Professional Development

Below are Professional Development events from around the state to support Math teachers in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards.

Please note, while we try to share as many FREE learning opportunities as possible, some offerings may require a registration fee. In addition, opportunities are posted as they are received, so please verify deadlines.

If you have a PD opportunity that you would like to see posted on this site, please fill out the Math Update Request Form and choose the PD page option to place the announcement. Please note, all items posted on ODE support pages, must be e-reader/ADA compliant. Flyers that do not meet this standard cannot be included.

Last spring you requested training for K-12 educators on math discourse. No problem!

MESD math specialists Roxanne Malter and Jackie Cooke are teaming with leaders of the East Metro Mathematics Leadership Grant Team to present:

Building Teacher Effectiveness: Identifying and Supporting Meaningful Mathematics Discourse in K-12 Classrooms

November 6, 2018 @ Multnomah ESD 8:00 - 11:30 am

There will be a session for K-5 and one for 6-12 educators. There is no cost to attend this event. REGISTER for November 6

Please pass the attached flyer to your principals, math leaders, specialists, etc.

To learn more about all of the professional learning events we offer in the School Improvement Program, see our EVENTS page.

Registration Open for A Free New Beginning Administrator Mentor Workshop!

Date: September 26 - 28, 2018

Location: TBD (Salem-Metro Area)

Is your district thinking about starting a mentoring and induction program for your administrators? Does your district have a mentoring program and would like to be able to provide their own professional learning to their mentors? Does your district have a lot of beginning administrators that need support? Then this workshop is for you!

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is offering the following free professional learning opportunities for any mentor/coach. The workshop will be offered in Salem-Metro area. Additional information on this flyer.

The first session is 2 days with a third ½ day Trainer-the-Trainer session. The Train-the-Trainer session is designed to support facilitators to take the materials back to their district/consortium/region and present the professional learning workshops.

In addition, there will be online 2 hour sessions throughout the year and an additional spring in-person full day session. The dates are still to be determined.

These professional learning sessions are a targeted professional development series designed to advance the skills, abilities, and knowledge of mentors and coaches. The sessions are designed to ensure that experienced administrators, who are recruited to mentor beginning administrators, become effective mentors.

To register for the 3 days of professional learning, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BegAdminMentor2018

If you have any questions, please contact Tanya Frisendahl at 503-947-5754, Tanya.frisendahl@state.or.us

Registration Open for New Beginning Teacher Mentor Workshops!

Date and Location: September 12 - 14, 2018 - Wilsonville

October 2 – 4, 2018 - Roseburg

Is your district thinking about starting a mentoring and induction program? Does your district have a mentoring program and would like to be able to provide their own professional learning to their mentors? Does your district have a lot of beginning teachers that need support? Then this workshop is for you!

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is offering the following free professional learning opportunities for any mentor/coach. The workshop will be offered in Wilsonville and Roseburg. Additional information can be found on the flyer.

The first session is 2 days with a third ½ day Trainer-the-Trainer session. The Train-the-Trainer session is designed to support facilitators to take the materials back to their district/consortium/region and present the professional learning workshops.

In addition, there will be online 2 hour sessions throughout the year and an additional spring in-person full day session. The dates are still to be determined.

These professional learning sessions are a targeted professional development sessions designed to advance the skills, abilities, and knowledge of mentors and coaches. These sessions are designed to ensure that experienced teachers, who are recruited to mentor beginning teachers, become effective teachers of teachers.

To register for the 3 days of professional learning, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BegTchrMentor2018

If you have any questions, please contact Tanya Frisendahl at 503-947-5754, Tanya.frisendahl@state.or.us

Registration Open for Free Integration of a Culture of Wellness through Building Resilient Teams Workshop!

Date: September 24 & 25, 2018

Location: Lane Community College

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is offering the following free professional learning opportunity for any district. The workshop will be offered at Lane Community College.

Integration of a Culture of Wellness through Building Resilient Teams Workshop

The workshop will focus on how to support educators, with a focus on beginning educators, on coping with the stresses of the profession to lower burnout rates and chronic health conditions impacting job satisfaction, retention, and ultimately educators’ ability to foster positive learning outcomes for the students they serve.

The first day will be professional learning with Francoise Mathieu. Francoise is internationally known expert on compassion fatigue and resiliency. The second day is by invitation only for teams to develop action plans for taking the information back to their region/district.

If you are interested in having a team attend the second day, please contact Tanya Frisendahl.

To register for the workshop, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZN2JLKB

If you have any questions, please contact Tanya Frisendahl at 503-947-5754, Tanya.frisendahl@state.or.us

Oregon State University, Oregon Department of Aviation, and Oregon Department of Education are partnering to offer a three-day training on using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the classroom. This training is designed for educators who are currently using drones or who are interested in learning more about how to incorporate drones into the classroom.

The drone training for educators will be held on-site at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR. Learn from experts in the industry, including Oregon State faculty, on the current best practices and cutting edge uses in the field of drones.

