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  • 01/09/2018 9:15 AM | Anonymous

    UTeach is coming to CT to train 48 teachers in the UTeach CS Principles course.  Stipends will be available to teachers. For additional information about this great opportunity, see the flyer and plan on joining the informational webinar on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 3 pm.  A registration link for the webinar can be found on the flyer.  Please share this with others that you feel may be interested in learning more about this free training opportunity.

  • 01/08/2018 12:58 PM | Anonymous

    In Connecticut, our academic standards describe what we believe every student should know and be able to do by the time they exit the K-12 education system. Collectively, state standards define what Connecticut believes to be a well-rounded education.  Connecticut is considering adopting the CSTA Computer Science Standards for K-12 Education (2017) https://www.csteachers.org/page/standards.  As part of the adoption process the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) would like your input regarding the quality of the standards.  Please take a moment to review the standards and complete the survey https://sdect.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3UxfmCXMhIO6MtL by February 16, 2018.

  • 01/08/2018 11:47 AM | Anonymous

    Bring MoMath to your school with MoMath’s Extensions program, available exclusively from March 5 through March 9.


    Extensions is an hour-long show that introduces students to new ways of thinking about math by showcasing math in unusual places, including balloon geometry and musical instruments.  Learn more and request a presentation at extensions.momath.org.


    Availability is limited, so be sure to request your presentation soon.


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    National Museum of Mathematics

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  • 01/08/2018 10:18 AM | Anonymous
    Explore relevant topics in math, science and STEM education >>
     
    Teaching Strategies for the Mathematics Classroom 
    Jan. 9 | 7 p.m. Central time
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    Discover strategies for leveraging TI-Nspire™ CX and TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators to increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes. 

    The webinar presenters will share examples of student work in eighth grade math, algebra 1, geometry and precalculus to illustrate the discussion on strategies that motivate and facilitate student performance. 

    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance, which may qualify for school or district professional development credit, after the webinar. 
    Presenters:
    Linda Antinone
    T³™ National Instructor
    Fort Worth, Texas
     
    Kyle Atkin
    T³™ Regional Instructor 
    Bakersfield, California 
     
    Linda Griffith
    T³™ National Instructor
    Quitman, Arkansas
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    Win registration for two to the 2018 T³™ International Conference
    Attend this webinar for a chance to win complimentary registration for two to the 2018 T³™ International ConferenceMarch 2–4, 2018. (See rules.) 

    Join the webinar presenters for a hands-on Power Session at the 2018 T³™ conference. 
    You'll discover exciting new ways to get the most out of your instructional time while exploring research-based strategies for effective questioning, pacing, assessing and sequencing. 

    Learn more about the conference »
  • 01/08/2018 10:16 AM | Anonymous

    ITEEA's Technology and Engineering Dedicated STEM Professional Development Webinar Series

    ITEEA's specially designed professional development webinar series focuses on Technology and Engineering Education best practices for leading Integrative STEM Education (I-STEM Education) in your school.

    NASA OPTIMUS PRIME

    Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (OPSPARC)

    January 10, 2018 at 7pm EST

    Presenter: Dr. Sharon Bowers

    This webinar series is FREE to ITEEA members. The fee for non-members is $45.

    REGISTER HERE

    Open the door for your students to engineer spinoff technology and compete internationally within the world of NASA OPSPARC. Students are asked to use their imagination and creativity to identify NASA Spinoff technology in their everyday world. Items such as memory foam, invisible braces, firefighting equipment, artificial limbs, scratch-resistant lenses, aircraft anti-icing systems, shoe insoles, water filters/purification, cochlear implants, satellite television, and long-distance telecommunications were first developed for a NASA mission and then, re-worked to make everyday life easier.


    NASA OPSPARC is just one of many NASA challenges and resources that will shared during this 45-minute webinar that will help you discover ways to build context for learning and use your classroom as a portal to current NASA missions. Sharon Bowers, Senior STEM Education Specialist at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) will share NASA and NIA engineering and design challenges and resources appropriate for Grades 3-12 during this session.


    ITEEA and the Center for Integrative STEM Education (CISE) at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) celebrate their newly formed partnership. CISE at NIA is excited to share NASA and NIA resources with ITEEA members to add real-world context to EbD coursework, modules, and classrooms. NASA OPSPARC is one example of a NASA engineering design challenge that will push your students to research, think critically and creatively, and use an engineering design process to develop spinoff technology to solve a real-world problem. Join us for this webinar to learn more about NASA OPSPARC and other NASA and NIA challenges and resources.

