ActiveMath® Workshop Schedule


REGISTRATION FEE:

$179 for one workshop; $160 each when two or more registrations are received at the same time. Registration fee includes extensive coursebook with blacklines, complimentary snacks, and more. Lunch is included where indicated.


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Summer 2008 Workshops

Fall 2008 Workshops

#208
Differentiating Instruction in Mathematics,
Grades 4–8

#209
Outdoor Mathematics for Grades 5–10

#210
Standards-based Mathematics for Students with Special Needs, Grades 6–8

#211
Probabilities in Gaming, Grades 7–12

#212
Math at The Art Institute: Exploring Connections between Mathematics and Fine Art

#213
Using Manipulatives & Activities to Teach the Mathematics Standards at
Grades 3–6

#214
Using Graphing Calculators and Computer Spreadsheets in Math, Grades 6–9

#215
Integrating Mathematics and Literature at Grades 5–9

#216
Teaching Algebra Concepts Using Manipulatives and Activities, Grades 5–10

 

Summer 2008 Workshops

Workshop #208

Differentiating Instruction in Mathematics, Grades 4–8

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

One size does not fit all! Explore the processes of differentiation and how they apply to the mathematics curriculum. This workshop addresses differentiation of mathematics instruction by examining: (1) the basic principles of differentiation, (2) meaningful mathematics content and process, (3) the classroom learning environment, and (4) student products and alternatives to traditional assessment strategies.

--Examine the Basic Principles of Differentiation: Investigate the research of Tomlinson, Gardner, and Bloom — how their research can help us design mathematics lessons that correlate with middle school mathematics topics — and better meet the learning styles and needs of all our students.

--Differentiation Across the Mathematics Strands: Explore elementary and middle school mathematics strands—rational number concepts, geometry, data collection and probability—using activities and the strategies of differentiated instruction.

--Tiered Activities and Flexible Grouping: Investigate tiered activities and a variety of grouping strategies as approaches to plan equitable mathematics instruction for a wider range of students.

--Collaborative Learning to enhance Understanding: Learn how to use Six-Math-Pix activities to give students practice with previously-taught mathematics concepts; then work within your groups to design your own set of math activities!

--Using Work Stations and RAFT Activities: Learn to design work stations that allow students to receive additional instruction, use manipulatives, practice skills, apply what they’ve learned to real world, or work on more extensive projects. RAFT activities have students play a certain Role, for a particular Audience, in a named Format, on a particular Topic — making math more meaningful and fun.

--Alternative Assessment for Differentiated Products: Learn how to use observation, journals, grading matrices, and student portfolios to differentiate student products.

This course provides instructional strategies designed to address the needs of both regular and special-education students.
All teachers, including those teaching developmental curricula or math education teachers would benefit from this workshop.

Date: Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28, 2008

Times: Registration at 4:00 pm on Friday

Workshop hours:
Friday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm;
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:
Holiday Inn Express-Palatine/Arlington Heights
1550 E. Dundee Road
Palatine, IL
847/934–4900

Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:
• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary snacks of Friday; coffee, rolls, and a delicious lunch on Saturday
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing & a fascinating puzzle
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• National Louis University - MHE 585AG

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit: Course #373

15 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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Workshop #209

Outdoor Mathematics for Grades 5–10

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

This workshop demonstrates how your students can explore mathematics outside of the classroom--so that they can see how math is everywhere! The workshop makes connections to nature's patterns, science, metrology, orienteering, bicycle gears, and more.

--Solve Problems by Conducting Outdoor Experiments and Explore Fibonacci Numbers in Nature: Work with a group to problem-solve the number of blades of grass in an area, the perimeter of a leaf, the design and layout of a garden, and explore the many examples of Fibonacci numbers in nature.

--Just How Much Water is in That Swimming Pool?: By using measurement, estimation, and geometry formulas, you will actively estimate the volume of a swimming pool.

--Learn How to Use Algebra and Formulas in Real-World Applications: Students learn to substitute into formulas to learn how high or how fast they can throw -- and how high those clouds are in the sky!

--How Tall is That Tree?: You will use three different strategies to approximate the height of a tree. Then use geometry formulas to compare its girth to its height.

--Bring Bicycles into the Classroom to Teach Ratio and Proportion: The gears on a bike can provide meaning to the concept of ratio and proportion. Learn first-hand how to use this real-world application to motivate your students.

--Learn to Find Your Way with a Compass: Using orienteering compasses, learn to follow a direction, find your bearings, and participate in a treasure hunt.

