <b>Your $15 VCTM membership could save you
over $300 in registration fees if you are a lucky winner! For more membeship information, contact <a href="mailto:hporter@mail.ruhs.k12.vt.us">Harvie Porter</a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>To enter, simply <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gs_vyZgC82TEhvrs_d8QBxtZmNvKc09gVpwZs59BjuQ/viewform?c=0&w=1" target="_blank">complete this brief online form</a> this special NCTM registration giveaway. All
entries must be received by 5:00pm EST on Monday 2/2/15. Winners will be
notified by Friday 2/6/15.</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="color: red;">Math Morsels are making us SBAC our lips! </b><br />
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<b><i>Informal after school meetings around the state to help us understand and clarify the SBAC</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">This conversation will begin by looking at the SBAC summative
assessment and what teachers and students should know about the new testing
format. </span><span style="color: #222222;">We will also explore other resources offered by SBAC, such as
the Digital Library of formative assessment practices and professional learning
resources for educators. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This conversation will emphasize SBAC as one part of a balanced
assessment system that provides data for teachers to assess proficiency
in mathematics. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Based on feedback from our first meetings, a portion of
each Math Morsel event will be reserved for strategy and resource
sharing.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">February 4, North Country Career Center (Newport), 4:30-6:30
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">February 10, Brattleboro Area Middle School, 4-6 p.m.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Refreshments provided by Vermont Council of Teachers
of Mathematics. </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please bring a friend.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Questions? Contact Lara White at </span></b><b><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="mailto:lara.white@state.vt.us">lara.white@state.vt.us</a></span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or </span></b><a href="tel:%28802%29479-1364" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(802)479-1364</span></b></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="color: red;">Presidential Award Finalists </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Incredible as it might seem, the 2013 Presidential Award in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST) awards for 2013 have not yet been named (yes, this IS 2015), but the organization has named its K-8 finalists for 2014. So while <b>2013 finalists Susan Abrams (Montpelier HS), Erin Danner (Woodstock HS), David Rome (Burlington HS), and Julie Martin (Mt. Abraham/CVU) </b>eagerly await word from Washington,<b> 2014 finalists</b> have begun their wait as well. Congratulations to <b>Laura Botte Fretz (Edmunds Middle School, Burlington), Linda Gilbert (Dothan Brook School,White River Junction), and Thomas Young (Waitsfield Elementary School, Waitsfield)</b>. You can read more about the PAEMST <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/0xdiuszxp8dud21/Finalists%20news%202014.pdf?dl=0">luncheon that took place this fall in Montpelier</a>, and find out more about <a href="https://www.paemst.org/">PAEMST</a> as they are now taking 2015 nominations. The winners (one from math, one from science) each get a trip to DC for Recognition Week, a trip to the White House, and a $10,000 award.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: transparent; color: red;"><br /></b><b style="background-color: transparent; color: red;">Graduate Study on Effective Programs for Mathematically Talented Youth</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span style="color: blue;">The following letter came to us recently: </span></i></span><b style="background-color: transparent; color: red;"> </b><br />
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello- My name is Michael Poli. I am a doctoral student at Indiana University of
Pennsylvania (IUP) and am currently conducting my dissertation's study on
effective programs for mathematically talented youth. I am in need of
mathematics instructors to participate in the study and would greatly
appreciate the Detroit Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics being a valued
contributor. Completion of a brief ten-minute survey is all that is asked of a
participating teacher. I truly believe that through collaboration such as yours
this study has the potential to greatly benefit our Nation's mathematics
students, and optimistically anticipate your participation. At your request, I
will be happy to provide my IRB and any additional information you may require.