    Dr. Sharon Bowers, Senior STEM Education Specialist: 

    Sharon Bowers has been an K-8 educator for more than 30 years and her work with children earned her several honors, including recognition as a Secondary Science Presidential Award Winner for Virginia. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology and her Masters in Special Education, both from McDaniel College. Sharon recently completed her doctorate in Integrative STEM Education at Virginia Tech. 

    Sharon’s work at the Center for Integrative STEM Education (CISE) at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) focuses on developing resources that model best practice in the use of instructional technology to support STEM education. In this capacity, Sharon is the program manager for NASA InWorld OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (NASA OPSPARC), an engineering design challenge for secondary school students within a multi-user, interactive, synchronous virtual world. Sharon also develops professional learning experiences for pre-service and in-service educators. She has designed and teaches graduate courses for McDaniel College that lead to a certificate in STEM instructional leadership.  

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  • 10/30/2017 1:14 PM | Anonymous

    There are two upcoming CS Fundamental workshops being offered in Connecticut.  These are open to any K-5 Educator.  To register:

    November:  https://studio.code.org/pd/workshops/3157/enroll
    December:  https://studio.code.org/pd/workshops/3084/enroll


    Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest - chance to win money for technologyWe know that as teachers, you have a lot of responsibilities to cram into one day. That’s why the first step of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest is short and simple: in a just few sentences, tell us how your students could use STEAM skills to address a problem that affects your local community. You can share your ideas here.

    From those initial project ideas, 5 schools from Connecticut will be named state finalists and receive a Samsung Chromebook. At that time, the finalist teachers will submit a more comprehensive lesson plan outlining the project, but right now, we just want to hear your ideas. Whether it's environmental, health, safety, equality, poverty or something else entirely – we want to know what issue matters to your students and how they can have a positive impact through STEAM.

    If you’re a 6th-12th grade teacher, enter the contest now at www.samsung.com/solve.

    But act soon – the deadline to submit is Thursday, November 9. We look forward to hearing your STEAM ideas!

  • 10/11/2017 11:11 AM | Anonymous
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    STEM of the Living Dead: Scary Activities to Spook Your Students
    Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. Central time
    Free webinars for building student understanding through TI technology.
    Start here »
     
     

    The TI-Nspire™ activity that launched STEM Behind Hollywood and spread through classrooms like a virus has jumped species and is now available for the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator. STEM of the Living Dead provides students with an inside look at the math and science real-life epidemiologists use to track and curb the spread of diseases through a population. This session will focus on:
    • Exploring geometric progressions, interpreting data and making predictions
    • Understanding the function of various parts of the human brain
    • Investigating and discussing factors dealing with immunity and vaccines
    Presenters will demonstrate the lesson using both TI-Nspire™ and TI-84 Plus CE technology.

    Webinar participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance, which may qualify for school or district professional development credit.

    Win registration for two to the 2018 T³™ International Conference
    Attend this webinar for a chance to win complimentary registration for two to the 2018 T³™ International ConferenceMarch 2–4, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. (See rules.)
    Learn more and register »
    Presenters:
    Jeff Lukens
    T³™ National Instructor
    Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    Betty Gasque
    T³™ National Instructor
    Charleston, South Carolina
  • 10/09/2017 10:07 AM | Anonymous
    Pearson
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    October 11 | 10:00 a.m. ET
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    We have developed this series of free webinars in order to help you make math learning as pain-free, fun, and effective as possible. Based on the latest research, these sessions will provide interventions and insight on a multitude of factors that influence how a child learns. Registration is free, so sign up for as many as you'd like!

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    Dyscalculia Overview
    November 14 | 3:00 p.m. ET

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  • 10/06/2017 11:49 AM | Anonymous

    Affiliate Leaders

    October 2017

    Update on Advocacy Efforts 
    Our Affiliate Leaders Conference theme in Baltimore wasIntent to Impact: Addressing Access, Equity, and Advocacy in Your Affiliate. How are your advocacy efforts coming along? Would you like to share your progress with other Affiliates? Email affiliates@nctm.org, and let us know!

    We will have our first follow-up webinar on Tuesday, November 7, 7:00–8:00 p.m.

     Eastern Time. All Affiliates are welcome to attend, you do not need to have attended the Affiliate Leaders Conference in Baltimore. We will discuss how to design an advocacy plan for your Affiliate and how to overcome some obstacles that may occur along the way. Email affiliates@nctm.org to register for the webinar.

    Get On Your MARC Webinar 
    Did you miss our Membership and Affiliate Relations Committee (MARC) informational webinar? See the Get On Your MARC webinar video recording.

