Numeracy for Secondary Students Part One
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Location
Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown
500 North IH-35
Austin, Texas 78701
Hotel Phone Number (512) 480-8181
Eligible Attendees
Project Directors and Instructional Team Members for the Texas Regional Mathematics Collaboratives are given priority registration. Two persons from each Collaborative may attend. Persons not affiliated with a Texas Regional Collaborative must contact Debra Junk for permission to register for the PDA. Registration is limited to 40 persons.
Description
Middle & High School Numeracy: Solid research at the elementary level shows how to help all students become mathematically proficient by redefining what it means to compute with number sense. Pam Harris has spent the past ten years scrutinizing the research and using the resulting reform materials with teachers and students, seeing what works and what doesn’t work, always with an eye to success in higher math. This material brings these insights to the secondary world, with an emphasis on one powerful goal: building powerful numeracy.
Harris' approach emphasizes representation and problem strings that lead to more engagement, confidence, and success in higher mathematics. The materials are designed for immediate "turn around" for teacher professional development. Materials include: Building Powerful Numeracy for Middle & High School Students: Building Powerful Numeracy in the Classroom, and Facilitator's Guide. Pam Harris, experienced mathematics consultant and developer of these materials will present this work.
This session is Part One of two sessions needed to complete the PDA. Part Two will be offered in the Spring of 2012.
Certificates of Participation
Certificates stating 28 Continuing Professional Education hours (CPE credits) earned will be sent electronically after the participant has completed the online course evaluation. Participants should receive the certificate two to three weeks after the PDA. Any questions about certificates should be directed toward the contact person listed on this page.
Contact
Debra Junk, Ph.D.
Coordinator for Mathematics Initiatives
Telephone: 512.232.0880
E-Mail: junkdeb@mail.utexas.edu
Accommodations
Sleeping rooms are available at the workshop site on a first come, first serve basis at the state rate. Contact the hotel directly by phone to make a reservation. Reservations MUST be made at least one month in advance to ensure a space at the hosting hotel: Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown. Please tell the reservationist to use the code "SECN" when making your reservation to get the group rate.
All rooms unreserved as of September 25th, 2011 will be released to the general populations at the prevailing rate. There are limited spaces available, so please make your reservations as soon as possible to take advantage of the room block and its associated state rate*.
*limited number of rooms available at the $104.00 Austin state rate...once full, prevailing rates apply.
Parking
Parking fees will be covered by the Texas Regional Collaboratives at the workshop site.
Registration
The cost is $45.00 per day per participant. Registration fees cover breakfast, lunch and training materials. Payments are due before this event. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations or those not in attendance.
For this 4-day workshop, fees are $180.00 per person.
Registration Payment
The registration confirmation email will contain all necessary information to provide to business offices for credit card payment records and check processing instructions. Participants MUST pay by credit card or mail a check. Checks for registration need to be made out to "The University of Texas at Austin." Please mail to the attention of Jeff Early along with the printed registration confirmation email.
Transportation expenses will be reimbursed. Reimbursement forms emailed along with the evaluation instructions after the PDA. All participants are responsible for their own lodging reservations and payments.
Registration Instructions
Click the registration button below to register your attendance. You will be asked your name, email, and collaborative. If you are not the project director, you will need to enter your project director's email as well. If you have multiple people attending, please fill out this form for each person that will be attending. You may need to quit and restart your browser to enter multiple people. If you need technical help with the registration page, send an email to the: TRC Web Team.
