Preparing for the Grade 3 and Grade 4
Mathematics MCAS
Sponsored by
The Salem State Collaborative
Location: Lynnfield
High School, 275 Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940
Presenter: Robert Simmons, Elementary
Mathematics/Science Coordinator,
Salem State Collaborative
Audience: Grade 3- 4
Classroom Teachers
PDP’s: 10 Hours
Time: 3:30 – 6 PM
Fee: $45 for Member Districts $175 for non-Member Districts
Description: This workshop series is designed for new and veteran classroom and special education teachers who are interested in expanding their repertoire of lessons in order to help students prepare for the 2007 Mathematics MCAS. The program consists of four 2.5-hour sessions, each dedicated to one of the major strands in mathematics. Participants will look at past questions on the Grade 3 and 4 Mathematics MCAS exam to analyze the mathematics behind the assessment. Appropriate manipulatives and hands-on activities to address these patterns will be investigated. Participants will leave each session with copies of handout materials as well as copies of former MCAS questions for that strand to use in preparation for the 2007 MCAS. Participants will be encouraged and time will be provided to share lesson plans appropriate to these units of study.
Session Date
(Mondays)
Session 1: Number
Sense and Operations January
28, 2008
Session 2: Patterns,
Relations and Algebra February 4, 2008
Session 3: Data
Analysis, Statistics and Probability February 11, 2008
Session 4: Measurement
and Geometry February
25, 2008
Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please either email (preferred) or call Jim at
781-771-4860.
Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session
DEADLINE to sign up for Preparing for the Grade 3 and 4 MCAS is
January 7th .