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CAMT
2011
Conference for the
Advancement of
Mathematics
Teaching
July 18-20, 2011
Gaylord Texan
Grapevine, Texas
58th Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
CAMT 2011
The Start of Something Big
Greetings, Mathematics Educators!
In addition to new state education initiatives, the coming school year promises to provide exciting challenges to
math educators. As a math education community, we respond enthusiastically and seek to prepare ourselves to
meet these challenges. The Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, CAMT, offers the perfect
setting for such preparation.
CAMT 2011 promises to be THE START OF SOMETHING BIG. This year’s theme points to the opportunities
that CAMT attendance offers. Just as the giant oak tree begins from a small acorn, our own professional growth
can result in giant successes for our students.
CAMT participants have the opportunity to hear and interact with nationally acclaimed educators, who will
provide current research and insight on the BIG issues in education. Whether you teach kindergarten or AP
Calculus or something in between, there are a variety of sessions designed just for you. The CAMT 2011 program
is tailored to maximize the venue by alternating elementary and secondary sessions in featured locations. This
program arrangement allows all CAMT participants to benefit from BIG sessions offered by national experts and
more intimate sessions led by their colleagues sharing particular topical expertise.
Enjoy your time at the Gaylord Texan. This new location offers the perfect venue for summer learning and
summer fun. The Gaylord Texan overlooks beautiful Lake Grapevine and offers a unique blend of authentic
Texas style and hospitality. Underneath the majestic and climate-controlled glass atriums, you’ll find distinctive
shopping, dining, and recreation options all under one roof!
Teresa Dodson
Karen Sealy
Program 2011 Co-Chairs
The CAMT Catalog is funded by the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching and is printed at The University of Texas at Austin
as part of support facilitated by the Charles A. Dana Center. This does not imply endorsement by the University or by the Charles A. Dana Center.
58th Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching. The logo was designed by Sonia Mercado. Geoffrey Potter
designed the CAMT 2011 registration booklet and the program covers. The CAMT website, www.camtonline.org was developed and is
maintained by Geoffrey Potter.
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CAMT 2011
CAMT Board of Directors
Paul Gray,
Board President
James Epperson,
Board Vice-President
Consenza & Associates, LLC.
University of Texas at Arlington
Texas Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
Texas Section of the Mathematical
Association of America
Nancy Trapp,
Board Secretary
Linda Sams,
Treasurer
Independent Consultant
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Texas Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
Conference for the Advancement
of Mathematics Teaching
Jean Frankie
Vince Schielack,
Texas A&M
Texas Association of
Supervisors of Mathematics
Cynthia Schneider,
Dawn Slavens,
Charles A. Dana Center
Midwestern State University
Texas Council of Teachers
of Mathematics
Caren Sorrells.
Jacqueline Weilmuenster,
Birdville ISD
Northwest ISD
Paula Moeller,
Conference Chair
Anita Hopkins,
CAMT Executive Director
The University of Texas at Austin
CAMT Sponsors
Texas Association of Supervisors of
Mathematics (TASM)
Texas Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (TCTM)
Contents
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Featured Sessions
First Time CAMT Help
Clear the Rooms Policy
Session Types
Special Interest Sessions
Meetings of
Organizations
Exhibit Hours
Future CAMT Sessions
Handicap Provisions
For Your Child’s Safety
Clean Air Policy
Cell Phone Use
Fees
Message Board
Schedule of Events
Sponsors
Continuing Professional
Education Credit (CPE)
11 CPE Form
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12 Convention Center Map
17 Exhibitors
20 Featured Speakers Chart
Elementary Sessions
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Monday
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Tuesday
57
Wednesday
Secondary Sessions
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Monday
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Tuesday
117
Wednesday
133 Presenter Index
147 Guidelines for Speakers
147 CAMT Committees
148 Personal Schedule
149 Notes
Association of America (MAA)
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Featured Sessions
Keynote and General Interest
Featured Speaker Ticketed Session
First Time to CAMT?
Welcome to CAMT! We hope that while you are here, you
discover ways to become a better educator and you find the
support you need from our community.
First Timer’s Session
Attend the First Timer’s Session to learn tips on how to make
your first time at CAMT a success. There will be only one
session: Monday, July 18, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. in the Yellow
Rose Ballroom.
Information Booth
The information booth is located in the Conference
Registration area. Come by any time during conference
hours for helpful information.
Website
The CAMT website, www.camtonline.org, has general
conference information, a posting of exhibitors, program
information, as well as information directed to First Timers.
Staff
The CAMT board, volunteers, and program committee
(all designated by ribbons on their name tags) are always
available to answer your questions.
Clear the Room Policy
To provide equal opportunity to sessions for each attendee, it
is the policy of the CAMT Board that rooms are to be cleared
of all participants at the end of each session. The Board
respectfully requests voluntary compliance with this policy.
We have made every attempt to provide adequate seating for
participants at the conference, but for your safety and due
to fire regulations, only those with seats will be allowed in
meeting rooms. To comply with fire codes, it will be necessary to ask any person sitting on the floor or standing to leave
the room.
Please remember:
All meeting rooms will be cleared between presentations.
All seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reserving spaces in line or saving seats is not permitted.
Persons with disabilities and their assistants do not have
to clear the session room as others do.
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Exhibit Hall B 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 19
Math Curriculum Makeover
Dan Meyer is a math teacher who knows
the frustrations and joys of teaching.
Come participate in this lively, visual
session featuring three models for modern
curriculum development – the three-act story, the fortypound problem, and the exploded view – recipes for
the kind of math curriculum that is fun to teach and fun
to learn. There will be a follow-up session Tuesday
afternoon. To view an example of a presentation by
Dan Meyer, go to:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BlvKWEvKSi8.
Awards for Presidential Awardees, the E. Glenadine
Gibb Award, the TCTM Leadership Award, and the
Tommy Eads Award will precede Dan Meyer’s session.
Lunch is included in this session.
CPE Credit for this session is 90 minutes
Session Types
Activity Sessions:
60- or 90-minute sessions which encourage active,
hands-on experiences. Activity sessions are held in
rooms with tables to allow for participant and speaker
interaction.
Presentation Sessions:
60- or 90-minute presentations by speakers who will
share ideas, strategies, content, and other mathematics
information with participants.
The sessions at CAMT present a variety of viewpoints. The
views expressed or implied in the sessions should not be
interpreted as official positions of CAMT. References to
particular commercial products by a speaker should not
be construed as a CAMT endorsement of said product(s).
CAMT reserves the right to change speakers, change facilities, or modify program content.
Sessions are to provide participants with information they
can use in their profession and are not to be used to sell a
product. Speakers who disregard the Speaker Guidelines
and use their session to sell a product will have their session stopped. Participants should report violations to the
program committee or the registration desk.
CAMT 2011
Featured General Interest Sessions
Edward Burger, Williams College
How to Discretely Teach Creativity from Doodling to Discovering
Wed
9:45–11:15
Texas A
Diane Briars, Immediate Past President, NCSM
Mathematics Leadership at Work: Vital Teacher Behaviors to
Support the Mathematics Achievement of All Students
Tue
10:30–11:30
Grapevine D
Ted H. Hull, LCM: Leadership Coaching Mathematics
Overcoming Resistance to Change
Wed
8:00–9:30
Grapevine A
Larry Lipman, Larry Lipman, Success Coach
Day of Discovery
Mon
Tue
8:00–9:30
9:45–11:15
Texas D
Grapevine B
William McBride, Author
Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching to Gender Differences
Wed
8:00–9:30
Texas A
Wed
11:30–1:00
Texas 1/2
Words Are No Problem: Strategies to Learn Math Vocabulary
Dan Meyer,
Math Curriculum Makeover [Ticketed Session]
Tue
11:30–1:00
Exhibit Hall B
More Math Curriculum Makeover [Followup Session]
Tue
3:00–4:30
Texas A
Jennifer Taylor-Cox, Taylor-Cox Instruction, LLC
Solving Behavior Problems in Math Class
Mon
Tue
11:45–12:45
11:45–12:45
Texas D
Grapevine C
Maria Trejo, Calderon and Associates
The Vocabulary of Mathematics and Its Importance on ELS
Assessment
Mon
Tue
1:00–2:00
1:00–2:00
Grapevine B
Texas C
Zal Usiskin, The University of Chicago
The Shape of Geometry and the Geometry of Shape
Wed
9:15–10:15
Texas B
Forty-Eight Years of International Comparisons: What Have We
Learned?
Mon 10:30–11:30
Texas C
JoAnn Wheeler
STAAR Gazing with Rigor
Mon
Tue
1:00–2:00
1:00–2:00
Grapevine D
Grapevine D
Sam Zigrossi, Charles A. Dana Center
Are You Ready to Leap into the 21st Century —Because You’ll
Have To!
Mon
Wed
9:15–10:15
2:15–3:15
Texas C
Grapevine A
David Chard, Southern Methodist University
MSTAR Universal Screener and RtI
Mon
Tue
11:45–12:45
3:30–4:30
Grapevine D
Grapevine D
Tim Pope, Key Curriculum Press
Ignite Session!
Mon
11:45–12:45
Texas B
Cathy Seeley, Charles A. Dana Center
Big Gains from Small Struggles
Tue
10:30–11:30
Texas B
Unique Schedule
To make the best use of limited space at the Gaylord, the
program is divided into two sections. On Monday morning,
Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday morning, secondary
participants will attend sessions grouped under Featured
Sessions, as well as other large sessions; elementary
participants will attend the smaller activity sessions and
presentations during those times. On Monday afternoon,
Tuesday morning, and Wednesday afternoon, elementary
Sessions, as well as other large sessions; secondary
presentations during those times.
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Featured Sessions
Elementary and Secondary
Featured Elementary Sessions
Amy Axelrod, Author
Celebrating Seventeen Mathematical Years With the Pigs-Will-BePigs Series
Mon 2:15–3:15
Grapevine C
Mon
3:30–4:30
Grapevine C
Everly Broadway and Julie Guthrie, Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency Update – Elementary
Mon
Tue
1:00–2:00
9:15–10:15
Grapevine C
Texas A
David Berg, Making Math Real Institute
Making Math Real: The Earliest Developments of Number Sense
Tue
Tue
8:00–9:30
9:45–11:15
Texas C
Texas C
Ron Brown, Intelli-Tunes
Rock Your Math Class
Mon
Tue
8:00–9:30
8:00–9:30
Mustang 6
Grapevine A
VESTED: Including All Learners in the Diverse Math Classroom
Tue
9:45–11:15
Texas D Wed
3:30–4:30
Texas C
Douglas Clements, University of Buffalo
Learning Trajectories: The Core of Standards, Teaching, and Learning
Wed
1:15–2:45
RtI in Math Grades K–5
Tue
Wed
3:30–4:30
11:45–12:45
San Antonio 4
Grapevine C
David Molina, David Molina & Associates, Inc.
STAAR: A Focus on Academic Readiness: Are You Ready?
Mon
3:00–4:30
Grapevine A
Stuart Murphy, Author
Visual Learning and Math: A Sure Bet for All Students
Tue
9:15–10:15
Texas B
Wed
1:15–2:45
Texas B
Communicating – Speaking, Writing, and Sketching – About Math
Barbara Novelli, Creative Mathematics
Seven Big Steps to Nurture Young Mathematicians Grades K–2
Cindy Cardenas-Kolak, Kolak Group, Inc.
Vocabulary in 3-D for ELLS
Paula Moeller, University of Texas at Austin
Texas A
Marcy Cook, Marcy Cook Math
Mon
2:15–3:15
Grapevine D
Tue
9:45–11:15
Grapevine C
Wed
1:15–2:45
Grapevine D
Simple Strategies to Support Problem Solving in Your Classroom,
Grades K–2
Simple Strategies to Support Problem Solving in Your Classroom,
Grades 3–5
Nanci Smith, Effective Classrooms Educational Consulting
Differentiating Instruction in the Elementary Math Classroom
Tue
Wed
8:00–9:30
1:15–2:45
Grapevine D
Grapevine C
Kim Sutton, Creative Mathematics
Centers for Math—Management, Materials, and Motivation
The Sky Is the Limit for Early Math Learners
Make Sense of Numbers with Number Sense Activities
Drill Like a Champion!
Mon
1:00–2:00
Texas B
Tue
11:45–12:45
Texas C
Tue
8:00–9:00
Texas B
Mon
1:15–2:45
Texas C
Wed
1:15–2:45
Texas C
Juanita Copley, Pearson, enVision, and OWL
Beyond Cute: Appropriate and Intentional Mathematics for the
Young Child, PK–2
Mon
Tue
3:00–4:30
8:00–9:30
Texas C
Grapevine C
Mary Alice Hatchett, Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Great Fun! Huge Learning! Grades K–2
Mon
1:15–2:45
Grapevine A
Wed
1:15–2:45
Grapevine B
Great Fun! Huge Learning! Grades 3–5
Jeane Joyner, Meredith College
Assessment to INFORM Teaching and Learning: You Have the
Power!
Mon
2:15–3:15
Grapevine B
Mon
3:30–4:30
Grapevine B
Good Questions Lead to INFORMative Conversations
Catherine Lewis, Mills College
Develop a Professional Learning Community Through Lesson Study
Tue
8:00–9:30
Grapevine B
Tue
11:45–12:45
Grapevine B
Share Your Lesson Study Challenges and Experiences!
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Walk the Number Line!
Robyn Silbey, Montgomery County Public Schools
Teach Students to Fish: Engagement, Accountability, Success!
Tue
9:45–11:15
Grapevine A
Mon
1:00–2:00
Texas D
The Math Coach: Create a Vision for Success at Your School!
Greg Tang, Author
Fact Fluency – Do You Kakooma?
Mon
Tue
2:15–3:15
8:00–9:00
Texas B
Texas A
Mon
Tue
3:30–4:30
10:30–11:30 Texas B
Texas A
Are You Game for a Change?
Marcia Tate, Developing Minds, Inc.
Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites
Mon
1:00–4:00
Texas A
Jennifer Taylor-Cox, Taylor-Cox Instruction, LLC
Math Intervention: Building Number Power, Grades K–5
Mon
3:30–4:30
Grapevine D
CAMT 2011
Featured Secondary Sessions
Don Balka, St. Mary’s College
Games and Activities in Algebra and Prealgebra
Mon
Mon
8:00–9:00
9:15–10:15
Grapevine B
Grapevine B
Wed
11:45–12:45 PM Grapevine A
Visible Thinking in the Mathematics Classroom
Everly Broadway and Julie Guthrie, Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency Update – Secondary
Mon
Tue
9:45–11:15
3:00–4:30
Texas B
Grapevine C
Tom Butts, The University of Texas at Dallas
Some of My Favorite Questions – One Last Time
Mon
Wed
10:30–11:30
8:00–9:00
Grapevine B
Texas D
Cindy Cardenas-Kolak, Kolak Group, Inc.
VESTED: Including All Learners in the Diverse Math Classroom
Tue
3:00–4:30
Texas C
Wed
9:15–10:15
Texas C
Vocabulary in 3-D for ELLS
Marcy Cook, Marcy Cook Math
Mathematics Spoken Here: Problem Solving and Communication
Go Hand In Hand
Wed
10:30–11:30
Texas B
Mark L. Daniels, University of Texas at Austin
The Role of Inquiry Teaching Methods in Secondary Mathematics
Classrooms
Mon
Tue
10:30–11:30
3:30–4:30
Texas D
Grapevine A
Amy Germundson, University of Virginia
Beyond Numbers: Reaching Diverse Learners in Secondary
Mathematics
Mon
Mon
8:00–9:30
9:45–11:15
Grapevine D
Grapevine D
Pamela Harris, Independent Consultant
Fractions Like You Have Never Seen Them Before (Add & Subtract)
Mon
Wed
8:00–9:00
8:00–9:00
Grapevine C
Grapevine D
Mon
Wed
9:15–10:15
9:15–10:15
Grapevine C
Grapevine D
Fractions Like You Have Never Seen Them Before (Multiply & Divide)
Catherine Lewis, Mills College
Develop a Professional Learning Community Through Lesson Study
Wed
8:00–9:30
Grapevine B
Wed
11:45–12:45
Grapevine B
Share Your Lesson Study Challenges and Experiences!
Steve Leinwand, American Institutes for Research
Some Intriguing, Amazing, and Even Scary Things We Can Learn
from High-Performing East Asian Countries that Provide Mirrors
on How We Teach Math in Texas
Tue
2:15–3:15
Grapevine D
Larry Lesser, The University of Texas at El Paso
Greater Lesser Thoughts on Assessment and Motivation for the
Start of a Big New Year!
Mon
Tue
Wed
8:00–9:00
11:45–12:45
10:30–11:30
Texas C
Grapevine A
Texas C
Bea Luchin, NUMBERS Mathematics Professional Development
Strategies to Get Them Thinking, Doing, and Talking Math!
Tue
Wed
1:00–2:00
8:00–9:00
Texas B
Texas B
David Molina, David Molina & Associates, Inc.
STAAR: A Focus on Academic Readiness: Are You Ready?
Tue
3:00–4:30
Texas D
Paula Moeller, University of Texas at Austin
RtI in Math Grades 6–12
Mon
Tue
2:15–3:15
9:15–10:15
Texas D
Austin 3
Anne Papakonstantinou, Rice University
Exploring Finite Differences through Multiple Representations of Functions
Wed
9:45–11:15
Richard Parr, Rice University
Grapevine A
Transforming High School Mathematics Using Transformations
Tue
Tue
8:00–9:00
1:00–2:00
San Antonio 4
Grapevine B
Dixie Ross, Pflugerville High School
Effective Questioning/Assessment Tools for High School
Mon
Tue
8:00–9:30
3:00–4:30
Grapevine A
Grapevine B
Mon
9:45–11:15
Grapevine A
Teaching AP Calculus TODAY!
Michael Serra, Author
Teaching Sequential Reasoning Through Games and Puzzles
Tue
3:00–4:30
Texas B
Wed
9:45–11:15 Grapevine C
Cool Investigations in Geometry
Nanci Smith, Effective Classrooms Educational Consulting
Differentiating Instruction in the Secondary Math Classroom
Tue
Wed
1:15–2:45
8:00–9:30
Grapevine C
Grapevine C
Robyn Silbey, Montgomery County Public Schools
Teach Students to Fish: Engagement, Accountability, Success!
Tue
1:15–2:45
Texas D
Mon
10:30–11:30
Grapevine C
The Math Coach: Create a Vision for Success at Your School!
Joyce Stiglitz, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development
Boost Engagement and Achievement with Kagan Structures for
Secondary Math
Tue 1:15-2:45
Texas A
Glenna Tabor, Glenna Tabor Consulting
Small Groups are Simple
Mon
11:30–1:00
Austin 6
Tue
8:00–9:30
Texas D
Tabor Rotation: Simplifying Small-Group, Differentiated Instruction in Math
Marcia Tate, Developing Minds, Inc.
Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites
Mon
8:00–11:00
Texas A
Sam Zigrossi, Charles A. Dana Center
Emerging Responsibilities for Math Teachers
Mon
11:45–12:45
Grapevine A
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CAMT 2011
Special Interest Sessions
MATH-A-RAMA
Exhibit Hall C
Monday, July 18
Tuesday, July 19
Wednesday, July 20 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
On each of three half days of the conference, elementary teachers (K–5) will have the opportunity to attend 6
different sessions, for a total of 18 different MATH-ARAMA sessions at CAMT 2011. The theme for all of the
sessions will be probability and statistics as they support
number concepts. Each day, a different set of six 25-minute sessions will be repeated six times, so that a participant may attend all six sessions in any order. Participants
who do not want to attend every MATH-A-RAMA session
may enter and leave MATH-A-RAMA during the 5-minute breaks between sessions. See you there!