You can also contact me at my IUP email address: zbzq@iup.edu or find more
information about me in my electronic portfolio (created as a graduation
requirement) at <a href="http://www.drmichaelpoli.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.drmichaelpoli.com.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sincerest Thanks,<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">The Vermont State Mathematics Coalition has sponsored a statewide "Mathematics Talent Search Program" every year since 1993. The Talent Search is conducted in the following manner. Four times during the school year early October, mid November, early January, mid February) eight challenging math problems are posted on this website. Topics covered on the tests are from arithmetic, Geometry, algebra, and pre-calculus. Copies of the test are given to interested students at each of the schools. The students have four weeks to solve the eight problems and then each student submits his/her solutions to the director of the program for grading. If students are only able to solve one or two problems, they are still encouraged to submit their solutions. During the following two week period the tests are scored, statistics are gathered, results are returned to the students, and solutions and top scorers are posted on this website. At the end of the year the top students in the state are given prizes and are honored at a Coalition dinner along with their parents. High school students are also invited to attend a week-long </span><a href="http://www.vtmathcoalition.org/summer-institute" style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Governor's Institute in Mathematical Sciences</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"> at the University of Vermont.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-16649571674499259952014-05-11T17:00:00.000-04:002014-05-11T20:54:09.503-04:00May must be Latin for 'Hectic'<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>May 2014 Update</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Mark Your Calendar-</b> the VCTM Fall Conference Date is set;</span> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM) invites you to our Annual Conference, “Teaching Mathematics Today” to be held on </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1814167245" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, October 17</span></span> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at St. Michael’s College in Colchester.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us for a day of conversation, presentations, idea sharing, and resource gathering. Network with mathematics educators from across the state and learn about what’s working well in other teachers’ classrooms. If you have ideas to share related to the topics of teaching and assessing the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics; SBAC; Project-based instruction; and Heterogeneous grouping K-12, please keep an eye out for our forthcoming call for presentation proposals. Registration will open in late summer. We hope to see you in October!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The latest research on purposes for including probability and statistics in a mathematics curriculum will be reviewed and discussed. Methods for employing best practices with respect to teaching probability and statistics will be presented throughout this course. Participants will explore problems that require them to formulate questions, gather, display, summarize, examine and interpret data. We will model data and use probability models and random processes to discover patterns and deviations from patterns.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Participants will investigate how students’ learning of statistics and probability is different than mathematics. Teachers in this course will be given various instructional resources, including lesson plans and activities, technology resources, web applets, data sets and appropriate investigative assignments. At the conclusion of the course, teachers will be familiar with the Common Core probability and statistics standards for high school students and develop an appropriate investigation with a scoring guideline to use for assessment.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.uvm.edu/~summer/courses/june/">UVM Summer University registration can be found using this lin</a>k. Or contact Stacey Anthony from Essex HS (<a href="mailto:santhony@ccsuvt.org">santhony@ccsuvt.org)</a> if you would like any additional information.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="color: red;"><b>The sky is allegedly falling. Again. *Sigh* </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Newsflash: </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/math-reading-performance-is-stagnant-among-us-12th-graders-assessment-finds/2014/05/07/6a5e743e-d47a-11e3-aae8-c2d44bd79778_story.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recent NAEP data reveals that schools are not improving</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in math. Again. Really? Are teachers really failing? Or are students failing? Is everyone failing, or is this a measure that is not in sync with the changes that we have and are making in today's schools? </span><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In case you are wondering, 2048 is a free app that is way too addictive, but lots of fun.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-55959242916298758402014-04-01T08:39:00.001-04:002014-04-01T08:39:23.645-04:00April 2014<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>April Update:</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Vermont Council of Teachers of Math eNewsletter.... </span>so much is going on in the world of math education, and if you are like me, it all seems a little overwhelming at times. There are various course and workshop offerings in this posting and being offered by the state. I encourage you to take the time and go to one or more of them. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> The more we know and understand about the changes, the easier they will be in the long run. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">As always, if you have any comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to </span><a href="mailto:vtmathenews@gmail.com" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">send it along to me </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">. - </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">David Rome, VCTM eNewsletter Editor</i><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-38800683572510936422014-02-21T21:32:00.002-05:002014-02-21T21:32:58.888-05:00February UpdateA couple of things to share with you all this month. A 'full' posting in Mid March to follow....<br />
