From ALLISON.DUNCAN at canyonsdistrict.org Tue Sep 4 09:20:58 2018 From: ALLISON.DUNCAN at canyonsdistrict.org (Duncan, Allison) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 15:20:58 +0000 Subject: [CSD Math MS] ISD: September 4 Mathematics Community Opportunities Message-ID: <5E149D72-723D-4A3A-9874-EC4EFAEEAEBF@canyonsdistrict.org> Secondary Math Teachers, This email contains information about learning opportunities (information). Below is a list of mathematical learning opportunities available to teachers. These include the annual UCTM conference (happening at our very own Draper Park Middle School) and online learning opportunities. Please see below for more information. Mathematics Community Opportunities ? September 3, 2018 ? September , 2018 ? Good Afternoon and Happy Tuesday! I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day Holiday! Here is an update of exciting mathematics as well as a few STEM opportunities for our community. Please check out the experiences below to become more engaged in the mathematics community around us. If you have anything you would like to have included in these weekly e-mails, send the information to Krystol Carfaro at: krystol.carfaro at schools.utah.gov and it will be included in next weeks opportunities! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Don?t Forget? Register now for your Mathematics Professional Learning Course! Classes Start September 6th so be sure to register by September 5th! Time and space is limited. Click here for course details. [cid:image006.jpg at 01D43B03.A153EE80] ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New This Week [cid:image007.jpg at 01D4442D.63B28D10][cid:image010.jpg at 01D43EDD.BA274FA0] "UCTM is pleased to announce their upcoming Fall 2018 conference on October 12 - 13. Our keynote speaker will be Robert Kaplinsky. Robert has worked with many teachers over the years and has some amazing ideas of how to help students think about mathematics in a task-oriented way. Teachers all over the world access his blog, robertkaplinsky.com, as well as to get ideas from him and ideas from each other. This year, the UCTM theme of Mathematics Elevated, will help to inspire us as teachers to take our teaching and learning to the next level. Please come join us for the leadership conference on October 12 at Canyons School District PDC and/or for the main conference on October 12-13 at Draper Park Middle School. Register for the conference by visiting utahctm.org. You will find all the information about the conference here. We hope you will join us for two days of learning more about how to Elevate Mathematics in our great state of Utah. Please pass this on to all teachers in your department as well. We look forward to seeing you there!" ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [cid:image011.jpg at 01D43EDD.BA274FA0] __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Announcements [cid:image004.jpg at 01D43B88.2D115A50] ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Good Afternoon! STEM Action Center partnering with Girls Who Code to bring free computer science opportunities to girls across the State of Utah and would love for you to host a Club! Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE after-school programs for 3rd-5th or 6th-12 th grade girls that offer a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models intent on changing the world through computer science. Clubs are led by Facilitators; these individuals can include teachers, computer scientists, librarians, parents, or volunteers from any background or field. Many Facilitators have NO technical experience and learn to code alongside their Club members. * 6th-12 th grade Clubs program: Here?s an overview of the Clubs curriculum that focuses on a Girls Who Code Project where girls work in teams to solve a real-world problem they care about through code. * 3rd-5th grade Clubs program (NEW!): This fun and engaging curriculum follows a book-club model in which students learn from Girls Who Code?s best-selling book, Learn to Code and Change the World, and participate in interactive activities that can be run completely offline with optional online activities. To learn more about Girls Who Code programs, you can sign up for a Girls Who Code Webinar here. To start a Club, you need: * Space to host the Club * Computers and internet for each Club member in the 6th-12 th grade Clubs. (Sorry, tablets and phones are not allowed!) Computers are optional for 3rd-5th grade Clubs, as only the Girls Who Code book is needed (Girls Who Code will provide a set of complimentary books.) * An adult who will be responsible for facilitating the Club using Girls Who Code curriculum for 1-2 hours each week. This Facilitator will also need to be in communication with Girls Who Code. No technical experience necessary ? just a passion for the movement! APPLY HERE TODAY! STEP ONE: Fill out the 2018-2019 Clubs Application and Facilitator Background Check Indicating Our Partnership Affiliation: It?s important that you affiliate yourself with the Utah STEM Action Center in completing the Clubs Application**, as we are partnered with Girls Who Code. **To receive our partnership benefits, you must list Utah STEM Action Center as your partner affiliation on the ?About Your Club? section by searching for Utah STEM Action Center in the following question: Is your Club affiliated with a Girls Who Code Community Partner (school districts, library systems, nonprofit organization, afterschool networks etc.)