Further information and registration can be found at https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/drones-education-workshop-k-12-educators

Continuing on the past success of the Oregon State University and Oregon Department of Education Summer Institute, we would like to invite you to the 2018 Ambitious Math and Science Summer Institute, June 19-22, 2018.

The 2018 Institute’s theme is Connecting: Across math and science, to modeling and technology, with language learners, and within networks of educators.

This year’s Institute will host an impressive list of presenters who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience working with math and science educators from across the country.

• Amy Lucenta and Grace Kelemanik from Fostering Math Practices
• Harold Asturias from the Lawrence Hall of Science
• Martin Storksdieck from the Center for Research in Life Long STEM Learning
• Ron Gray from University of Northern Arizona
• Gail Burrill from Michigan State University and past-President of NCTM

The Institute will include plenary and seminar sessions with math and science leaders who will help us consider how to bring the Institute themes alive in practice.

• Who – Middle and high school math and science teachers, teacher leaders, STEM educators, and administrators supporting STEM educators.
• When - June 19 to June 22, 2018
• Where – Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
• Cost – Small registration fee. Participants are responsible for travel and lodging. There may be low-cost housing available on the OSU campus.

To register your interest in the Institute please follow this link:

https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6WmTFSjgDdqjuBf

Contact: Tom Thompson (tom.thompson@ode.state.or.us or 503-947-5790) or Rebekah Elliott (elliottr@science.oregonstate.edu) with any questions.

Registration is open for the 2018 Reach Higher Summer Summit! Reach Higher is a two-day Summit designed as a professional learning opportunity for education professionals who support students in their transition from high school to postsecondary education and/or career training. Effective transitional practices from Oregon and other parts of the nation are spotlighted throughout the Summit through keynote presentations and breakout sessions.

Use this link to register!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/c3-career-college-collaborative-2018-summer-summit-tickets-46021388211

See you there!

CHOICES;

This is a program we currently offer to Portland area students in 8^th grade. The focus of this program is to impress upon these students the importance of completing at least their secondary education. We deliver this FREE program over 2 consecutive days, in one hour interactive conversations. We are now setting up dates for CHOICES for the 2018 – 19 academic school year. If interested, please contact us at; contact@econoregon.org. More information about this program is available at; www.choices.org, or www.econoregon.org.

CONTINUING EDUCATION;

The Council on Economic Education offers FREE webinars. The Council offers 1 hour each of continuing education for each webinar attended (attendance is taken). Here is a link for the webinars offered;

http://councilforeconed.org/webinars

Speakers: Rosa Serratore and Christina Lincoln-Moore

May 24, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. ET

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Join NCSM on May 24 to discuss what teaching and learning with an equity and social justice lens can look and sound like as we explore Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice: Conversations with Educators, edited by Anita A. Wager and David W. Stinson.

We look forward to an exchange of ideas and practices.

For more information, click HERE.

Learn about survey findings from over 860 schools on mathematics intervention structures and practices at the middle grades. This webinar will focus specifically on mathematics intervention classes, which are classes that struggling students take during the regular school day in addition to their general education mathematics classes.

Find out about survey results for key topics, including identifying students for mathematics intervention classes, scheduling, staffing, class size, and content focus. Delve into common challenges, learn about recommendations from the field, and consider implications for your role, school and district.

Date: Thursday, May 31

Time: 3:30 - 4:30 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Cost: Free! Registration is required. https://go.edc.org/registerwebinar

Presenters: Amy Brodesky, Emily Fagan and Jackie Zweig from Education Development Center (EDC), a non-profit organization in Waltham, Massachusetts. The presenters bring decades of experience in mathematics education, professional development, formative assessment, and research. Our work during the past 18 years has focused on improving mathematics teaching and learning for struggling students in the middle grades. The survey was conducted by the Strengthening Mathematics Intervention project with funding from the National Science Foundation.

When: May 16, 2018 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)

This webinar provides an overview of Catalyzing Change and initiates critical conversations centering on the following serious challenges: explicitly broadening the purposes for teaching high school mathematics beyond a focus on college and career readiness; dismantling structural obstacles that stand in the way of mathematics working for each and every student; implementing equitable instructional practices; identifying Essential Concepts that all high school students should learn and understand at a deep level; and organizing the high school curriculum around these Essential Concepts in order to support students' future personal and professional goals.Catalyzing Change is written to engage all individuals with a stake in high school mathematics in the serious conversations that must take place to bring about and give support to necessary changes.

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“To change the outcomes, we have to change the experiences.” – Dr. Sharon Ritchie

Don’t miss our free webinar exploring strategies to create culturally responsive and emotionally supportive preK–grade 3 classrooms for children from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds.