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1. <span style="font-size: large;"> A workshop offering in mid-March</span>: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ws52ajwF0rMkVlc1pZaVV5T3JMQW5sTzE3VFczS1pEVk9j/edit">McGraw Hill</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Do you know a high school student who is interested in math, but unsure what a career in math would look like? At the Governor's Institute on Mathematical Sciences, students get to find out! The Mathematical Sciences Institute, held at UVM from June 22-27, gives students hands-on experience with advanced math, the chance to explore mathematical concepts alongside other talented math students, and receive valuable mentorship from leading mathematicians. Throughout the week, students make friends from all across Vermont who share the same academic passions while living on the UVM campus and experiencing college life.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“The lectures were very insightful and intellectually stimulating, and they also offered several career possibilities if we choose to study math beyond high school. Overall, it was an amazing experience… </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I enjoy math but I never knew about all the possibilities math has to offer. This camp made me realize that I could make a life out of this subject, something I had never considered before.”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Joy Dobson and Mary Ellis </b>were selected for the 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (<a href="https://www.paemst.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">PAEMST</a>) for teachers in grades K-6 for 2012. Joy Dobson has served as an educator at Weybridge Elementary in the Addison Central Supervisory Union for 20 years. She has taught single and multigraded classrooms of kindergarten through second grade. Mary Ellis has been an educator at Enosburg Elementary School for the past 15 years. Currently a fourth grade teacher, Mary teaches science, social studies, and mathematics to her homeroom class and provides mathematics instruction to another fourth grade class each day. She has taught fifth and sixth grade and served as the school’s Mathematics Coach. In her role as coach, she modeled lessons, collected and organized classroom data for analysis, and collaborated with teachers to improve instruction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Joy provides an exceptionally strong mathematics program and ensures that students have the mathematical language, concepts, skills, and models to approach and apply mathematics with confidence and clear thinking. She is dedicated to not only addressing the needs of all students, but also to ensuring that their learning meets the very highest expectations. This work is founded on her unfailing belief in each child as a capable thinker and learner. As a teacher leader, Joy is held in high regard throughout the supervisory union. She serves as a district-level Math Leader, collaboratively designing and implementing professional development for teachers, developing curriculum, and serving as a studio teacher. As a mathematics mentor, Joy is known for her open-door policy, encouraging teachers to observe, ask questions, and grow professionally while experiencing a multigraded classroom and differentiated instruction with high academic expectations. She has a B.S. in elementary education from Nyack College and an M.Ed. in education from the University of Vermont. She is certified in elementary education</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A lifelong learner, has participated in many mathematics and technology professional development opportunities. She has a deep understanding of elementary mathematics content and research-based instructional strategies. She is very involved in the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union. She has served on task forces to develop mathematics curriculum and assessments, has facilitated districtwide in-service meetings, and is part of a district committee focused on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Mary has a B.A. in psychology from Boston College and an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Vermont through the Vermont Mathematics Initiative. She is certified in elementary education.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Each year, a national committee of distinguished scientists, mathematicians and educators recommends up to 108 teachers to receive PAEMST awards - up to two teachers –mathematics or science- from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. territories as a group, and the schools operated in the United States and overseas by the Department of Defense Education Activity. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The awards program is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">PAEMST awardees receive a $10,000 award, a Presidential certificate and a trip to Washington, DC, for a series of recognition events, professional development activities and an awards ceremony. Congratulations to Joy and Mary!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, the VCTM has announced the <b>Vermont state finalists for the 2013 PAEMST awards for grades 7-12.</b> They are <b>Sue Abrams</b> (Montpelier High School), <b> Erin Danne</b>r (Mill River Union High School), <b>Julie St. Martin</b> (Champlain Valley Union High School), and <b>David Rome </b>(Burlington High School). All four finalists were recognized at the Association for Teachers of Mathematics of New England fall conference in November. They are now eligible to receive a PAEMST award, the nation’s highest honor for U.S. mathematics and science teachers for grades K-12. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.1875px;">The <b>2014 PAEMST</b> will honor mathematics and science (including computer science) teachers working <b>in grades </b></span><span style="line-height: 18.1875px;"><b>K-6 </b>and nominations are <u>open right now</u>, but will close </span><span style="line-height: 18.1875px;">on </span><span style="line-height: 18.1875px;">April 1, 2014, Visit the <a href="https://www.paemst.