    Starting a Student Affiliate Webinar? 
    Do you work with preservice math teachers in a university or college? Please consider sponsoring a Student Affiliate. Student Affiliates are formally organized to support preservice math teachers with NCTM's membership and affiliate benefits. Preservice teachers receive a complimentary NCTM student e-membership for being a member of their Student Affiliate. Contact your MARC regional representative for details, or join us on October 10, 2017, at 7:00 Eastern Time for an informational webinar on how to start and maintain a student affiliate. Email affiliates@nctm.org to register for the webinar. The registration deadline is Friday, October 6. We look forward to seeing you on the webinar.

    Fall Regional Conferences 
    Registration is now open for NCTM's premier fall events:  2017 Regional Conferences and the Innov8 Conference.

    Innov8 will be held November 15–17, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme of this year's Innov8 Conference isBreaking Barriers: Actionable Approaches to Reach Each and Every Learner in Mathematics." Go to the NCTM website for a video and details.

    The NCTM 2017 Regional Conference theme is Mathematics Education Meets Excellence. Regional Conferences will be held in the following cities:

    October 18–20, 2017                      Orlando, Florida 
    November 29–December 1, 2017   Chicago, Illinois

    Click the city to visit the NCTM Regional Conference pages for complete information on programs, housing, and registration.

    Activities with Rigor and Coherence (ARCs) 
    As you launch into the new school year, consider NCTM's free, high-quality tasks to use with your students. Activities with Rigor and Coherence (ARCs) scaffold effective teaching and support you in enacting the eight Mathematics Teaching Practices articulated in Principles to Actions as well as the instructional guidance set forth in 5 Practices for Orchestrating Mathematics Discussions. ARCs are available for major math concepts ranging from grades K–12. Check them out today!

    Call for Nominations: NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award 
    Know an NCTM member who has exhibited a lifetime of achievement in mathematics education at the national level? Consider nominating an exceptional colleague who is a member and who has contributed significantly to math education through leadership, teaching, and service. Supported by MET, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented at the NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, DC. Submit a nomination packet postmarked by November 3.

    Future Annual Meeting Dates
    Location 
    Washington, D.C.           
    San  Diego, California 
    Centennial Conference 
    Chicago, Illinois 
    St. Louis, Missouri

    Date 
    April 25–28, 2018 
    April 3–6, 2019 
    April 1–4, 2020

     

    October 21–24, 2020

    We are just a few years away from NCTM's transition to a fall Annual Meeting & Exposition. Note that April 2020 is the transition year, and NCTM will have a special Centennial Conference in lieu of the Annual Meeting & Exposition. The meeting will resume in October 2020 in St. Louis. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend one or more of these great meetings!


    Affiliate Editors and Webmasters

    Follow or engage in Twitter Chat with NCTM Journals during the month of October 2017 
    Teaching Children Mathematics (TCM) 
    Twitter Handle: @TCM_at_NCTM 
    Chat Hashtags: #TCMchat 
    Article Title: Trying Three-Act Tasks with Primary Students 
    Authors: Kendra Lomax, Kristin Alfonzo, Sarah Dietz, Ellen Kleyman, and Elham Kazemi 
    Dates and Time: 2nd Wednesday of the month at 9:00 PM ET

    Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (MTMS) 
    Twitter Handle: @MTMS_at_NCTM 
    Chat Hashtag: #MTMSchat 
    Article Title: Working with Noise in Bivariate Data 
    Author(s): Randall E. Groth, Matthew Jones, and Mary Knaub 
    Date and Time: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 9:00 PM ET

    Mathematics Teacher (MT) 
    Twitter Handle: @MT_at_NCTM 
    Chat Hashtag: #MTchat 
    Articles Title: A Student Asks about (–5)! 
    Author(s): E. Paul Goldenberg and Cynthia J. Carter 
    Date and Time: 4th Wednesday of the month at 9:00 PM ET

    2017 NCTM Regional Conferences
    Innov8
    2018 NCTM Annual Meeting
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    CALENDAR

     

    Regional Conferences 
    2017 
    Orlando · Oct. 18–20 
    Chicago · Nov. 29–Dec. 1

    2018

    Kansas City · Nov. 25–28 Seattle · Nov. 28 –30

     

    2017 Innov8 Conference 
    Las Vegas · Nov. 15–17 
     

    Annual Meetings 
    2018 
    Washington, D.C. · April 25–28

    2019 
    San Diego · April 3–6

    2020 
    (Centennial Conference)
    St. Louis · April 21 –24

    2021 
    Atlanta · Sept. 22–25 
     

    2018 Innov8 Conference 
    Hartford, CT · Oct. 4 –6


The ATOMIC Mission is to ensure that every Connecticut student receives world-class education in mathematics by providing vision, leadership and support to the K-16 mathematics community and by providing every teacher of mathematics the opportunity to grow professionally.

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