BRIDGES TO ALGEBRA EXCELLENCE SYMPOSIUM
September 27 - 28, 2009
Mobile, Alabama
AGENDA
MCPSS Professional Development Center |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Session Susan Pruet, MMI Director (view bio)
Mobile Area Education Foundation Mrs. Carolyn R. Akers, Executive Director
Mobile Area Education Foundation
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| 8:20 AM | Preparing Students for the 21st Century Dr. Tommy Bice, Deputy Superintendent (view bio)
Alabama State Department of Education
VIEW PRESENTATION
VIEW Dr. Tommy Bice's VIDEO MESSAGE
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| 8:55 AM | Bridges to Excellence in Algebra: Implications for K-8 Dr. Mary Lindquist, Past President (view bio)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
VIEW PRESENTATION Dr. Gary Kubina, MCPSS Secondary Math Teacher (retired)
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching
(view bio) |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:00 AM | K-8 Algebra Readiness: Strategies for Success
(View Concurrent Breakout Sessions Summary) AMSTI-USA: "Unpacking the Standards"
GBMP: "Algebra Across the Grades Using Number Talks"
MMI: "Using the OnGoing Assessment System (OGAP) to Build the
Bridge to Algebra" |
| 11:00 AM | Box Lunch and Table Sharing, compliments of Carnegie Learning, Inc.
What Cognitive Research Says about Algebra Readiness
Dr. Brendon Towle, Lead Cognitive Scientist, (view bio)
Carnegie Learning, Inc.
VIEW PRESENTATION |
| 12:30 PM | Table Discussions Bridges to Algebra Excellence - ACTIONS
VIEW DISCUSSION RESULTS |
| 2:00 PM | Reflections, Next Steps & Concluding Remarks Math Initiative Leaders and Ms. Karen Mohr, Assistant Superintendent,
Mobile County Public School System |
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY for Symposium Evaluation