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">PAEMST</a> website for more details.</span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #cc0000;">The Price is Right- Free Mathematicians in Your Classroom from John Devino of the Vermont Math Coalition</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to <a href="http://vtmathcoalition.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://vtmathcoalition.org</a> <wbr></wbr>and click on the link for <b>Expanding Horizons.</b> If you have questions or comments, contact me or call me.<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i><a href="mailto:devino13@comcast.net" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">devino13@comcast.net</a> </i></span><i><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Phone: <a href="tel:%28802%29%20863-5403" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+18028635403">(802) 863-5403</a></span></i></div>
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The Greater Burlington Math League has been competing in the greater Chittenden County area for over 50 years. The league, founded by Tony Trono of Burlington High School in 1961 has had a varying number of teams of the years, but currently has 12 schools participating with approximately 240 participants. Every month teams gather at a different school to compete in 5 different categories: Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Advanced Math, and Team. Topics within the categories vary from meet to meet, with the team test including topics from each of the categories, which 5 students get to work on together. The majority of the season students do all math with out a calculator (with the exception of the team test), which is a great mental challenge.<br />
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In recent history, Essex and South Burlington, have traded the title back and forth. Awards are given to the top students in each category at the end of the season, and the top ten individuals overall. The top team this year will win $150 sponsored by the Mu Alpha Theta, a mathematical honor society.<br />
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<b>Current participating high schools are BFA St. Albans, Burlington, Colchester, CVU, Essex, Milton, Missisquoi, Mt. Abe, Mt. Mansfield, Rice, South Burlington, and Vergennes</b>. Past participants have included BFA Fairfax, Middlebury and Winooski. For more information, contact <a href="mailto:janet.soltau@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Janet </a><br />
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Math league coaches also encourage students to participate in the <b>Vermont Mathematics Coalition Talent Search</b> (<a href="http://vtmathcoalition.org/talent-search/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://vtmathcoalition.org/<wbr></wbr>talent-search/</a>). Top students from the talent search, math league, the UVM math test and the AMC math test are recruited to represent the state of Vermont in the American Regional Math League.</div>
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<b style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The Impact of Identity in K-8 Mathematics; Rethinking Equity </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Copyright © 2013 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.,</span><a href="http://www.nctm.org/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;" target="_blank">www.nctm.org</a></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">In this<a href="http://www.nctm.org/catalog/product.aspx?id=14119" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"> book by authors</a> Julia Aguirre, Karne Mayfield-ingram, and Danny Bernard Martin, the math community of parents and teachers, rather than just the latter, in the success of the students. Among the highlights of the book: </span></b></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mathematics Identity is the dispositions and deeply held beliefs that students develop about their ability to participate and perform effectively in mathematical contexts and to use mathematics in powerful ways across the contexts of their lives.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Mathematics is both the </span><i style="font-family: arial;">gateway</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> and the </span><i style="font-family: arial;">gatekeeper</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> to learning opportunities in school and beyond</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is critical to focus on finding ways to build on the resilience created by a child’s life conditions rather than on the conditions themselves; focus on learning not labeling.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Feedback that students receive on assessments can contribute positively or negatively to a child’s disposition about his/her ability to learn mathematics based on how the feedback is delivered, what information is shared with the student, and</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">whether or not the students is involved in self-reflection.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How a child’s progress is communicated to parents can affect how they see their child as a learner of mathematics.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Regardless of family income, education, or cultural background </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">if parents are involved in their child’s education those students experience higher academic achievements than those whose parents are not involved</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Additional Authors to consider on this topic: Jo Boaler, Vi Hart, and Robert Q. Berry, III </span></li>