April 24, 2018

11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Pacific Time

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The early elementary years lay the foundation for school and life outcomes, so what can we do to improve early school experiences and set all students up for success? This webinar will feature Dr. Sharon Ritchie, national researcher and principal investigator for the FirstSchool initiative. Ritchie will discuss strategies for:

• Using classroom observation data to motivate change, guide professional development efforts, and engage in collaborative inquiry to improve teaching practices
• Creating culturally responsive classrooms in which all students feel like they belong and are competent, valued, and safe

Ritchie will be joined by two elementary school principals, who will discuss how these research-based strategies can work in schools and classrooms.

This REL Northwest webinar is co-sponsored by the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO), Children’s Institute, and Northwest Comprehensive Center.

Register today for our upcoming webinar:

“Coaching to Support the Conditions for a Well-Rounded Education”

The practices and learning conditions that support a well-rounded education for all students are key elements of many state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Creating positive school climates and supporting student social and emotional development, however, can seem like a daunting challenge. Principals and teacher leaders play an important role in building educators’ capacity to provide a well-rounded education to all students. They need actionable tools to guide their initiatives.

During this 90-minute webinar, staff from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will introduce two coaching tools to assist districts and schools in their school climate and social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation efforts. First, participants will be introduced to the Leadership Competency Self-Reflection Tool to understand what effective leaders can do to drive actions that impact SEL and school climate. Second, AIR will present a coaching toolkit for administrators and instructional coaches to support teacher implementation of SEL practices; this toolkit demonstrates how SEL can be integrated seamlessly with academic instruction.

Join AIR for a free webinar on Thursday, April 12^th from 3pm to 4:30pm ET to learn more about how to implement our coaching tools in your state, school, or district. Registration is required. Click the link below to register.

Register here.

We encourage you to share the registration link with your contacts and networks.

Language, Discussion, and Questions in Early Math

April 18, 2018

1:30–3:00 p.m. MT

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You are invited to participate in a Regional Educational Laboratory Central webinar that will present research-based strategies that support early childhood language development and mathematical thinking through posing rich mathematical questions.

Douglas H. Clements, Kennedy Endowed Chair in early childhood learning and co-executive director for the Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy at the University of Denver, will discuss strategies to implement Recommendation 4, "Teach children to view and describe their world mathematically," from the What Works Clearinghouse practice guide Teaching Math to Young Children.

Attend this webinar to learn about:

• The importance of language for developing early mathematics thinking and learning, and the contributions that high-quality early mathematical instruction and experiences can make to language development in general;
• Evidence-based recommendations from the practice guide; and
• Multiple strategies for implementing Recommendation 4 from the practice guide and the adjustments necessary to make them relevant to their classroom settings and populations.

This webinar is intended for early childhood educators, elementary teachers, and administrators.

ODE is seeking educators interested in participating as item writers for OAKS (Smarter Balanced) ELA and OAKS mathematics summative assessments. Successful applicants would be signed on as temporary employees of ODE and would receive compensation at the standard ODE rate for item developers ($31.74 per hour). The time commitment would include time for both onsite training and item review, as well as time for independent development of items.

ODE is recruiting the following item writers:

• ELA - grades 3-8 and high school
• Math – grades 3-8 and high school

The initial training and meetings will be held at the Public Service Building in Salem on the following dates:

• Monday and Tuesday, April 9 and 10, 2018

Following those training days, item writers would then commit to writing items remotely in preparation for the additional in-person meetings at the Public Service Building in Salem to review and edit items.

• Monday and Tuesday, May 7 and 8, 2018
• Friday, May 25, 2018

The application form for this event can be found at:

• https://goo.gl/forms/bJJvHCowFDH8tf9A3

The deadline for submitting an application is Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

ODE will notify successful applicants for both ELA and math by April 6^th of their inclusion in the project, along with information on next steps. Those on a contract for those days would be eligible to have their districts reimbursed for substitute costs, and participants would be reimbursed for travel expenses. In the selection process, priority will be given to current classroom teachers, although this is not a requirement for applying. Selection will also be partially based on geographic and grade distribution, with applications being considered in the order that they are received.

For additional information, please contact Tony Bertrand, Language Arts Assessment Specialist (tony.bertrand@state.or.us) or Bryan Toller, Mathematics Assessment Specialist (bryan.toller@state.or.us).

June 27 and 28, 2018, 8:30 am to 4 pm

Concordia University’s Columbia River Campus, Room 169

11703 NE Glenn Wilding Drive, Portland, OR 97220

The OCTM Professional Development Cadre is offering a two-day Number Talks Institute on June 27-28, 2018 (Wed-Thurs) in Portland from the Mathematics Education Collaborative (MEC), with facilitator Patty Lofgren. Price includes Making Number Talks Matter book and lunch. Cost is $175 for OCTM members or $200 for non-OCTM members.

The Mathematics Education Collaborative’s Number Talks Institute brings the Standards for Mathematical Practice to life. Whether you have tried number talks with your students before or are new to this transformative classroom activity, the two-day institute will help you learn how to make Number Talks an essential component of your everyday teaching.

