Our Lady of the Lake University/ San Antonio
Mission
The goal of the Our Lady of the Lake University Mathematics Regional Collaborative is help K-12 classroom teachers and other education professionals to improve their mathematics content knowledge and to increase their repertoire of teaching strategies shown to help students understand mathematics concepts.
Accomplishments
During the 2006-2007 grant year, over 350 individuals, including classroom teachers, school administrators, math specialists, paraprofessionals, and upper division education students participated one or more math workshops. Participants hailed from 85 public and private schools representing 29 school districts and 5 universities. These participants clocked more 7000 professional development hours. All participants received mathematics resources to use in their classrooms with teachers reporting improved student understanding through their use.
During the 2007-2008 grant year we have offered twenty workshops for over 6000 professional development hours earned by 269 participants, for an average of over 22 hours per participant. Once again participants, upon completion of a workshop, received mathematics resources, including manipulatives, teacher resource books, classroom resources, and math trade books of their choosing, to use in their classrooms.
Contact
Name: Karen L. Harrower
Title: Director
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (210) 434-6711 ext 2124
Partners
Southwest ISD (Prime Partner)
Northside ISD
Judson ISD
ESC 20
Our Lady of the Lake University
OLLU Science Collaborative
Participating Schools and Districts
We provide professional development for over thirty area school districts with over 100 campuses involved.
Events and Activities
Date: Sep 6, Sep 20, 2008
Title: Children’s Thinking in Measurement
Description: Restricted to Judson ISD teachers and Level One teachers from other districts
Date: Fall 2008
Title: Fostering Algebraic Thinking
Description: This workshop will be offered over several evenings and two Saturday mornings during the Fall semester.
Date: Sep 9, 2008
Title: Level One (MTM) Monthly Meeting
Description:
These three hour meetings (5:30 to 8:30) provide the Level One cadre
members ( teachers committed to acquiring a minimum of 75 professional
development hours during prior to April 15, 2009) the opportunity to
meet with colleagues from several school districts. Each month will
also have a focus topic. September’s topic is a mini-workshop titled
3D: Dice, Dominoes, and a Deck of cards and will be facilitated by a
Level One member.
Date: Oct 7, 2008
Title: Level One (MTM) Monthly Meeting
Description: Focus topic: Using Microsoft Word to create pentominoes, grids, geometric figures, and other useful tools.
Date: Oct 18, 2008
Title: Manipulative Exploration
Description:
This 8 hour workshop offers teachers and other participants the
opportunity to explore 12 to 15 different manipulatives by completing
activities in resource books appropriate to each manipulative. As
participants complete activities they discuss advantages,
disadvantages, modification, and grade level concerns with fellow
participants.
Date: Nov 4, 2008
Title: Level One (MTM) Monthly Meeting
Description: Focus Topic: Games to teach Math concepts
Date: Nov 15, 2008
Title: Tools of Measurement
Description:
This 8 hour workshop will provide the K-5 classroom teacher with an
overview of the Measurement TEKS as each engages in numerous activities
designed to help students improve their understanding of measurement
concepts. Participants will construct a thermometer, prepare rice to
use as a filler, construct boxes suitable for volume explorations, and
create an instrument to compare the force we call weight using slinkies
In addition, many manipulatives will be assessed including, color
tiles, 1 and 8 cm cubes, inch cubes, bucket balances, spring scales,
geoboards, geometric volumetric sets, and links. All participants will
receive a bucket balance and other manipulatives of their choosing.
Date: Dec 2, 2008
Title: Level One (MTM) Monthly Meeting
Description: Planning for math component for Out in Space, Down to Earth science workshop to be offered in Feb 09
Mathematics Collaboratives