--Just How Big is Our Solar System?: First walk the length of the solar system using linear measurements, ratio and scale -- and then use Astronomical Units and paper and pencil to draw a radial model.

--Use a Concrete Approach to Probability: Did you ever wonder what the probability is of stepping on a crack when you walk on a sidewalk? This activity is designed to cement this probability in your mind.

This course provides instructional strategies designed to address the needs of both regular and special-education students.
All teachers, including those teaching developmental curricula or math education teachers would benefit from this workshop.

Date: Wednesday and Thursday, July 16 & 17, 2008

Times: Registration at 8:00 am on Wednesday

Workshop hours:
Both days: 8:00 am –3:30 pm

Location:
Wyndham Garden Hotel
900 W. Lake Cook Road
Buffalo Grove, IL
847/215–8883

A reduced overnight weekday rate is available from the Wyndham Gardern Hotel for ActiveMath participants.

Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

Each participant will receive a comprehensive coursebook of activities that have been designed specifically for this seminar.

• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary continental breakfast both days; lunch on your own both days
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing & a fascinating puzzle
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• National Louis University - MHE 585P

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit: Course #374

15 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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Workshop #210

Standards-based Mathematics for Students with Special Needs, Grades 6–8

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Engage in hands-on activities that address key middle-school Learning Standards from each of the five Illinois State Goals for Mathematics: Number Sense and Operations, Measurement, Algebra, Geometry, and Statistics / Probability. A focus is on research-based instructional strategies for making Illinois Mathematics Standards accessible to the struggling student, to English Language Learners, and to those who have other special needs.

--Special Needs Research: Examine academic research on student dispositions, differentiating instruction, multiple intelligences, supporting English Language Learners, and more.

--Instructional Games:
Play Fractions on My Plate, Geometry Bingo, and Mozart’s Game of Chance to reinforce operations with fractions, classifications of geometric figures, and basic probability.

--Bridging Arithmetic and Algebra: Activate prior knowledge by making key connections between the arithmetic students know and new concepts in algebra.

--Accessing Fractions and Decimals: Use fraction tiles to model addition and subtraction of fractions. Use paper-folding to connect fraction and decimal equivalences.

--Response to Intervention (RTI) from a Prevention Standpoint: Examine common error patterns and specific instructional strategies and activities designed to prevent those errors — with a focus on both individualized and group instruction.

--Supporting ELL Students in Learning the Language of Mathematics: Explore proven instructional strategies designed to meet the needs of this student population -- including an analysis of cognates and false cognates.

--Using Visual Models to Solve Problems: Learn how simple drawings can help students visualize problems dealing with proportions, percents, and integers.

--Cooperative Problem Solving: Discover how students working in small groups can help one another become better problem-solvers. As they explain their reasoning — what they did and why they did it — they prepare themselves for the Extended Response items on the ISAT.

This course provides instructional strategies designed to address the needs of both regular and special-education students.
All teachers, including those teaching developmental curricula or math education teachers would benefit from this workshop.

Date: Friday and Saturday, July 18 & 19, 2008

Times: Registration at 4:00 pm on Friday

Workshop hours:
Friday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm;
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:
Wyndham Garden Hotel
900 W. Lake Cook Road
Buffalo Grove, IL
847/215–8883

A reduced overnight weekend rate is available from the Wyndham Gardern Hotel for ActiveMath participants.

Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary snacks of Friday; coffee, rolls, and a delicious lunch on Saturday
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing & a fascinating puzzle
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• National Louis University - MHE 586D

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit: Course #376

15 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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Workshop #211

Probabilities in Gaming, Grades 7–12

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Games of chance have been around as long as there has been the human desire to “get something for nothing.” We will explore the mathematics behind gaming and chance -- while illustrating that the probability of success in gambling activities is slim. This workshop is highly motivational -- and is certain to get students excited about studying probability!

--"Trotting into Probability": Begin with a brief history of probability, and then participate in an exciting activity that introduces and reinforces classical and experimental probability.

--Prediction and Expected Value: By examining your expected return from slot machines, state lotteries, and national sweepstakes, we can determine whether or not a game is “fair.”

--Modeling, Slot Machines, and Mathematical Decay: Learn how to assign ranges of numbers to correspond to probabilities of slot machine pay-outs. Then use the random number function on a calculator to simulate the pulls on a slot machine. A slot machine may have a 95% payout rate--but you'll explore how this relates to exponential decay!