Participants will learn ways to:

• Connect Number Talks to numerical and algebraic reasoning
• Choose what Number Talks to do to help build important concepts and properties
• Get buy-in from students, even at the high school level
• Help students learn to make mathematically convincing arguments

Participants in the two-day Institute will:

• Receive a copy of the book Making Number Talks Matter by Cathy Humphreys and Ruth Parker
• Experience a learning environment that embodies the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice
• Learn how to record student ideas and question students to elicit their thinking
• Learn ways to provide both support for struggling learners and challenges for confident learners without labeling or grouping students
• Practice giving a number talk to your peers
• Receive lunch for both days during the one-hour lunch break
• Have hot water and coffee available for the duration of the Institute
• Learn more at http://www.mec-math.org/
• Earn college credit

For details or questions, please contact Patty Sandoz at psandoz@eoni.com. Two ways to register and pay:

1. At www.octm.org

2. Snail mail to: Patty Sandoz, 905 14^th Street, La Grande, OR 97850

Make check payable to OCTM

March 16, 2018

8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Marylhurst University

Activate your team to improve graduation outcomes in your district through High School Success (Measure 98)! During this one-day facilitated work session, district-school leadership teams will deepen their understanding of High School Success (HSS) requirements and how to bring them off the page to achieve your goals.

Facilitated sessions include:

• Catch Early Signs of Disengagement and Intervene Effectively
• Engage Students with Relevant and Accessible Pathways
• Tackle Chronict Absenteeism

Facilitators

• Colt Gill, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oregon Department of Education
• Mark Endsley, Senior Advisor, Strengthening Education Systems, Education Northwest
• Jacqueline Raphael, Practice Expert, System Improvement, Education Northwest
• Nettie Legters, National Practice Expert – Strengthening Education Systems, Education Northwest

This session is presented by the Oregon Department of Education, the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) and Education Northwest. You can register now on the COSA website.

Register now!

Math Modeling in High School Classrooms has been rescheduled for March 9th from 8:00am-3:00pm and registration is NOW OPEN.

This training is open to all high school math teachers and subs are provided for Math in Real Life 1.0 and 2.0 teachers of Lane County.

For more information and to register go here: http://www.lesd.k12.or.us/workshops/listings/mar2018/mathematical-modeling-high-school.html

Gamify the Math Classroom

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 · 09:00:00 PM · Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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Link https://www.bigmarker.com/GlobalMathDept/Gamify-the-Math-Classroom?source_from=invitation

Date Tuesday, March 6, 2018 · 09:00:00 PM · Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Duration 1 hour

About

Looking for ways to engage students in the math classroom? Gamification might be a tool you can use to do this. In this session, you'll learn about ways to add game-based elements such as points, challenges, leaderboards, and badges to your math class.

Learn more

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Looking forward to seeing you,

The Global Math Dept. globalmathdept@gmail.com

Join us for this full-day conference among educators, practitioners, and artists, focused on arts integration in K-12 education. This year's theme, "Empowering Student Voice," explores how arts integrated learning across core curricula opens doors for all students to participate, engage and grow. No previous experience or knowledge in arts integration necessary to attend.

The conference will be held Saturday, April 21st (8am-5pm) at the Lane Community College Downtown campus in Eugene, Oregon.

More information and registration at:

http://lanearts.org/arts-integration-conference/

For questions, please call 541-485-2278 or email conference@lanearts.org. We hope to see you there!

March 15-16, 2018 | Tiger Woods Center - Nike Campus, Beaverton

Innovate18 will be more of a conversation than conference. It will bring together innovative educators from around Oregon - along with business leaders, creatives, and social entrepreneurs - to rethink what is possible in our schools.

Engage in activities curated and designed to provoke curiosity and spark innovative inquiry. Step up to the challenge before us: to develop a generation of students truly prepared to thrive in this world.

On March 15-16, 2018 Innovate18 launches in an appropriately innovative space, the Tiger Woods Center at NIKE World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.

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For more information about the Reach Higher Summit, please visit:

http://c3oregon.org/reach-higher-summit

Webinar by Global Math Department

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

6:00 PM Pacific (9:00 PM · EST)

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Join us for an introduction to GeoGebra’s new Graphing Calculator, Geometry, and 3D Graphing Calculator apps. During this GMD webinar, you will learn how to get started with these low-floor, no-ceiling apps; where to go for support; and how to search for ready-made materials. You'll feel confident using the new GeoGebra apps with your students the very next day, because, yes... it's really that easy.

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 · 09:00:00 PM · Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Duration: 1 hour

Link: https://www.bigmarker.com/GlobalMathDept/Geogebra-It-s-Really-That-Easy

All classes are FREE. Classes are from 4 – 5 PM Pacific Time. Here is the link to learn more about the classes and for registration; https://www.councilforeconed.org/webinar

Topics vary and include:

• Jan 24; Fake News
• Jan 30; Teaching Economics through Games / Simulations
• Jan 31; Promoting Social Action through Economics Curriculum
• Feb 6; Supply and Demand
• Feb 13; Compound Interest
• Feb 14; Avoiding implicit Bias in the Classroom
• March 7; Understanding Fiscal responsibility
• March 21; Understanding Fiscal responsibility
• March 27; Personal Finance in AP Econ

SAVE THE DATE for OML 2018!

