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Leslie Rush, Partnership Co-Director
Wyoming Hall 412
Dept. 3374, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-3274
Fax: 307-766-3792
Email: lrush@uwyo.edu
Mathematics, along with English, is a core content area that transcends disciplines. Math is used in biology, chemistry, engineering, statistics, and many other subject areas. It is also an area in which students tend to struggle. Educators on all levels and in many disciplines have come together in the math transitions meetings to discuss how to better align lessons, learning expectations, and scores between the K-12 and post-secondary levels. These events are coordinated by the Wyoming School-University Partnership, the University of Wyoming Department of Mathematics, and Wyoming community colleges. Some events were funded by support from the Qwest Foundation.Registration is free, but required. Dinner Thursday night and breakfast Friday morning will be provided. All travel and lodging expenses are participants’ responsibility. PTSB renewal credit will be available for Wyoming certified teachers.
The Partnership's Mathematics Institute is connected to this year's Mathematics Articulation, as the Articulation meeting will begin after the Institute on Friday afternoon (April 7), and go until Saturday afternoon (April 8). Like in past years, the Partnership plans to pay the registration fee for all K12 educators who go to the Mathematics Articulation meeting ($55). To learn more, scroll down.
5:30-5:45 pm Registration
5:45-6:00 Welcomes, introductions, and an overview of the evening. Audrey Kleinsasser
6:00-7:00 Dinner and table conversations, time with the mathematics chart revision materials
7:00-8:30 Working Title: The State of Calculus in Wyoming and Beyond Panel discussion moderated by Jess Ellis, Colorado State University.
8:30-9:00 Wrap up for evening
7:30-8:00 Registration and morning refreshments
8:00-8:15 Welcomes, overview of the morning, and introduction of Mary Pilgrim, Jess Ellis, and Jessica Gerhtz, Colorado State University
8:15-10:30 Increasing Student Engagement in Calculus, CSU Colloquium
Evidence-based research in education supports the use of classroom methods that encourage student engagement in learning. Providing an environment that prompts students to analyze their own learning promotes the development of metacognitive skills, and has been shown to enhance learning. This is particularly important in mathematics courses, since a robust understanding of mathematics underpins success in other STEM disciplines, and is therefore essential for supporting increased persistence in STEM fields.
To address this problem, we have designed a model that incorporates a variety of active teaching and learning strategies in the calculus classroom. Participants will engage in sample activities, read sample student responses, and discuss strategies for implementing in their own classrooms. Join us for more information about calculus during the Friday afternoon and Friday evening WYMATC articulation following the Partnership Institute.
10:30-10:45 Stretching break
10:45-11:45 Small and large group feedback: Partnership Trifold revision
11:45 – 12:00 Evaluation, adjournment, join the annual WYMATC articulation lunch
The Wyoming Mathematics Articulation Meeting will begin Friday afternoon (April 7) after the end of the Partnership's Mathematics Institute meeting, The Institute and Articulation meetings are two separate, but connected meetings, and if you plan to attend the Mathematics Articulation meeting, you will need to register for it separately after completing this registration.
Like past years, the Partnership plans to pay for all K12 educator's registration fees ($55). Please indicate your a K12 educator and the Partnership will pay for your fee when you register.
To learn more about the Articulation meeting, and to register, go to: http://www.caspercollege.edu/mathematics
April 23-25
Laramie, Wyoming
Number of participants: 32
8 K-12 educators
9 Community college educators
17 University of Wyoming educators
0 other
Conference materials:
2014 Mathematics Lost in Transition Institute (combined with Math/Stats/Physics Articulation)April 4
Powell, Wyoming
Number of participants: 41
8 K-12 educators
20 Community college educators
11 University of Wyoming educators
2 other
Conference materials:
2013 Mathematics Lost in Transition InstituteApril 4-5
Gillette, Wyoming
Number of participants: 35
7 K-12 educators
17 Community college educators
9 University of Wyoming educators
2 other
Conference focus: Common Core State Standards
Conference materials:
Held March 29-30, 2012 in Rock Springs, Wyoming
Number of participants: 25
3 K-12 educators
13 Community college educators
5 University of Wyoming educators
1 State education organization representative
3 other
Conference focus: "Student Engagement, Motivation, and Persistence"
Conference materials:
Common Core Mathematics Practices
Conference evaluation responses
Held February 17-18, 2011 in Riverton, Wyoming
Number of participants: 59
29 K-12 educators
13 Community college educators
16 University of Wyoming educators
1 State education organization representative
Conference focus: "Overviewing the Mathematics Common Core, and Examining College Algebra Principles: Going Beyond Memorization"
Conference materials:
8 Mathematics Common Core Practices
Conference evaluation responses
Co-sponsors:
Department of Mathematics, University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming Summer Mathematics Institute
Science and Mathematics Teaching Center
Qwest Foundation
Held February 19, 2010 in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Number of participants: 53
20 K-12 educators
6 Community college educators
17 University of Wyoming educators
5 State education organization representatives
Conference focus: "Designing Mathematical Experiences that Matter"
Conference materials:
Conference evaluation responses.
Co-sponsors: ACT, Science and Mathematics Teaching Center
Held February 6, 2009 in Casper, Wyoming
Number of participants: 73
12 K-12 educators
43 Community college educators
14 University of Wyoming educators
2 State education organization representatives
Conference focus: Bodies of evidence and "Understanding by Design"
Conference materials:
Reading assignment, excerpt from Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe (2005), pp, 35-55.
Wyoming Department of Education's Body of Evidence peer review scoring guide (Spring 2009).
Conference evaluation responses.
Co-sponsors: Wyoming State Scholars Initiative, Wyoming P-16 Education Council, Wyoming Department of Education
Held February 8-9, 2008 in Torrington, Wyoming
Number of participants: 12
Conference Focus: Making Transitions: Ways to Help Students Succeed in College and University Mathematics Settings
Leslie Rush, Partnership Co-Director
Wyoming Hall 412
Dept. 3374, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-3274
Fax: 307-766-3792
Email: lrush@uwyo.edu
1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071
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