NCSM - 2008 NCSM Annual Conference

2008 NCSM Annual Conference - Strand 3 Sessions

Information accurate as of 04/13/2008 -- subject to change

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All Sessions Major Special Interest Monday Tuesday Wednesday Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3 Strand 4 Strand 5 Strand 6 Sponsor Showcase Technology Showcase

Strand 3 Sessions -- Monday, April 7, 2008


Strand 3. Leaders Engaging Parent and Communities

20	10:15-12:15	Rivera (GA)	Grades PK-5	Double	Leaders Engaging Parents and Communities
	Recruit/Engage Parents/Guardians & Community Members/Organizations with Your School's Mathematics Program: Models and Leadership Roles
	This session will consider proven approaches and discuss questions such as: What models/programs engage parents/community organizations? How do leaders help schools build learning communities that invite all, including underrepresented? What messages clearly convey your vision/goals for students while building advocacy? Leave with strategies to engage your community.
	Speaker(s):	Linda Gregg, Independently Employed, Dillon, Colorado Carolyn Choi, Independent Consultant, Huntington, California

25	11:30-12:30	Tucson (LA)	All Grades	Regular	Leaders Engaging Parents and Communities
	How Do Parents Interact with Their Children When Doing Mathematical Tasks?
	Studying how parents interact with children on mathematical tasks provides a foundation for suggesting how parents could help children learn mathematics. Participants will examine and discuss videos of parents working with 3rd- or 4th-grade children on number, algebra, and geometry tasks and parental reflections regarding the interactions.
	Speaker(s):	Melfried Olson, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii Claire Okazaki, University of Hawaii CRDG, Honolulu, Hawaii Judith Olson, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

48	1:00-2:00	Arizona (LA)	Grades PK-5	Regular	Leaders Engaging Parents and Communities
	Close the Achievement Gap with "Home" Work
	Empower families (community groups) to help us close the achievement gap. These strategies ensure effective practice sessions. These activities lead to greater numeric sense-making, enhanced mathematical reasoning abilities, and significant improvement. Strategies to recruit and engage families of "underrepresented learners" will be addressed.
	Speaker(s):	Leigh Childs, Retired, San Diego, California

62	2:15-3:15	Idaho (LA)	All Grades	Regular	Leaders Engaging Parents and Communities
	YouTube Math--A Look at Advocacy in Washington State
	Internet "chatter" is playing a role in mathematics education debates across the U.S. Web sites, blogs, wikipedia, and now even YouTube viewers have opportunities to weigh in on everything from computational skills to calculators. This session will give you a chance to weigh in on how you evaluate a credible source, and to consider challenges currently faced by mathematics educators in Washington state.
	Speaker(s):	Marianne Smith, Consultant, Oakland, California


Strand 3 Sessions -- Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Strand 3. Leaders Engaging Parent and Communities

119	11:00-12:00	Arizona (LA)	Grades PK-12	Regular	Leaders Engaging Parents and Communities
	Conceptual Understanding and Basic Skill: Discussion Points for Teachers and Parents
	This session will provide supervisors and teachers with strategies to discuss the conceptual understanding versus basic skills debate in a respectful manner. Participants will be involved in activities that can foster support for change in school mathematics and lead to standards-based reforms that are supported by all stakeholders.
	Speaker(s):	Eric Milou, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey

137	2:45-3:45	LA Grand Ballroom C	All Grades	Regular	Leaders Engaging Parents and Communities
	Believe, Encourage and Try: I BET You Can Parental Involvement Program
	I Bet You Can began as a program for 5th-grade parents in an inner-city, low socio-economic school. There was a significant increase standardized test scores, in the amount of homework turned in, and in classroom performance in mathematics. The program expanded to school districts in the content areas of mathematics and literacy with significant success.
	Speaker(s):	Pam Warrick, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas C. Neelie Dobbins, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas