Region 10 Collaborative/Richardson
Mission
The goals of the Region 10 ESC Regional Mathematics Collaborative for Excellence in Teaching are to provide high-quality, sustained, TEKS based pofessional development to math teachers. This sustained training overtime better prepares teachers to strive for excellence in teaching which is directly linked to student achievement. Thus, it is the Region 10 ESC Mathematics Collaboratve's mission to obtain increased student success.
Accomplishments
During the life of the math collaborative's inception 2005-2008 Region 10 ESC Regional Mathematics Collaborative for Excellence in Teaching provided approximately 27,612 contact hours of staff development. These teachers impacted over 30,000 students in their classes K-12. In addition Region 10 ESC Mathematics specialists, consultants, and partners currently worked with teachers from high-needs districts/campuses to help them change their instructional practices and address needs of diverse student populations. Furthermore, teachers were able to improve their content knowledge or concepts presented in the professional development and have provided positive feedback to that effect. This has facilitated the formation on a beginning level of collaboration between and among teachers from different districts regarding their curriculum planning and teaching strategies. All participants received mathematics resources to use in their classrooms with teachers reporting improved student understanding through their use. Together with all our partners from various districts, we provided the mathematics community with opportunities to extend mathematical content as well as pedegagical knowledge.
Contact
Name: Debbie Dethrage
Title: Region 10 ESC Regional Mathematics Collaborative, Project Director
Email: debbie.dethrage@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1368
Partners
Texas A&M University, Commerce
P.O. Box 3011 Binnion Hall 305
Commerce, TX 75429
Texas Instruments
7800 Banner Drive
Dallas, TX 75251
Participating School Districts
All 80 ISD's, 38 charter and 102 private schools are able to participate in Region 10 ESC's Regional Mathematics Collaborative for Excellence in Teaching.
Collaborative Activities and Events
ELEMENTARY
Date: 9/18/2009 and 10/26/2009
Title: Mathematics TEKS Connections (MTC) 3-5
Description:
This two-day training provides an opportunity for participants to
increase the depth of their understanding about the inherent
connections within the TEKS by exploring instructional strategies that
facilitate thinking needed to make those connections. These content-
and instruction-based connections will be explored within and between
grade levels and contents.
Date: 9/30/2009 and 11/2/2009
Title: Mathematics TEKS Connections (MTC) K-2
Description:
This two-day training provides an opportunity for participants to
increase the depth of their understanding about the inherent
connections within the TEKS by exploring instructional strategies that
facilitate thinking needed to make those connections. These content-
and instruction-based connections will be explored within and between
grade levels and contents. Participants will look at number concepts,
place value, addition, and subtraction.
Date: 10/6/2009 and 11/17/2009
Title: Children’s Thinking in Measurement
Description: Measurement provides children an opportunity to describe,
compare, and classify objects, make estimates, and solve application
problems, and it allows students to relate spatial concepts to
numerical concepts. This session will center on the core ideas of
measurement, and how these core ideas arise and are expressed as
children solve problems in class.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Date: 7/20/2009
Title: Assessing Mathematics Knowledge 6-12
Description:
Assessment of mathematical knowledge allows teachers to determine what
students know and what they are able to do. In addition, a study
conducted by Hill, Rowan, and Ball revealed that teacher mathematical
knowledge is significantly related to student achievement gains. In
this one-day module, participants will learn the components of a valid
assessment, and will examine student work to evaluate student
knowledge. In addition, participants will discuss the direct impact of
the teacher’s ability to effectively assess student knowledge and
design instruction based on that assessment.
Date: 8/10/2009, 8/11/2009, 8/12/2009, and 8/13/2009
Title: Rethinking Middle School Math: Geometry
Description:
This four-day institute focuses on important geometric concepts:
geometric structure, transformations, triangles, planar figures, and
solids called for in the grades 6-8 TEKS and TAKS. Vertically aligned
activities will extend teacher knowledge in geometry, including
algebraic connections, enabling them to focus on students' conceptual
development. Incorporating concrete models and appropriate technology,
the institute will broaden and deepen teacher content knowledge.
Date:
7/27/2009, 7/28/2009, and 7/29/2009 or 9/17/2009, 9/23/2009, and
10/1/2009 or 9/29/2009, 10/16/2009, and 10/23/2009 or 10/19/2009,
10/28/2009, and 11/9/2009
Title: MSTAR Project Grades 5-8
Description:
Understanding of curriculum focal points and implementation of the
focal points in daily mathematics instruction is critical for teachers
to obtain the best results when teaching for depth, understanding, and
proficiency. This professional development session provides knowledge
and skills to implement the focal points and includes activities that
help teachers with classroom application of the curriculum focal
points. This session will provide awareness of the advanced
mathematics that underlies the mathematics that teachers teach at their
grade level. Mathematical tiers of instruction will also be addressed.
Date: 8/4/2009
Title: Mathematics for English Language Learners (MELL) 6-12
Description:
The primary purpose of the MELL Initiative is to improve mathematics
instruction for English Language Learners, especially those at the
secondary level including middle school. Classroom practices and
instructional strategies that contribute to successful math instruction
for English Language Learners will be explored in this one-day session.
Date: 9/25/2009, 10/8/2009, and 10/30/2009 or 10/2/2009, 11/18/2009, and 12/4/2009
Title: MSTAR Project Part II, Addressing the Needs of Struggling Students Grades 5-8
Description:
The Texas Response to Curriculum Focal Points framework will be
utilized to design and implement strategies for those students in
grades 5-8 who are identified as needing mathematics intervention.
Completion of MSTAR Project for Middle School is prerequisite for this
training.
Date: 10/6/2009, 11/5/2009, 12/10/2009, and 1/26/2009
Title: Rethinking Middle School Math: Proportionality
Description:
This four-day institute highlights the importance of proportional
reasoning in the middle school mathematics program and the connections
to algebra. The focus of the institute is on developing the properties,
language, and representations of proportional relationships that arise
from number, operation, algebra, probability, statistics, measurement,
and geometry.
Date: 10/13/2009 and 10/29/2009
Title: Measurement Institute 6-10
Description:
This two-day institute is designed to provide teachers opportunities to
participate in measurement activities that are centered around hands-on
instruction, bridging from concrete to more sophisticated reasoning
strategies while developing a deeper understanding of measurement
concepts.
Date: 10/26/2009
Title: Secondary Classroom Management: Organization and Student Behavior Grades 6-12
Description:
Based on Sheryl Feinsteins book, Secrets of the Teenage Brains:
Research Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today’s
Adolescents, this workshop will allow participants to explore examples
of highly specific tasks, lessons and strategies for student
engagement. Teachers will learn more about how their individual
classroom management style can create an environment conducive to
student success. Specific topics addressed include lesson planning,
daily procedures and expectations, inclusion, and creating an engaging
learning environment. Classroom observations and support by presenter
for participants will be made available.
Date: 11/2/2009 and 12/14/2009
Title: Mathematics TEKS Connections 6-8
Description:
This training is a two-day, research-based professional development
opportunity for mathematic teachers. Participants will experience
hands-on professional development activities. They will also receive
many student ready lessons. The intent of MTC is to have teachers focus
on and experience the inherent horizontal alignment between mathematic
concepts and connections to other concepts (or big ideas) within the
same grade as well as vertical alignment within other middle school
mathematics courses.
Date: 11/9/2009, 12/1/2009, 1/8/2010, and 2/22/2010
Title: Fostering Algebraic Thinking 6-12
Description:
This four-day staff development session is composed of four modules
designed around analyzing student work, listening to students,
documenting patterns of student thinking, and asking questions of
students. The goal of the professional development academy is to help
mathematics teachers in grades 6-12 learn to identify, describe, and
foster algebraic thinking in their students and understand students
thinking through the analysis of different kinds of data, such as
student work and classroom observations. The training is built around
Fostering Algebraic Thinking by Marc Driscoll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Date: 7/20/2009
Title: Assessing Mathematics Knowledge 6-12
Description: Assessment of mathematical knowledge allows teachers to
determine what students know and what they are able to do. In addition,
a study conducted by Hill, Rowan, and Ball revealed that teacher
mathematical knowledge is significantly related to student achievement
gains. In this one-day module, participants will learn the components
of a valid assessment, and will examine student work to evaluate
student knowledge. In addition, participants will discuss the direct
impact of the teacher’s ability to effectively assess student knowledge
and design instruction based on that assessment.