--BINGO Anyone?: Test and determine your probabilities for getting a "Cover-All" in BINGO. Exciting prizes are included.

--Odds and Probability: Explore the relationship between odds and probability--and how they are used to formulate betting odds.

--The Mathematics of Horse Racing: Learn how to use formulas in a computer spreadsheet to formulate track odds from the wagers that have been made. Learn how to use a set of racetrack odds to determine the track’s percent “take.” Use the chi-square test to determine if racing results are significant. We will run a simulation from televised races to test out our theories.

--Experimental and Theoretical Casino Probabilities: Run a simulation to determine an experimental probability for winning in craps -- and also learn how to compute the game’s theoretical probabilities. Compute probabilities associated with Texas Hold ‘em.

Date: Friday and Saturday, July 25 & 26, 2008

Times: Registration at 4:00 on Friday

Workshop hours:
Friday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm;
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:
Holiday Inn Select—Chicago/Naperville-Lisle
1801 N. Naper Blvd.
Naperville, IL
630/505–4900

A reduced overnight rate of $89 is available from the Holiday Inn Select for ActiveMath participants.


Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary snacks of Friday; coffee, rolls, and a delicious lunch on Saturday
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing & a fascinating puzzle
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• Chicago State University - Math 370G

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit: Course #375

15 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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Workshop #212

Math at The Art Institute: Exploring Connections between Mathematics and Fine Art

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

This workshop offers a unique combination of mathematics and fine art from the perspectives of facilitators who are mathematics and art educators. Participants will discover the interdisciplinary connections between the beauty of art and the power of mathematics. The class meets in a classroom at National-Louis University (Chicago branch) and includes a guided field trip across the street to The Art Institute. The intended audience is math and art teachers at grades 5 through college.

--Explore the Mathematics in Paintings: Tour The Art Institute and learn fascinating facts about Sunday on the Island of La Grand Jatte (Seurat), Self Portrait and The Bedroom (Vincent van Gogh), Composition in Gray Red (Mondrian), American Gothic (Grant Wood), and more. Explore paintings “on your own” for their mathematical connections -- and discuss those connections with the class.

--Make a “Grid Enlarged Masterpiece”: Work collaboratively with other class members to reproduce a work of fine art using the concepts of similar figures, size-change factor, and area.

--Learn How to Conduct a Field Trip to The Art Institute: Learn new ideas about teaching visual thinking to prepare students for a visit to The Art Institute.

--Use the Elements of Design to Enhance Mathematical Learning: Use a grid, based on golden sections, to make a self-portrait. Even if you have no artistic ability, you will come away with a fabulous piece of art!

--Find Examples of the Golden Ratio in the Real World: Discover how the Golden Ratio appears in the Parthenon, in the Great Pyramid Gizeh, and in the faces of famous people. Draw a line of best fit with class data to determine if body dimensions of the class are “golden.”

--Make a Mondrian-Style Work of Art: Manipulate geometric shapes to design a collage of rectangles and lines using construction paper.

--A Perspective on Drawing: Learn to draw using the concept of linear perspective — while applying the concepts of angle, diagonal, intersect, line segment, parallel, plane, proportion, ratio, ray, similar triangles, three-dimensional figure, trapezoid, two dimensional figure, and vertex.

This course provides instructional strategies designed to address the needs of both regular and special-education students.
All teachers, including those teaching developmental curricula or math education teachers would benefit from this workshop.

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008

Times: Registration at 8:00 am

Workshop hours:
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:
National-Louis University (Chicago branch)
122 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
312/588-0308

Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary Teacher's Pass for free admission to The Art Institute
• Complimentary coffee, rolls, and snacks; lunch on your own
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing & a fascinating puzzle
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• National-Louis University -- MHE 585AL
(Participation in two online sessions and a web-based paper required for college credit.)

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit -- Course #398

8 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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Fall 2008 Workshops

Workshop #213:

Using Manipulatives & Activities to Teach the Mathematics Standards at Grades 3–6

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

This workshop provides hands-on, minds-on activities that address national and state standards involving Number and Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability, Problem Solving, and early Algebra concepts.

- Make Problem Solving a Motivating Experience: Help students develop problem-solving strategies using hands-on activities and effective questioning.

- Hands-on Games to Teach Computation and Number Theory: Your students will practice and improve their computation skills and look forward to the experiences!

