Summer Workshops through the Salem State
Collaborative
June 30th, July 1st and July 2nd
Location: Lynnfield High School, 275 Essex Street, Lynnfield MA 01940
Time: 8 AM to 2 PM (Lunch Included)
PDP’s: 5 PDP’s per day of workshop
Credit: All three day workshops can be taken for 1 Non-Degree Graduate Credit (A Project must be completed in order to earn the credit) Cost $100. Registration will take place on the first day of the workshop.
Fees: Member Rate: One Day: $35 Two Days: $70 Three Days: $95
Non-Member Rate One Day: $125 Two Days: $225 Three Days: $295
Lunch is included in the fee.
Mathematics Grades 7-12
Workshop #1: Introduction to Autograph for Teaching Mathematics (9-12)
Presenter: Steve Smith
Date: June 30th
Description:
This dynamical program is one of the top selling educational programs in Europe
and the private schools in the US. It can be used for most mathematics courses
from pre-algebra through college calculus. Teachers can use it for presentation
purposes, preparing worksheets and assessments, and investigations/labs for
students. You have seen what the Geometers’ Sketchpad has done for
Geometry. Now see what Autograph can do for the rest of the high school
mathematics curriculum. This session
will be a hands-on presentation of many of Autographs capabilities along with
suggestions for use within the classroom.
Workshop #2: Activities for Autograph (Mathematics 9-12)
Presenter: Steve Smith
Date: July 1st
Description: This workshop can be considered a follow up to the introductory workshop, but is also open to any teachers who already have a basic understanding of the Autograph software. This workshop will be focused on sharing and producing Autograph activities for use within the classroom. The date will be tailored to the needs of the individual participants as much as possible.
Workshop #3: TI N-spire: Mulitple
Representations of Mathematical Concepts
Presenter: Audrey Coats
Date: June
30th
Description: Texas
Instruments’ new handheld is more than a calculator. While the N-spire
has all the capabilities of the TI-84, is has a connectivity between the
applications that brings your work to a new level, as well as a documents
folder that organizes your work and makes sharing documents easier. See
the changes in the calculator capabilities, the lists and spreadsheets, and the
improvements to the geometry and graphing applications.
Workshop #4: Activities Using TI-Nspire
Presenter: Audrey Coats
Date: July 1st
Description: Offered as a
follow up to an introductory workshop. We will explore activities using TI-Nspire for
Algebra I-PreCalculus. Topics include algebra and geometry explorations,
data analysis and multiple representations.
Workshop #5: Projects
for Alegbra II and PreCalculus
Presenter: Sarah Heller
Date: June 30th
Description: Looking for projects to enhances
your Algebra II and PreCalculus classes?
We will explore several student approved projects that incorporate
real-life data and technology.
Activities include modeling linear, quadratic, exponential and
trigonometric equations. Topics range
from biological examples, finance problems, Earth day data and social justice
issues. Participants will walk away with ready to use activities for their
students.
Workshop #6: Using the
TI-Navigator in the Math Classroom
Presenter: Audrey Coats
Date: July
2nd
Description: Learn how to
use TI’s interactive student response system. Participants will
learn how to create calculator files that can be sent to student calculators
and collected back again through this wireless system. The Navigator also
allows teachers to take a screen shot of all their student’s calculators and to
quickly poll the class to check for understanding.
Workshop # 7: Preparing
for the Middle School Mathematics MTEL Exam
Presenter: Nancy Nichols
Audience: School Staff Members interested in the July Mathematics MTEL Exam
Dates: June 30, July
1, 2 and 7th (Four Day Workshop): Fee for this workshop is $135.
Description: This program is designed to help candidates
prepare for the March 2008 Middle School Mathematics MTEL exam. The Salem State
Collaborative will supply participants with a resource book (loan) that will be
the basis of the instruction. Each session will focus on one/two of the five
content areas with the last session focused on Open Response Questions. Non-Degree Graduate Credit not available
for this workshop.
Day 1 Number Sense and Patterns and Relations
Day 2 Geometry and Measurement, Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Day 3 Trigonometry, Calculus and Discrete Mathematics
Day 4 Open Response
Technology Workshops:
Workshop #8: Using
Microsoft EXCEL in Science and Math 7 - 12
Presenter: Karen Ellis
Date: July 1st
Description: Participants will learn how to create
spreadsheets, use formulas and tables, create graphs, perform regression
(curve-fitting), and insert common functions (mean, sum, standard deviation,
et.al.). Participants will also learn how to add graphs and tables to MS
Word, PowerPoint, SMART Notebook documents and files.
Workshop #9: New Features in Notebook Software 10.0 for
SMARTboards/Senteo (Two Day)
Presenter: Sarah
Heller
Date: July 1 and July
2
Description: This workshop will
focus on using SMART Notebook software to enhance lessons, presentations and
create interactive classroom activities.
It will focus on new techniques and tips on making your lessons look
more professional and user friendly.
Participants will explore the new Toolkit in Notebook and learn
strategies for making games and interactive activities. We will be using the new version of Notebook
10.0 available now. Bring a flash drive
to share and save activities. The second day will be for teachers to practice
and design lessons for their classrooms next September.
Science Workshops Grades 7- 12
Workshop #10: Preparing for the Anatomy Component of the Biology MCAS
Presenter: Bill Wallace
Date: June 30th
This workshop is designed to give teachers useable lesson plans as well as a basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology principles elucidated in the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering High School Standards. Systems covered will be those listed in Content Standard 4: Anatomy and Physiology and will include the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, muscular/skeletal, and reproductive systems. If you are concerned about preparing your students for the MCAS in biology, this course will provide you with the lessons necessary to teach these concepts. The course is taught by an experienced anatomy teacher who will provide hard copies of all materials presented and lessons discussed.
Workshop # 11: Force
and Motion
Presenter: Bill Wallace
Date: July 1st
Description: This workshop will focus on the use of CPO equipment to teach basic concepts in distance, velocity, and acceleration. Specifically, carts, timers, and ramps will be used in conjunction with Microsoft Excel to record, analyze, and graph data. Determination of instantaneous and average velocity will be discussed. Time permitting a “roller coaster” ramp will be used to calculate kinetic and potential energy. Participants will receive detailed handouts for all activities to be used in the classroom. This workshop is for science teachers of grades 6-12 and is associated with Physics Learning Standards 1 and 2 (Motion and Forces and Conservation of Energy and Momentum) as well as Standards 11 and 12 for grades 6-8 (Motion of Objects) in the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework.
Workshop #12: Preparing
for the Biology MCAS-A One-Day Primer
Presenter: Scott Gordon, Science Department Chair, Lynnfield High School
Secondary Science Coordinator for the Salem State Collaborative
Date: June 30th
Description: This workshop will highlight many of the aspects of the 6-week series of the same name that the Collaborative has sponsored the last few years. It is designed for new and veteran teachers who are interested in expanding their repertoire of lessons and in helping students prepare for the Biology MCAS exam. The focus of this workshop will be on each of the 6 strands in the biology framework. For each strand, we will discuss and perform lessons and activities directly linked to the standards. We will also examine the vocabulary essential to understanding each strand and discuss graphic organizers to help in clarifying this material. Furthermore, all former MCAS questions from 2004-2007, divided by strand, will be provided and discussed with a specific focus on pertinent concepts and language students should know. An analysis of the 2007 MCAS test with state-wide results will be discussed as well. Lessons will come from a variety of sources but will include laboratory investigations, kinesthetic activities, writing exercises, graphing lessons, internet resources, as well as some adaptations for special education classes and students with IEPs. Participants will leave each session with copies of all lessons and handout materials.
Grade k – 6 Workshops
Workshop # 13: Relearning
to Teach Addition and Subtraction
Presenter: Donna M. Buonopane, Ph.D.
Audience: Gr. 1-6 teachers, instructional aides
Dates: Mon, Tues, Wed, 6/30-7/2
Description: This seminar is designed to help teachers revisit the operations of addition and subtraction and to consider how students can develop meaningful approaches to these operations. The NCTM Standards/MA Curriculum Frameworks urge a significant shift towards students’ mathematical reasoning and away from merely memorizing procedures. For many teachers, one of the most difficult areas in which to bring about change is the teaching of whole number computation.
Through the analysis of students’ thinking teachers will consider the development of fluency in carrying out the operations of addition and subtraction– knowledge about the base ten number system, a repertoire of number relationships and an understanding of the characteristics of each operation. Teachers will view videotapes of students solving problems involving whole-number computation. They will also do mathematics and read related readings.
Workshop #14: Open
Response Writing Grades 3-6
Presenter: Joan Pokrant, Reading and Language Arts Consultant
Date: July 2, 2008
Description: Data from state scores suggest that some students know more than they show in their response answers. For other students, open response questions can reveal a lack of deep understanding — an inability to go further up Bloom’s taxonomy of thinking. This workshop will help you to improve the quality of open response answers in all content areas including response to literature.
At this workshop you will learn to:
Workshop #15: PreK-4
Science and Nature In and Out of the Classroom
Presenters: Cyndy
Bourquard and Lisa Hutchings, Massachusetts Audubon
Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, MA www.massaudubon.org
Dates: June 30, July
1, 2
MAS staff will show you the benefits of setting up simple but effective discovery centers in your classroom by bringing nature indoors. This program demonstrates the importance of child-generated investigations, observations and organizing of data. Activities include designing science sensory stations with seashells, leaves and seeds, and creating temporary “comfort zones” for living creatures using terraria and tanks in your classroom. All teacher handouts and materials included. Note: Parts of this workshop will be conducted outdoors if weather permits.
Session II:
Schoolyard Science
Turn everyday recess into a focused science activity! MAS staff will prepare a variety of activities and experiments that demonstrate simple steps to make the most of your school yard and open spaces. Weather and cloud identification, soil sampling, guided nature walks, the rock cycle, and collecting techniques and tools will be introduced. Schoolyard surveying tips and all teacher handouts will be provided. Note: Parts of this workshop will be conducted outdoors if weather permits.
Whether waking up to spring or preparing for winter, seasons mean change for all living things. Ponds and vernal pools, butterfly and dragonfly life cycles, animal adaptations, wildlife tracks and signs are the focus of this workshop. Activities presented can be modified for the field or the classroom. Teacher handouts and materials are included.
Note: Parts of this workshop will be conducted outdoors if weather permits.
Workshop #16: How to Teach Reluctant Writers in Grades
2-6
Presenters: Liz Lund and Helena Meyer, Language Arts Consultants
Dates: June 30, July 1, 2
Description: We have identified six important strategies that will meet the needs of reluctant writers.
Workshop participants will obtain:
Session I Strategy #1 (Having an Audience) & Strategy #2 (Using Technology)
Session II Strategy #3(Writing About Personal Interests) & Strategy #4 (Writing withPeers)
Session III Strategy #5 (Breaking Writing Down Into Smaller Parts) &
Strategy #6 (Incorporating Art & Music Into Writing) Strategies for Parents and Sharing Experiences
Workshop #17: Museum of Science’s Engineering is Elementary Series Grades 2-5
Presenter: Gail Naylor, Lynnfield Public Schools
Dates: June 30, July 1, 2
Description:“Everyone Engineers!” is a favorite motto of a new Museum of Science program, Engineering is Elementary. Learn how you already have great engineering instincts, and discover ways to bring your student’s learning to life while addressing key content strands in the science frameworks. First, we will look at how these units are organized in a clear, easy-to-use manner. Then we will experiment with three different student kits. In the acoustical engineering kit, students learn the difference between pitch and volume as they create musical instrument and listen to bird calls. The Marvelous Machines kit has students exploring and discussing simple machines, technological processes and industrial engineering. In the Solids, Liquids, and Chemical Engineering kit students study and analyze the physical reactions between a selection of play dough materials. All of the kits have adaptations for a variety of grade levels and they blend well with the state frameworks.
Workshop #18: Integrating the Study of Ancient China and other Cultures into your Social Studies Curriculum for Grades 3-5 Teachers
Dates: June 30, July 1, 2
Presenter: Karen Paterson, North Andover Public Schools
This three-day workshop will give you the opportunity to develop a unit of study on any culture you desire. The framework for the course will be based on the study of Ancient China, which is an optional fourth grade standard. The workshop time will be split between a sharing of materials used in the presenter’s 4th grade class and constructing your own materials. The presenter’s materials include time lines, graphic organizers, hands-on activities and instruction on how to construct a midden for a simulated “dig” so students can work as archaeologists. During the remainder of the time, participants will be divided into groups and will create materials for the cultures that they use in their curriculum. Participants should plan to bring books and other items relating to the culture they are planning to focus on.
Karen Paterson has
participated in two study tours through China and has visited schools and
various sites including traveling along the “Silk Road.”
Registration Information:
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 call Jim at 781-771-4860.
Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the Session
DEADLINE to sign up for the Week 2 Workshops is June 25th.