ANNOUNCING!!

 

2008 Delaware CMP2

Summer Conference

 

for

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

(Sponsored by the University of Delaware, Delaware CMP School Districts and Pearson)

 

and featuring

 

Jim Fey, Connected Mathematics author, and

Jim Mamer, CMP Teacher and Instructional Coach

 

 

 

WHO:           All teachers of Connected Mathematics, including those who teach students with special needs.

 

What:        Professional Development in Connected Mathematics. Each session includes aspects of getting to know CMP2. Veteran and novice sessions examine grade level units in depth, with special attention devoted to differentiating activities, adapting activities to exceptional children, building classroom culture and integrating technology.

 

When:        Tuesday August 5 through Thursday August 7

                        8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day     

 

Where:     Caesar Rodney High School

                        239 Old North Road

                        Camden, Delaware 19934

 

Cost:         Delaware Teachers: $150.00          

Out-of-State Teachers: $300.00

 

Registration deadline:          June 30, 2008

 

 

TO REGISTER:

 

Fax the completed form below to: Kim Cavallio at 302-831-3137. Then, mail a check payable to “University of Delaware” to: Kim Cavallio, Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center, 200 Academy Street, Room 103, University

of Delaware, Newark DE 19716.

 

                  Official confirmation of your registration will be mailed to your home address following the receipt of your registration information and payment.

 

IF YOU HAVE ANY Questions, CONTACT:

 

            Dr. Thomas J. Fernsler, Associate Policy Scientist

            Mathematics & Science Education Resource Center                                  

            University of Delaware/200 Academy Street

            Newark DE 19716

            Phone:  302-831-2303     Email:   rafiki@udel.edu

 

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2008 Delaware CMP2 Summer Conference Registration Form

(please PRINT LEGIBLY)

 

Name and Grade Level________________________        _____  _______________

 

I wish to participate in: Novice Training for Grade: ____6 ____7 ____8

                                    Veteran Training for Grade: ____6 ____7 ____8         

 

 

Home Address, Phone and E-Mail____________________________________

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School Address, Phone and E-Mail___________________________________

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Grade Level Units for Novices:                                                    Grade Level Units for Veterans:

6^th – Prime Time, Bits & Pieces I                                                   6^th – Covering & Surrounding, How Likely Is It?

7^th – Variables & Patterns, Stretching & Shrinking                  7^th – Accentuate the Negative, Moving Straight Ahead

8^th – Thinking with Math Models, Looking for                         8^th – Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps & Mirrors, Say It with

Pythagoras                                                                                 Symbols

 

_____  check enclosed                                  _____  payment to be forwarded from district