- Estimation, Measurement & Geometry Become Child’s Play: Encouraging activities will help your students develop important measurement benchmarks. Unusual geometry problems will provide an informal glance at van Hiele’s first two levels of geometric learning (the visual and descriptive levels).

- Use Visual Clues to Develop Fraction Concepts: By using fuzzy manipulatives, real-world connections, games, and paper-folding activities, you will help students develop a strong understanding of fractions.

- Statistics and Probability Made Meaningful in the Elementary Classroom: Participate in a variety of data collection and probability activities that will help your students understand their importance in our information age.

- Cooperative Logic — A Structured Form of Cooperative Learning: Engage in an activity that encourages students to work together to communicate and share ideas — while exploring important math concepts.

- Writing in Mathematics: Use journaling to help students develop a deeper understanding of mathematics topics. Students learn to express their math strategies in writing.

- Develop Algebraic Thinking at the Elementary Level: Learn how to use number riddles, games, and sequences and patterns to develop algebra sense in students.

- Explore Effective Questioning as Alternative Assessment: Learn how questions can arouse curiosity, clarify concepts, and enhance problem solving while helping us ascertain students’ knowledge level.

This course provides instructional strategies designed to address the needs of both regular and special-education students. All teachers, including those teaching developmental curricula or math education teachers, would benefit from this workshop.

Date: Friday & Saturday, October 24 & 25, 2008

Times: Registration at 4:00 on Friday

Workshop hours:
Friday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm;
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:
Holiday Inn Select—Chicago/Naperville-Lisle
1801 N. Naper Blvd.
Naperville, IL
1-630/505-4900

A reduced overnight rate of $89 is available from the Holiday Inn Select for ActiveMath participants.

Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary snacks of Friday; coffee, rolls, and a delicious lunch on Saturday
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing & a fascinating puzzle
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• National-Louis University - Math 585S

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit -- Course #624

15 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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Workshop #214

Using Graphing Calculators and Computer Spreadsheets in Math, Grades 6 – 9

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Explore the use of graphing calculators, interactive whiteboards, and computer spreadsheets to support key mathematics concepts at grades 6–9 through Algebra I. Loaner TI-84 calculators will be provided. Each participant will work on his/her own computer in a Mac lab.
No prior experience with this technology is assumed.

- Perform Basic Scientific Calculator Operations: Convert between fractions and decimals, calculate with parentheses and exponents, use order of operations, and use scientific notation.

- Use Variables and Generate Tables: Store values to variables and evaluate algebraic expressions. Use formulas in tables to generate a progression of values to solve problems. Use the table generator to solve equations.

- Graphing on the TI-84: Graph, evaluate, and explore linear, quadratic, and exponential functions. Learn how to use the ZOOM and TRACE features. Find and calculate the intersection, roots, and the maximums/minimums of functions.

- Use Statistics & Probability Features on the TI-84: Graph real data using scatter plots, and calculate the line of best fit with a graphing calculator. Use the random number generator to conduct simple probability simulations.

- Get “Smart” with Interactive Whiteboards: Learn the basics of using an interactive whiteboard, including the use of the TI-SmartView™ emulator.

- Spread Out Your Spreadsheet: Learn how to enter data into a computer spreadsheet and how to program formulas. Use computer spreadsheets to compute student averages, find the first 100 Fibonacci numbers, calculate simple and compound interest, and generate the value of an IRA account over time.

- Use Spreadsheets to Create Graphs: Learn how to use a computer spreadsheet to make line, bar, and circle graphs—and decide which type of graph best represents the data.

This course provides instructional strategies designed to address the needs of both regular and special-education students. All teachers, including those teaching developmental curricula or math education teachers, would benefit from this workshop.

Date: November 14 and 15, 2008

Times: Registration at 4:00 pm on Friday

Workshop hours:
Friday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm;
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Enrollment is limited to 24 participants for this workshop.

Location:
Shabonee School,
2929 Shabonee Trail,
Northbrook, IL  
847/498–4970

Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary snacks and pizza dinner on Friday; Lunch on Saturday
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing and a sturdy puzzle.
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• National Louis University - MHE 585L

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit -- Course #293

15 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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Workshop #215

Integrating Mathematics and Literature at Grades 5 – 9

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

This workshop makes important connections between mathematics and literature -- using poetry and prose. These motivating activities will help improve both the mathematics and reading skills of your students.

- Discover Mathematics in Poetry: Learn how to relate motivating mathematics activities to delightful poems by Shel Silverstein.

