Lindsay Kelley & Charlene Linkous 9:00-12:10 Room 609

Participants will:  Engage in tasks/training focused around new curriculum  Become aware of content curriculum, available resources, and updates related to Universal Design for Learning (UDL).  Engage in collaborative planning

 Math Seminars are a study hall/tutorial class for students.  Math Seminars are opportunities for students to do a lot of skill and practice each day.  Math Seminars offer students opportunities to make connections to the real world.  Math Seminars are designed a prep for the MSA.  Students should get the same grade for their math class and Math Seminar.

 The course will be engaging and is designed for hands-on activities and real-world connections  This is not a period of “study hall”  Opportunities for skill review are embedded, but most of the learning will be in context of meaningful problems  Natural opportunities for disciplinary literacy are also built in

For Grade 7 Seminar:  5 instructional (thematic) units  Units complement the first instruction  Each unit has a culminating project  Weekly opportunities for skill review  Weekly guide for instruction

UnitTheme/ProjectNumber of Days/Weeks 1Designing a Scale Model25 (5 weeks) 2Feeding the Hungry ( only)55 (11 weeks) 3Profit and Loss35 (7 weeks) 4TBD30 (6 weeks) 5Designing a Carnival Game25 (5 weeks)

On each unit page: ◦ Curriculum Overview ◦ Downloadable Unit Plan ◦ Common Core Content Standards ◦ Unit Guide (Weekly Summary) ◦ Facilitator’s Notes for each Week  Skill Review  Items in Bold are downloadable resource files found at end of weekly facilitators notes

In Edmodo:  Get access to presentation files  Get access to formative assessment items (coming soon!)  Share your great ideas with other teachers and get their ideas/resources too!

 Go to  Sign-in (if you have an account) or Sign-up as a teacher. ◦ Enter your school code. ◦ Select a username and password. ◦ Sign up

 Unit 1: Designing a Scale Model  Culminating Project: Select an object to design a scale model (either larger or smaller than original). Create the model to scale.  Math Standards: Ratios & Proportional Relationships

Open the Unit 1 Page and begin to look through the plans for the week. As you work, consider: ◦ What do you like about the unit? ◦ What questions do you have? ◦ What planning will you need to do for this unit?

 In your table groups, brainstorm as many potential objects, emblems, characters, mascots, etc. that students may want to select as the design of a scale drawing.  Be prepared to share ideas with the entire group.

 Select a recorder. The recorder should download the “Scale Drawing Research” file from Edmodo group. At the top type the object your group selected.  Each team will have 20 minutes to research relevant information on the Internet.  When finished, publish your “Scale Drawing Research” to Edmodo group.

 Download the files from the other groups to see what information was generated.  How might you use an activity like this in the classroom?

Universal Design for Learning is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.

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Available:

 Opportunities to collaborate with other teachers, receive “Just in Time” PD, and attend learning labs to watch tasks implemented with actual students.  Will be held one Wednesday a month.  Individuals who register in advance and attend at least 2 hours will be paid workshop wages! (Registration link in Edmodo)!

 Wednesday, September 12 MS  Wednesday, October 10 Lake HS  Wednesday, November 14 th  Wednesday, December 12 th  Wednesday, January 9 th  Wednesday, February 20 th  Wednesday, March 13 th  Thursday, April 25 th (afternoon of Spring PD Day)  Wednesday, May 8 th

 Begin to examine the available curricular resources.  Unit 1 (Designing a Scale Model) is expected to take about 25 days.  With your table partners, begin to think about what your first few weeks of class will look like. ◦ What are the most important math concepts/skills students need to develop in this unit? ◦ How will you pre-assess students for background knowledge? ◦ What are some strategies for differentiating when students are struggling?

How should Math Seminars be graded?