Texas Education Agency Update
Elementary Sessions
Mon 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Tue
9:15 a m.–10:15 a.m.
Secondary Sessions
Mon 9:45 a m.–11:15 a m.
Tue
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Grapevine C
Texas A
Texas B
Grapevine C
Texas Education Agency staff will discuss sessions on the
most current information regarding legislation affecting
K–12 mathematics education. Additional topics include
career and college readiness activities, professional development opportunities, and the new STAAR assessments.
STEPS (Secondary Teachers Enhancing
Performance for Students)
Best Lessons from High School Algebra Classrooms
Exhibit Hall C
Monday, July 18
Wednesday, July 20
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
STEPS will provide an opportunity for secondary teachers to participate in activities that focus on best lessons
from the high school algebra classroom. Six 25-minute
sessions will be repeated six times so that a participant
may attend all six sessions in any order. Participants who
do not want to attend every STEPS session may enter and
leave STEPS five minutes before the hour and half-hour
or during the breaks between sessions. Sessions begin at
every hour and half-hour.
Best Lessons from Middle School Mathematics
Classrooms
Exhibit Hall C
Tuesday, July 19
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
STEPS will provide an opportunity for secondary teachers
to participate in activities that focus on best lessons from
the middle school mathematics classroom. Six 25-minute
sessions will be repeated six times so that a participant
may attend all six sessions in any order. Participants who
do not want to attend every STEPS session may enter and
leave STEPS five minutes before the hour and half-hour
or during the breaks between sessions. Sessions begin at
every hour and half-hour.
Meetings of Organizations
Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics
Exhibit Hall B Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Yellow Rose Ballroom
5:00 p m.–7:00 p m.
Presider: Nancy Trapp, TCTM President
TCTM members are invited to the annual TCTM business
meeting and reception on Tuesday, July 19 in Exhibit Hall
B. This meeting and reception is open to ALL paid registrants attending CAMT 2011 and dues-paying members of
TCTM. No pre-registration or additional fee is required.
During our brief business meeting, we will share information with members about recent actions of the national,
state, and local councils.
Award recipients and state and local board members will
be recognized. Door prizes will be awarded. We regret
that children or other guests cannot be accommodated.
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Business Meeting Dinner
5:00 p m.
6:30 p m.
Presider: Caren Sorrells, TASM President
Dinner is by reservation only.
AMTE–TX Business Meeting and Poster Session
Monday, July 18, 2011
3:30 p m - 4:30 p m.
Mustang 5
The Association of Mathematics Teacher Education –
Texas Section will hold their regular business meeting and
poster presentations. Members and interested individuals
are welcome.
CAMT 2011
Exhibits, Dates, Policies
Future CAMT Sessions
2012
July 18–20
Houston: George R. Brown Convention Center
2013 July 10–12
San Antonio; Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
2014 July 21–23
2015 Fort Worth: Convention Center, Omni Hotel, Sheraton Hotel
July 24–26
Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center
Exhibits
Message Board
A Message Board will be available for participants’ use in
Exhibit Hall D/E.
First Aid
A First Aid kit will be available at the Information desk at Conference Registration. Contact the Safety and Security Department of the hotel for minor emergencies. For all other emergencies, dial 911.
Commercial exhibits of instructional materials and teaching aids
for mathematics instruction will be on display in Exhibit Hall D
and E. Links to individual exhibitor websites will be listed on
the CAMT website at www.camtonline.org. Exhibit hours are:
Monday, July 18
9:00 a m.–5:00 p m.
Tuesday, July 19
9:00 a m.–5:00 p m.
Wednesday, July 20
9:00 a m.–4:00 p m.
Program Supplement
Special Access and Handicap Provisions
Your name tag serves as your ticket to all conference sessions
except the Featured Ticketed session in Exhibit Hall B, which
requires an additional payment of $35 and is provided with your
name tag/receipt. Name tags must be worn to gain admission.
Lost name badges will cost $5 to be replaced. The cloth badge
holder will be replaced with a plastic badge holder.
• The Gaylord Texan warrants that they make a good faith
effort to comply with requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1992 and related amendments.
• Persons with disabilities that require assistance may have
an assistant accompany them (without paying a registration
fee for the assistant). The assistant must check in with the
registration desk to receive approval and obtain a name tag.
• Persons with disabilities do not have to clear the session
room as others do.
For Your Child’s Safety
Because of the size and nature of CAMT, this conference is not
an appropriate setting for children. Your hotel concierge will be
able to provide recommendations for childcare services while
you are attending the conference. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Children (including nursing babies)
will not be allowed in sessions or the exhibit hall.
Clean Air Policy
CAMT maintains a smoke-free environment in all sessions and
events (including the luncheon, exhibits, etc.).
Cell Phone Use
As a courtesy to the speaker and your colleagues, please turn off
cell phones and pagers during all sessions.
Lost and Found
Items for lost and found may be retrieved or turned in at the
CAMT Registration booth. At the end of the conference, all lost
and found items brought to the Registration Desk will be turned
over to Gaylord Security.
Be sure to pick up a program supplement in the CAMT registration area. Please consult the program supplement for changes
and additions which occurred after the program book was
printed.
Name Tags and Ticketed Session
Replacement Name Tags
It will cost the participant $5.00 to replace lost or forgotten
name tags. The cloth badge holder will be replaced with a plastic badge holder. Materials that were mailed to a school address
and were unable to be picked up require $5.00 to be replaced.
Fees
CAMT Registration is $135
Dan Meyer’s Ticketed Session is $35
Replacement nametag is $5
Parking – Gaylord Texan (tax not included)
Day Parking
$20 valet;
$12 self
Overnight Parking
$24 valet;
$15 self
By registering for CAMT 2011, participants grant CAMT the
right to use, in promotional materials, their likeness or voice as
recorded on, or transferred to, videotape, film, slides, audiotapes,
or other media.
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CAMT 2011
Schedule of Events
Sunday, July 17
On-Site Registration
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
TASM Business Meeting/Dinner
5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Presentation and Activity Sessions
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Exhibits
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
AMTE–TX Business Meeting and Poster Session 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 19
7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Exhibits
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Dan Meyer’s Session and Awards Presentation11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
CAMT is pleased that the following companies have chosen to be sponsors for CAMT 2011. Their support allows
CAMT to provide the best in professional development
for mathematics educators.
Monday, July 18
CAMT 2011 Sponsors
Gold Sponsor
Our Gold sponsor, who donated $2,000, is:
Texas Instruments
<education.ti.com/>
Math Solutions
< www.mathsolutions.com >
Silver Sponsor
Our Silver sponsor, who donated $1,000, is:
GF Educators
<www.gfeducators.com>
Wednesday, July 20
7:30 a m.–9:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Exhibits
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Continuing Professional Education Credit
The State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) has
approved CAMT as a provider of Continuing Professional
Education Credit (CPE). Credit will be available for
all conference sessions for the exact number of hours
of the sessions (if a session is 60 minutes, you will
receive 60 minutes of credit) with 90 minutes of credit
awarded for the Dan Meyer’s luncheon session. Although
attending exhibits is a valuable component of the CAMT
experience, no CPE credit is awarded for this activity. If
you are interested in receiving CPE credit:
1. Use the CPE credit form provided in the program book.
This form provides certification of attendance and
credit. In accordance with state requirements, separate
certificates will not be issued.
2. Complete the questions on the form. Forms will not be
checked/stamped by CAMT staff.
3. Take the form with you as you leave the conference.
Separate certificates are not given. The completed CPE
form is your proof of attendance.
CAMT does not keep records of your CPE forms.
page 10
Continu i n g P r o f e s s i o n a l E d u c a t i o n C r e d i t Fo r m
Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
July 18-20, 2011
The Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching has been approved by the State Board of Educator Certification to
be a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit (CPE Provider # 500190). To receive CPE credit for CAMT 2011,
complete this form in its entirety and take it with you when you leave the conference.
Name____________________________________________________
Sec #
Date
Time
Session Title
Speaker Name
# Mins.
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5.
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Complete the information for each session attended. Count the exact amount of time in a session, i.e. 60 minutes. The STEPS and
MATH-A-RAMA sessions credit are 30 minutes each. Speakers receive double credit for the sessions they present.)
Signature ____________________________________________________ Date__________________________
Total Hours CPE credit__________________________
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Gaylord Texan Maps
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Exhibits
Longhorn Exhibit Hall
Math-A-Rama
& STEPS
TCTM
Recption
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Luncheon
Session
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Exhibit Information
CAMT 2011
Exhibitors
Company
Booth
Company
Booth
A+ Images, Inc
804, 806
EXAMGEN
528
Abrams Learning Trends
1015
Excel Math
818
Academic Core Group, Inc
107
Exemplars
118
Adaptive Curriculum
116
ExploreLearning
819, 821
Agile Mind
917
FACEing MATH
218
AIMS Education Foundation
516, 518
Forde-Ferrier, L.L.C.
213, 312
ALEKS Corporation
601
Frog Publications, Inc
825
Amber Way Jewelry
628
Geoleg
1008
America's Choice
305
GF Educators Inc.
606, 608, 610, 612
Apangea Learning
621
The Gift Solution
617, 619
AppleABC Teacher's Gifts
229
Gourmet Learning
421
Greg Tang
1017
Groggy Dog Sportswear
707, 709
Hands-On Math
719
Heinemann
910
Hickory Grove Press
425
HMH Specialized Curriculum Group
203, 205
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Holt
McDougal
204
Association of Texas Professional
Educators
526
Author's Booth
1009
The Bach Company
625
Bedford, Freeman & Worth (BFW)
Publishers & W.H. Freeman
909
Beijo Bags
104
Benchmark Education
227
BestQuest Teaching Systems
326, 328
Borenson & Associates, Inc.
604
Box Cars & One-Eyed Jacks
906, 908
Brainchild
925
CAMT 2012
1001
CASIO
329
Championship Chess
209
Classroom Products Warehouse
416, 418, 420
Conceptua Math
629
Country Relics
427
Creative Mathematics
607, 609
The Curriculum Project
Institute for Public School Initiatives
1011
iSMART at the University of Houston
827
The Jammin' Classroom
611
Just Us
111
K–5 Kaplan
511, 513
Kagan
829, 928
KAMICO Instructional Media, Inc.
813, 912
Knowsys Test Prep, LLC.
716, 718, 720
L&M Instructional Resources
710
Lakeshore Learning Materials
1016, 1018, 1020
711
LCM: Leadership, Coaching
Mathematics
225
Deanan Gourmet Popcorn
100
The Learning Carpet–TLC, Inc
717
Dee's Tees
512
Learning Resources
317, 319, 321
Denise Carter's Smarty Bunch
121
Learning Wheels, Inc.
228
Didax
300, 302, 304
Learning Wrap-Ups, Inc
210, 212
Dinah-Might Adventures, LP
316, 318
Lone Star Learning
807, 809, 811
Discovery Toys - Rose Brunette
517
MAA
1005
EAI Education
701, 703
Magformers
112
ECS Learning Systems
918, 920
Marcy Cook Math
726
Educators Outlet, Inc.
911, 913
The Markerboard People
501
eInstruction
101
The Master Ruler
1010
Emines – The Creator of Roll 'n Multiply
510
Massaging Insoles by Superior Health, Inc.
926
ETA/Cuisenaire
401
Math A Big Deal
708
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Exhibit Information
Exhibitors
Company
Booth
Company
Booth
MATHCOUNTS Foundation
529
Rosen Classroom
Math Cut Ups
728
Saxon (Houghton Miffin Harcourt)
105
Math GPS, LLC
924
School Savers
729
Math Graffiti–Creative Instruction
201
science-teachers.com
220
Math Matters, Inc.
211
Seidlitz Education
519
The Math Learning Center
505, 507
Silpada Designs
929
Math ‘n’ Stuff
120,122,124,126,128
Sleek Corporation
808
Math Olympiads
110
Math Solutions
106
SMARTTraining, LLC/
SingaporeMathNOW!, LLC
217
Math Teachers Press
525
Southwest Education, Inc
206, 208
Mathline
1006
Stokes Publishing Company
417, 419
MATHRACK
724
Success Ed
108
MathType by Design Science
705
Suntex International
1013
McGraw Hill
410, 412
TCTM
1003
McGraw-Hill/School Education Group
411, 413
Teacher Created Materials
207
Mentoring Minds, L. P.
407, 409
Teacher Stamp Company
721
Miche Bags of the Texas Hill Country
524
MicroAge College Station
1019
MIND Research Institute
521
MobiusMath
221
Moose Productions
1023
Mountain Math/Language, LLC
1004
Nasco
616, 618, 620
Neufeld Learning Systems, Inc.
406
Northpoint Horizons
325, 406, 428
ORIGO Education, Inc.
307, 309
PCI Education
102
Pearson Curriculum
306, 308, 310
Perfection Learning
828
Picture This! Instructional Strategeaze
404
The Pin Man
117
ProComputing
613, 712
Professional Concepts, Inc
408
Queue
1029
Qtopia
301
Qwizdom, Inc.
301, 402
RALLY! Education
114
Region 4 ESC
901, 903
Renaissance Learning
713
Revolution Prep
324
Rhymes 'n' Times
1012
RJB3 Games
109
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Teacher Tops/Embroideries + More
706
Teacher's Tools
801
Teacherwear
820
TEKSING Toward TAKS
810, 812
Texas A&M University
905, 907
Texas Educational Solutions
320
Texas Instruments
725
Texas Regional Collaboratives
1025, 1027
Texas State University–San Marcos
1028
Texas State - Elementary Masters
Mathematics Specialist Program
129
Texas Woman's University
627
Think It By Hand
125
TimesTracker
832
TODOS
1007
TTU College of Education
313
University of Texas at Austin
113
UT Dana Center
919, 921
Valley Business Machines
219
Visions Technology in Education
506, 508
Walch Education
119
Western Governors University
311
Whaley Gradebook Co., Inc.
916
Wheel of Facts
520
Wholemovement
509
YMIR Inc./The Ultimate Puzzle
817
You CAN Do The Rubik's Cube
216
S
S
G
E
S
General =
Elementary =
Secondary =
The Role Inquiry
Teaching Methods
Small Groups are Simple
[ in Austin 6 ]
Glenna Tabor
Solving Behavior
Problems in Math
Class
G
G
S
E
Seven Big Steps
to Nurture Young
Mathematicians
Barbara
Novelli
S
G
The Math Coach:
Create a Vision for
Success
Robyn
Silbey
E
S
E
E
Beyond Cute: Appropriate and
Intentional Mathematics for
the Young Child
E
Are You Game for a
Change
Greg Tang
Juanita Copley
RtI in Mathematics
Paula
Moeller
E
Fact Fluency – Do
You Kakooma
Greg Tang
Drill Like A Champion!
Kim Sutton
Centers for Math—
Management,
Materials
Marcy Cook
E
Math Intervention:
Building Number
Power
Jennifer
Taylor-Cox
Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: Twenty Instructional
Strategies that Engage the Brain
Marcia Tate
STAAR Gazing
with Rigor
G
Texas D
[ in Mustang 6 ]
Ron Brown
Day of Discovery
Jennifer
Taylor-Cox
Ignite Session!
Tim Pope
MSTAR Universal
Screener and RtI
JoAnn
Wheeler
E
Celebrating 17
Mathematical Years
with Pigs … Series
Amy Axelrod
Texas C
S
Mark L.
Daniels
G
Larry Lipman
G
Forty-Eight Years
of International
Comparisons:
Zal Usiskin
Are You Ready to
Leap Into the 21st
Century?
G
TEA Mathematics Update—
Secondary
S
Greater Lesser
Thoughts on
Assessment and …
Sam
Zigrossi
G
Celebrating 17
Mathematical Years
with Pigs … Series
E
Texas B
S
Strategies that Engage the Brain
Everly Broadway
David
Chard
TEA Mathematics
Update—
Elementary
Amy Axelrod
E
Good Questions
Lead to
INFORMative
Jeane Joyner
Texas A
Larry Lesser
S
Beyond Numbers: Reaching
Diverse Learners in Secondary
Mathematics
Amy Germundson
The Math Coach:
Create a Vision for
Success
E
Assessment to
INFORM Teaching
and Learning
Jeane Joyner
G
STAAR: Focus on Academic
Readiness: Are You Ready?
David Molina
4:00 pm
Grapevine D
Marcia Tate
Beyond Numbers: Reaching
Diverse Learners
S
Fractions Like You
Have Never Seen
Them
E
Everly
Broadway
G
G
Robyn
Silbey
Maria Trejo
Great Fun! Huge Learning!
Grades K–2
E
3:00 pm
Grapevine C
Amy Germundson
Fractions Like You
Have Never Seen
Them
S
2:00 pm
Mary Alice Hatchett
The Vocabulary of
Mathematics and
Its Importance …
S
The Emerging
Responsibilities for
Mathematics
G
1:00 pm
Some of My
Favorite Math
Questions…
Tom Butts
12:00 pm
Sam
Zigrossi
Grapevine B
S
Pamela
Harris
S
Pamela
Harris
Don Balka
S
11:00 am
Teaching AP Calculus TODAY!
Dixie Ross
Games & Activities
in Algebra &
Prealgebra
S
S
10:00 am
Games & Activities
in Algebra &
Prealgebra
Don Balka
Effective Questioning/
Assessment Tools
Dixie Ross
9:00 am
Grapevine A
Monday
8:00 am
CAMT 2011
Featured Sessions Overview
Rooms at the Gaylord Texan
Other
page 19
page 20
E
S
S
RtI in Mathematics
Paula Moeller
[Austin 6]
G
E
VESTED: Including All
Learners in the Diverse Math
Classroom
Cindy CardenasKolak
Making Math Real: The
Earliest Development of
Number Sense
David Berg
E
G
[Exhibit Hall B]
Dan Meyer
The Sky Is the
Limit for Early
Math Learners
Kim Sutton
E
G
G
E
S
Elementary =
Secondary =
General =
G
S
Teach Students to Fish:
Engagement, Accountability,
Success!
Robyn Silbey
The Vocabulary of
Mathematics and
Its Importance …
Maria Trejo
Strategies to Get
Them Thinking,
Doing, Talking Math
Bea Luchin
Boost Engagement and
Achievement
S
S
S
G
G
E
RtI in Mathematics
[San Antonio 4 ]
Paula Moeller
STAAR: Focus on Academic
Readiness: Are You Ready?
David Molina
VESTED: Including All
Learners in the Diverse Math
Classroom
Cindy CardenasKolak
Teaching Sequential
Reasoning Through Games
and Puzzles
Michael Serra
Math Curriculum Makeover:
Follow-Up Session
G
The Role of Inquiry
Teaching Methods
in Mathematics
Mark L.
Daniels
Dan Meyer
Some Things We
Can Learn from
High-Performing
Steve
Leinwand
S
Texas D
Transforming H. S.
Mathematics
[San Antonio 4 ]
Richard Parr
Tabor Rotation: Simplifying
Small-Group, Differentiated
Instruction in Math
S
E
G
Big Gains from
Small Struggles
Cathy Seeley
G
Joyce Stiglitz
STAAR Gazing
with Rigor
JoAnn
Wheeler
Texas Education Agency
Mathematics Update—
Secondary
Everly Broadway
Texas C
Glenna Tabor
Making Math Real: The
Earliest Development of
Number Sense
E
Visual Learning
and Math: A Sure
Bet for All Students
Stuart
Murphy
E
Are you Game for a
Change
Greg Tang
S
Differentiating Instruction
in the Elementary Math
Classroom
Nanci Smith
S
4:00 pm
Effective Questioning/
Assessment Tools for High
School
Dixie Ross
3:00 pm
Texas B
David Berg
E
TEA Mathematics
Update—
Elementary
Everly
Broadway
G
G
Solving Behavior
Problems in Math
Class
Jennifer
Taylor-Cox
S
Transforming H. S.
Mathematics Using
Transformations
Richard Parr
2:00 pm
Texas A
Make Sense of
Numbers with
Number …Activities
Marcy Cook
Fact Fluency – Do
You Kakooma?
E
Mathematics
Leadership At
Work
Diane Briars
G
Share Your Lesson
Study Challenges
and Experiences!
Catherine
Lewis
S
1:00 pm
Grapevine D
Greg Tang
Classroom
E
E
G
Simple Strategies to Support
Problem Solving in Your
Classroom, Grades K-2
Barbara Novelli
Day of Discovery
Larry Lipman
Greater Lesser
Thoughts on
Assessment
Larry Lesser
12:00 pm
Grapevine C
Nanci Smith
Beyond Cute: Appropriate and
Intentional Mathematics for
the Young Child
E
G
11:00 am
Teach Students to Fish:
Engagement, Accountability,
Success!
Robyn Silbey
10:00 am
Grapevine B
Juanita Copley
Develop Professional Learning
Community Through Lesson
Study
G
E
9:00 am
Grapevine A
Catherine Lewis
Ron Brown
8:00 am
Tuesday
CAMT 2011
Featured Sessions Overview
Other
G
S
Some of My
Favorite Math
Questions
G
E
S
Elementary =
Secondary =
S
Words Are No Problem:
Strategies To Learn Math
Vocabulary
[Texas 1/2]
William McBride
G
E
E
Walk the Number Line
Kim Sutton
E
Communicating – Speaking,
Writing, and Sketching —
About Math
Stuart Murphy
Learning Trajectories? The
Core of Standards, Teaching,
and Learning
Douglas Clements
G
Vocabulary in 3-D
for ELLS
Cindy CardenasKolak
Texas D
General =
S
Greater Lesser
Thoughts on
Assessment
Larry Lesser
E
Simple Strategies to Support
Problem Solving in Your
Classroom, Grades 3–5
Barbara Novelli
Texas C
Tom Butts
Vocabulary in 3-D
for ELLS
G
S
Mathematics
Spoken Here:
Problem Solving …
Marcy Cook
E
Classroom
Nanci Smith
4:00 pm
Texas B
Cindy CardenasKolak
The Shape of
Geometry and the
Geometry of Shape
G
E
RtI in Mathematics
Paula
Moeller
E
Great Fun! Huge Learning!
Grades PK–3
Mary Alice Hatchett
S
3:00 pm
Are You Ready to
Leap Into the 21st
Century!
Sam Zigrossi
2:00 pm
Texas A
Strategies to Get
Them Thinking,
Doing, & Talking
Bea Luchin
G
S
How to Discretely Teach
Creativity from Doodling to
Discovering
Edward Burger
Zal Usiskin
G
Closing The Achievement
Gap: Teaching to Gender
Differences
S
Fractions Like You
Have Never Seen
Them Before (•/ ÷ )
Pamela
Harris
Cool Investigations in
Geometry
Michael Serra
G
Share Your Lesson
Study Challenges
and Experiences!
Catherine
Lewis
1:00 pm
Grapevine D
William McBride
Fractions Like You
Have Never Seen
Them Before ( + /– )
E
S
S
Visible Thinking
in the Mathematics
Classroom
Don Balka
12:00 pm
Grapevine C
Pamela
Harris
S
11:00 am
Exploring Finite Differences
through Multiple
Representations of Functions
Games & Activities
in Algebra &
Prealgebra
S
Classroom
10:00 am
Anne
Papakonstantinou
Grapevine B
Nanci Smith
Develop a Learning
Community
Through Lesson …
Catherine
Lewis
Don Balka
G
Overcoming Resistance to
Change
Ted H. Hull
9:00 am
Grapevine A
Wednesday
8:00 am
CAMT 2011
Other
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CAMT 2011
Elementary
Elementary Session Listings
Sessions are listed in chronological order, and
tagged with a session number. If a session is
repeated, a second number will be listed. It
can also be found in the presenter index. General interest sessions appear in both Elementary and Secondary listings.
Elementary Secondary
Monday
22
72
Tuesday
39
96
Wednesday
57
117
Index See maps on
pages 12- 13
session
time
session
number
strand
session
room
Mustang 6
Activity
Featured Session PK-2
8:00 - 9:30
F
12
138
Don’t forget to
clear the room
after each session!
(see page 4)
grade lvl
target
session
type
session
presenter(s)
Ron Brown,
Nancy Brown,
Intelli-Tunes
Teach place value, time, money, counting, number sense, shapes,
fractions and so much more with the power of classroom tested
songs, games, and activities. Use the power of music to make a
positive difference. Join Ron and Nancy Brown for a fast paced
session that will truly ignite your teaching, energize your classroom,
and accelerate learning! Handouts! Prizes! Fun!
If session is highlighted
and has a star or ticket
symbol, it is one of the
Featured Sessions listed
on pages 5-7.
NOTE: general interest
course listings are
integrated into both the
sections, and are not listed
separately.
F
session
title
session
description
Session details
and materials are
listed here.
Unique Schedule
page 22
Exhibit Hall C
Monday 8:30 - 11:30
Tuesday 1:00 - 4:00
MATH-A-RAMA
Wednesday 8:30 - 11:30
MATH-A-RAMA – Elementary Sessions
Elementary teachers (K-5) will have the opportunity to attend 6 different 25-minute sessions on probability and statistics as they support
number concepts. Each session will be repeated six times, so that a
participant may attend all six sessions in any order. Participants who
do not want to attend every MATH-A-RAMA session may enter and
leave MATH-A-RAMA during the 5-minute break between sessions.
CAMT 2011
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Are you feeling like things were too overwhelming last year? Are you
dreaming of the day you’ll catch up? Are you wondering why you
chose to teach? Join us as we explore strategies to restore focus to
our daily efforts and recharge our passion for teaching and learning.
Yellow Rose
2
Presentation
Featured Session General Interest
CAMT First Timers’ Session
8:00 - 9:00
F
Basia Hall,
Consultant
Learn how to make your first time at CAMT a success! If you have
been to CAMT before, come learn how to make CAMT a new
adventure.
Come learn seven issues and related steps based on principles of
cognitive psychology for structuring student practice to enhance
every aspect of learning.
Dallas 7
Michelle Merritt,
Galena Park ISD
Activity
General Interest
Which One Is The Math Teacher? Co-Teaching In The Math
Classroom
8:00 - 9:00
6
How does co-teaching work? Participants will learn strategies for
setting up, organizing, and facilitating a successful co-teach math
classroom. Different co-teaching strategies will be discussed and
ideas for lessons will be provided.
Texas 3
Angie Campbell,
Carla Hassell,
Activity
Channelview ISD
General Interest
Supplemental Aid Toolbox: Renovate Your Strategies
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8:00 - 9:00
Probably the single most important aspect of the classroom experience for teachers and kids alike is classroom management. It’s hard
to explore the vast reaches of your content when you’re tied to your
desk, or when you’ve tied your students to theirs! In our session,
Steve Sippel draws from years of teaching middle and high school
kids in public disciplinary alternative schools, observations of
classrooms from the administrative perspective, selections of expert
research, and practical nuggets of wisdom from successful teachers.
This session’s goal is to create classrooms that engage kids, reduce
teacher stress, and make your administrators happy!
Participants will experience the building blocks of supplemental
aids. You will see examples of aids and get a snapshot of how to
implement them in the classroom.
Palomino 1
John Crowder,
Visions Technology
Presentation
General Interest
Teacher-Friendly Technology Resources
8:00 - 9:00
4
Got hardware. Got software. Need help getting started? Come
explore these easy-to-implement lesson plans and resources for
math students of all ages. Use Microsoft Office and other commonly available software to seamlessly and inexpensively integrate
technology into your classroom.
Palomino 2
Patsy Kanter,
HMH
4.5
Presentation
K-5
Fostering Good Questioning Everyday: Using Higher-Order
Thinking Skills with Calendar Math
8:00 - 9:00
Monday
Appaloosa 3
Steven Sippel,
Harlandale ISD
Presentation
New Teachers General Interest
Classroom Management 101 For (Non) Dummies: Those
Aren’t Barbarians, That’s My 3rd Period Class!
8:00 - 9:00
Mustang 2
Stan Hartzler,
Archer City ISD
5
Presentation
Structuring Student Practice For Maximum Effectiveness
8:00 - 9:30
Elementary
Fort Worth 5/6
Sharon Benson,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
General Interest
Why Do I Feel Like I’m Losing My Mind?
8:00 - 9:00
7
Austin 1/2
Robert Quach,
Tonya Haddox,
8
Activity
Garland ISD
Hey Rookie! Don’t Let Your First Day Be Your Last!
8:00 - 9:00
Are you about to embark on a new journey in the classroom? Do you
need some advice on classroom management, curriculum instruction,
or how to handle situations that may arise during the course of the year?
Bring your questions, and we will answer! Handouts will be provided.
Fort Worth 1/2
Cindy Brown,
Melissa Henrietta,
9
Activity
Arlington ISD
PK-2
Building The K-2 Math Workshop
8:00 - 9:30
Ever wonder how to fit it all in—math talk, focus lessons, small group
time, journaling, etc.? BUILD is an acronym for a math workshop
structure for young children. Explore how to keep your children
engaged throughout your math block in meaningful mathematics!
The presenter will model higher-order thinking skills for deep math
discussions during calendar time.
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Texas 4
10
Activity
PK-2
Anchors To 5 And 10
Monday
Elementary
8:00 - 9:00
Carolyn Moore,
Help young students develop number relationships using a fiveframe or a ten-frame. In this session we will explore activities using
this model. We will also discuss the importance of questioning
students for understanding.
Grapevine 4/5
11
Activity
PK-2
Shuffling Into Math
8:00 - 9:30
Jane Felling,
Box Cars & One-Eyed
Jacks
Mustang 6
Activity
F
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Ron Brown,
Nancy Brown,
Intelli-Tunes
Teach place-value, time, money, counting, number sense, shapes,
fractions and so much more with the power of classroom tested
positive difference. Join Ron and Nancy Brown for a fast paced
Texas 1/2
Sherry Colarusso,
Vennlogic, Inc.
13
Presentation
K-5
Spiraled Review To Support Critical Thinking
8:00 - 9:30
Participants will see a spiral review tool used effectively as a means
to instructional density and will understand the importance of
focused inquiry specific to critical thinking. Algebraic patterning
through extension, prediction, and generalization will be included in
the spiral.
8:00 - 9:30
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Mustang 3
Activity
K-5
Rose Ann Jackson,
Pam Littleton,
Beth Riggs,
Tarleton State University
“Fruity” Math (With A Few Veggies!)
Fruits and vegetables can be a source of inexpensive manipulatives
for illustrating mathematical concepts and developing problem-solving skills. Participants will experience a variety of ways to use these
items mathematically within their elementary classrooms. LOADS of
handouts and activities will be provided for you to take with you!
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Effective mathematics teachers have the ability to make content
accessible and understandable to students through mathematical
knowledge for teaching (MKT). Pre-service teachers participated in
a study to determine the impact of methods courses on the development of MKT. The data and results of the Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (MKT) measures (Hill, Schilling, & Ball, 2004)
administered will be shared.
Pecos 2
Doliska Dawson,
Antheresa Brown,
16
Activity
Arlington ISD
K-5
Exploring Mathematics Through Children’s Literature
8:00 - 9:00
Come prepared to play card and dice games that help your youngest
students achieve success in basic number sense, place-value, patterning, graphing, data management, addition, and subtraction. This
strategy-based workshop will provide you with many easy to implement games that incorporate the use of cards, dice, and new domino
activities. Reproducible game boards, student samples, and more
will be demonstrated. Great for regular, ESL, After School, Title 1,
and special education programs. Come prepared to play!
8:00 - 9:30
Mustang 5
Carole Hayata,
University of North Texas
15
Presentation
K-5
The Development Of Mathematical Knowledge For Teaching
Pre-Service Teachers
8:00 - 9:00
Do you consider reading and math to be two separate subjects? In
this session, educators will learn how to integrate children’s literature into their mathematics curriculum. Participants will walk away
from this session with ready-to-use lesson plans.
Mustang 4
Presentation
New Teachers K-5
Math And Writing Do Mix!
8:00 - 9:00
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Kimberly Wheeler,
Building to Learn, Inc.
When writing skills are used with math concepts, students develop
insight into the principles of mathematics. In turn, an even deeper
awareness occurs when students share that knowledge and understanding with others in written and oral form. This is a great way to
assess student comprehension!
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Dallas 1/2
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
K-5
8:00 - 9:00
Mariemma Cobb,
Rockwall ISD
Erika Manning,
Susan Segura,
Howard Dobbs Elementary
Let Them Connect! Strategies To Engage And Empower
Students With Language Choice (English/Spanish)
We will explore methods to “hook” students with different abilities
to deeper levels of understanding in mathematics. To meet these
challenges effectively, teachers need a broad range of teaching strategies that integrate a variety of resources. We will share strategies
which are used in projects in a number of Texas school districts.
Concepts shared will range from counting, place-value, and operations to fractions, measurement, and decimals. Participants will
receive a CD and off-computer support materials.
CAMT 2011
Stefani Kulhanek,
Region 4 ESC
How does incorporating student choice into the elementary mathematics classroom support the needs all students? Join us as we
explore easy-to-implement strategies that facilitate differentiated
instruction and provide insight into the components of an engaging
classroom.
Appaloosa 4
Robert Parrish,
AnsMar Publishers, Inc.
Presentation
K-5
Effective Instructional Strategies: 7 Proven Methods
8:00 - 9:00
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Pecos 3
Leslie Koske,
Region 14 ESC
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Activity
Technology K-5
Hot-Dog Problem Solving Using The TI-15™ Calculator For K-5
8:00 - 9:00
This session features a basic calculator ‘how-to’ giving teachers
creative literature-based elementary math activities using manipulatives and the TI-15™ calculator to problem-solve using HOTS
“Higher Order Thinking Skills!” This calculator features a two-line
display, place-value keys, fraction keys, rounding with a moveable
decimal key, constants, and more! Participants will receive free
copies of all activities.
Austin 3
Activity
3-5
The Amazing Race - MATH
8:00 - 9:00
22
LaKesha Bass,
Anita Gray,
DeSoto ISD
Learn how to create a competitive way to incorporate cooperative
learning while practicing hands-on math activities. Detailed steps to
set up the competition and activities will be demonstrated.
Del Rio 2
Anita Turner,
Rhymes ‘n Times
22.5
Activity
3-5
Conquer Times Tables in Only Three Weeks!
8:00 - 9:00
This program offers teachers a non-traditional method to teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and equivalency
using all four learning styles with a multi-sensory approach.
Lori Ramsey,
Courtney Foreman,
Northwest ISD
As a coach or administrator you may already be familiar with
observations and feedback. Now you might be wondering, how
can I help my teachers build their content knowledge? This session
will explore various strategies for coaches and/or administrators to
incorporate into professional learning communities so that teachers
have opportunities to examine and discuss best practices on topics
ranging from lesson design to assessments.
San Antonio 5/6
Denise Carter,
Denise Carter’s Smarty
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Activity
Bunch
3-5
Denise Carter’s Smartybunch™ Using Songs To Master Math
8:00 - 9:30
Denise Carter will use songs to show teachers creative ways and
new strategies for math they can use all year long. The strategies are
guaranteed to improve daily, test, and overall student performance.
Grapevine 2/3
Angela Clark,
Bobbie Carter,
25, 113
Activity
Wylie ISD
3-5
Teach Like A Math Rockstar In The 21st Century
8:00 - 9:30
Teachers will learn how to integrate 21st Century skills and effective
math strategies. Participants will learn how to effectively engage
students by using technology and collaboration structures in order to
improve student achievement.
Mustang 1
Beth Duke,
Heather Lewis,
Activity
Lewisville ISD
3-5
STAAR Gazing – Bringing Measurement Into Focus For 4th Grade
8:00 - 9:30
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Join fourth-grade Lewisville ISD teachers to explore unchartered
territory, as we relate the measurement big idea from the Texas
Response to the Curriculum Focal Points to the new STAAR assessment. Journey through hands-on, integrated activities ready to
travel from our classroom to yours. Resistance is futile—STAAR is
coming!
Fort Worth 3/4
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Activity
New Teachers 3-5
Guided Math With Results
8:00 - 9:00
Dianne Fulton,
Lewisville ISD
Learn a teacher-friendly system to implement Guided Math into
your classroom. Utilize viable and rigorous small-group stations
to motivate and instruct your students using materials you already
have on your campus! Provide daily and weekly opportunities for
remediation and enrichment to meet the needs of ALL of your students and propel them forward.
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Monday
Come learn instructional strategies for effective direct instruction and tips to reach all students regardless of their learning style.
When implementing these strategies, teachers will be able to track
the successful development of student learning. This will facilitate
development of knowledge and skills as specified in state and TEKS
standards.
Texas 5/6
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Activity
K-5
Coaching Tools For PLC’s
8:00 - 9:30
Elementary
Dallas 5/6
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Activity
K-5
The Power To Choose
8:00 - 9:00
CAMT 2011
Austin 6
Melissa Goulden,
Becky Dewald,
28
Activity
Lewisville ISD
3-5
STAAR Gazing– Bringing Measurement Into Focus For 3rd Grade
Grapevine 1
32
Activity
3-5
Math A Big Deal
Join third-grade Lewisville ISD teachers to explore unchartered
territory, as we relate the measurement big idea from the Texas
travel from our classroom to yours. Resistance is futile–STAAR is
coming!
Math is a BIG DEAL and can be lots of fun! You will learn several
ways to motivate your students to succeed in their computational
skills in math through hands-on, innovative games. Come prepared
to play and have a good time practicing place-value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions in a game-like format
that you can implement into your classroom tomorrow!
Fort Worth 7
Jim Holland,
Arlington ISD
29
Presentation
3-5
Print, Cut, And Fold: Creative Technology Projects For
Elementary Math
8:00 - 9:30
Monday
Elementary
8:00 - 9:30
8:00 - 9:00
This is not arts and crafts with computers! In this session we will
demonstrate projects that require basic graphic manipulation in
Microsoft Office. Technology-infused graphic organizers and foldable activities will be demonstrated, such as towers, cascading flip
books, clue squares, flap books, pyramids, folding Venn diagrams,
pocket portfolios, and more. Each of the projects that will be
presented will be accompanied by suggested curriculum uses for all
subjects at the elementary level.
8:00 - 9:00
30
ELL/Bilingual,
New Teachers
San Antonio 1/2
Activity
3-5
Angel Magruder,
Vanessa Shiplett,
Birdville ISD
Math Card Games
This session will offer a wide variety of math card games that can
be used for all levels of students. The games will be easy for students to learn with little or no set up required! The games featured
will focus on concepts such as place-value, rounding, fractions,
decimals, and many more!
San Antonio 3
Brenna Newman,
Kriston Ciacco,
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Activity
Denton ISD
New Teachers 3-5
Guided Math For Great Students!
8:00 - 9:00
Elementary mathematics... boring, tiresome, and overwhelming! Not
anymore! We have put “Guided Math” into practice (along with preand post-assessments) to make math instruction not only the highlight
for our students but a highlight to teach as well! You will leave with
tons of ideas to improve your instruction as well as math menus, closing classroom strategies, games, and more to use with your students!
Come learn about this data and research-based best practice... and
leave feeling more excited about math than ever before!
8:00 - 9:00
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San Antonio 4
Activity
Connie Newville,
Math A Big Deal
Diane Utsman,
Region 18 ESC
ELL/Bilingual,
3-5
New Teachers
Multiply Like Rabbits And Divide And Conquer!
Traditional algorithms are the reason so many students cannot multiply and divide. Students can use Base 10 Blocks to discover a multiplication algorithm and make long division easy! In this session,
we will use Base 10 Blocks to explore multiplication and division
using number sense and the distributive property and connect the
“block understanding” to non-traditional algorithms. You will leave
ready to multiply like rabbits and conquer division.
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Dallas 3/4
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
3-5
8:00 - 9:00
Deidre Hannible,
Mrs. Math Games
Professional Development
& Consulting
STAARving For Great Math Ideas? Ignite Your Class
Making mathematical connections to the real world can be a task
for elementary students. Come learn and enjoy fun ways to get all
students engaged in math when they are in class and away from
school!
8:00 - 9:00
35
ELL/Bilingual,
New Teachers
Palomino 3
Presentation
Bill Lombard,
3-5
Mistletoe School
Foothill High School
Brad Fulton,
Fraction Number Line: Connections For Success
This easy-to-teach and mathematically powerful activity will
develop rich number sense among fraction, decimal, and percent
representations for your students. This is a great way to help not
only elementary students, but also older students who struggle with
fraction concepts. A complete handout is available.
Appaloosa 1
Jamie Halliburton,
Hurst Euless Bedford ISD
36
Activity
Technology 3-5
SMART (Smiling Mathematicians And Reenergized Teachers) Math
8:00 - 9:00
A session for novice or beginning SMART Board users focusing
on making small tweaks in how the TEKS are taught to incorporate
the SMART Board results in enhancing student engagement while
simultaneously increasing understanding and achievement.
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8:00 - 9:00
Austin 4/5
Candy George,
Region 4 ESC
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Activity
ELL/Bilingual 3-5
Embedding ELPS In The Mathematics Classroom
Appaloosa 4
Margaret Harris,
St. Pius X High School
42, 175
Presentation
General Interest
A Colorful Solution To Learning Problems
Explore learning strategies to address the English Language
Proficiency Standard’s student expectations of listening, speaking,
reading, and writing to facilitate students’ acquisition of mathematics academic language and access to mathematics content.
Irlen Syndrome is a visual perception problem that affects an
estimated 15% of the general population and 50% of people with
learning differences. It can lead to graphing and integer problems
in math classes. Learn how to identify it and help students who are
affected. It’s as easy as color!
Which methods efficiently develop automaticity across a broad
range of students? See the latest results from our ongoing math fact
fluency research.
Sherri Adler,
Tricia Salerno,
SMARTTraining
Come learn hands-on intervention strategies to use with any curriculum based on Singapore Math.
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With the emergence of STAAR, the Common Core State Standards
movement, and the intense pressure for students to acquire 21st
Century skills, these requirements will force the teaching of mathematics to change from its traditional approach and move to another
level of higher student achievement. Each of the above requirements
will be described and some new ways of thinking about teaching
mathematics will be discussed based on evidence-based results in
Texas, the USA, and internationally.
Palomino 3
April Chauvette,
Emily Gray,
Activity
Leander ISD
General Interest
Making Sense Of The TAKS Vertical Scale
9:15 - 10:15
9:15 - 10:15
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Presenters will share strategies they have used with grade-level teams
to help them to transform into Professional Learning Communities
(PLCs). Participants will have the opportunity to dialog about common barriers and successes around supporting developing PLCs.
TAKS data for grades 3–8 are now being reported on a Vertical
Scale, allowing stakeholders to quantify a student’s academic progress from year to year, as measured by TAKS–and soon STAAR.
Come learn more about vertical scale and how to use a graphic organizer to delve deeper into this data, make sense of it, and identify
students for targeted interventions. Participants will receive access
to the tools and organizers to use with their campus.
Palomino 1
Pam Johnson,
Kelly Meshell,
40
Presentation
Austin ISD
General Interest
Leadership For Professional Learning Communities
Appaloosa 3
Steven Sippel,
Harlandale ISD
41, 3
Presentation
9:15 - 10:15
9:15 - 10:15
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ELL/Bilingual,
New Teachers
Texas 4
Activity
Lori Lomas,
General Interest
Hereford ISD
Hereford SD
Cookie Tarr,
Journals And Beyond!!!!!
You know that your kids need to write in math class. But just how
do you get that done in an effective format that works? This session
will teach you how to produce an interactive math learning journal,
which will facilitate successful student learning of math skills
and problem-solving strategies. You will learn how to give your
students an opportunity to connect your teaching with their learning
through the power of their writing. This will provide student ownership and real-life connections for our math concepts.
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Monday
Del Rio 3
39
Activity
3-5
Singapore Math Interventions
8:00 - 9:00
Texas C
Sam Zigrossi,
Presentation
Featured Sesion General Interest
Are You Ready To Leap Into The 21st Century, Because You’ll
Have To!
9:15 - 10:15
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Elementary
Grapevine 6
Paul Cholmsky,
ExploreLearning
38, 99
Presentation
3-5
Effective Methods For Developing Math Fact Fluency
8:00 - 9:00
9:15 - 10:15
CAMT 2011
Fort Worth 3/4
Debrah Harman,
46, 87
Activity
PK-2
Help The Little Ones’ Quest For Big, Bigger, Best!!!
9:15 - 10:15
Come and join the fun and laughter as we rev up the excitement!
This hands-on session gives teachers motivating TEKS-correlated
ideas, games, and strategies that can be used for all of their students.
These strategies are so user-friendly that teachers can begin using
them immediately in their classrooms! Plus, every attendee leaves
with a game and a handout!!! Let the quest begin!
When writing skills are used with math concepts, students develop
insight of the principles of mathematics. In turn, an even deeper
awareness occurs when students share that knowledge and understanding with others in written and oral form. This is a great way to
assess student comprehension!
Monday
Elementary
9:15 - 10:15
Pecos 2
47
Activity
PK-2
More Than A Math Game!
9:15 - 10:15
Aryn Merrill,
David Veteikis,
Arlington ISD
Do you want to incorporate more games into your math time? Are
you worried about making them purposeful practice? Join us for
games that involve math standards, accountable talk, and fun!
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Dallas 1/2
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
K-5
9:15 - 10:15
Mariemma Cobb,
Erika Manning,
Susan Segura,
Rockwall ISD
Let Them Connect!
We will explore methods to “hook” students with different abilities
to deeper levels of understanding in mathematics. To meet these
challenges effectively, teachers need a broad range of teaching strategies that integrate a variety of resources. We will share strategies
which are used in projects in a number of Texas school districts.
Concepts shared will range from counting, place-value, and operations to fractions, measurement, and decimals. Participants will
receive a CD and off-computer support materials.
Dallas 5/6
Activity
K-5
The Power To Choose
9:15 - 10:15
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Stefani Kulhanek,
Kimberly Wheeler,
Mustang 5
Valerie Sharon,
Theresa Hughes,
Activity
Sam Houston State University
K-5
Learning To Teach A Math Methods Course Using Lesson Study
9:15 - 10:15
52
We will describe the process and outcomes of our collaboration
intended for improving our practice in teaching a math methods
course for PSTs. Two senior math educators provided guidance,
observed, and critiqued four fraction lessons taught by two junior
researchers/instructors. Outcome measures for this two-semester
study included PSTs knowledge gain and self efficacy, and reflections from researchers.
Fort Worth 5/6
Bonnie McRae,
EOAC Waco Charter
Activity
School
K-5
Research-Based Interventions For At-Risk Students Linking
Math With Comprehension
9:15 - 10:15
53
Participants will engage in activities to promote independent learning while enhancing math concept retention with research-based
best practices. At-risk student characteristics will be identified and
strategies to support comprehension through math will be emphasized. Easy classroom management approaches to teaching math
for all students will be reviewed. Positive interactions and raising
self-esteem will be included.
Region 4 ESC
How does incorporating student choice into the elementary mathematics classroom support the needs all students? Join us as we
explore easy-to-implement strategies that facilitate differentiated
instruction and provide insight into the components of an engaging
classroom.
Yellow Rose
Jenny Pena,
Northside ISD
50
Presentation
K-5
Math Rocks! A Rockin’ Basic Math Facts Incentive Program
9:15 - 10:15
Math Rocks is an incentive program based on the Rock Band game
that helps kids want to learn their basic math facts .
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Mustang 4
51, 17
Presentation
New Teachers K-5
Math And Writing Do Mix!
Austin 3
Stephanie Pasley,
Step by Step Expressions,
54
Activity
Inc.
K-5
The Math Party: Learning Math Through Music And Dance
9:15 - 10:15
In this electrifying session, you will sing, dance, and most importantly, learn! The MATH PARTY session encompasses songs,
raps, chants, and movements that can be infused into your existing
mathematics curriculum. Aligned with National Council of Teachers
of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards, the motivating, musical, mathematical repertoire includes age-appropriate content for all grade
levels. This session is interactive, motivational, inspirational, and
educational! Don’t be TARDY for the MAAATH PAARRTY!!
CAMT 2011
Working through an activity, participants will discover how to
effectively plan a lesson that engages the learner, spiral multiple
concepts, and provide appropriate assessments throughout.
9:15 - 10:15
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Grapevine 1
Activity
3-5
Nancy Wisker,
Dinah Zike Academy
Debbie Bynum,
Region 18 ESC
Measure Up In Math Using 3-D Graphic Organizers
In this fast-paced, hands-on workshop, learn to make and use
measurement-focused 3-D graphic organizers that are sure to help
your students measure up in math. Depart with practical ideas ready
to use immediately.
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Any linear function limited to a specific time allotment will always
produce gaps. To close linear gaps, someone in front has to pull
back, or someone behind has to do double time, and then a gap,
however small, will still exist. Applying simple logistics to learning
and teaching while using radial progression instead of linear, allows
each individual to uniquely succeed at unprecedented levels. Atrisk students top out standardized tests. Case studies are given.
A session for novice or beginning SMART Board users focusing
on making small tweaks in how the TEKS are taught to incorporate
the SMART Board results in enhancing student engagement while
simultaneously increasing understanding and achievement.
Appaloosa 1
Jamie Halliburton,
Activity
Technology 3-5
SMART (Smiling Mathematicians And Reenergized Teachers)
Math
9:15 - 10:15
San Antonio 1/2
Layne Heitz,
Southeastern Oklahoma
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Activity
State University
3-5
Engaging Elementary Students In Authentic Reasoning With
Data And Chance
9:15 - 10:15
Texas 3
57, 190
Activity
3-5
Let’s Get Graphic Organized!
9:15 - 10:15
Erica Garcia,
Robyn Hernandez,
Corpus Christi ISD
Explore a variety of graphic organizers, from simple to complex.
These graphic organizers will encourage students to visualize,
evaluate the structure, and examine word problems more in-depth,
thereby increasing comprehension.
Elementary students can develop their own research projects where
they form their own research questions, gather data, graph results,
and draw conclusions. This interactive activity will help teachers
successfully teach the TEKS for probability and statistics.
Dallas 3/4
58
Activity
3-5
Out Of This World Division
9:15 - 10:15
9:15 - 10:15
Taleigha Murray,
Wichita Falls ISD
3-5
Do Martians Smell Bad, Really? Use engaging strategies to teach
division using a solar system theme. Participants will learn mnemonics, technology, songs, games, and practice activities in this
session. Be ready to take students’ division to the next dimension.
9:15 - 10:15
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Grapevine 6
Activity
3-5
63
Fort Worth 7
Activity
Whitney Evans,
Plano ISD
Kay Spalding,
Denton ISD
The Lies Teachers Tell
Does the alligator always eat the bigger number? Is multiplication
really just repeated addition? Explore classroom conversations and
teachers’ tricks that lead to students’ common misconceptions. We
will follow with discussions about effective teaching strategies to
stop the domino effect and reverse students’ misconceptions.
Nicholas Restivo,
Mathematical Olympiads
for Elementary & Middle
Schools
Generating Student (And Teacher) Excitement For
Mathematical Problem Solving
A “problem” is not a problem if it has an easy solution. Real problems must be appropriately challenging, have multiple means to
solve them, and lead students to a better understanding of mathematical concepts. We will discover ways for our students (and their
teachers) to become better problem solvers while preparing them
for any assessment they may encounter.
Austin 4/5
Kim Loucks,
Teaching and Learning
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Activity
Connected
3-5
Mathivators: Motivational Tools For Mathematical Success
9:15 - 10:15
Mathivators are activities and strategies designed to facilitate
the appreciation of and fun in mathematics. Come learn how to
motivate students, so they can learn and love math.
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Monday
Austin 1/2
Jeanine McGregor,
Mac Math, Inc.
56
Activity
K-5
Why Just Close Achievement Gaps? Eliminate The Origin Of
Them!
9:15 - 10:15
Elementary
San Antonio 3
Sabrina McCullough,
Mathematics Consultant
55
Activity
New Teachers K-5
Begin With The End In Mind: Lesson Planning 101
9:15 - 10:15
CAMT 2011
Del Rio 3
Donna Vorenkamp,
65
Presentation
3-5
Using Sheltered Instruction Through Technology
9:45 - 11:15
When ELLs enter U.S. schools, they face the dual challenge of
keeping up with learning a new language and with the academic
content of their grade level. Using the SIOP or Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol model in math enables teachers to deliver
lessons that attend to the academic and linguistic needs of English
learners. Enhancing Sheltered Instruction techniques through the
use of technology is a win-win for both teachers and students. This
session will describe the elements of Sheltered Instruction and how
they can be applied in math.
As a coach or administrator you may already be familiar with
observations and feedback. Now you might be wondering, how
can I help my teachers build their content knowledge? This session
will explore various strategies for coaches and/or administrators to
incorporate into professional learning communities so that teachers
have opportunities to examine and discuss best practices on topics
ranging from lesson design to assessments.
Elementary
9:15 - 10:15
Del Rio 2
Cindy Luttrell,
Sandy Szako,
66
Activity
Region 6 ESC
3-5
Math Journaling In The Elementary Classroom
Monday
9:15 - 10:15
Tired of “sit and get” note taking? Tired of students losing needed
notes and handouts? This hands-on session will provide you with
ideas to get a math journal started in your classroom. Participants
will make a sample journal to take with them.
Grapevine 2/3
67
Presentation
General Interest
Microsoft Excel Can Do That?
9:45 - 11:15
Karen Ferrell,
Author
Fort Worth 1/2
68, 173
Activity
ELL/Bilingual PK-2
Big Ideas For Little Children!
Judy S. Bishop,
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
This session will provide carefully sequenced, developmentally
appropriate mathematics activities for early childhood. Using focus
questions, activities will help young children see patterns, build
relationships, and connect to prior learning. Handouts will include
math activities in both English and Spanish.
Austin 6
John del Regato,
Rene LeBlanc,
69
Activity
Pentathlon Institute
K-5
Adventures In Problem Solving Via Cooperative Math Games
9:45 - 11:15
Participants will learn math games that motivate ALL students while
teaching basic skills, conceptual understanding, critical reasoning,
and cooperation.
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Mustang 6
71, 319
Activity
New Teachers K-5
Reaching The Unreachable
9:45 - 11:15
Lori Ramsey,
Courtney Foreman,
Northwest ISD
Leone Lewis,
McGraw-Hill
Looking for a way to reach the unreachable student? Come experience hands-on intervention strategies in this participation workshop.
You will discover ways to teach mathematics concepts in order
reach different modalities of learners using games, role playing, and
Foldables®.
9:45 - 11:15
72, 14
Mustang 3
Activity
K-5
Find quotients and remainders, greatest common factors and least
common multiples, square roots, and absolute value. Explore
probability. Make bingo cards, crossword puzzles, family trees, and
more using the power of Microsoft Excel.
9:45 - 11:15
Texas 5/6
70
Activity
K-5
Coaching Tools For PLC’s
Rose Ann Jackson,
Pam Littleton,
Beth Riggs,
“Fruity” Math (With A Few Veggies!)
Fruits and vegetables can be a source of inexpensive manipulatives
for illustrating mathematical concepts and developing problemsolving skills. Participants will experience a variety of ways to use
these items mathematically within their elementary classrooms.
Loads of handouts and activities will be provided for you to take
with you!
Mustang 1
73, 111
Presentation
3-5
Flight Plan To The STAAR
9:45 - 11:15
Gayle Fuller,
Callie Carden,
GF Educators, Inc.
We have a destination, now what is our flight plan? Looking out
into space is overwhelming, so where do we start and where are
we going? The thought is a little scary!!! I have researched the
obstacles, determined a strategy, plotted the course, studied the
coordinates, gathered the equipment, and I am ready to start the
journey! Will you join me?
CAMT 2011
San Antonio 4
Laura Vaughn,
Pamela Rogers,
74
Activity
Lewisville ISD
3-5
STAAR Gazing - Bringing Measurement Into Focus For 5th Grade
Grapevine 4/5
78
Activity
3-5
All Hands On Deck
Join fifth-grade Lewisville ISD teachers to explore unchartered
territory as we relate the measurement Big Idea from the Texas
travel to from our classroom to yours. Resistance is futile—STAAR
is coming!
This strategy-based math games workshop focuses on the best card,
dice, and multi-sided dice games that help your students understand
and master the basic operations, problem solving, data management,
probability, and more. Reproducible game boards, student samples,
and more will be shared. Great for regular, ESL, After School, Title
1, and special education programs. By connecting games practice
with strategies, students will become more empowered and successful. Come prepared to play!
San Antonio 5/6
75
Activity
3-5
Multiplication Makeover
9:45 - 11:15
Sandra White,
Lone Star Learning
Through use of manipulatives, children’s literature, and differentiated instruction, participants will engage in activities specifically
aimed to increase student understanding of mathematics concepts
through the lens of algebraic thinking. Activities are aligned to
NCTM Curriculum Focal Points and the Common Core State Standards, along with the TEKS.
77
3-5
Box Cars & One-Eyed
Jacks
Palomino 2
Leigh Childs,
San Diego County Office of
Activity
Education
New Teachers 3-5
Engaging Activities + Effective Instructional Strategies =
Numerically Nimble Students
9:45 - 11:15
Rudy Neufeld,
Neufeld Learning Systems Inc
Missy Taylor,
J. Lyndall Hughes Elementary
Build It; Draw It; Talk It; Write It! ... Own It!! Strategies To
Reach Them All
We will share strategies to “hook” students with different abilities
to deeper understanding in mathematics. To meet these challenges
effectively, teachers need a broad range of teaching strategies that
integrate a variety of resources. Concepts shared will be from the
K–5 curriculum. Participants will receive a CD and lessons so that
all concepts shared and discussed in this session can be used by the
participants.
How can we “work smarter, not harder” to close the achievement
gap and improve individual students’ numeric competence and
confidence? These instructional strategies promote greater student
participation and numeric sense-making. Handouts include highinterest practice activities which enhance mathematical reasoning,
while improving students’ numeric competence.
10:30 - 11:30
80, 45
ELL/Bilingual,
New Teachers
Texas 4
Activity
General Interest
Lori Lomas,
Cookie Tarr,
Hereford ISD
You know that your kids need to write in math class. Just how do
you get that done in an effective format? This session will teach
you how to produce an interactive math learning journal, which will
facilitate successful student learning of math skills and problemsolving strategies. You will learn how to give your students an
opportunity to connect your teaching with their learning through the
power of their writing. This will provide students with ownership
and real-life connections for math concepts.
Yellow Rose
Jane Georges,
Region 4 ESC
81
Activity
General Interest
Making Math Accessible Through Universal Design For
Learning (UDL)
10:30 - 11:30
Examine the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
which support accessibility to rigorous and relevant mathematics for
all students and which provide support for the STAAR assessment
program.
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Monday
Texas 1/2
Sherry Colarusso,
Vennlogic, Inc.
76, 308
Activity
3-5
Making Algebra Connections In 3-5 Classrooms
9:45 - 11:15
Mustang 2
Activity
Jane Felling,
79, 226
Check out great conceptual ideas and watch students’ confidence
soar when you spend just a few minutes a day for two weeks using
color, mnemonic devices, movement, rhyme, and short consistent
reviews to master basic multiplication facts, once and for all ensuring success for every student! Leave with a tried and proven plan
to simplify teaching, and watch overwhelming fear disappear as
students realize they truly are magnificent mathematicians!
9:45 - 11:15
9:45 - 11:15
Elementary
9:45 - 11:15
CAMT 2011
Monday
Elementary
10:30 - 11:30
Palomino 1
Angela Brewer,
Beaumont ISD
82
Activity
PK–2
Building A Mathematics Background: It’s Easy As 1-2-3!
10:30 - 11:30
As a 14 year educator in schools with a high percentage of students meeting the qualifications of “low socioeconomic” status, I
have developed a 3 step approach to building a solid mathematical
background for early learners. This session will focus on strategies
that will help close the achievement gap and give students from low
socioeconomic backgrounds the early skills they need to succeed in
upper level math classes.
Come and join the fun and laughter as we rev up the excitement!
This hands-on session gives teachers motivating TEKS-correlated
ideas, games, and strategies that can be used for all of their students.
These strategies are so user-friendly that teachers can begin using
them immediately in their classrooms! Plus, every attendee leaves
with a game and a handout!!! Let the quest begin!
Pecos 3
Abby Sanchez,
Texas Instruments
83
Presentation
Technology General Interest
TI Products—Downloads And Upgrades—How To Get The
Latest Versions Of Everything
10:30 - 11:30
This session will demonstrate how to find the latest versions of your
TI software, programs, APPS, and operating systems for a variety
of TI calculators—including the TI-73 Explorer™ and the TI 83/84
Plus™ family of calculators—at the TI website (www.education.
ti.com/latest), and then show you how to get it loaded on your
equipment. A demonstration and discussion of various connectivity
cables will also be provided. Remember upgrades and operating
systems are free. It’s time to get up-to-date.
Texas C
Zalman Usiskin,
The University of Chicago
Presentation
Forty-Eight Years Of International Comparisons: What Have
We Learned?
10:30 - 11:30
84
F
In virtually every international comparison study, from the first in
1963-1964 until the present, students in the United States have not
scored as high as students from some other countries. Why is this,
and how can we do better?
Austin 4/5
Mickey Powell,
The Society for Financial
85
Presentation
Awareness
General Interest
Financial Blunders Even Math Teachers Make!
10:30 - 11:30
Are you making the right choices for your future? Come learn how
to avoid costly financial mistakes that could undermine your retirement.
Fort Worth 7
Robert Quach,
Tonya Haddox,
86
Activity
Garland ISD
10:30 - 11:30
Are you about to embark on a new journey in the classroom? Do
you need some advice on classroom management, curriculum
instruction, or how to handle situations that may arise during the
course of the year? Bring your questions, and we will answer them!
Handouts will be provided.
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Fort Worth 3/4
Debrah Harman,
87, 46
Activity
PK-2
Help The Little One’s Quest For Big, Bigger, Best!!!
Appaloosa 3
Cindy Brown,
Arlington ISD
88
Presentation
PK-2
Everyday Math Journaling In K-2
10:30 - 11:30
This session will explore using math journals as a daily part of the
math workshop. We will strengthen our understandings about this
powerful learning tool including what makes a good journal prompt,
the learning process of journaling, and scaffolding children’s representations.
Appaloosa 4
Pete Sickler,
Mobius Math
Activity
3-5
Using Mathematical Models to Help Students Build Fluency
10:30 - 11:30
88.5
Participants will investigate the use of mathematical models to help
students visualize, organize, and extend their mathematical thinking.
Austin 1/2
David Stevens,
Symphony Learning
89
Presentation
K-5
Best Practices For Implementing Response To Intervention
For Math
10:30 - 11:30
This presentation presents important research-based principles
for an effective Response to Intervention program for math. The
presenter is a developmental psychologist with a focus on cognitive
development and learning difficulties.
10:30 - 11:30
90
Mustang 5
Activity
K-5
Dustin Jones,
Mary Swarthout,
Beth Cory,
Sam Houston State University
Popsicle Sticks, Ping Pong Balls, And Pennies: Tasks And
Instruction Designed For Place Value
We will describe an ongoing and iterative lesson design/implementation/revision cycle related to place-value concepts. We will
share our findings about how we have helped prospective teachers
better understand the mathematics needed for teaching—specifically
teaching concepts and ideas related to place-value.
CAMT 2011
Jennifer Ward,
Dana Ferguson,
Arlington ISD
Ever wanted to have a math club and not sure how to get it going?
Come check us out! We team with teachers on our campus to run a
successful Math Club with students from grades 1-6. You will get
ideas and resources for having a fantastic after-school math club.
San Antonio 1/2
Layne Heitz,
Southeastern Oklahoma
92, 62
Activity
State University
3-5
Engaging Elementary Students In Authentic Reasoning With
Data And Chance
Dallas 3/4
Donna Monck,
Rock Christian Academy
95
Activity
3-5
Mastering Measurement Skills–Fractions, Scale Drawing,
And More!
10:30 - 11:30
Learn exciting, innovative, research-based methods to teach measurement, fractions, scale drawing, etc. These hands-on activities
provide practical application leading to student and teacher success,
ease, and enjoyment. Handouts and materials provided.
10:30 - 11:30
Mustang 4
Todd Jeffrey,
Round Rock ISD
Presentation
3-5
Guided Math And Cognitively Guided Instruction: An
Integrated Approach To Differentiating Mathematics In The
Upper-Elementary Grades
10:30 - 11:30
93
Are you seeking a way to provide children with appropriate and
challenging educational experiences and activities? Guided Math
and CGI are powerful approaches to differentiating mathematics
instruction. This presentation will provide a framework for teachers
to blend constructive problem solving with small group or individualized instruction. Participants will leave with practical, classroomtested ideas that they can use right away.
Dallas 7
Laura Kunz,
Carrollton/Farmers Branch
Activity
ISD
3-5
Creating A Classroom Environment That Works
10:30 - 11:30
94, 191
How many times have you felt like your class was beyond your
control? Have you ever wondered why you were called a teacher
and not a wrangler? All too often our own inconsistency and lack
of preparation are brought to our attention by the behavior of our
students. After generous amounts of self-reflection, teachers will
often remark that they have not created the learning environment
that fits their students’ needs. This lecture will demonstrate common pitfalls, give practical, simple techniques, and suggest ways to
get yourself and your students back on track.
96
Grapevine 6
Activity
3-5
Patricia Sedillo,
Eva Horton,
Jessica Bronikowski,
Waller ISD
Elementary Math Made Easy
Come and receive grab-and-go ideas to take back to your classrooms.
This session will share multiple ways to make numbers fun to teach
and fun to learn! Teachers will participate in hands-on activities and
strategies, some which will integrate math and science.
10:30 - 11:30
97
Dallas 1/2
Activity
3-5
Louise Vandling,
Vista Unified School
District (retired)
Judy Bippert,
San Diego State University
(retired)
Project Choices That Extend And Enrich Classroom Instruction
Classroom instruction in mathematics can be enriched through the use
of long-term projects that use math in real-world settings. Participants
will experience parts of some of these choices that promote understanding of probability, basic skills, geometry, and measurement.
Fort Worth 5/6
98, 396
Activity
3-5
Oh, Now I Get It!
10:30 - 11:30
Bettye Wilson,
Linda Cardwell,
Lone Star Learning
You’ll be amazed at what your students can remember! Discover
brain-compatible methods for learning and remembering mathematical concepts through songs, graphic organizers, and daily
interactive bulletin board programs. See methods of teaching
problem solving, vocabulary, and various concepts such as fractions,
decimals, etc., through active learning.
Palomino 3
Paul Cholmsky,
ExploreLearning
99, 38
Presentation
3-5
Effective Methods For Developing Math Fact Fluency
10:30 - 11:30
Which methods efficiently develop automaticity across a broad
range of students? See the latest results from our ongoing math fact
fluency research.
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Monday
Elementary students can develop their own research projects where
they form their own research questions, gather data, graph results,
and draw conclusions. This interactive activity will help teachers
successfully teach the TEKS for probability and statistics.
10:30 - 11:30
Elementary
Texas 3
91
Activity
K-5
Math Club Counts!
10:30 - 11:30
CAMT 2011
Dallas 5/6
Rich Stuart,
Learning Wrap-Ups
100
Presentation
K-5
Self-Correcting Math Centers That Align with Texas and
Common Core Standards
Elementary
10:30 - 11:30
Learn about, play with, and KEEP math centers that meet the expectations of the Texas and Common Core Standards.
Pecos 2
Activity
3-5
Snazzy Math Solutions
10:30 - 11:30
101
Denise Duke,
Jennifer Ward,
Arlington ISD
This session will offer participants manageable ways to implement
math stations. Each of the 5 core stations are research-based and
offer a way to differentiate in the classroom. Door prizes!
Austin 3
Linda Cardwell,
Lone Star Learning
Activity
3-5
Extreme Makeover: Building Vocabulary Today
Monday
10:30 - 11:30
102, 291
Are you frustrated that your students don’t know your content
area vocabulary? Factors will be presented that affect vocabulary
acquisition and different types of words we teach. Participants will
engage in a variety of interactive strategies that will engage students
and help them retain new curriculum area vocabulary in order to
improve comprehension.
San Antonio 3
Brenna Newman,
Kriston Ciacco,
Activity
Denton ISD
New Teachers 3-5
Guided Math For Great Students!
10:30 - 11:30
103, 31
Elementary mathematics... boring, tiresome, and overwhelming!
Not anymore! We have put “Guided Math” into practice (along
with pre- and post-assessments) to make math instruction not only
the highlight for our students but a highlight to teach as well! You
will leave with tons of ideas to improve your instruction as well as
math menus, closing classroom strategies, games, and more to use
with your students! Come learn about this data and research-based
best practice... and leave feeling more excited about math than ever
before!
10:30 - 11:30
104, 60
Grapevine 1
Activity
3-5
Nancy Wisker,
Dinah Zike Academy
Debbie Bynum,
Region 18 ESC
Measure Up In Math Using 3-D Graphic Organizers
In this fast-paced, hands-on workshop, learn to make and use
measurement-focused 3-D graphic organizers that are sure to help
your students measure up in math. Depart with practical ideas ready
to use immediately.
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Del Rio 2
105, 27
Activity
New Teachers 3-5
Guided Math With Results
10:30 - 11:30
Dianne Fulton,
Lewisville ISD
Learn a teacher-friendly system to implement Guided Math into
your classroom. Utilize viable and rigorous small groups stations
to motivate and instruct your students using materials you already
have on your campus! Provide daily and weekly opportunities for
remediation and enrichment to meet the needs of all of your students
and propel them forward.
Del Rio 3
106
Activity
3-5
Singapore Math Interventions
10:30 - 11:30
Sherri Adler,
Tricia Salerno,
SMARTTraining
Come learn hands-on intervention strategies to use with any curriculum based on Singapore Math.
Fort Worth 1/2
Renee Cassel,
Beth Pesnell,
Activity
Lewisville ISD
PK-2
STAAR Gazing: Bringing Measurement Into Focus For 1st Grade
11:30 - 1:00
107, 268
Join firzt-grade Lewisville ISD teachers to explore unchartered
territory as we journey through the measurement big idea from the
Texas Response to the Curriculum Focal Points. Journey through
hands-on, integrated activities ready to travel from our classroom to
yours. Resistance is futile!
Grapevine 2/3
107.5
Activity
3–5
Repairing Misconceptions
11:30 - 1:00
Kim Kieschnick,
Pearson/America’s Choice
“What are they thinking?” Have you ever wondered what causes
students to make the same mistakes in math year after year? Come
take a closer look at how misconceptions in mathematics can
interfere with learning. Together we will analyze student work and
discover new ways of targeting those stubborn misconceptions! We
will help you to produce problem-solving, strategic-thinking, and
proficient mathematicians who can tackle the new readiness and
supporting standard to yield ultimate success on tests!
CAMT 2011
Place value is a very difficult concept for elementary students. Using the TI-10, along with manipulatives, can build this concept in
meaningful ways. This session includes several engaging activities
that help students discover place-value concepts.
San Antonio 5/6
Dinah Chancellor,
D R Chancellor, Inc.
109
Activity
PK-2
Composing And Decomposing Numbers: An Important
Prerequisite Math Skill
11:30 - 1:00
110
Texas 5/6
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
3-5
11:30 - 1:00
Jose Franco,
WestEd
Alma Ramirez,
TODOS
Connecting Mathematics Comprehension To Academic
Language Development
The Math Pathways and Pitfalls program integrates best practices
for learning math concepts, developing mathematical language, and
confronting common pitfalls. Our presentation will build on concepts related to operations with fractions. Participants will discuss
an “OK” solution and common pitfalls/errors that many students
make on a typical fraction problem, and brainstorm how teachers
can facilitate a classroom discussion to help students solidify their
understanding of the problem. We will also focus how to support
students’ development of academic language while simultaneously
dealing with the math content.
Mustang 1
111, 73
Presentation
3-5
Flight Plan To The STAAR
11:30 - 1:00
Gayle Fuller,
Callie Carden,
GF Educators Inc.
We have a destination, now what is our flight plan? Looking out
into space is overwhelming, so where do we start and where are
we going? It’s a little scary! I have researched the obstacles,
determined a strategy, plotted the course, studied the coordinates,
gathered the equipment, and I am ready to start the journey! Will
you join me?
Tired of students forgetting the wonderful math concepts you’ve
taught them? Ever see that glazed look in their eyes? Maybe it’s
time for some new strategies! Learn how incorporating “get up and
dance” music into your math classroom can foster learning, increase
retention, and engage even the most reluctant learners!
Mustang 2
Angela Clark,
Bobbie Carter,
Activity
Wylie ISD
3-5
Teach Like A Math Rockstar In The 21st Century
11:30 - 1:00
113, 25
Teachers will learn how to integrate 21st Century skills and effective
math strategies. Participants will learn how to effectively engage
students by using technology and collaboration structures in order to
improve student achievement.
Austin 4/5
Tony Morrow,
First in Math
114, 239
Presentation
ELL/Bilingual General Interest
Deep Practice For Algebra Readiness, Grades K-8
11:45 - 12:45
Explore First in Math, the Texas Online Math Competition where
students get so excited about math that they solve thousands of
problems and soar beyond grade level. See how students of all backgrounds, grades K-8, figure out 3-step problems involving fractions,
integers, decimals, and polynomials – in their heads – plus word
problems through 8th grade. First in Math provides the practice
students need with no drain on teacher time.
Appaloosa 2
115
Presentation
iTouch, iTunes, And iTunesU
11:45 - 12:45
Belynda Billings,
Randall Revere,
Lamar CISD
Learn ways to incorporate the iTouch into the classroom using free
math applications, United Streaming, and iTunesU.
Pecos 3
Rick Sanchez,
Independent Math
Activity
Consultant
The TI-83/84 Plus™ For Intermediate Users—Tricks Of The
Trade
11:45 - 12:45
116
This hands-on session will explore some often-forgotten but useful
features of the TI-83 Plus™ and TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculator. Topics will include operating systems, memory management,
archiving, deleting games and programs, creating tables, using split
screens, grouping, and manual fit. Calculators will be provided, but
bring your own and come join the fun.
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Monday
Research suggests that between the ages of 9 and 12, the brain
matures enough to take things apart and put them together in
new ways. Yet Texas expects second graders to add and subtract
“whether or not regrouping is necessary.” How can we provide early
mathematical experiences to help support this expectation?
Mustang 3
Debra Cave,
Frisco ISD/The Jammin’
112, 370
Presentation
Classroom
ELL/Bilingual 3-5
Sing And Dance Your Way Through The Math TEKS
11:30 - 1:00
Elementary
Grapevine 4/5
George Christ,
McKinney ISD
108
Activity
PK-2
Teaching Place-Value Concepts With Calculators And
Manipulatives
11:30 - 1:00
CAMT 2011
Elementary
11:45 - 12:45
Pecos 1
Pam Littleton,
Independant Consultant
117
Activity
The TI-Nspire™ Handheld—A Tool For 21st Century Learners
11:45 - 12:45
Come meet TI’s latest addition to learning technology—redesigned, rechargable, and ready to go—just a graphing calculator.
The TI-Nspire™ is document-based, menu-drive, uses multiple
representations, and has some new features that may surprise you.
The TI-Nspire™ handheld is permitted on a variety of assessments
including TAKS, SAT, ACT, and AP exams. Handhelds will be
provided.
Explore learning strategies to address the English Language
Proficiency Standard’s student expectations of listening, speaking,
reading, and writing to facilitate students’ acquisition of mathematics academic language and access to mathematics content.
11:45 - 12:45
118
Featured Session
Texas B
Presentation
General Interest
F
11:45 - 12:45
122
Key Curriculum Press
Presented throughout the United States and abroad, Ignite is fastpaced, fun, thought-provoking, social, local, global. It’s a high-energy program of 5-minute talks by people who have ideas—and the
guts to get onstage and share them. Key Curriculum’s Ignite events
tackle today’s most talked-about math topics in a way that’s lively,
refreshing, and blink-and-you-miss-it quick. This year’s speakers include: Steve Leinwand, Pam Harris, Paula Moeller, Michelle King,
James Epperson, Amber Branch, Emma Trevino, Cindy Schneider,
and Cindy Schimek.
119, 279
Grapevine D
Presentation
Featured Session
General Interest
F
David Chard,
Southern Methodist University
Everly Broadway,
MSTAR Universal Screener And Rtl
Are you looking for tools to identify and serve Tier I and II intervention students? Come learn how the MSTAR Universal Screener
can be used to identify students struggling with algebra readiness
content in grades 5-8. Participants will also view samples of Tier II
intervention materials for grades 5-8, available in Project Share for
all teachers and students in the state. Join TEA staff for this exciting
session.
Texas D
Jennifer Taylor-Cox,
Taylor-Cox Instruction,
Presentation
LLC
Solving Behavior Problems In Math Class
11:45 - 12:45
120
F
Sometimes the most difficult problems to solve in math class are the
behavior problems! In this session, we will look at real classroom
discipline problems in elementary, middle school, and high school.
The solutions involve academic empowerment (formative assessments, meaningful feedback, and productive instruction), learning
empowerment, social empowerment, and emotional empowerment.
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Cindi Carter,
Arlington ISD
Kim McKinley,
Arlington ISD
Utilizing The Promethean Board To Teach Arithmetic
Operations
Get ready to get excited about technology! Whether you consider
yourself a “techie” or just a beginner, you are guaranteed to leave
this session eager to turn on your computer and teach some math!
You’ll learn how to use a Promethean Board, flipcharts, virtual
manipulatives, and a variety of online resources to engage your students in learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
in an interactive way. Your students will never say math is boring
again. Instead, they’ll be begging for, “More math, please!”
Grapevine B
Maria Trejo,
Calderon & Associates
Presentation
The Vocabulary Of Mathematics And Its Impact On ELS
Achievement
1:00 - 2:00
123
11:45 - 12:45
Pecos 2
Presentation
3-5
Tim Pope,
Ignite Session
Monday
Fort Worth 5/6
Candy George,
Region 4 ESC
121, 37
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 3-5
Embedding ELPS In The Mathematics Classroom
F
Teaching vocabulary in the content areas is crucial. Ways of teaching and integrating into reading and writing will be demonstrated
and practiced.
Grapevine D
Presentation
STAAR Gazing With Rigor
1:00 - 2:00
124
F
JoAnn Wheeler
The TEA stated that STAAR will contain a greater number of items
that have a higher cognitive complexity level and more closely
match the cognitive complexity of the TEKS. Participate in this
session to analyze the cognitive rigor of TAKS items, as they align
with Bloom’s Taxonomy. Research-based benchmark test-specification guides that inform instruction will also be shared.
Grapevine C
Everly Broadway,
Julie Guthrie,
Presentation
Featured Session K-5
Texas Education Agency Mathematics Update – Elementary
1:00 - 2:00
125, 156
F
Texas Education Agency staff will discuss the most current
information regarding legislation affecting K-12 mathematics
education. Additional topics include career and college readiness
activities,professional development opportunities, and the new
STAAR assessments.
CAMT 2011
F
Make every minute in a math class count. Provide independent
task-time activities to meet the needs of every child. See differentiated tasks for the basics and higher-level tasks that will challenge
your students!
Texas D
Robyn Silbey,
Montgomery County Public
Presentation
Schools
The Math Coach: Create A Vision For Success At Your
School!
1:00 - 2:00
F
127
Texas A
Marica Tate,
Developing Minds, Inc.
Presentation
Strategies That Engage The Brain
1:00 - 4:00
F
128
If students don’t learn the way we teach them, then we must teach
them the way they learn. Experience 20 brain-compatible strategies
that maximize understanding and memory. Explore research that
shows why these strategies are preferable to others and ensure that
brains retain important concepts, not only for tests, but for life!
Grapevine A
Mary Alice Hatchett,
129
Presentation
of Mathematics
Great Fun! Huge Learning! Grades PK-2
1:15 - 2:45
F
Do you struggle with motivating students to learn math? You will
leave this hands-on session having discovered exciting methods that
motivate students with ready-to-go activities that are beyond timed
drill. Every participant will receive several games ready to use when
school resumes. All activities will be available electronically.
1:15 - 2:45
130
ELL/Bilingual
Featured Session
Texas C
Activity
K-5
F
This hands-on session will explore basic features of the TI-83
Plus™ and TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculators to support classroom
instruction of the TEKS. Topics will include mode settings, entering data into lists, setting windows, constructing statistical plots,
exploring data tables, and using split screens. This session is truly
for beginners. Calculators will be provided, but feel free to bring
your own.
Grapevine D
Barbara Ann Novelli,
Presentation
Seven Big Steps To Nurture Young Mathematicians, PK-2
2:15 - 3:15
132
F
Your classroom should be where young mathematicians grow and
blossom. What key elements will make it a magical and nurturing
environment for your young learners to become competent and
confident mathematicians? We will sing, laugh, hear great stories,
and do some interesting child-centered math, while we explore
these important elements needed to grow mathematical thinkers and
learners!
Grapevine C
Amy Axelrod,
Author
Presentation
Celebrating Seventeen Mathematical Years With The Pigs
Will Be Pigs Series
2:15 - 3:15
133
F
Author Amy Axelrod will share teaching tips and lesson plans that
address state standards.
Grapevine B
Jeane Joyner,
Meredith College
Presentation
Assessment To Inform Teaching And Learning: You Have The
Power!
2:15 - 3:15
134
F
Come learn four starting points for broadening your use of formative assessment that will provide strategies to make instruction more
powerful and student achievement stronger!
Kim Sutton,
Drill Like A Champion!
What are you doing for 5-9 minutes a day to achieve math fact fluency? Come and experience strategies for effective drill and practice
for basic facts. Kim Sutton will share songs, stories, and strategies
to change how you can achieve fluency with basic facts of addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division. You will be “thrilled” by
the drill instead of drill that kills!
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Monday
Mathematics coaches improve instruction through their work with
students, teachers, administration, and the community. In this
highly interactive session, explore concrete ways to create your
school vision and make math the biggest success story at your
school!
Pecos 3
Robb Wilson,
Texas Instruments
131
Activity
Where’s The “On” Button? Graphing Calculators For
Absolute Beginners
2:15 - 3:15
Elementary
Texas B
Marcy Cook,
Marcy Cook Math
126
Activity
Centers For Math—Management, Materials, And Motivation
1:00 - 2:00
CAMT 2011
Texas B
Greg Tang,
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
135
Presentation
Featured Session PK–5
Fact Fluency - Do You Kakooma?
Monday
Elementary
2:15 - 3:15
F
Students need to know their math facts, but what is the best way
to teach them? Good teaching means smart strategies followed by
practice, practice, and more practice. Join us as we explore how
technology, combined with the puzzling fun of Kakooma, can take
the mystery out of mastering math facts.
Texas C
Juanita Copley,
Author, Peason enVision
Presentation
and OWL
Beyond Cute: Appropriate And Intentional Mathematics For
The Young Child
3:00 - 4:30
136
F
Participants will view classroom videoclips and be introduced to
activities that focus on problem solving with number and geometry
concepts.
Grapevine A
David Molina,
David Molina & Associates,
137
Presentation
Inc.
Featured Session 3-5
STAAR: Focus On Academic Readiness: Are You Ready?
3:00 - 4:30
F
Is your mathematics program strong enough to meet the demands
of STAAR? Our new, emerging assessment program will demand
a more rigorous understanding of mathematics as well as a strong,
focused mathematics program. This session explores some of the
imminent changes in our testing and accountability system, as well
as some resources and information that may be helpful in preparing
for success.
Mustang 5
Colleen Eddy,
138
Activity
General Interest
AMTE-TX Business Meeting And Poster Session
3:30 - 4:30
This is the regular business meeting and poster presentations for the
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators of Texas. Members
and interested individuals are welcome to attend.
Pecos 3
Basia Hall,
139
Activity
The TI-84 Plus™ Upgraded And Improved (Yes It Is!!!)
3:30 - 4:30
No longer a TI-83 Plus™ clone, the latest Operating System (OS)
adds functionality to the handheld that truly makes the TI-84 Plus™
graphing calculator completely different from previous models.
Explore computations with fractions, math templates, “pretty print,”
logs to any base, and the updated Press-to-Test feature to prepare
calculators for testing. TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculators will be
provided, or bring your own and get the new OS. It’s free!
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Grapevine C
Amy Axelrod,
Author
140
Presentation
Celebrating Seventeen Mathematical Years With The Pigs
Will Be Pigs Series
3:30 - 4:30
F
Author Amy Axelrod will share teaching tips and lesson plans that
address state standards.
Grapevine B
Jeane Joyner,
Meredith College
Presentation
Good Questions Lead To Informative Conversations
3:30 - 4:30
141
F
This session will provide ideas for strengthening the ways that
teachers use questions with three important audiences: whole
classes (discussions), targeted groups (differentiation), and individuals (interviews).
Texas B
142
Presentation
Are You Game For A Change?
3:30 - 4:30
F
Greg Tang,
Math isn’t all fun and games – or is it? Online games have a promising future in math education. Kids grow up playing them, and
designed correctly, they can give students the instruction, practice,
and fun needed to be good in math. Join us for a game-changing
session that is sure to win you over.
Grapevine D
Presentation
LLC
Math Intervention: Building Number Power
3:30 - 4:30
143
F
Learn how to use formative assessment, differentiation, and motivating games to help students increase conceptual knowledge as
they engage in math discourse. We will compare conceptual knowledge to procedural knowledge and analyze specific math concepts
to help struggling multilingual students, special needs students, and
other students who are having difficulties.
CAMT 2011
Pecos 3
Donna Harris,
144
Activity
TI-84 Plus™ Smartview Software—Creating Worksheets And
More!
8:00 - 9:30
This session will provide an overview of the TI-84 Plus SmartView™ emulator software and demonstrate how SmartView™ or TI
Connect™ can be used to make a variety of worksheets. Using these
software programs, classroom review sheets or assessments can be
made with almost any model of TI graphing calculator.
Participants will view classroom videoclips and be introduced to
activities that focus on problem solving with number and geometry
concepts.
Pecos 1
Karen Marx,
Dallas ISD
Activity
The TI-Navigator™ System—What You Need To Know!
8:00 - 9:00
145
Grapevine A
Activity
8:00 - 9:30
146, 12
F
Ron Brown,
Nancy Brown,
Intelli-Tunes
Teach place-value, time, money, counting, number sense, shapes,
fractions, and so much more with the power of classroom-tested
positive difference. Join Ron and Nancy Brown for a fast-paced
Texas C
David Berg,
Making Math Real Institute
Presentation
Making Math Real: The Earliest Development Of Number
Sense
8:00 - 9:30
147
F
This presentation will provide the direct hands-on, multisensorystructured methods for immediate, practical, and professional use in
teaching the 6 developmental levels of one-to-one correspondence,
the 3 levels of conservation of number, and the complete incrementation for developing number-symbol relationship.
F
Texas D
Glenna Tabor,
Glenna Tabor Consulting
149
Activity
Tabor Rotation: Simplifying Small-Group, Differentiated
Instruction In Math
8:00 - 9:30
F
How can a math teacher successfully and easily use small groups
and differentiated instruction? How can a teacher meet and exceed
the needs of all learners on a regular basis? This session will explore
the specific components of the Tabor Rotation Framework and
how each works. Participants will leave ready to implement small
groups in their own classroom.
Grapevine B
Catherine Lewis,
Mills College
150
Presentation
Develop A Professional Learning Community Through
Lesson Study
8:00 - 9:30
F
Try out elements of lesson study, a student-focused, teacher-led
approach to professional development.
Grapevine D
Nanci Smith,
Effective Classrooms
Presentation
Educational Consulting
Differentiating Instruction In The Elementary Math Classroom
8:00 - 9:30
151
F
“But math is different!” Maybe, but that only increases the need to
understand how to differentiate instruction so that all students can
be successful, even in math! The structure of differentiation, which
provides teachers with a way to address students differences, will be
explored. Ways to assess for student readiness, interest, and learning profile, as well as a means to manage and use the information,
will be given. Come participate in this hands-on workshop featuring
quick and easy-to-make activities that reinforce necessary skills,
develop deeper conceptual understandings in math, and engage
students with a sense of fun and excitement.
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Tuesday
This hands-on session will demonstrate the potential of the TINavigator™ classroom learning system to support instruction of
the TEKS. It will also provide information for new users on how to
get started with your first session, how to send files, create and use
TAKS practice test items, and more. An overview of TI-Navigator™
resources available at the TI website will also be provided. If you
have a Navigator, this session is for you.
Grapevine C
Juanita Copley,
Author, Peason enVision
148
Presentation
and OWL
Beyond Cute: Appropriate And Intentional Mathematics For
The Young Child
Elementary
8:00 - 9:00
CAMT 2011
Texas A
Greg Tang,
152
Presentation
Fact Fluency – Do You Kakooma?
Texas B
Stuart Murphy,
Author: MathStart Series
157
Presentation
Visual Learning And Math: A Sure Bet For All Students
Students need to know their math facts, but what is the best way
to teach them? Good teaching means smart strategies followed by
practice, practice, and more practice. Join us as we explore how
technology, combined with the puzzling fun of Kakooma can take
the mystery out of mastering math facts.
Join the author of the award-winning MathStart series as he takes
you on a journey through the world of literature, visual learning,
and math, and shows you how together they create an equation for
success. In this exciting session, Stuart will discuss his background,
how he develops his stories, and his belief in the power of visual
learning as a teaching strategy for developing strong math skills in
all learners.
Elementary
8:00 - 9:00
F
Texas B
Marcy Cook,
Marcy Cook Math
Activity
Make Sense Of Numbers With Number Sense Activities
8:00 - 9:00
153
F
Tuesday
Create an active math environment where all students are doing
meaningful mathematical pursuits. Use starter and independent task
time to enhance thinking from beginning to end.
Palomino 3
April Chauvette,
Emily Gray,
Activity
Leander ISD
General Interest
Making Sense Of TAKS Vertical Scale
9:15 - 10:15
154, 44
Scale, allowing stakeholders to quantify a student’s academic progress from year to year, as measured by TAKS– and soon STAAR.
Pecos 1
Holly Larson,
McKinney ISD
Activity
The New TI-Nspire Navigator System™
9:15 - 10:15
155
This hands-on session uses TI’s new TI-Nspire™ technology to
learn about techniques, ideas, and the latest approaches for assessment in the TI-Nspire™ interactive classroom. Get real-time
feedback on student understanding and immediately adjust lessons
for improved learning. Create assessments and TAKS test warm up
items quickly and easily. Did someone mention it is wireless?
Texas A
Everly Broadway,
Julie Guthrie,
Presentation
Texas Education Agency Mathematics Update—Elementary
9:15 - 10:15
156, 125
F
Texas Education Agency staff will discuss the most current information regarding legislation affecting K-5 mathematics education.
Additional topics include career and college readiness activities,
professional development opportunities, and the new STAAR
assessments.
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9:15 - 10:15
F
Fort Worth 1/2
Patrice Poage,
158
Presentation
General Interest
Integrating Sum Fun Into Your Math Class!
9:45 - 11:15
Come learn card, dice, and number tricks (and the mathematics
behind them) that you can use to help motivate your students into
liking math. Math CAN be fun and exciting... really. BYOB (Bring
Your Own Brain).
Grapevine C
159
Presentation
Simple Strategies To Support Problem Solving In Your Classroom
9:45 - 11:15
F
Come explore simple strategies that will help all learners in your
classroom become better and more effective problem solvers.
Barbara will share student work and group posters that demonstrate
some of these easy-to-implement problem-solving techniques. Writing in the problem-solving math classroom will be a major strategy
shared as well as great literature!
Texas C
David Berg,
Making Math Real Institute
Presentation
Making Math Real: The Earliest Development Of Number
Sense
9:45 - 11:15
160
F
This presentation will provide the direct hands-on, multisensorystructured methods for immediate, practical, and professional use in
teaching the 6 developmental levels of one-to-one correspondence,
the 3 levels of conservation of number, and the complete incrementation for developing number-symbol relationship.
Texas D
Cindy Cardenas-Kolak,
Kolak Group, Inc.
161
Presentation
VESTED: Including All Learners In The Diverse Math Classroom
9:45 - 11:15
F
Learn about the VESTED Instructional Approach and how its six
stages of lesson delivery can help teachers provide greater inclusion and accessibility in the math classroom. Participate in a model
lesson and examine how it tends to the needs of all students: English
learners, mainstream, special education, and gifted.
CAMT 2011
F
Larry Lipman,
FunTeamBuilding.com
In this interactive workshop, we will learn, laugh, explore, and
play in activities that will enrich you personally and that you can
use in the classroom. Included in our Day of Discovery will be:
ice-breaker and warm-up activities; trust, cooperation, and problemsolving activities; power of intention and integrity; rapport and
communication skills; self-discovery and awareness activities;
inspiration, motivation, surprises, and celebration!
Grapevine A
Robyn Silbey,
163
Presentation
Schools
Teach Students To Fish: Engagement, Accountability,
Success!
9:45 - 11:15
F
Texas B
164
Presentation
Big Gains From Small Struggles
10:30 - 11:30
F
Cathy Seeley,
Too often, we spoon-feed our students, believing we have to tell
them everything they need to know, before we let them tackle a
good problem. American students believe that if they haven’t been
taught how to do a problem, they can’t do it. Sometimes artfully
allowing our students to struggle is the best way to help them learn
the hardest things we have to teach— how to think, reason, and
figure out how to solve challenging problems.
Mustang 5
Ruth Wunderlich,
Huston-Tillotson University
165
Presentation
General Interest
Can Teacher Effectiveness Be Determined Using
Standardized Test Scores?
10:30 - 11:30
National, state, and local educational policy makers currently
promote testing for the purpose of determining student growth and
using these growth measurements to determine a teacher’s effectiveness. Schools, districts, and states across the country are implementing such systems and using them to evaluate their teachers
and principals. Are valid comparisons of teachers achieved in this
way? What are the barriers to using student data to find statistically
significant differences between the individual teachers? Will the
new vertical scales improve the prospects of a data-driven approach
to evaluating teachers?
This presentation will provide an update of the latest from Texas
Instruments featuring support materials at www. education.ti.com.
Learn about thousands of free calculator lesson plans; SAT, ACT,
and TAKS practice tests; tutorials; and on-line courses. Check
out the new Student Zone; learn about new Nspired Learning
Resources; and visit TI’s fan page on Facebook – www.facebook.
com/ticalculators. If you use TI calculators, don’t miss this one.
Grapevine D
Diane Briars,
Immediate Past President,
167
Presentation
NCSM
Mathematics Leadership At Work: Vital Teacher Behaviors
To Support The Mathematics Achievement Of All Students
10:30 - 11:30
F
To promote the success of every mathematics student, mathematics
education leaders must ensure that every adult focus his/her energy
and efforts on the “right set of things” or vital teacher behaviors to
support this success. Learn what these behaviors are, the research
that supports them, and strategies and resources you can use to help
teachers and administrators enact them.
Texas A
168
Presentation
Are You Game For A Change?
10:30 - 11:30
F
Greg Tang,
Math isn’t all fun and games – or is it? Online games have a promising future in math education. Kids grow up playing them, and
designed correctly, they can give students the instruction, practice,
and fun needed to be good in math. Join us for a game-changing
session that is sure to win you over.
Fort Worth 1/2
169
Presentation
Be The Pack Leader
11:30 - 1:00
Chris Miller,
Sanger ISD
Combining Cesar Millan’s paradigm of cultivating calm-assertive
energy with researched-based techniques, this session takes a lighthearted approach to classroom management. Every student wants
a clearly-defined social framework, with a fair, consistent pack
leader. Chances are good, then, that behind every unruly student is
an inconsistent human. To become the leader your class needs, one
must cultivate calm-assertive energy; a mind set that puts students at
ease. Besides thorough explanation, this session offers a number of
suggestions for developing this powerful form of non-verbal communication, including visualization techniques and inner dialogue.
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Tuesday
In this highly interactive session, we’ll ponder, “Are we teaching
our students to fish, or merely giving them fish every day?” Participate in a lesson study simulation and summarize over 150 “bell-tobell” classroom observations. Students must have the opportunity,
motivation, and confidence to work at peak performance. When
teachers contemplate both content and process, the material taught
is deeply understood, valued, and absorbed by students. Success
rests on students’ ability to actively learn and be held accountable
for their knowledge.
Pecos 3
Jo Armes,
Texas Instruments
166
Presentation
Things Your Mother Never Told You About The TI Website
10:30 - 11:30
Elementary
Grapevine B
162
Presentation
Day Of Discovery
9:45 - 11:15
CAMT 2011
Tuesday
Elementary
11:30 - 1:00
Mustang 6
John Seidlitz,
Seidlitz Education
170, 220
Activity
The Language Of Math: Making It Happen In Your
Classroom
11:30 - 1:00
In this exciting, highly practical session, you will discover steps
that can help you to motivate your students to actively participate,
monitor their own comprehension, and gain the gift of the academic
language of mathematics. You will leave this session with renewed
excitement and many excellent strategies for reaching and teaching
even your most resistant students.
Highly-engaged students equal increased student achievement! Participants in this interactive workshop will learn how to boost the levels of student engagement and foster active thinking for all students.
Educators will receive a detailed handout and participate in many of
the strategies that will cultivate engagement in any classroom.
Grapevine 4/5
Tim Webster,
Educators Financial
171
Presentation
Seminars
General Interest
Million Dollar Retirement Continues; Explore Risk Factors
Affecting Mutual Funds And Annuities
175, 42
11:30 - 1:00
How do members risk factors 1-10 (conservative-aggressive) apply to
investments? Learn how you can use financial planning to gain over
a million dollars, including using managed, long-term, diversified
portfolios. A summary of TRS and Social Security will also be given.
Texas 1/2
Erika Simono,
HMH
174
Activity
3-5
Transform Your Students Into Active Thinkers And Engaged
Learners
Palomino 3
Margaret Harris,
Presentation
General Interest
11:45 - 12:45
11:45 - 12:45
Exhibit Hall B
172
Presentation
Ticketed Session General Interest
11:30 - 1:00
FF
Dan Meyer,
Author
176
Dallas 1/2
Presentation
Bryan Nankervis,
Selina Mireles,
Texas State University–
San Marcos
Student Research Groups: Teacher Induction
This will be a lively, visual session featuring three models for modern curriculum development—the three-act story, the forty-pound
problem, and the exploded view—recipes for the kind of math curriculum that is fun to teach and fun to learn.
Awards for Presidential Awardees, the E. Glenadine Gibb Award,
the TCTM Leadership Award, and the Tommy Eads Award will
precede Dan Meyer’s session. Lunch is included in this session.
This presentation will report on research groups, which are part of a
Mathematics, Science, and Technology Teacher Preparation Academy at Texas State University–San Marcos, and their investigations
into state and national induction efforts and programs. Deliverables
will include a list of most desirable practices for the certification
programs that produce teachers and the districts that employ them,
a suggested induction program format, and a sample induction
program schedule.
Texas 4
Dwight Cooley,
Mathnasium of SW Ft.
177, 339
Activity
Worth
General Interest
Differentiated Instruction In Math Class
11:45 - 12:45
Texas 5/6
173, 68
Activity
ELL/Bilingual PK-2
Big Ideas For Little Children!
11:30 - 1:00
Judy S. Bishop,
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
This session will provide carefully sequenced, developmentally
appropriate mathematics activities for early childhood. Using focus
questions, activities will help young children see patterns, build
relationships, and connect to prior learning. Handouts will include
math activities in both English and Spanish.
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The purpose of this session is to explore the use of Differentiated
Instruction (DI) in the mathematics classroom. The discussion will
focus on topics that relate to characteristics of DI—what it is and
what it is not, planning for DI, identifying mathematical learning
styles, as well as other questions that may arise about the use of DI
in math class.
CAMT 2011
This session features an overview of the TI-Nspire™ Student Software solution. TI-Nspire™ edition software can be used in a computer lab or for use in a “netbook” PC or Macintosh environment.
TI-Nspire™ technology allows educators and students to explore
multiple representations of data, manipulate equations in real-time,
and allows the exploration of dynamically linked relationships on
the same screen. Additionally, real-time, interactive feedback lets
students explore different problem-solving techniques. Participants
will receive a trial copy of the software.
Grapevine C
179
Presentation
LLC
11:45 - 12:45
F
Texas C
Kim Sutton,
180
Activity
The Sky Is The Limit For Early Math Learners
11:45 - 12:45
F
This motivating session will share lots of new ideas, music and literature for making a profound math experience every day! You will
get lots of ready-to-go ideas that share strategies for differentiated
curriculum. Check in with what’s new and what’s classic for making
a math gala in your classroom!
Place value and rounding are difficult concepts that many students
struggle with. By using reading and hands-on materials, the students
will have a chance to grasp the concept in a fun, concrete way.
Grapevine B
Catherine Lewis,
Mills College
183
Presentation
Share Your Lesson Study Challenges And Experiences!
11:45 - 12:45
Participants will share their challenges and learning from lesson
study. Experiences from California groups will be shared (via video)
by the presenter.
Dallas 5/6
184, 217
Activity
3-5
Games! Games! Games!
11:45 - 12:45
Austin 4/5
Carole Hayata,
181
Activity
K-5
Magical Kingdoms, Inquisitive Shapes, And Delicious Meals!
Literature Provides A Springboard Into The Delectable
World Of Geometry
Use fun and imaginative stories such as How Big is a Foot? The
Greedy Triangle, Three Pigs, One Wolf and Seen Magic Shapes,
Grandfather Tang, and Spaghetti and Meatballs for All to bring
geometry concepts to life for your students as they progress through
the grades. Providing students with concrete learning experiences
and opportunities to develop geometry vocabulary in the elementary
grades is essential to the development of abstract geometry concepts
and geometric thinking at the secondary level and beyond. Activities will emphasize connections to the concepts of measurement,
perimeter, polygons, and area.
Darla Blodgett,
Mountain Math/Language,
LLC
Come and participate in some fun games that will reinforce basic
concepts while keeping your students engaged.
Appaloosa 3
185, 216
Activity
3-5
Measures And Measurement
11:45 - 12:45
Lynn Carr,
AIMS
Using the attributes of length, volume, and area, models will be created that apply measuring skills through engaging experiences.
Mustang 4
Activity
General Interest
Assessment Data: So What?
11:45 - 12:45
185.5
11:45 - 12:45
F
Carla Hassell,
Angie Campbell,
Channelview ISD
Participants will learn how to use assessment data to drive their
instruction.
Appaloosa 4
Nancy Kane,
186, 299
Activity
3-5
Mental Math Mastery: A Hands-On Workshop Using Several
Editions Of The Popular 24© Game Series
11:45 - 12:45
Attendees will learn new ways to get students excited about and
interested in mathematics through game play. They will learn
problem-solving strategies, how pattern-sensing leads to problem
solving, the engaging aspects of game play and the quality outcomes these activities produce. Attendees will also experience how
friendly competition can stimulate students to achieve.
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Tuesday
Dallas 3/4
Wendy Jenkins,
DeSoto ISD
182, 288
Activity
ELL/Bilingual K-5
Place Value And Rounding Made Easy While Integrating
Reading
11:45 - 12:45
Elementary
Pecos 3
Vincent O’Connell,
Texas Instruments
178
Activity
TI-Nspire™ Student Edition Software
11:45 - 12:45
CAMT 2011
Elementary
11:45 - 12:45
San Antonio 1/2
Sherri Skelton,
Carol Cates,
187, 218
Activity
Garland ISD
3-5
Simply Fractions: Working Toward A Real Understanding
1:00 - 2:00
Do 3/4 of your students think 1/8 is larger than 1/4? Do they only
understand one-third of your instruction? Join us for hands-on
activities to develop number sense with fractions.
“Borrowing” is a term that has been widely used to teach students how to subtract whole numbers. In my experience, students
struggle with the place value skills that are needed to be successful
at subtracting. Learners in the 21st Century need different strategies
to help them. This session will focus on two engaging strategies to
help students understand “how many more” and “how much more.”
Grapevine 6
Louis Sher,
Kaidy Educational
188
Activity
Resources
3-5
Fraction Fun With Manipulatives For The “See And Feel”
Of Learning!
11:45 - 12:45
Tuesday
FracBars and BarCulator let kids see how fractions work! See how
to use problem solving, analyzing, and numerical fluency to solve
problems and see various possibilities and patterns in numbers.
Great door prizes, too!
Texas 3
189, 22
Activity
3-5
The Amazing Race - MATH
11:45 - 12:45
LaKesha Bass,
DeSoto ISD
Austin 1/2
190, 57
Activity
3-5
Let’s Get Graphic Organized!
Erica Garcia,
Robyn Hernandez,
Corpus Christi ISD
Explore a variety of graphic organizers, from simple to more complex. These graphic organizers will encourage students to visualize,
evaluate the structure, and examine word problems more in-depth,
thereby increasing comprehension.
Dallas 7
Laura Kunz,
Carrollton/Farmers Branch
Activity
ISD
3-5
Creating A Classroom Environment That Works
11:45 - 12:45
191, 94
How many times have you felt like your class was beyond your
control? Have you ever wondered why you were called a teacher
and not a wrangler? All too often our own inconsistency and lack
of preparation are brought to our attention by the behavior of our
students. After generous amounts of self-reflection, teachers will
often remark that they have not created the learning environment
that fits their students’ needs. This lecture will demonstrate common pitfalls, give practical, simple techniques, and suggest ways to
get yourself and your students back on track.
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Palomino 2
Colleen Clower,
192, 278
Presentation
Northwest ISD
General Interest
Coaching On A Shoestring—The Coaching And Mentoring
Correlation
1:00 - 2:00
In spite of increasing budget constraints, we have expanded our
numbers of instructional and mentor coaches to develop mathematicians for the 21st Century and impact our entire district. Ideas and
resources will be shared with participants.
Yellow Rose
Concepcion Molina,
SEDL
193
Presentation
General Interest
So, Who Invented The Order Of Operations?
1:00 - 2:00
Learn how to create a competitive way to incorporate cooperative
learning while practicing hands-on math activities. Detailed steps to
set up the competition and activities will be demonstrated.
11:45 - 12:45
Palomino 1
Melanie Polk,
Plano ISD
191.5
Activity
K-5
Teaching Subtraction to 21st Century Learners
This session is a condensed version of a two-hour training module
on the order of operations that is unique and quite different from
the approach taken by textbooks. This session will go far beyond
“Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” and investigate the mathematical framework and conceptual foundation for this set of rules that
most mathematics educators consider a convention.
San Antonio 4
Janet Vela,
Region 4 ESC
194, 237
Activity
General Interest
So You’re A Math Coach? Now What?
1:00 - 2:00
Calling all math coaches (math specialists, instructional coaches,
teacher leaders, and teacher mentors)! What does it mean to be a
math coach? What does it look like? What do you do each day?
How do you coach math teachers? How do you coach math instruction? Join us as we explore answers to these questions and more!
Appaloosa 1
Presentation
Is Your Class Math 2.0?
1:00 - 2:00
195
Sarah Bauguss,
Katy ISD
Have you caught Web 2.0 fever? Are you unsure how to integrate
these collaborative and creative tools into your math classroom? In
this session, you will see examples of a variety of ways to use Web
2.0 tools to enhance your students’ ability to communicate about
math processes and connect math to real-world experiences.
CAMT 2011
Susan Beane,
University of Houston–
Downtown
The concepts taught in mathematics are not difficult; the difficulty
lies in the remembering and recalling of these concepts. Cognitive
research has provided the necessary means for understanding how
information is mentally stored and retrieved. Historical research
shows how stories have been used throughout generations as a
means to retain and recall important information. These short math
stories are a fun way to help students remember key mathematical
ideas which in turn will increase overall student success.
Texas C
Maria Trejo,
Presentation
General Interest
Achievement
1:00 - 2:00
197
Grapevine D
Presentation
1:00 - 2:00
198
F
JoAnn Wheeler
match the cognitive complexity of the TEKS. Participate in this session to analyze the cognitive rigor of TAKS items as they align with
Bloom’s Taxonomy. Research-based benchmark test-specification
guides that inform instruction will also be shared.
Grapevine A
Nancy Motley,
Seidlitz Education
Activity
Help! My Students Are All Different!
1:00 - 2:00
199
F
Wouldn’t it be great to find an easy way to create learning profiles
for every student in your classroom? This session can help you! We
will discuss how to meet the needs of all your students by examining the unique characteristics associated with language proficiency,
background knowledge, language ability and disability, and various
learning differences. In addition, we will provide specific examples
of how to accommodate mathematical learning tasks to maximize
academic success for each student. Participants will leave equipped
with the knowledge of how to effectively differentiate their lessons
for diverse learners.
Climb aboard! Join our crew, as we journey through strategies
that build relationships among all members of the crew in order to
create a positive, confident mathematical environment. Discover
how building relationships can lead to a rigorous mathematical
classroom.
Dallas 7
Activity
New Teachers PK-2
Literature Connections In Math
1:00 - 2:00
201, 283
Angela Limon,
Leah Stephenson,
Birdville ISD
This session will demonstrate how you can use children’s literature
as a lesson or engagement tool.
Fort Worth 7
202, 282
Activity
PK-2
1-2-3... Play To Learn!
1:00 - 2:00
Tuesday
and practiced.
Fort Worth 3/4
Tracy Erbes,
Cheyanne Gage,
200
Activity
Hitchcock ISD
PK-2
A Pirate Crew’s Journey: Building Interpersonal
Relationships To Support A Mathematics Classroom
1:00 - 2:00
Elementary
Fort Worth 5/6
196
Presentation
Stories That Teach Mathematics
1:00 - 2:00
Jennifer McFarlane,
Dwight Malone,
Terrell ISD
Back in the good old days, we learned to have fun. Now, see how
to have fun while we learn. Bring energy to your classroom with
music, movement, dramatic play, and learning centers. There are
great ways to bring energy to a math lesson!
Del Rio 2
Patsy Kanter,
HMH
Presentation
K-5
Fostering Good Questioning Everyday: Using Higher-Order
Thinking Skills with Calendar Math
1:00 - 2:00
202.5
The presenter will model higher-order thinking skills for deep math
discussions during calendar time.
Del Rio 3
Mary White,
Kim Marshall,
203
Activity
Longview ISD
PK-2
Buzzing Into Learning Centers With Busy Bees
1:00 - 2:00
Come learn about a creative management system that REALLY
WORKS!
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CAMT 2011
Austin 4/5
204, 250
Activity
K-5
Too Fun To Be Math!
Tuesday
Elementary
1:00 - 2:00
Debbie Burroughs,
Beth Brimer,
Birdville ISD
Are you looking for some exciting ways to get your students
enthusiastic about math? This session will provide you with the
ideas and tools needed to bring an event such as “Monster Math
Mania” or “Numbers Day” to your campus. Monster Math Mania—
Family Math Night is a great way to build positive partnerships with
parents while providing a night of family fun for your students. As
your students and their parents play skill-specific games, you will
have the opportunity to explain math concepts and strategies to
the parents as well as their children. Numbers Day gives students
and staff the opportunity to dress in their favorite numbered sports
jersey or shirt. Excitement will brim in the hallways and classrooms
as students compare, group, order and use various operations to
combine their numbers. You will leave this session fired up and
ready to spread some math enthusiasm on your campus!
Texas 4
Stefanie Woodard,
Philip “Tug” Benham,
205, 289
Activity
Birdville ISD
New Teachers K-5
Yes Virginia, There Is Still Creativity In Math, Part Trois
1:00 - 2:00
Learn how to promote a creative math classroom one book, one
game, one app. at a time while infusing Kaplan’s depth and complexity tools.
Dallas 3/4
206, 251
Activity
K-5
The Missing Link
1:00 - 2:00
Analisa Farah,
Erica Arevalo,
Corpus Christi ISD
Participants will explore how connecting kindergarten through fifth
grade concepts is crucial not only to closing gaps, but also ensuring future success. Analyzing content through vertical alignment
will assist campus leaders and teachers in identifying missing links
among three mathematics strands: Number, Operations, and Quantitative Reasoning; Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking;
and Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools. Participants will
use acquired knowledge to assess students’ strengths and needs, and
provide differentiated instruction.
1:00 - 2:00
207
Pecos 2
Presentation
K-5
Erin Bowland,
Leslie Roper,
Smantha Yao,
Arlington ISD
Ways To Make Your Activities Measure Up
We will discuss a variety of activities that allow children to learn
measurement through hands-on experiences.
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Mustang 4
Amy Rang,
The Curriculum Project
208
Activity
K-5
Elementary Teachers Are “Loopy” For Math!
1:00 - 2:00
Teachers love loop games, because they’re so easy and effective.
Join us to play and leave with a TEKS-friendly strategy to engage
students in concepts and vocabulary while having fun!
Texas 3
Ambreen Ali,
Jesse Gonzalez,
209, 300
Activity
Houston ISD
3-5
Math + Art + Architecture = Fun!
1:00 - 2:00
Math + Art + Architecture = FUN! is about creative ways that
teachers can use art and architecture to make math more exciting
for their students. The biggest problem that most all math teachers
encounter is the attitude that math is boring, unusually difficult, and
only found in textbooks. Many of our elementary students have this
misconception that only the “brainy” or “gifted” students excel at
math.
Dallas 1/2
Jose Bribiesca,
210
Activity
3-5
Measure? Fill It, Cover It, Or Match It?
1:00 - 2:00
Measurement is a complex area of the curriculum, and in attempt to
respond to the TEKS, traditional textbooks only cover the material.
As a result, students in the intermediate grades often have a meager
understanding of measurement, with many gaps in their development. In this session, teachers will participate in activities that will
help students develop a conceptual knowledge of measurement.
San Antonio 3
Bettina Dixon,
Arlington ISD
211, 297
Activity
3-5
Achieving Equity In Mathematics: A Focus On The AfricanAmerican Learner.
1:00 - 2:00
This professional development focuses on an in-depth examination of data trends and causal factors affecting African-American
achievement in the study of mathematics. Participants will learn
how to incorporate research-based instructional strategies that
will maximize content access and are responsive to students’ prior
knowledge, intellectual strengths, and personal interests.
CAMT 2011
Austin 1/2
Norma Morris,
Fritzie Publishing and
212, 395
Activity
Educational Services
ELL/Bilingual 3-5
Ms. Fritzie – The Problem Solving Kids Love To Do!
1:00 - 2:00
Problem solving is fun when you work with a partner on a Ms.
Fritzie-type problem! Is her answer reasonable or unreasonable?
Use pictures, numbers, and words to decide, then present your work
to the class. Participants will solve a Ms. Fritzie problem, will see
samples of student work, will create their own Ms. Fritize problem,
and will have lots of fun! Generous handout included with models
to help you write your own for your classroom!
