Save the Date: The Connecticut Council of Leaders of Mathematics 2018 Spring dinner will be held on the evening of Thursday May 3 from 4:30-8:00 at the Baci Grill in Cromwell (more details will be included in the flyer out soon).

The Focus Topic for this event will be assessment and will feature a presentation by CSDE Chief Performance Officer Ajit Gopalakrishnan (see article-from Hartford Courant). He will address the topic: “How to make CT assessments work for your school or district.” 

You will also participate in a group discussion by level served (ES, MS, HS, Central Office) on focus questions related to assessment. A fabulous buffet dinner will be provided to all attendees.

So put this event on your calendar – it should be a great evening!

Quinnipiac University is hosting its annual High School Programming Competition on Saturday, April 14, 2018.  Attached you will find an announcement and registration form.  Up to three teams from each high school are welcomed.

The registration deadline is Saturday, March 31, 2018.

Code.org offers free, high-quality professional development workshops from experienced computer science facilitators for elementary school teachers.  The workshop specifically focuses on Fundamentals course.  

There is usually one workshop each month offered in Connecticut.  The next one is scheduled for February 10, 2018.  For more information or to register, use the links below.

General Link: https://code.org/professional-development-workshops

Link for Feb10 workshop:  https://studio.code.org/pd/workshops/3619/enroll

Skills21 is offering a PD on personalized learning and Capstone.  The program is supported by an NSF grant and focuses on STEM and entrepreneurship.

Personalized learning and senior year Capstone experiences are uniquely suited to work together to achieve important STEM learning outcomes for students.  If you currently have, or are considering adding, a Capstone course to your high school curriculum, you will benefit from this two day professional development session from the learning specialists at EdAdvance’s Skills21.  Skills21 has a National Science Foundation supported Capstone course which can serve as a model for any district that wants to apply its lessons learned.  The STEMStarter Capstone program focuses on promoting entrepreneurial traits in students and increasing STEM career interests.

Day 1 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018) will be focused on professional development that will allow teachers and administrators the opportunity to explore the Skills21 approach to personalized learning, challenge based lesson design, and the Skills21 Capstone curriculum.  Day 1 will be held at the Chrysalis Center in Hartford from 8:30-2:30.

Day 2 (Friday, May 18, 2018)  of the workshop will give participants an opportunity to interact with students that are currently enrolled in this course during the 2017-2018 school year and then actually be a judge for these same projects as part of the 2018 Student Innovation Expo Fest. This judging experience will also provide an opportunity to interact with Trackpad, our customized platform designed to facilitate the judging and assessment of Capstone projects.  Day 2 will be held at Expo Fest at the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, CT from 12:00-4:00.

To register for this professional development opportunity go to this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekKyGeTe6hC1vEB47p8l5dj-d9yUyH5-FPmgHFb--v0xtnAQ/viewform.

For more information follow this link: Capstone and Personalized Learning PD https://www.skills21.org/capstonepd

For more information contact Liz Radday at radday@edadvance.org