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Wyoming Mathematics & Statistics Articulation Meeting 2009 Registration

February 5-7, 2009, Casper

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P-16 Strand: Successful Academic Transitions to Community College and University

February 5-6, 2009, Casper

 

Registration is Closed

 

SCHEDULE

 

Thursday, February 5, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Dinner and a Book, Cafe 303, Casper

Registration limited to 20; dinner, book, and Thursday lodging provided free.

Receive a free copy of Alfred Lubrano’s Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams to read in advance.  Then, enjoy a discussion about the book with colleagues over dinner. Lubrano writes about the challenges students face when their educational experiences shock them and their identities change.  For many students, being successful at school means rejecting the values of their parents and home communities. Such issues undermine academic success in math and other content areas. 

The book and dinner are free.  Thursday night hotel lodging at the Quality Inn is free for out-of-town participants in the dinner and book discussion. Register by 5 p.m., Tuesday January 20, 2009.

Friday, February 6, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Body of Evidence Workshop, Casper College

Physical Sciences Building, Room 209

Join secondary and postsecondary colleagues for a workshop focused on body of evidence in math.  The session will be guided by an Understanding by Design framework.  Workshop leaders include Alan Moore and Tom Collins from the Wyoming Department of Education and Bob Mayes from the UW Science and Mathematics Teaching Center, and Bryan Shader, UW Mathematics Department.

You have a couple of assignments to complete in advance of the session:

  1. Read the attached chapter (below) from Wiggins and McTighe’s Understanding by Design, about 20 pages.  Three questions to think about while you read are listed on the workshop agenda .

  2. Examine the attached workshop agenda (below) and bring examples of body of evidence assessments or an assignment/assessment you use to gauge student understanding of a mathematics concept.

  3. Bring samples (five copies each) of student work that assess understanding, with one example that is A level, and one that is C level.  The student work should be an open-ended task that allows the student to explore and conjecture.  Please remove student identifiers.

  4. For those unfamiliar with the body of evidence process, the scoring guide from the Wyoming Department of Education may be helpful and is attached (below).

The success of the workshop hinges on the examples of student work that each of you brings for sharing, examination, and discussion.

Reading

Agenda

Peer Review Scoring Guide

 

Friday and Saturday, February 6-7

Wyoming Mathematics and Statistics Articulation Annual Meeting  

$45 registration fee, all registrants

Friday, February 6, 11:30 a.m. -  9:00 p.m.

The Wyoming Mathematic Association of Two-Year Colleges (WYMATYC) officially begins with an 11:30 lunch, followed by breakout sessions. The sessions will be of interest to faculty from Wyoming public schools, community colleges, and university and address a wide range of mathematics, statistics, chemistry and physics topics. The day closes with a banquet and keynote speaker. A registration fee of $45 covers meeting costs, refreshments, and the Friday evening banquet.

Saturday, February 7, 7:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

WYMATYC sessions continue with continental breakfast, more breakout sessions, and the WYMATYC annual business meeting.

A detailed Friday-Saturday schedule will be available at the end of January.