Conference Developed Materials on IM&E Website

The IM&E website now links to the materials developed by participants at our last three Common Core related conferences:

October 2012 Berkeley Conference page Participants made classroom activities based on a particular task or set of 2-3 tasks

May 2012 New Orleans Conference page Participants made short PD units or classroom activities around a particular standard, group of standards, or cluster

February 2012 Tucson Conference page Participants made PD modules around a particular standard, cluster, or domain

Implementing the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics Workshop – October 12 -14, 2012

Implementing the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics workshop is now taking registrations on the IM&E website. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn about the standards from lead author of the CCSSM, Bill McCallum, as well as break-out sessions developed and led by classroom teachers at all grade levels.  This workshop is intended for an audience of teachers, administrators, and district personnel. The workshop is from 3:30 on Friday October 12th – 1:30 on Sunday October 14th in Berkeley, California.  If you have been waiting for Bill’s Common Core team to make it to the west coast, this is your chance!

Please register quickly as our previous workshops have sold out!

Upcoming Webinar

On April 30th at 2:00pm eastern Bill will be doing a webinar on the Common Core Mathematics Standards and the Concept of Focus.  I will also talk about Illustrative Mathematics and our work with CCSSO’s Math SCASS.  Registration is here.

May 25 – 27th Workshop Full

The workshop from May 25 – 27 in New Orleans: Focus in the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics, is full and no longer accepting registrations.  If you are interested in attending a similar workshop in the future stay tuned to this blog for information about an upcoming fall workshop dates and location TBA.

Reduced Registration Fee: Extended to April 15

This is just to let everyone know that the reduced fee registration for the May conference: Focus in the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics, is extended until April 15th. This conference from May 25-27 will encourage participants to not only understand the big picture of the CCSSM but understand focus domains, and go into depth in these particular topics at each grade level. Break out sessions will be available at lower elementary, upper elementary, middle school, and high school levels.

Here is the information page and registration.

New Orleans Workshop: May 25 – 27

Just wanted to let everyone know that the deadline to register for our workshop in New Orleans for a reduced price is quickly approaching (March 31st deadline for reduced price).  The workshop will feature Bill McCallum and others from across the country, including teacher leaders as facilitators and will highlight “focus” in the Common Core State Standards.  Workshop will start late on Friday May 25th and go to mid-afternoon on Sunday May 27th.

Here is the information page and registration.

Spring Common Core Workshop: May 25 – 27 New Orleans, La

Join teachers, administrators, and district personnel from across the country as we explore together “Focus in the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics.”  This conference will feature Bill McCallum and his team of Common Core facilitators, including teacher leaders from every grade band.  Many of the breakout sessions will be run by teacher experts, leading the way in developing PD for fellow teachers implementing CCSSM.  Time in the conference will also be devoted to small group focus on the major work in specific grade bands.  Register by the end of March to receive the discounted registration fee!

Are you planning professional development for teachers this summer?

Add a single day focused on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics with the Common Core Toolkit.  The Toolkit is a single day add-on for existing PD.  This program, available in elementary, middle, or high school grade bands, has been created by teachers, for a teacher audience, and is facilitated by teachers.  Apply at the IM&E website now to host at your site this summer!  Facilitators are available for all states. The cost is $200 per participant with a minimum of 15 participants.  Priority will be given to early applications.