Presentations by David Surdovel

Presentations by David Surdovel (PDFs available at the bottom of page)

"Using Desmos in High School Mathematics Classes", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball, TX (February 18, 2022).

"A Whole New World (of STAAR Items)", Campus Testing Coordinator Academy, Education Service Center 4, Houston, TX (January 13, 2022).

"Interim Assessment Data Dig for Grades 3-6", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (February 14, 2020).

"Next Steps for District Math Walks", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (February 14, 2020).

"Transforming Data into Action", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (February 14, 2020).

"Most Missed Questions on the 2019 Math STAAR Exam", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball, TX (August 14, 2019).

"The Future of Assessment in Texas", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball, TX (August 14, 2019).

"Raising the Bar - PAP Math Training", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball, TX (August 14, 2019).

"Using Video Games & Desmos to Help Students Learn Mathematics", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball, TX (August 14, 2019).

"Challenge Accepted! Math Escape Room", Council for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) Conference, San Antonio, TX (July 11, 2019) and Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball, TX (August 14, 2019).

"Assessment and Rigor in the Secondary Math Classroom", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (February 15, 2019).

"Discourse in the Secondary Math Classroom", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (February 15, 2019).

"Using the TEA Interim Assessment to Predict STAAR Results and Accountability", Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (February 15, 2019).

"Three Act Math Tasks with TEKS!"; Council for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) Conference; Houston, TX (July 17, 2018).

"Math Task Makeover with Desmos Presentation"; Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (June 12, 2017).

"Clothesline Math Presentation"; Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (June 7, 2017; June 8, 2017; June 12, 2017).

"New Math Curriculum Strategies: Part 2"; Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball High School, Tomball, TX (February 17, 2017).

"Problem Solving and Three Act Math Tasks"; Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball Junior High School, Tomball, TX (December 8, 2016) and Tomball ISD Professional Development,Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball, TX (August 12, 2016).

"New Math Curriculum Strategies: Part 1"; Tomball ISD Professional Development, Tomball Memorial High School, Tomball, TX (August 17, 2016).

"2016 Central Texas Profile - Math Matters!"; Education Equals Economics (E3 Alliance), Austin, TX (June 14, 2016).

"Expanding Project Based Learning"; Texas Classroom Teacher Association (TCTA), Austin, TX (July 16, 2015), Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA), Austin, TX (June 12, 2015) and Texas STEM Conference; Austin, TX (January 29, 2015).

"Teaching Math Problem Solving Strategies"; Council for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT); Houston, TX (June 26, 2015) and Austin Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM) Fall Conference, Austin, TX (October 26, 2013).

"Using Robots to Teach Math and Science"; Council for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT); Houston, TX (June 26, 2015), Texas STEM Conference; Austin, TX (January 30, 2015), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference; Houston, TX (November 21, 2014) and Council for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT); Fort Worth, TX (July 23, 2014) and MPACT Teaching and Learning Institute; Manor, TX (August 19, 2014) and Austin Area Council of Teachers of Mathematics (AACTM) Spring Conference, Austin, TX (February 22, 2014).

"Now Trending: Get Teachers Talking with Twitter"; Texas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Ignite 2015, Irving, TX (June 17, 2015), Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP), Austin, TX (June 10, 2015), Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA), Austin, TX (June 10, 2015), and MPACT Conference, Manor, TX (August 20, 2013 & August 21, 2013).

"The Best iPad Apps for Learning Math and Science"; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA), Austin, TX (June 11, 2015), MPACT Conference, Manor, TX (August 2013), and New Tech Annual Conference; New Orleans, LA (July 2013).

"1:1 iPad Initiative in Mathematics"; Texas STEM Conference; Austin, TX (January 30, 2015), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference; Houston, TX (November 20, 2014) and Council for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT); San Antonio, TX (July 2013).

"Want Fortune 500 CEOs In Your Classroom? Try Nepris!"; MPACT Teaching and Learning Institute, Manor, TX (August 20, 2014).

"How DefinedSTEM Can Jump Start PBL In Your Classroom"; MPACT Teaching and Learning Institute, Manor, TX (August 19, 2014).

"SpringBoard: College Board Secondary Math and ELA Resources"; MPACT Teaching and Learning Institute, Manor, TX (August 19, 2014).

"TASA on iTunes U: College Readiness in a Digital Learning Environment"; University of Texas/TASA Summer Conference, Austin, TX (July 13, 2014).

"Everything to Everyone: Being an IC"; MPACT Conference, Manor, TX (August 2013).

"Using a Math Problem Solving Rubric in Math Content"; MPACT Conference, Manor, TX (August 20, 2013 & August 21, 2013).

"Differentiation, RTI, and Teaching the New Standards"; National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) Conference, Denver, CO (April 17, 2013).

"Right Here, Right Now! Using Interventions with Tier III Mathematics Students at Manor High School"; Council for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT); San Antonio, TX (July 2013) & Houston, TX (July 2012).

"Beyond SuDoku: Kakuro, KenKen, Nurikabe, and Hidato"; Council for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT); San Antonio, TX (July 2013) & Houston, TX (July 2012).

"Right Here, Right Now: Creating a Professional Learning Community at Manor High School"; Texas Regional Collaboratives Conference; Austin, TX (June 2013).

"UTeach Super Saturday: iPad Appy Hour Presentation"; University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX (November 2012).

"From Techno-Cool to Techno-Tool: Time to Chart a New Course"; Texas School Improvement Conference - Austin, TX (October 2011) & Region 1 Technology Conference - South Padre Island, TX (May 2012).

"Geometry End of Course (EOC) Success"; Educational Service Center 13 (2011-2013) & Educational Service Center 20 (2013).