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<i>In an effort to better know the people involved with math in Vermont, we being offering interviews with VCTM Board members in each issue of our eNewsletter. </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">J</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">ason Cushner (JC) :I love to find innovative ways to teach math. I’ve taught math through building a low income health clinic, calculating water flow for the Colorado River, building a boat, and studying discrimination. I’ve taught in multiple schools in Colorado and Vermont (and even taught English in Turkey for a while). I also enjoy rock climbing, backpacking, and going on adventures with my kids (2 & 5). I have been on an international climbing expedition to climb an unclimbed peak in Pakistan. I met my wife teaching an integrated Calculus and Physics course</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">JC: Yes I won the Presidential Award in 2003 in Colorado and was one of 4 teachers asked to testify for congress on STEM education. I had no idea how nice you had to dress for all the events until a few days before when they sent me the descriptions and realized that I didn’t own nice enough clothes for the events. So I went to the thrift store and bought some nice clothes. Right before leaving for the opening events and possibly meeting the president my wife called me back and realized I had the $4.99 price tag still stapled to my suit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">In this thoughtful article in Teaching Children Mathematics, Amy Hillen and Tad Watanabe (Kennesaw State University) say that an important Common Core math reasoning skill is making conjectures and assessing them based on evidence. They suggest the following 60-minute lesson for elementary students:</span></div>
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To see a delightful video of a Japanese teacher teaching this lesson, <a href="http://www.globaledresources.com/user-info.php?id=curious-subtraction." style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">go to (free registration)</a><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736642051343685702.post-53553033645981964992014-01-12T23:01:00.000-05:002014-01-14T08:59:52.284-05:00We're Number Umpteenth! The Myth of Lagging U.S. Schools, by Alfie Kohn<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 26px; padding: 0px 0px 24px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 16px;">Beliefs that are debatable or even patently false may be repeated so often that at some point they come to be accepted as fact. We seem to have crossed that threshold with the claim that U.S. schools are significantly worse than those in most other countries. Sometimes the person who parrots this line will even insert a number — “We’re only ____</span><i style="color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 16px;">th</i><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 16px;"> in the world, you know!” — although, not surprisingly, the number changes with each retelling.</span></div>
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The assertion that our students <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/standardized-tests/so-what-if-the-us-is-not-no-1.html" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">compare unfavorably</a> to those in other countries has long been heard from politicians and corporate executives whose goal is to justify various “get tough” reforms: high-stakes testing, a nationalized curriculum (see under:<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/05/01/why-extreme-common-core-rhetoric-is-a-problem/" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">Common Core “State” Standards</a>), more homework, a longer school day or year, and so on.</div>
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But by now the premise is so widely accepted that it’s casually repeated by just about everyone — including educators, I’m sorry to say — and in the service of a wide range of prescriptions and agendas, including some that could be classified as progressive. Recently I’ve seen it used in a documentary arguing for more thoughtful math instruction, a petition to promote teaching the “whole child,” and an article in a popular on-line magazine that calls for the abolition of grades (following a reference to “America’s long steady decline in education”).</div>
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Unsurprisingly, this misconception has filtered out to the general public. According to a<a href="http://www.people-press.org/2013/04/22/publics-knowledge-of-science-and-technology/" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">brand-new poll</a>, a plurality of Americans — and a majority of college graduates! — believe (incorrectly) that American 15-year-olds are at the bottom when their scores on tests of science knowledge are compared to those of students in other developed countries.[1]</div>
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A dedicated group of education experts has been challenging this canard for years, but their writings rarely appear in popular publications, and each of their efforts at debunking typically focuses on just one of the many problems with the claim. Here, then, is the big picture: a concise overview of the multiple responses you might offer the next time someone declares that American kids come up short. (First, though, I’d suggest politely inquiring as to the evidence for his or her statement. The wholly unsatisfactory reply you’re likely to receive may constitute a rebuttal in its own right.)</div>
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1. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Even taking the numbers at face value, the U.S. fares reasonably well.</span> Results will vary depending on the age of the students being tested, the subject matter, which test is involved, and which round of results is being reported. It’s possible to cherry-pick scores to make just about any country look especially good or bad. U.S. performance is more impressive when the focus is on younger students, for example — so, predictably, it’s the high school numbers that are most often cited. When someone reduces our schools to a single number, you can bet it’s the one that casts them in the worst possible light.</div>
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But even with older students, there may be less to the bad news than meets the eye. As<a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-false-crisis-in-scien" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">an article in <i>Scientific American </i></a>noted a few years back, most countries’ science scores were actually pretty similar.[2] That’s worth keeping in mind whenever a new batch of numbers is released. If there’s little (or even no) statistically significant difference among, say, the nations placing third through tenth, it would be irresponsible to cite those rankings as if they were meaningful.</div>