Dates: August 3^rd – August 4^th, 2018

Theme: Mathematical Discourse: Communicating to Enhance the Student-Centered Math Experience

Location: Linfield College in McMinnville, OR (Note: this is a change of location from last year)

We are so excited for what this year’s OML will bring! If you are interested in volunteering your time to present for one of our sessions, we would love to have you. Please fill out the speaker seeker form using the button.

OML Speaker Seeker Form

The Impact of Identity in K-8 Mathematics: Rethinking Equity-Based Practices

January 17, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. ET

In this webinar, the authors will provide a brief overview of The Impact of Identity in K-8 Mathematics, focusing on the supporting work and thinking of teachers, teacher leaders, and educators. The rest of the webinar will be organized around questions and dialogue with the authors. Questions will be taken from the chat as the webinar progresses. Those involved in the book study are encouraged to attend and submit questions ahead of time in the MyNCTM community.

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Are We Breaking Down Barriers to Student Learning?

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST

During this webinar, NCTM President Matt Larson will continue his focus on Access, Equity, and Empowerment. He will be discussing ways in which student and teacher tracking are structural obstacles to making mathematics accessible to each and every student. He will also discuss the importance of supporting each and every student in building a positive mathematics identify while also making connections between equitable instructional practices and Principles to Actions.

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Access and Equity: Promoting High-Quality Mathematics Pre-K – 12

Author Talk Series: Speakers: Marta Civil, Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis, Sandra Crespo, Anthony Fernandes, and Dorothy Y. White

January 31, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. ET

In this webinar the editors will provide an overview of the book series, focusing on approaches that teachers, teacher leaders, and professional developers can use to (1) implement teaching practices to engage learners in high-quality mathematics; (2) develop school and community partnerships; (3) put into practice teaching strategies that draw on the resources that students bring to the classroom; (4) explore concrete ways to build on students' language and culture as assets to the teaching and learning of mathematics; and (5) learn about tools that encourage teachers to analyze and revise their lessons with an equity lens.

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OCTM is offering the following PDU training sessions:

GeoGebra

GeoGebra Guru -- Russel Hanes -- will be presenting a workshop “Introduction to GeoGebra” on Google Hangouts on January 16th at 5PM.

Desmos

The Diva of Desmos--Stephanie Blair-- will be presented 2 sessions on Google Hangout on January 22th. Session 1 (2;45 - 3:45), “Facilitating Productive Classroom Conversations using Desmos Activity Builder”, and Session 2, (3:45 – 4:45), “3-Act Math with Desmos”.

If you would like to join us please email Aleta Doss aleta.doss@ortrail.k12.or.us or Jerry Young young5688@comcast.net

Digital Citizenship Across Grade Levels

Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time

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with Jacquelyn Whiting

Library Media Specialist, Wilton High School, CT,

Google Certified Educator Level 2, and Google Certified Innovator

Let’s discover what student-centered digital citizenship programming looks like. Hint: It does not include the term “digital citizenship!” In this edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School, CT, will interview Jackie Whiting, Library Media Specialist at Wilton High School, CT, to discover how her district approached building a digital citizenship curriculum from the ground up. Jackie will share what makes the curriculum student centered, new terminology to consider, reframed objectives, and what served as inspiration for their work. All librarians are invited to attend this live, interactive session.

Wednesday, December 6

7-8 p.m. ET

If you're new to Achieve the Core (or just want a refresher about what’s on the site) this is the perfect webinar for you. You'll learn how to use the free resources on the website to:

1. Design coherent math instruction
2. Create focus in the math classroom
3. Integrate the math standards into your PLC
4. Work with imperfect math materials
5. Address the elements of Rigor in your math classroom

Can't join this month? No problem. You can still register and you'll receive a link to the webinar recording.

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Preparing students for careers after high school and college is complex, requiring alignment across multiple systems. This webinar, the second in a two-part series from Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific on aligning academic experiences with workforce needs, blends research with real-word strategies to help prepare students for college and careers.

This webinar will provide educators with research and strategies to help engage students in career exploration, contextualized learning, and capstone activities. The webinar will provide educators an opportunity to understand the research base that can guide specific changes to their approach to help students become more prepared for and motivated to pursue their careers.

Strategies for Aligning K–12, College, and Workforce Systems to Ensure Better Jobs for Our Youth

November 30, 2017

12:00–1:30 p.m. HT (2:00–3:30 p.m. PT, 5:00–6:30 p.m. ET)

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High Yield Routines for Grades K-8

November 29 | 7:00 p.m. ET

Our classrooms are full or routines - procedures for lining up, processes for collecting papers, and methods for taking attendance. High Yield Routines presents seven easily implemented classroom routines that provide teachers with opportunities to enhance the content knowledge and mathematical practices of their students. During this webinar on November 29, the authors will discuss implementing the routine, the mathematical content and practices addressed, assessing student thinking, and how the routine might be adapted. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on how the routine might be used in their own classrooms. Finally, some engaging ways to bring math into non-mathematical classroom routines will be shared.

