Summer Workshop for Teachers

June 20 - June 24, 2011

The move towards the Common Core State Standards is on the minds of the mathematics teachers community in Utah. Districts are working on implementation schedules, and other resources to guide teachers in the transition from the Utah Core to CCSS. Teachers are concerned about the lack of developed curricula and resources that will support this transition. Teachers frequenting our professional development have expressed interest in a working meeting during which they will collaborate and work on materials that will reflect both the content and the spirit of CCSS. This year workshop will therefore be organizes with this goal in mind.

Mornings will be once again devoted to mathematics. The problems for the morning session will be chosen so that the work involved reflects the nature of integrated curriculum as well as the teaching through problems approach. The afternoons will be devoted to the collaboration on developing materials that will support

the integrated nature of Secondary 1,
teaching through problems,
classroom discourse in which all students are challenged and contributing to the development of ideas.

In order to successfully engage in the work that we are planning for you it is necessary that you come to the workshop with a working knowledge of CCSS. Knowing how the students are expected to develop their understandings is very important. We will expect that you will have studied the core for grades 6, 7, 8, as well as the high school strands. In particular, you should be very familiar with the Secondary 1 core. Those participating will be asked to fill out a survey which should help us understand everyone's familiarity with the CCSS, as well as their preferences of the working topic. Each participant will be asked to bring resources they are currently using or that they developed in previous years that are relevant for the work during workshop.

We will follow up the workshop with a day long event in August. Participants will receive university credit for this workshop.
To apply, fill out the application form.

Applications will be reviewed starting May 25th until all the openings are filled. All the applicants will be notified by June 5th of their acceptance.

In the event that you are accepted, please mail a $50 check to CSME, Math Department: 155 S 1400 E Room 233, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0090. The check should be written out to the CSME. This check will be returned to you upon completion of the workshop. In the event that you choose not to attend, it will cover the necessary fees.