LLA runs two simultaneous sessions for math and the Common Core. Fellows will attend whichever session aligns to their school's grade levels or the focus of their Equity Impact Initiative. Please do the appropriate pre-work for the session you will attend.
Carmen Pierre Canel | Lynch Leadership Academy
Carmen Pierre Canel will be joining the LLA Team in July 2021. Carmen has consistently worked to ensure every adult and student in schools where she has led engages in dynamic learning experiences that allow them to develop as critical thinkers and become self reflective in order to make our communities better places for all. Before joining the LLA Team, Carmen served as the Middle School Principal at APR Charter School in Hyde Park, MA for three years where she led the school community in the pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. Prior to that, Carmen spent ten years working in several Boston Public Schools as a Principal, Principal Fellow, Director of Instruction, Teacher Leader and HS Math Teacher. Additionally, Carmen participated in LLA as a member of Cohort V.
Carmen earned an M.Ed. in Secondary Education from Boston College as a Donovan Urban Teaching Scholar and a B.S. in Mathematics from Hampton University.
The prework for this session is to complete this Nearpod. You can access the Nearpod presentation two ways:
click this link: https://share.nearpod.com/fEdiVtoxddb
OR
go to join.nearpod.com and use the code: KCTW4
Pre-work submissions will be accepted through Monday July 12, 2021 on Nearpod.
Shigehito Tanaka | Fitchburg Public Schools
Shige was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. He came to the States when he was 20 years old and received an undergraduate degree from Fitchburg State College. He completed a Master of Mathematics in Teaching at Boston University. He has taught in Randolph, Chelsea, Lowell, and Lawrence as a teacher, mathematics department head, and as School Director of Mathematics at Lawrence High School. He worked for two years as Principal at Longsjo Middle School in the Fitchburg Public Schools District. He has been an educator for 18 years. Shige was a member of LLA Cohort VIII.
Read NCTM Principles to Actions (attached below) page 1-57 (Skim "Illustrations" in each section), 59-108 (just review/read the tables on “Beliefs”), 112-117
Math for Human Flourishing Read Chapters 1, 9, and 10 (attached below)
Read: Eight Guiding Principles for Mathematics Program in Massachusetts (Page 14 and 15)
Skim: Nix The Tricks
Solve the problem attached below or make as much progress as possible. Do not spend more than 20 minutes on the problem and please do not use the internet to solve this problem.
HS Math Zoom Information 8:30 - 3:20
Zoom Meeting - Meeting ID: 944 9364 8514; Passcode: 787335
HS Math Participant Handout and Task Analysis Activity Google Form
Session Slide Decks
Your Words Matter Article