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Explore, create, and collaborate at IntegratED 2018

February 22-23

Portland, OR

IntegratED is a hands-on, two-day conference focused on technology integration strategies for educators.

1. Start the conference with an opening keynote presentation from IntegratED facilitators Kristin Ziemke & Smokey Daniels.
2. Attend two days of hands-on workshops, all-call sessions, and sponsor expert sessions on a wide variety of relevant topics.
3. Finish the conference with our closing keynote presentation from Tracy Ludwig, Children's Advocate and Author.

Join over 500 educators for two days of community, learning and empowerment!

Learn more about IntegratED 2018.

Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time

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Effective data-driven instruction isn’t just about accumulating data. Districts and schools need credible evidence to make decisions that move both educators and learners forward in their mathematics achievement. In this edWebinar, learn strategies to build a data-driven culture that is deeply connected to instruction and learning—and promotes an equitable approach to mathematics.

Adam Hengel, Manager of Instructional Services at West Allis-West Milwaukee School District in West Allis, WI, and Kelly Urlacher, Senior Curriculum Designer at DreamBox Learning, will discuss how to:

• Apply optimal frameworks and evidence-based processes that support continuous improvement in math teaching and learning
• Build data literacy through professional development to positively impact instructional practice and build capacity
• Better understand and implement data and feedback in schools for a more personalized approach to learning
• Use ongoing formative assessing in the classroom to power learning gains

Educators and policymakers are invited to attend a free webinar that will examine research related to more rigorous high school requirements adopted by the state of New Mexico in 2009. Findings will be presented from two recently released Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest studies:

• New Mexico Students' Graduation Exam Participation and Course-Taking as Graduation Requirements Changed: 2011–2015
• Advanced Course Completion Among Four-Year Students in New Mexico High Schools

Jill Walston, Ph.D., principal researcher at American Institutes for Research, and Eric Booth, senior research scientist at Gibson Consulting Group, will present the studies' key findings. Two New Mexico practitioners—David Rogers, executive director of Dual Language Education of New Mexico, and Patricia Jiménez-Latham, director of the Center for the Education and Study of Diverse Populations at New Mexico Highlands University—will then share their perspectives on the findings' implications and practical applications.

In addition, Ginger Stoker, Ph.D., REL Southwest senior researcher, will highlight an upcoming report for the New Mexico Achievement Gap Research Alliance that looks at grade 9 students' perceptions of their noncognitive skills and high school environments and how those perceptions relate to students' academic success.

This webinar is designed for school and district level educators, state department of education staff, legislators, and researchers. The event is free and open to all. Unable to attend? Register to be notified when the webinar recording is posted.

Closing the Achievement Gap: Research from New Mexico

November 8, 2017

1:30–3:00 p.m. MT

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Join Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest for a free webinar on educator networks that are helping to connect geographically isolated educators and prepare students in rural areas for postsecondary success. Participants will:

• Engage with practice experts on what the research says about rural educator networks, how they operate, and strategies they use to strengthen teaching and learning;

• Explore strengths and challenges of a network approach to education improvement in rural areas; and

• Get advice from leaders of three networks: the Northwest Rural Innovation and Student Engagement Network, the Vermont Rural Partnership, and the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative.

Presenters will discuss cross-district collaboration through job-alike groups; student engagement through place-based learning; and college and career preparation through personalized learning pathways.

Improving Outcomes for Students in Rural Areas: The Promise and Challenge of Educator Networks

October 24, 2017

1:00–2:15 p.m. PT (4:00–5:15 p.m. ET)

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017 · 09:00:00 PM · Eastern Time (US & Canada)

https://www.bigmarker.com/GlobalMathDept/Building-Meaningful-and-Effective-STEM-Projects

About

Once students step beyond the walls of the school, they rarely tackle challenges with clear labels like "Math" and "Science." Working to craft curriculum that integrates work across multiple disciplines and focuses students on products with visible impact will help prepare them better for the demands of the 21st century workforce, while also pushing them to more robust higher order thinking in discipline-specific academic contexts.

Building such a curriculum can be an overwhelming task, but this webinar will offer you easy inroads and strategies to build projects from the ground up. Learn how to identify collaborators, coordinate schedules, correlate projects with existing standards, and much more! Presented by Zach Strother.

Friday, October 13, 2017 · 01:00 PM · Eastern Time

Professional development for inservice K-8 mathematics teachers is vital to support teachers’ growth in the field. This webinar will focus on two NSF projects — a STEM-C project emphasizing mathematical modeling and an MSP project supporting teachers in advancing their knowledge about the teaching and learning of middle school mathematics. The STEM-C project engaged K-6 teachers in California, Montana and Virginia in one week of professional development (PD) followed by teacher study groups and a culminating conference. In this webinar we will focus on parallels between the affordances of mathematical modeling in three contexts: professional development, teaching and learning of mathematics. The MSP project was led by community college faculty to build partnerships among Arizona schools/districts and the colleges. Teachers were supported in shifting their thinking about mathematics as a set of skills and procedures to thinking about mathematics as a collection of well-connected ideas that anchors their curriculum and instruction. Participants will leave with ideas about how they can positively impact teachers' relationships with mathematics through professional development.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 · 07:00:00 PM · Mountain Time

This presentation by Marta Civil centers the idea of diversity as a resource for mathematics teaching and learning. The focus is on how to build on the diversity present in our classrooms (in particular, language and cultural diversity) to enhance the mathematics learning opportunities for all of us (teachers, students, and parents). I will discuss the concept of valorization of knowledge and how that may affect how we interact with diversity in the classroom

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Due to technical difficulties with our webinar host, REL Central needs to reschedule the following webinars. We apologize for this unforeseen change.

Please note that you need to register again for all webinars that you previously signed up for that REL Central is conducting. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to bringing you three great presentations.

Please register by clicking on the links below.

Assisting Struggling Students with Mathematics: What Works for Tiered Interventions in Elementary and Middle Schools

Date Change: Sept. 28, 2017, 2:00 p.m. - 3: 00 p.m (Mountain Time)

https://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/calendar/?id=2727&tid=14&cid=6&va=1&ts=9-2017-1|m

Using Questioning Strategies to Support Struggling Math Students

Date Change: November 3, 2017, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

https://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/calendar/?id=2719&tid=14&cid=6&va=1&ts=11-2017-1|m

Date: October 4, 2017

Time: 2:00 pm ET

Attend this web seminar to learn some of the keys to building successful and equitable STEM programs that leverage robotics and coding. Two leaders from Boston Public Schools will discuss the district’s “Excellence for All” (EFA) initiative, which aims to empower Boston’s socioeconomically diverse student population by providing access to rigorous curriculum and enrichment opportunities, including cutting-edge STEM learning.

We’ll also be joined by two educators from Frisco ISD in Texas, who will discuss how the district built a successful robotics and STEM program that is significantly impacting student learning and achievement. Our presenters will also discuss some strategies for building pathways to equity through STEM and robotics programs in any school or district.

Topics will include:

• The importance of educational equity in STEM learning
• How robotics can enhance STEM programs
• Keys to implementing STEM learning equitably for all students

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About This Webinar

In the past few months, many awesome new features from Desmos have been revealed. Join this webinar to hear from the Desmos staff and fellows about some of the changes. The new teacher dashboard and geometry tools will be displayed, in addition to much more!

When: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 · 06:00:00 PM · Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Duration: 1 hour

Registration Link: https://www.bigmarker.com/conferences/a511f1df9d9b

Who can attend? Everyone

Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) will be holding a free webinar on rubric development on

Tuesday, October 3rd from 11 am-12:30 pm Pacific

Scoring tools are a central component of any performance based assessment system. How do you design scoring tools that are valid and provide useful feedback for teaching and learning? This webinar will help you make decisions about the most appropriate type of scoring tool for your goals, and introduce you to features of a high quality rubric and a process for translating standards and performance outcomes into a score scale. We will use examples from SCALE’s wide range of rubric resources to illustrate different rubric features and decision points.

Registration Link: https://goo.gl/forms/jPjNte1Ijow51N3Q2

After registering, you will receive a separate email with the online access link. Look out for this email to arrive closer to the date of the webinar.

For any questions, feel free to contact stanfordscale@stanford.edu. We look forward to speaking with you and hope you are having a great start to the fall!

Join lead designer and instructor, Dr. Hollylynne Lee, in flexible and free online professional development courses in our Teaching Statistics series. Courses and micro-credentials are targeted to enhance teaching practices in middle school through introductory-level college courses.

Teaching Statistics Through Data Investigations

Our world is rich with data sources, and technology makes data more accessible than ever before! To help ensure students are future ready to use data for making informed decisions, many countries around the world have increased the emphasis on statistics and data analysis in school curriculum–from elementary/primary grades through college. This course allows you to learn, along with colleagues from other schools, an investigation cycle to teach statistics and to help students explore data to make evidence-based claims.

Starts September 11, 2017. Visit go.ncsu.edu/tsdi to learn more & register today!

NEW! Teaching Statistics Through Inferential Reasoning

Every day we have opportunities to make data-based decisions and to consider how information we gather can inform us about what can be claimed about a situation, process, or larger collection. To prepare the next generation of data active citizens, we need to engage learners of all ages in investigations focused on making inferences and claims, supported by samples of data. This course can assist you in developing instructional strategies to emphasize inferential reasoning through posing different inferential questions.

We strongly recommend that you either take the Teaching Statistics through Data Investigations MOOC-Ed or complete the Orientation unit before this course starts in October.

Starts October 2, 2017. Visit go.ncsu.edu/tsir to learn more & register today!

If you have any questions please contact

Dr. Hollylynne Lee hollylynne@ncsu.edu

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education, NC State University

You can view short promotional videos for TSDI and TSIR.

You will find other MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) designed for educators at the Place @ the Friday Institute.

The Northwest Mathematics Conference is one of the finest regional education conferences in North America. Each fall, the conference is sponsored by the state or provincial math teachers' council of Oregon, Washington, or British Columbia.

In 2017, the conference will be held in Portland on October 12-14. Keynote speakers are Dan Meyer, presenter of TED Talk “Math Class Needs a Makeover” and Chief Academic Officer of Desmos, and Fawn Nguyen, math teacher, presenter, curriculum writer, and author of several online curricular resources, including visualpatterns.org and mathtalks.net. Other speakers include Chris Shore of the Math Projects Journal, Graham Fletcher, Annie Fetter of the Math Forum, and Robert Kaplinsky.

More information about NWMC 2017 can be found on their website. Register today!

Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, a presentation by author Zaretta Hammond.

Register Online Here

Access. Equity. Empowerment.

Bring your team and engage in an innovative learning experience for mathematics education. With a focus on access, equity, and empowerment, and designed specifically for teams, you can experience the conference through three different themes:

• Reflecting on mathematics instruction in terms of access, equity, and empowerment
• Developing equitable mathematical teaching practices that empower students
• Learning new strategies to identify and remove barriers to access to high-quality mathematics

Learn more about this conference online on the NCTM website

The Oregon Association of Central Office Administrators has planned a series of three seminars during the 2017-18 school year. This seminar series is designed to provide timely professional development and networking support to central office administrators.

The agenda for each session will feature a combined group presentation on critical statewide priorities, related to implementation of state and federal programs, such as Smarter Balance Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Special Education, Educator Effectiveness, Opt Out, Title IX, 40-40-20 as well as other best practices in education. These discussions will be led by central office administrators with guest speakers from Oregon agencies, such as ODE and OSBA, who will address the needs and concerns of a wide variety of central office administrators.

Additionally each session will have time built in for job-alike break-out sessions and collegial sharing of strategies and practices across the state to create a network of support and resources. Lunch is provided.

All Central Office directors and coordinators are welcome: Curriculum and Instruction, Assessment, Title Programs, Early Childhood, Human Resources, Special Education, ELL/ESL and CTE.

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"Lifting School Leaders"

Featured Speakers:

• Ernest Morrell, Macy Professor of Education; Director, Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME), Teachers College, Columbia University (Monday Keynote) Bio
• Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, Founder & Director, The Trauma Stewardship Institute (Tuesday Keynote) Bio

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On August 4-5, 2017, join more than a hundred other Oregon math educators who are passionate about teaching mathematics to "Connect With Math Education" at the Oregon Math Leaders conference at Willamette University in Salem.

At OML, you will learn about engaging and effective teaching practices, classroom activities, and resources for math education, and you will meet teachers from across the state. Oregon Department of Education (ODE) assessment specialist Bryan Toller and math curriculum specialist Mark Freed will address state and national trends, provide updates on opportunities statewide to become involved at a local level, and respond to your questions and comments. The Oregon Department of Education has always valued teachers’ knowledge and their important role in developing our students’ understanding of important mathematical concepts. OML’s founding father and retired ODE math specialist, Don Fineran, put it this way, “Together we have strength, sharing, and service.”

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Featured Speakers:

• Salam Noor, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, ODE - Bio
• Larry Ainsworth, Author and Consultant - Bio
• Kevin Feldman, Emeritus Director of Reading and Intervention, Sonoma County Office of Education - Bio
• Margaret Heritage, Senior Scientist with Program Services, WestEd - Bio
• Victoria Bernhardt, Executive Director of the Education for the Future Initiative, and Professor in the College of Communication and Education at California State University - Bio
• Randy Sprick, Educational Consultant, Safe & Civil Schools - Bio
• Jessica Sprick, Writer and Trainer, Safe & Civil Schools - Bio

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The Build Math Minds Virtual Summit is an online elementary math conference that you attend in the comfort of your home.

“PD in your PJs!!!”

I’ve attended and presented at conferences across the US & in Canada since 2001. As much as I LOVE going to them, there are challenges to attending them. The cost to attend those conferences isn’t just the registration fee. Most of the cost comes from the travel expenses. Plus, there is the underlying cost of leaving your family and/or your students to go to the conference.

Many of us just can’t do it because of those limitations.

So, I’ve pulled together 27 of my favorite presenters and got them to agree to do a virtual session for all of us.

These presenters are the ones I look for first in the program book at any conference I attend, to ensure I get to their sessions. I can’t wait for you to see their presentations from the comfort of your home or the beach, or while at the park watching on your phone while the kiddos play. I hope you enjoy them!

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Note: recording of sessions will be available online until August 7th