- Students Learn Just How Large Really Large Numbers Are: A variety of books will be used to help students experience the magnitude of large numbers.

- Make Connections Between Literature, Art, and Mathematics: Participate in rich activities that focus on the math Standards of geometry, measurement, data collection, and statistics.

- Scale, Proportion & Measurement: Your students will learn how to use ratios and proportions to picture a Lilliputian and produce eyeglasses for a giant!

- Explore Algebra Patterns and Numerical Relationships: Investigate literature that encourages students to develop algebraic thinking by describing and modifying patterns and numerical relationships using books by Mitsumasa Anno.

- Use Literature to Uncover Math History: Marvel at the accomplishments of Eratosthenes, “The Librarian Who Measured the Earth,” over 2,000 years ago!

- Make Math Intriguing by Falling Through a Rabbit Hole: Original math activities developed using Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland will help motivate your students to recognize that “math is everywhere”!

- Writing in Mathematics: Use journaling to help students develop a deeper understanding of mathematics topics. Students learn to interpret and understand story problems by writing their own.

- Investigate the National and Illinois State Math Goals & Standards: Learn how to make traditional math topics addressed in the math Standards more interesting to your students by using literature, real-world activities, and authentic assessment

This course provides instructional strategies designed to address the needs of both regular and special-education students. All teachers, including those teaching developmental curricula or math education teachers, would benefit from this workshop.

Date: Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, 2008

Times: Registration at 4:00 pm on Friday

Workshop hours:
Friday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm;
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:
Wyndham Garden Hotel
900 N. Lake N. Cook Road
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
1-847/215-8883

Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary snacks of Friday; coffee, rolls, and a delicious lunch on Saturday
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing & a fascinating puzzle
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• National Louis University - MHE 585Z

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit -- Course #625

15 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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Workshop #216

Teaching Algebra Concepts Using Manipulatives and Activities, Grades 5–10

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Come away with a collection of proven instructional strategies and activities that will motivate both regular and special needs students to gain a deeper understanding of algebra—while sparking their interest!

- It's Not Magic—It's ALGEBRA!: Participate in a variety of card and number "tricks" that will not only motivate your students, but will also reinforce the concept of variable—while demonstrating the real power of algebra.

- Use Simple Objects to Make Abstract Concepts Meaningful and Memorable: Graph human ordered pairs to show equations; do integer "line dancing" to keep "in step" with integer operations; promote the concept of balance in solving equations -- using beans (for integers), cups (for variables), and toothpicks (for the = sign); use plastic eggs in an egg-citing way to evaluate egg-spressions; use paper algebra tiles to discover rules for multiplying and factoring polynomials.

- Develop Math–Language Connections: Use variables and make generalizations in activities that connect arithmetic, algebra, and written English.

- Take Real–World Applications of Algebra Back to Your Classroom: Interpret airline data and health statistics. Use a line of best fit to make real-life predictions. Show your students the importance of algebra in their daily lives.

- Use Modeling to Bridge Words to Equations: Pictorial representations help students visualize abstract mathematical relationships. This approach, widely used in Singapore, should help your students become better problem-solvers.

- Use Paper-Folding to Help Students See Algebra Concepts: What better way to understand multiplying binomials than to see the results unfold?

- What's My Function?: Functions become more understandable when you approach them through rules, mappings, sets of ordered pairs, graphs, and equations. Learn how to use a calculator as a function machine.

This course provides instructional strategies designed to address the needs of both regular and special-education students. All teachers, including those teaching developmental curricula or math education teachers, would benefit from this workshop.

Date: Friday and Saturday, December 5 & 6, 2008

Times: Registration at 4:00 on Friday

Workshop hours:
Friday 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm;
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Location:
Holiday Inn Select—Chicago/Naperville-Lisle
1801 N. Naper Blvd.
Naperville, IL
630/505–4900

A reduced overnight rate of $89 is available from the Holiday Inn Select for ActiveMath participants.

Cost for one workshop: $179. Two or more registrations received at the same time: Only $160 each.

THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• An extensive coursebook with blacklines to take directly back into your classroom
• Complimentary snacks of Friday; coffee, rolls, and a delicious lunch on Saturday
• A certificate of participation suitable for framing & a fascinating puzzle
• An opportunity to examine and purchase supplemental math materials

One hour of Graduate Credit, for an additional fee paid at the workshop, available through

• National Louis University - MHE 585K

Chicago Promotional Lane Credit -- Course #626

15 Illinois CPDUs are available for this workshop.

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