? See below: [cid:image002.png at 01D43607.22957C40] Completing Your Background Check: A Facilitator has two options to complete the background check process. S/he can either indicate that that they have already submitted to a background check as a condition of employment or they can submit to GWC?s background check process via Verified First. A background check verification template can found at http://bit.ly/2uzESqF. The letter must be printed on school letterhead and signed by the principal before being submitted to Girls Who Code. When the Facilitator completes the Clubs Application, they will receive a separate follow up email with next steps to either upload their documentation or begin the Verified First process. If documentation isn?t uploaded within a three-day window, the Facilitator will automatically receive an email from Verified First to begin the process. They can complete this portion by doing either of the following: 1. Upload background check letter 2. Fill out a Girls Who Code background check 3. Returning Facilitators who have undergone a background check within the past 2 years with Girls Who Code do not need to complete another one. Reach out to clubs at girlswhocode.com with any questions about this process. STEP TWO: Applications are reviewed and approved on a rolling basis Clubs receive email confirmation from clubs at girlswhocode.com within 5-10 business days. Please note that emails from clubs at girlswhocode.com may end up in spam. Applicants should make sure to add clubs at girlswhocode.com to their email contacts to ensure that they receive emails from Girls Who Code. Once approved, you will receive ongoing communication from Girls Who Code to ensure that you are ready to get started in the fall. Please let me know if you have any questions, and thank you for supporting our partnership with Girls Who Code! Best, Erin Paulsen erinpaulsen at utah.gov Utah STEM Action Center -- KELLIE YATES STEM Education Liaison and Program Specialist Governor's Office of Economic Development (Office) 801.538.8765 | (Cell) 435.757.9595 email (preferred) kellieyates at utah.gov 60 E. South Temple, Suite 850, SLC, UT, 84111 [Displaying] Join the conversation: [http://stem.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Facebook.png] [http://stem.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Twitter.png] [http://stem.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/linkedin.png] [http://stem.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/instagram.png] [http://stem.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/google.png] Utah Talks STEM Newsletter sign up ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [cid:image001.png at 01D43607.22957C40] ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? STEM OPPORTUNITIES [http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/750988/ce2645533501cac7811acd632ea6b0aa/image/jpeg] STEM Classroom Grants Teachers, mark your calendars for Monday, August 13, when the STEM Action Center opens its Classroom Grants applications for the 2018/2019 year. These funds are available to all public K-12 schools, with grants awarded to the most innovative and creative STEM project proposals. Curious about what that looks like? Check it out here: STEM AC Classroom Grant Rubic ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Joleigh Honey STEM Coordinator Secondary Mathematics Specialist | Teaching & Learning | Utah State Board of Education Vice President of Membership | Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM) | 2017 -2019 Past President | Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM) 250 E 500 S | PO Box 144200 | Salt Lake City, 84114-4200 ?: 801.538.7794 | ?: joleigh.honey at schools.utah.gov To subscribe to the Secondary Mathematics mailing list for emails about Utah mathematics events, professional development, and more visit: https://lists.uen.org/mailman/listinfo/secondarymath Nathan Auck Early College/High School Mathematics Specialist Utah State Board of Education Nathan.Auck at schools.utah.gov 801.538.7664 250 East 500 South PO Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 Shannon Ference Elementary Mathematics Specialist, Gifted and Talented Teaching and Learning | Utah State Board of Education 250 E 500 S | PO Box 144200 | Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 801.538.7617 | Shannon.Ference at schools.utah.gov Website: http://schools.utah.gov/curr/mathelem To subscribe to the Elementary Mathematics mailing list for emails about Utah mathematics events, professional development, and more visit:https://lists.uen.org/mailman/listinfo/elemmath Please note: Utah has a very broad public records law. 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Please see email below (information) Thanks ISD Secondary Math Team ________________________________ From: Dunnicliffe, Brian Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 7:51 AM To: Dunnicliffe, Brian Subject: TI- Back to School Update Welcome Back! I hope you had a chance to enjoy some time off this summer and are ready to bring in the new school year with a bang! I thought I would take a moment to provide a few updates on what we have been up to recently at TI and offer any assistance needed as we head into a new school year. If you haven?t seen us in a while, you might be interested in learning about the increased capabilities of our graphing calculators as we extend from the math classroom into doing more with data collection, science and STEM (PBL and Engineering). New capabilities create a whole new dynamic when it comes to bringing math and science to life in the classroom. If you haven?t seen how we combine Math and Robotics through the use of the new TI-Innovator Rover and our Math in Motion series of activities please take a moment to check it out: o NEW! TI-Innovator Rover - https://education.ti.com/en/products/micro-controller/ti-innovator-rover