Date: 7/21/2009 and 7/22/2009 or 11/5/2009 and 12/3/2009
Title: Maximizing Algebra II Performance (MAP)
Description: This two-day training utilizing the 5E instructional
model is designed to focus on understanding the Algebra II mathematics
TEKS, understanding the connection of those TEKS to preceding and
subsequent coursework, modeling how those TEKS should be taught.
Participants will also examine instructional strategies and materials
that support effective teaching. The goal of MAP training is to make
this course part of a larger high school math curriculum rather than an
isolated course, and to provide teachers with the tools to make this
course application-based and relevant to student lives.
Date: 8/4/2009
Title: Mathematics for English Language Learners (MELL) 6-12
Description: The primary purpose of the MELL Initiative is to improve
mathematics instruction for English Language Learners, especially those
at the secondary level including middle school. Classroom practices and
instructional strategies that contribute to successful math instruction
for English Language Learners will be explored in this one-day session.
Date: 8/7/2009, 8/10/2009, 8/11/2009, and 8/13/2009
Title: High School Geometry – Supporting TEKS and TAKS-TEXTEAMS
Description: This four-day institute is intended to deepen teacher
content knowledge of the concepts and ideas of geometry. Much of the
institute is built upon learning experiences that develop and promote
the power of using concrete experiences to introduce and build
mathematical concepts. The overarching ideas of the institute are
algebraic connections, coordinate geometry, conjecture, and
justification woven into the topics of geometric structure,
transformations, triangles, planar figures, and three-dimensional
figures.
Date: 9/14/2009 and 9/17/2009
Title: Mathematics TEKS Connections - Geometry
Description: This two-day module is designed to provide teachers an
opportunity to investigate and study TEKS with classroom ready lessons
that incorporate research-based instructional strategies. Participants
will focus on understanding the connection of the TEKS to a
function-based approach to Geometry. The goal is to make this course
part of a larger high school math curriculum, rather than an isolated
course.
Date: 9/22/2009, 10/13/2009, 11/3/2009, and 11/16/2009
Title: Algebra II TEXTEAMS
Description: The Algebra II four-day institute is a professional
development experience designed to stretch and extend participants
mathematical knowledge. Continuing the focus on functions from the
Algebra I Institute, the Algebra II institute explores a variety of
functions that are found in the Algebra II TEKS. Included are
functions, transformations, inverses, and solving equations.
Date: 10/13/2009 and 10/29/2009
Title: Measurement Institute 6-10
Description: This two-day institute is designed to provide teachers
opportunities to participate in measurement activities that are
centered around hands-on instruction, bridging from concrete to more
sophisticated reasoning strategies while developing a deeper
understanding of measurement concepts.
Date: 10/26/2009
Title: Secondary Classroom Management: Organization and Student Behavior Grades 6-12
Description: Based on Sheryl Feinsteins book, Secrets of the Teenage
Brains: Research Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today’s
Adolescents, this workshop will allow participants to explore examples
of highly specific tasks, lessons and strategies for student
engagement. Teachers will learn more about how their individual
classroom management style can create an environment conducive to
student success. Specific topics addressed include lesson planning,
daily procedures and expectations, inclusion, and creating an engaging
learning environment. Classroom observations and support by presenter
for participants will be made available.
Date: 11/9/2009, 12/1/2009, 1/8/2010, and 2/22/2010
Title: Fostering Algebraic Thinking 6-12
Description: This four-day staff development session is composed of
four modules designed around analyzing student work, listening to
students, documenting patterns of student thinking, and asking
questions of students. The goal of the professional development academy
is to help mathematics teachers in grades 6-12 learn to identify,
describe, and foster algebraic thinking in their students and
understand students thinking through the analysis of different kinds of
data, such as student work and classroom observations. The training is
built around Fostering Algebraic Thinking by Marc Driscoll.
Date: 12/1/2009 and 12/8/2009
Title: Mathematics TEKS Connections (MTC) 9-12
Description: Good teaching must include knowledge of cross grade and
cross concept connections. This awareness should be reflected in both
curriculum scope and sequence and in lesson plans that are outcomes of
that scope and sequence. Such understandings also have direct impact on
the ability of the teacher to effectively assess student knowledge and
design instruction based on that assessment. The MTC, two-day training
addresses these issues.
