Second Annual Program on

Strategies in Strengthening the Middle School

Math Curriculum for At-Risk Students

Sponsored by

The Salem State Collaborative

 

The Salem State Collaborative is again offering its successful series of four full-day workshops targeted for classroom teachers, special education teachers and aides who work with at-risk middle school students.  The focus of each workshop will be to review a specific math strand from grade 5 through grade 8, analyze MCAS test items that assess that strand, discuss instructional strategies and discuss support material that is appropriate to deal with the strand. 

Participation by a team of teachers from a school is encouraged with the goal being to develop and implement changes in current strategies. Participants will be encouraged to present successful strategies currently working for them and to help develop materials and graphic organizers between sessions that all participants can use.

 

Participants will access the DOE website to review test items and other support material, as well as receive copies of SmartNotebook lessons for each strand. 

 

Instructor: Nancy Nichols

 

Dates/Strand:

November 16               Data Analysis                       

December 14               Patterns                      

January 11                    Geometry/Measurement                      

February 8                   Number Sense

 

Location: Coolidge Middle School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive. Reading.            Time:            8:30 –2:30 PDP’s: 5 PDP’s per workshop attended

Optional Non-Degree Graduate Credit: 1 Credit ($100)

Cost:            Collaborative Members:  $30 per workshop or all four for $90

Non-Collaborative Members: $125 per workshop or all four for $375

Check Website for Collaborative Members www.salemcollaborative.org

 Refreshments and lunch are included in fee.

Note: This workshop is limited to 25 participants.

Registration Information:

Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org (preferred) 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 payable to CPMSIE.

DEADLINE to sign up for the Middle School course is December 5th