Follow this link to see how Portland Public schools used the new TI-Innovator Rover to introduce coding to Middle Schoolers: Robots at George Middle School On this note, we have created a slew of STEM projects and ran over 100 STEM Camps this summer. TI has taken steps to ensure anyone can leverage TI technology to introduce coding and STEM to their students (no experience needed). If you are interested in learning more about how to bring STEM camps or classroom activities to your school or district, please let me know. Here are some other ways we are working to help increase student success in the classroom: Partner in Math Algebra Readiness Initiatives Curriculum mapping (thousands of free lessons/activities) Improving College Entrance Exam/Assessment scores through effective use of graphing technology (Think Graphically!) Systemic PD and Coaching Math with TI (Lessons, Technology and PD) - https://education.ti.com/en/resources/math Partner in Science Assist with district action plan to prepare for new standards Make better use of what you have (existing curriculum, technology etc.) with training and coaching to better align with the new K-12 science standards/framework 3-Dimensional lessons are available to model instruction using the new framework rubric to include cross-cutting concepts and 3-D alignment Science with TI (Lessons, Technology and PD) - https://education.ti.com/en/us/solutions/science Partner in Computer Science and STEM Give every student a chance to write their own program using just a graphing calculator (TI Codes ? link below) Empower teachers to teach coding and engineering with the Innovator and Rover STEM Camps made easy with TI (please email for details) STEM with TI (Lessons, Technology and PD) - https://education.ti.com/en/us/solutions/stem o TI-Innovator System - https://education.ti.com/en/us/products/micro-controller/ti-innovator/tabs/overview o TI Codes - https://education.ti.com/en/us/solutions/ti-codes I will be visiting your area this fall for state conferences and other district appointments. Specifically, I will have a table at UCTM in Draper on October 12th-13th. Please stop by to say hello if you are attending. If you are interested in learning more about how TI may be able to add value to your specific efforts, please don?t hesitate to reach out. I welcome the opportunity to connect with you either in person, or remotely if that works best, to continue the conversation on how we can be of assistance. Thank you for your time and I hope to see you soon! All the Best, Brian Brian Dunnicliffe Education Technology Consultant Texas Instruments, Inc. bdunnicliffe at ti.com | 206.802.4796 | education.ti.com Texas Instruments, 13532 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas 75243 | 1.800.TI.CARES | VISIT: education.ti.com | ? Copyright 2018 Texas Instruments Incorporated. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ALLISON.DUNCAN at canyonsdistrict.org Wed Sep 12 11:59:55 2018 From: ALLISON.DUNCAN at canyonsdistrict.org (Duncan, Allison) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 17:59:55 +0000 Subject: [CSD Math MS] ISD: Instructional Materials Review for USBE Message-ID: <1374EB5A-DB6D-40DC-8F67-018469E431BC@canyonsdistrict.org> Secondary Math Teachers, This email contains information regarding an opportunity to review instructional materials. RIMS USBE is seeking teacher volunteers to come review instructional materials for secondary mathematics. They will pay for your sub and provide lunch. If interested, please see email below. Thanks ISD Secondary Math Team From: SecondaryMath on behalf of "Honey, Joleigh" Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 3:08 PM To: "smeccsecondary at lists.uen.org" , "'secondarymath at lists.uen.org'" Subject: [SecondaryMath] Instructional Materials Review Teachers and Mathematics Leaders, We are looking for qualified K-12 Mathematics Teachers to come to USBE on October 29th to help review textbooks, curriculum, and other instructional materials to be placed into the Utah Recommended Instructional Materials System (RIMS) Database. This is a tool that helps teachers, schools, and districts identify quality materials reviewed by Utah teachers. The review team ensures materials are aligned to Utah Core Standards and meets criteria for curriculum to be considered by schools/districts/charters. If you are selected to participate USBE will support your attendance at this meeting: Substitute will be reimbursed, travel will be reimbursed (if over 25 miles one way), and lodging will be provided (if over 50 miles one way). We are specifically looking for teachers with the following teaching experience: - Elementary Mathematics (K-5) - Middle School Mathematics (6-8) - High School Mathematics (Secondary I, II, and III) - AP Mathematics Courses (Calculus, Statistics) Apply to participate in this review by filling out this online form. For more information about this opportunity, please contact the Instructional Materials Specialist - Alan Griffin (alan.griffin at schools.utah.gov). Thank you, Joleigh Honey Joleigh Honey STEM/Mathematics Coordinator | Teaching & Learning | Utah State Board of Education Vice President of Program | Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM) | 2018 -2020 Past President | Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM) 250 E 500 S | PO Box 144200 | Salt Lake City, 84114-4200 ?: 801.538.7794 | ?: joleigh.honey at schools.utah.gov To subscribe to the Secondary Mathematics mailing list for emails about Utah mathematics events, professional development, and more visit: https://lists.uen.org/mailman/listinfo/secondarymath -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: