Fun with Fractions, Part II - Instruction (W)

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Overview

Fractions can be fun! Come join us and discover how! This is part two of a two-part series on learning about and teaching fractions in ABE. There is an optional, third session on sharing what you have learned upon taking these materials back to the classroom.

Details

PLEASE NOTE that Fun with Fractions: Part One, (Content) will take place on February 6, 2009. Teacher to Teacher:Fractions will take place on March 13, 2009. Fractions can be fun – come join us to discover how! Stop fractions from frazzling you and befuddling your students! Come to a two-session math for literacy teachers series “Fun With Fractions (Decimals and Percents),” where you will collaborate in pairs and groups to picture, write about, and discuss the ways we represent, use and operate with fractions (and decimals and percents). Session 1: Content, invites you to explore several hands-on activities that illuminate key fraction concepts. Session 2: Instruction, includes demonstrations, discussions, and more activities designed to enhance your teaching of fractions, decimals and percents. Each session lasts 3 hours. There may be a brief assignment between Fraction Content and Fraction Instruction session. Bring a friend and enjoy the company of colleagues, as you gain new perspectives on familiar topics. These workshops are open to all and are suitable for ABE to GED, and ESOL teachers. (If you are interested in PDPs, you must take all three parts in this workshop series (Fun with Fractions: Part One, Fun with Fractions: Part Two and Teacher to Teacher: Fractions) and contact Michele at (msedor@hcc.mass.edu) BEFORE the first session for guidelines.)

When

February 27, 2009 from 10:00 am to 01:00 pm

Where

• Holyoke Community College
• 303 Homestead Avenue
• Kittredge Center - Room 302
• Holyoke, MA 01040

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Topics

ABE, ESOL, GED, Other Curriculum & Instruction

Multi-session attendance required

yes

Contact info

Michele Sedor
msedor@hcc.mass.edu
(413) 552-2442

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction

Learning objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

·        Describe at least two instructional methods that make fractions, decimals and percents accessible to many levels of students

·        Use at least two models to picture operations involving fractions or fraction answers

·        Articulate learning issues related to fractions, decimals and percents

·        Apply the Math/Numeracy Curriculum Frameworks Core Concepts, Guiding Principles, Habits of Mind, Standards and Benchmarks to review activities and lessons.

Presenters

Veronica Kell and Michelle Brown

Presenters Bio

Veronica Kell has a BS in Mathematics from Elizabethtown College, an MS in Numerical Science from Johns Hopkins University and is certified to teach high school mathematics in Massachusetts. For the past seven years she has worked for MWCC as a math instructor for Adult Secondary Education, MCAS-prep, and the Gateway to College programs. For the past three years, she has been a math practitioner leader for the state-wide Math Initiative in Adult Education. Prior to MWCC she worked as a software engineer and as a classroom teacher at both the middle and high school levels. She is currently at Fitchburg High School as the MWCC/CAPP Math Curriculum Director for GEARUP 2011. Michelle Faith Brown teaches at Read/Write/Now Adult Learning Center in Springfield. She has been involved with various SABES math initiatives throughout the years, including being a member of the statewide Math Team, a Practioner Leader for the T2T project and has participated in many EMPower Math trainings. She is also a certified Bridges to Practice Trainer, which was sponsored by NIFL."

Host RSC

West Massachusetts Region

PDPs

no