Children's Thinking in Measurement
| Meeting Title: |
Children's Thinking in Measurement |
| Dates: |
June 2-4, 2008 |
| Time: |
8:30 am to 4:00 pm |
| Location: |
Hilton Garden Inn, Austin, Texas |
| Eligible Attendees: |
Two persons from Current Mathematics Collaboratives from the Grant Year 2008-2009 may register for this Professional Development Academy. |
| Description: |
Linda Jaslow will lead this PDA. She is a master teacher who has worked with Rich Lehrer on his research about young children’s thinking about measurement and has written several papers that have appeared in Teaching Children Mathematics on the subject of teaching measurement concepts. The workshop will center on the core ideas of measurement, and how these core ideas arise and are expressed as children solve problems in class. |
| Contact: |
Debra Junk, PhD
Coordinator for Mathematics Initiatives
512.232.0880
Email: junkdeb@mail.utexas.edu |
| Accommodations: |
Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown
500 North IH-35
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone Number: (512) 480-8181 (Hotel)
Please use the link below to make hotel reservations:
Online Reservations, Maps, Directions |
| Parking: |
Those staying at the Hilton Garden Inn will have free parking at the hotel. |
| Registration: |
$45.00 per day per participant. Hotel and travel will be reimbursed for two persons per collaborative. Checks for registration need to be written to The University of Texas-Austin. Please send to the attention of Jeff Early along with the invoice. DEADLINE for registration: After April 30th, we will open the registration to additional ITM’s for any open slots.
Click the "Register to Attend" form button to proceed to the registration form. If you have multiple people attending, each person must complete the registration process.
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