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Overall, when a pair of researchers carefully reviewed half a dozen different international achievement surveys conducted from 1991 to 2001, they found that “U.S. students have generally performed <i>above average</i> in comparisons with students in other industrialized nations.”[3] And that still seems to be the case based on the most recent data, which include math and science scores for grade 4, grade 8, and age 15, as well as reading scores for grade 4 and age 15. Of those eight results, <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/reports/2011-mrs.asp" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">the U.S. scored</a>above average in five, average in two, and below average in one.[4] Not exactly the dire picture that’s typically painted.</div>
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2. <span style="font-weight: 700;">What do we really learn from standardized tests?</span> While there are differences in quality between the most commonly used exams (e.g.,<a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/research/how-poverty-affected-us-pisa-s.html" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;"> PISA</a>, TIMSS), the fact is that <i>any</i> one-shot, pencil-and-paper standardized test — particularly one whose questions are multiple-choice — offers a deeply flawed indicator of learning as compared with authentic classroom-based assessments.[5] The former taps students’ skill at taking standardized tests, which is a skill unto itself; the latter taps what students have learned, what sense they make of it, and what they can do with it. A standardized test produces a summary statistic labeled “student achievement,” which is very different from a narrative account of <i>students’ achievements</i>. Anyone who cites the results of a test is obliged to defend the construction of the test itself, to show that the results are not only statistically valid but meaningful. Needless to say, very few people who say something like “the U.S. is below average in math” have any idea how math proficiency has been measured.</div>
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3. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Are we comparing apples to watermelons?<i> </i></span>Even if the tests were good measures of important intellectual proficiencies, the students being tested in different countries aren’t always comparable. As scholars Iris Rotberg and the late Gerald Bracey have pointed out for years, some countries test groups of students who are unrepresentative with respect to age, family income, or number of years spent studying science and math. The older, richer, and more academically selective a cohort of students in a given country, the better that country<a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/content/280/5366/1030.summary" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;"> is going to look</a> in international comparisons.[6]</div>
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4. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Rich American kids do fine; poor American kids don’t.</span> It’s ridiculous to offer a summary statistic for all children at a given grade level in light of the enormous variation in scores <i>within</i> this country. To do so is roughly analogous to proposing an average pollution statistic for the United States that tells us the cleanliness of “American air.” Test scores are largely a function of socioeconomic status. Our wealthier students perform very well when compared to other countries; our poorer students do not. And we have a lot more poor children than do other industrialized nations. One example,<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/darling-hammond-why-is-congress-redlining-our-schools/2012/01/16/gIQAP3BI4P_blog.html" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">supplied by Linda Darling-Hammond</a>: “In 2009 U.S. schools with fewer than 10 percent of students in poverty ranked first among all nations on PISA tests in reading, while those serving more than 75 percent of students in poverty scored alongside nations like Serbia, ranking about fiftieth.”[7]</div>
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5. <span style="font-weight: 700;">Why treat learning as if it were a competitive sport?</span> All of these results emphasize rankings more than ratings, which means the question of educational success has been framed in terms of who’s beating whom. This is troubling for several reasons.</div>
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a) <span style="font-weight: 700;">Education ≠ economy</span>. If our reason for emphasizing students’ relative standing (rather than their absolute achievement) has to do with “competitiveness in the 21st-century global economy” — a phrase that issues from politicians, businesspeople, and journalists with all the thoughtfulness of a sneeze, then we would do well to ask two questions. The first, based on values, is whether we regard educating children as something that’s primarily justified in terms of corporate profits.</div>
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The second question, based on facts, is whether the state of a nation’s economy is meaningfully affected by the test scores of students in that nation. Various strands of evidence have converged to suggest that the answer is no. For individual students, school achievement is only weakly related to subsequent workplace performance. And for nations, there’s little correlation between average test scores and economic vigor, even if you try to connect scores during one period with the economy some years later (when that cohort of students has grown up).[8] Moreover, <a href="http://zhaolearning.com/2012/12/11/numbers-can-lie-what-timss-and-pisa-truly-tell-us-if-anything/" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">Yong Zhao has shown</a> that “PISA scores in reading, math, and sciences are <i>negatively</i> correlated with entrepreneurship indicators in almost every category at statistically significant levels.”[9]</div>
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b) <span style="font-weight: 700;">Why is the relative relevant? </span> Once we’ve refuted the myth that test scores drive economic success, what reason would we have to fret about our country’s standing as measured by those scores? What sense does it make to focus on <i>relative</i>performance? After all, to say that our students are first or tenth on a list doesn’t tell us whether they’re doing well or poorly; it gives us no useful information about how much they know or how good our schools are. If all the countries did reasonably well in absolute terms, there would be no shame in being at the bottom. (Nor would “average” be synonymous with “mediocre.”) If all the countries did poorly, there would be no glory in being at the top. Exclamatory headlines about how “our” schools are doing compared to “theirs” suggest that we’re less concerned with the quality of education than with whether we can chant, “We’re Number One!”</div>
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c) <span style="font-weight: 700;">Hoping foreign kids won’t learn?</span> To focus on rankings is not only irrational but morally offensive. If our goal is for American kids to triumph over those who live elsewhere, then the implication is that we want children who live in other countries to fail, at least in relative terms. We want them not to learn successfully just because they’re not Americans. That’s built into the notion of “competitiveness” (as opposed to excellence or success), which by definition means that one individual or group can succeed only if others don’t. This is a troubling way to look at any endeavor, but where children are concerned, it’s indefensible. And it’s worth pointing out these implications to anyone who cites the results of an international ranking.</div>
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Moreover, rather than defending policies designed to help our graduates “compete,” I’d argue that we should make decisions on the basis of what will help them learn to<i>collaborate</i> effectively. Educators, too, ought to think in terms of working with – and learning from – their counterparts in other countries so that children everywhere will become more proficient and enthusiastic learners. But every time we rank “our” kids against “theirs,” that outcome becomes a little less likely.</div>
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1. Pew Research Center for People and the Press, “Public’s Knowledge of Science and Technology,” April 22, 2013. Available at:<a href="http://www.people-press.org/2013/04/22/publics-knowledge-of-science-and-technology/" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;"> www.people-press.org/2013/04/22/publics-knowledge-of-science-and-technology/</a>.</div>
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2. W. Wayt Gibbs and Douglas Fox, “<a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-false-crisis-in-scien" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">The False Crisis in Science Education</a>,” <i>Scientific American</i>, October 1999: 87-92.</div>
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3. Erling E. Boe and Sujie Shin, “<a href="http://www.kappanmagazine.org/content/86/9/688.abstract" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">Is the United States Really Losing the International Horse Race in Academic Achievement?</a>” <i>Phi Delta Kappan</i>, May 2005: 688-695.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">4</span>. National Center for Economic Statistics, <i>Average Performance of U.S. Students Relative to International Peers on the Most Recent International Assessments in Reading, Mathematics, and Science: Results from PIRLS 2006, TIMSS 2007, and PISA 2009, </i>2011. Available at: <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/reports/2011-mrs.asp" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/reports/2011-mrs.asp</a></div>
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5. See, for example, Alfie Kohn, <i>The Case Against Standardized Testing</i> (Heinemann, 2000); or Phillip Harris et al., <i>The Myths of Standardized Tests</i> (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011).</div>
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6. For example, see Iris C. Rotberg, “<a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/content/280/5366/1030.summary" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">Interpretation of International Test Score Comparisons,</a>” <i>Science,</i> May 15, 1998: 1030-31.</div>
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7. Linda Darling-Hammond, “<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/darling-hammond-why-is-congress-redlining-our-schools/2012/01/16/gIQAP3BI4P_blog.html" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">Redlining Our Schools</a>,” <i>The Nation</i>, January 30, 2012: 12. Also see Mel Riddile, “PISA: It’s Poverty Not Stupid,” <i>The Principal Difference</i>[NASSP blog], December 15, 2010 (http://bit.ly/hiobMC); and Martin Carnoy and Richard Rothstein, “What Do International Tests Really Show About U.S. Student Performance?”, Economic Policy Institute report, January 28, 2013 (http://www.epi.org/publication/us-student-performance-testing/).</div>
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8. Keith Baker, “High Test Scores: The Wrong Road to National Economic Success,”<i>Kappa Delta Pi Record</i>, Spring 2011: 116-20; Zalman Usiskin, “Do We Need National Standards with Teeth?” <i>Educational Leadership</i>, November 2007: 40; and Gerald W. Bracey, “Test Scores and Economic Growth,” <i>Phi Delta Kappan</i>, March 2007: 554-56. “The reason is clear,” says Iris Rotberg. “Other variables, such as outsourcing to gain access to lower-wage employees, the climate and incentives for innovation, tax rates, health-care and retirement costs, the extent of government subsidies or partnerships, protectionism, intellectual-property enforcement, natural resources, and exchange rates overwhelm mathematics and science scores in predicting economic competitiveness” (“International Test Scores, Irrelevant Policies,” <i>Education Week</i>, September 14, 2001: 32).</div>
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9. Yong Zhao, “<a href="http://www.kappanmagazine.org/content/94/1/56.short" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #005b88; text-decoration: none;">Flunking Innovation and Creativity</a>,” <i>Phi Delta Kappan</i>, September 2012: 58. Emphasis added.</div>
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