Come and participate in some fun games that will reinforce basic
concepts while keeping your students engaged.
Grapevine 1
Connie Newville,
Math A Big Deal
213
Activity
3-5
What’s Your Angle On Geometry?
1:00 - 2:00
Appaloosa 4
Marsha Scott,
University of Texas at
214, 258
Activity
Arlington
New Teachers 3-5
Integrating Mathematics And Science Concepts The UTeach Way!
1:00 - 2:00
Participants will experience lessons that incorporate the 5E lesson
planning model, using science lessons that are integrated with mathematics concepts . . . or would that be mathematics lessons with an
integration of science concepts? Come and explore with us!
Palomino 3
215
Presentation
3-5
Can’t Never Could!
1:00 - 2:00
Will Mercer,
Knowsys Test Prep
Appaloosa 3
216, 185
Activity
3-5
Measures And Measurement
Mountain Math/Language,
LLC
San Antonio 1/2
Sherri Skelton,
Carol Cates,
Activity
Garland ISD
3-5
Simply Fractions: Working Toward A Real Understanding
1:00 - 2:00
218, 187
Do 3/4 of your students think 1/8 is larger than 1/4? Do they only
understand one-third of your instruction? Join us for hands-on
activities to develop number sense with fractions.
Austin 3
Activity
3-5
Let’s Talk Enrichment!
1:00 - 2:00
219
Valerie Johse,
Jennifer Greer,
Pearland ISD
This session will provide ideas and hands-on activities that can be
used as enrichment in the classroom to maintain student excitement
and extend learning.
Mustang 6
John Seidlitz,
Seidlitz Education
Activity
The Language Of Math: Making It Happen In Your Classroom
1:15 - 2:45
220, 170
excitement and many excellent strategies for teaching and reaching
San Antonio 5/6
Dennis Adams,
Math Learning Center
Activity
PK-2
Building Math Skills Through Calendar Activities, K-2
1:15 - 2:45
It is very tough to battle a self-fulfilling prophecy! Learn communication techniques that help students see what is possible and then
make it happen.
1:00 - 2:00
Darla Blodgett,
Lynn Carr,
AIMS
Using the attributes of length, volume, and area, models will be created that apply measuring skills through engaging experiences.
221
Bring daily focus to building math skills through interactive
calendar-based activities. You’ll have hands-on experiences with
a variety of lessons rich enough to build math fluency, yet concise
enough to complement other curricula. Lessons are quick, spiraling,
accessible and fun! Materials will be drawn from Number Corner,
a standards-based supplemental program correlated to the TEKS,
written by the authors of Box It or Bag It Mathematics and inspired
by Math Their Way. Participants will be able to access all materials
used in the presentation online.
page 47
Tuesday
Geometry hands on! Come learn how to use AngLegs™ to motivate your students’ love of geometry and make it stick! With this
wonderful manipulative you can reach the remedial and gifted math
student – all in one lesson using step-by-step lessons and centers
you can implement in your classroom tomorrow. Don’t miss this
one!!!
Dallas 5/6
217, 184
Activity
3-5
Games! Games! Games!
Elementary
1:00 - 2:00
CAMT 2011
Mustang 3
Laura Choate,
Fallbrook Union
222
Presentation
Elementary
PK-2
Effective Games And Practices That Lead To Student Success
Elementary
1:15 - 2:45
Be more efficient and selective with time devoted to number. A
handout of highly engaging activities and instructional strategies
will help you build confidence in your students.
1:15 - 2:45
223
Grapevine 6
Activity
K-5
Debbie Bynum,
Region 18 ESC
Nancy Wisker,
Dinah Zike Academy
Foldables + TEKS + Children’s Literature = A Winning
Equation
®
Tuesday
Learn by doing in this fast-paced, hands-on workshop aimed at successfully merging mathematics curriculum, children’s literature, and
3-D interactive graphic organizers (Foldables®).
Texas 5/6
Teresa Moulds,
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
224
Activity
New Teachers K-5
Tools For Building Problem-Solving Processes
1:15 - 2:45
Do your students struggle with deciding what operation to use to
solve a problem? Do your students leave out the “steps” in multistep problems? Have you exposed your students to unknown
change problems, the “hidden question”, and the process skills? In
this session, participants will come away with a variety of instructional strategies and tools that support problem-solving processing
and reasoning.
Austin 6
Pamela Brown,
Monique Howard,
225
Activity
DeSoto ISD
New Teachers 3-5
Killing Two Birds With One Stone: Integrating Math And
Reading For Elementary Teachers
1:15 - 2:45
Mustang 1
John Hinton,
Math Matters, Inc.
227, 336
Activity
3-5
Math Matters: Games, Puzzles, And Diversions To Stimulate
Reasoning
1:15 - 2:45
Bring excitement to your classroom and stimulate your students to
think, using games designed to integrate problem solving, analyzing, and basic-skill development. In this hands-on session, teachers
will play games they can implement tomorrow in their classrooms.
All experiences will develop inductive reasoning in number, geometry, and probability.
1:15 - 2:45
228
Texas 1/2
Activity
3-5
Nikki Bitzer,
Teacher tidBitz
Coree McClure,
Sherman ISD
Problem Solving Made Easy With Rocky MD: The Problem Solver
Problem-solving problems? No problem, if you have Rocky! Use
the one-and-only Rocky MD: The Problem Solver in an easy, creative, way to breed a problem-solving environment in your school.
Rocky has his very own classroom charts, student workmats, and
posters demonstrating the 10 problem-solving strategies while
incorporating the highly successful UPS Chart in a fun and creative
way, removing the fear of problem solving! Your students will love
Rocky and teachers will too! Get your problems solved here!
Fort Worth 1/2
Wendy Hill,
The Learning Carpet-TLC,
Presentation
Inc.
New Teachers 3-5
Back To Square One —101 Ways To Physically Explore
Abstract Math Concepts Using A Large 100 Square Floor Mat
1:15 - 2:45
229, 365
During this highly interactive session, teachers will experience the
numerous and creative ways of physically exploring math concepts on a large 100 square floor mat. Activities for all operations,
fractions, money, time, patterns, geometry, and graphing will be
presented. Come prepared to move!
Teachers will explore ways to integrate math and reading by refining math skills through using reading techniques and strategies.
Teachers will experience ways to use foldables, centers, graphic
organizers, and journaling with students.
1:15 - 2:45
Grapevine 2/3
Leigh Childs,
San Diego County Office of
Activity
Education
New Teachers 3-5
Engaging Activities + Effective Instructional Strategies =
Numerically Nimble Students
Strategic games motivate students to enjoy math while developing
problem-solving abilities, basic skills, and spatial/geometric thinking… they are also great for character development and differentiated instruction.
1:15 - 2:45
226, 79
How can we “work smarter, not harder” to close the achievement
gap and improve individual students’ numeric competence and
confidence? These instructional strategies promote greater student
participation and numeric sense-making. Handouts include highinterest practice activities which enhance mathematical reasoning,
while improving students’ numeric competence.
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Mustang 2
Rene LeBlanc,
Mary Gilfeather,
230
Activity
3-5
Problem-Solving Games That Turn Kids Onto Math: Making
Math Matter To All Students
CAMT 2011
Grapevine 4/5
Jane Felling,
Box Cars & One-Eyed
231
Activity
Jacks
3-5
Power Play—Games For Teaching Place Value
2:15 - 3:15
Come prepared to play games that incorporate the use of cards, dice
and multi-sided place-value dice. Games and strategies focus on:
reading, ordering, and comparing large numbers, expanding and
rounding numbers, decimals, number patterns, and more. Reproducible game boards, student samples, and many strategies will be
shared to help with this important part of the curriculum.
Participants will learn more about mathematics education in the
state of Texas, TCTM, and what TCTM offers its members, and
NCTM, and what NCTM offers its members. Please join us for this
information session.
Mustang 5
Beth Duke,
Heather Lewis,
232, 26
Activity
Lewisville ISD
3-5
STAAR Gazing – Bringing Measurement Into Focus For 4th Grade
1:15 - 2:45
Palomino 1
Sam Armstrong,
Pearson Education
Presentation
K-5
Differentiation With Texas Style K-5
2:15 - 3:15
233
Intervention, practice or extension activities to better help teachers
customize math instruction. There will be shared ideas for supporting the range of learners for Grades 1-5. Focus on differentiation
and intervention by learning how to turn assessment data into highly
effective strategic interventions with a little Texas style.
Yellow Rose
234
Activity
General Interest
Making Math Stick!
2:15 - 3:15
Jane Georges,
Region 4 ESC
The need for sufficient memory function poses a unique challenge
for many children and adults in the learning and application of
mathematics. Explore the latest in brain research and researchbased instructional strategies which can significantly impact
memory and the learning and application of mathematics.
Grapevine 1
Sharon Benson,
Region 4 ESC
236, 1
Activity
General Interest
2:15 - 3:15
San Antonio 4
Janet Vela,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
General Interest
2:15 - 3:15
237, 194
Mustang 4
238, 378
Presentation
General Interest
What Is Your Qtopia?
2:15 - 3:15
Fran Kilpack,
Qwizdom
Join the movement and help build an out-of-this-world learning
experience which gives educators, parents, and students the tools to
help ensure that everyone becomes a star achiever. We want to hear
about your perfect learning environment.
Fort Worth 7
Tony Morrow,
First in Math
Presentation
2:15 - 3:15
239, 114
Explore First in Math, the Texas Online Math Competition, where
integers, decimals, and polynomials—in their heads; plus word
page 49
Tuesday
Join fourth grade Lewisville ISD Teachers to explore unchartered territory as we relate the measurement big idea from the Texas Response
to the Curriculum Focal Points to the new STAAR assessment.
Journey through hands-on, integrated activities ready to travel from
our classroom to yours. Resistance is futile—STAAR is coming!
San Antonio 3
Pam Johnson,
Austin ISD
235
Activity
General Interest
What Can Being A Member Of TCTM Do For Me?
Elementary
1:15 - 2:45
CAMT 2011
Pecos 3
Linda Enger,
Independent Math
240
Activity
Consultant
APPS For Your TI Graphing Calculator—Still Alive And
Kicking
Tuesday
Elementary
2:15 - 3:15
Remember APPS. This hands-on session will feature an overview
of TI APPS programs for your graphing calculator. Topics will
include Probability Simulations, Decimal Defender, Cabri Jr, Area
Formulas, Study Cards, Cell Sheet (bar graphs and circle graphs),
and Topics in Algebra I. Bring your TI-83/84 Plus™ graphing calculator or your TI-73 Explorer™ and receive some free programs.
Grapevine D
Steve Leinwand,
American Institutes for
241
Presentation
Research
Some Intriguing, Amazing, And Even Scary Things We Can
Learn From High-Performing East Asian Countries That
Provide Mirrors On How We Teach Math In Texas
2:15 - 3:15
F
It’s really not an accident that countries like Singapore and Hong
Kong significantly outperform the United States. As examples of
international benchmarking, this session will look at a range of
curriculum features, instructional approaches, and assessment items
drawn from these countries that provide intriguing insights into how
the United States might ratchet up how we teach and how we assess
mathematics.
Del Rio 3
Jan Frimpter,
Tien Shan International
Activity
School
General Interest
Fractals From Fractions To Physics
2:15 - 3:15
242
A world in a grain of sand, heaven in a wildflower: infinity in your
hand, eternity in an hour (Blake)—and math that challenges and
delights all grade levels.
Dallas 7
Winifred Mallam,
Texas Woman’s University
Activity
PK-2
Big Things Happening In The K-2 Mathematics Classroom
2:15 - 3:15
243
The session will include an investigation of hands-on, mind-provoking, problem-solving activities using readily available manipulatives
and relevant literature.
Fort Worth 3/4
Activity
PK-2
Learn The Power Of The Ten!
2:15 - 3:15
244, 314
Pamela Guerra,
Northside ISD
This interactive session will teach strategies for using the ten frame
with students. Participants will learn how to engage their students in
number sense and subitizing.
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Pecos 2
Alice Ballow,
Mary Allen,
245
Activity
Arlington ISD
PK-2
Using Games To Build Math Fluency
2:15 - 3:15
This session will explore different game formats that can be used by
teachers to reinforce a variety of mathematical concepts. Teachers
will be given an opportunity to play several games and will brainstorm different ways the games can be modified to address a variety
of math concepts.
Dallas 1/2
Nicole Andrews,
Teresa Edgar,
Activity
University of Houston
PK-2
Story Blocks: Using Literature To Develop Spatial Skills
2:15 - 3:15
246
Come learn spatial and geometry concepts and how to teach these
by integrating literature and blocks. Engage in activities for use in
your classroom.
Palomino 2
Robert Parrish,
AnsMar Publishers, Inc.
Presentation
K-5
Effective Instructional Strategies: 7 Proven Methods
2:15 - 3:15
247, 20
Learn how to present instructional strategies for effective direct
instruction with tips to reach all students, regardless of their learning
style. When implementing these strategies, teachers will be able to
track the successful development of student learning. This facilitates
development of knowledge and skills as specified in state and TEKS
standards.
Austin 1/2
Catherine Valentino,
Houghton Mifflin Company
Activity
K-5
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Get New Batteries!: Energizing
Activities, Resources, And Materials For Nurturing Authentic
Math/Science Thinking All Year Long
2:15 - 3:15
248
Finding time for the “fun stuff” in math and science is an ongoing
challenge for overworked kindergarten and primary teachers, yet
the fun stuff is what keeps children coming back for more math and
science in the grades to come. Come discover motivating problemsolving activities and unique manipulatives that are guaranteed to
spark learning and retention in children from diverse language and
experiential backgrounds. Participants will receive a “What did you
bring us?” science learning treat to use with students.
CAMT 2011
Appaloosa 1
Caren Sorrells,
Birdville ISD
249, 287
Presentation
Technology K-5
Getting SMART With Investigations
2:15 - 3:15
This session will demonstrate how to use the SMART Board with
the Investigations curriculum for K-5. We will share the lessons
developed for SMART Board.
Getting the data into the hands and hearts of the students increases
student ownership, responsibility, and ultimately learning and
achievement. This session will provide you with a variety of strategies and tools to use in helping students dissaggregate their own
data, make sense of it, and use it to energize learning.
Austin 4/5
250, 204
Activity
K-5
Too Fun To Be Math!
2:15 - 3:15
Debbie Burroughs,
Beth Brimer,
Birdville ISD
Dallas 3/4
251, 206
Activity
K-5
The Missing Link
2:15 - 3:15
Analisa Farah,
Erica Arevalo,
Corpus Christi ISD
Participants will explore how connecting kindergarten through fifth
grade concepts is crucial not only to closing gaps, but also ensuring future success. Analyzing content through vertical alignment
will assist campus leaders and teachers in identifying missing links
among three mathematics strands: Number, Operations, and Quantitative Reasoning; Patterns, Relationships, and Algebraic Thinking;
and Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools. Participants will
use acquired knowledge to assess students’ strengths and needs, and
provide differentiated instruction.
2:15 - 3:15
252, 301
Fort Worth 5/6
Activity
3-5
Leslie Bell,
New Caney ISD
Cecilia Beckham,
Retired Teacher
Raising The Level Of Engagement With Hands-On Math
Participants will experience tried and true activities and games
through cooperative groups. Handouts and door prizes will be
provided. Topics covered include: prime factorization, basic facts,
fractions, geometry, and more. Come prepared to have some fun!
San Antonio 1/2
Activity
3-5
Math Coach Basic Training
2:15 - 3:15
254, 415
Sherry Smith,
DeSoto ISD
Whether you’re a rookie math coach or a seasoned veteran, come
learn some fresh ideas on how to keep your team in shape all day
every day. Ideas will be shared for coaching teachers, working with
students in small groups, and helping the kids to think mathematically even when they are not in the classroom.
Texas 4
255, 303
Activity
3-5
Math: Let’s “Sum” It Up!
2:15 - 3:15
Julie Teague,
Learning Wheels
We know all students can learn; the trick is finding out how they
learn! This fun, fast-paced, hands-on session will leave you with
ideas for teaching math that can be used to help those students who
need that extra boost to be successful! Activities, games, and laughter are all on the agenda for this session and every teacher will leave
with a handout and game! Don’t be left out as we “sum” it up!
Palomino 3
Alfredo Vaquiax,
Our Lady of the Lake
256
Presentation
University
3-5
Elementary School Math Misconceptions And Remediations
2:15 - 3:15
Untangle your students’ math misconceptions by identifying and
investigating the source of these misunderstandings and engage in
activities that can be implemented in the classroom to undo these
math misconceptions.
257, 34
Texas 3
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
3-5
2:15 - 3:15
Deidre Hannible,
Mrs. Math Games
& Consulting
STAARving For Great Math Ideas? Ignite Your Class
Making mathematical connections to the real world can be a task
for elementary students. Come learn and enjoy fun ways to get all
students engaged in math when they are in class and away from
school!
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Tuesday
Are you looking for some exciting ways to get your students
enthusiastic about math? This session will provide you with the
ideas and tools needed to bring an event such as “Monster Math
Mania” or “Numbers Day” to your campus. Monster Math Mania—
Family Math Night is a great way to build positive partnerships with
parents while providing a night of family fun for your students. As
your students and their parents play skill-specific games, you will
have the opportunity to explain math concepts and strategies to
the parents as well as their children. Numbers Day gives students
and staff the opportunity to dress in their favorite numbered sports
jersey or shirt. Excitement will brim in the hallways and classrooms
as students compare, group, order, and use various operations to
combine their numbers. You will leave this session fired up and
ready to spread some math enthusiasm on your campus!
Appaloosa 3
Jennifer Hoffpauir,
Waller ISD
253, 298
Presentation
3-5
Getting The Data Into The Hands And Hearts Of The Students
Elementary
2:15 - 3:15
CAMT 2011
Appaloosa 4
Marsha Scott,
258, 214
Activity
Arlington
New Teachers 3-5
Integrating Mathematics And Science Concepts The UTeach Way!
Grapevine 2/3
263
Presentation
General Interest
Super Graphing With Excel
Participants will experience lessons that incorporate the 5E lesson
planning model, using science lessons that are integrated with mathematics concepts . . . or would that be mathematics lessons with an
integration of science concepts? Come and explore with us!
A picture (or graph) is worth a thousand word problems. Use Microsoft Excel and the Randbetween function to generate dozens of bar
graphs, pictographs, number lines, coordinate graphs, and more by
pressing one key.
Elementary
2:15 - 3:15
2:15 - 3:15
259, 59
Dallas 5/6
Activity
3-5
Nicholas Restivo,
Schools
Tuesday
Generating Student (And Teacher) Excitement For
Mathematical Problem Solving
A “problem” is not a problem if it has an easy solution. Real problems must be appropriately challenging, have multiple means to
solve them, and lead students to a better understanding of mathematical concepts. We will discover ways for our students (and their
teachers) to become better problem solvers while preparing them
for any assessment they may encounter.
Del Rio 2
Sharisa Rhoades,
New Frontiers Charter
260
Activity
School
3-5
Make STAAR Review Fun And Engaging!
2:15 - 3:15
Are you looking for ways to make reviewing for the state assessment less monotonous? Come learn ways to prepare students in
those last weeks before the STAAR without “teaching to the test.”
Be ready to move, solve problems, and leave with some examples to
get you started.
Austin 3
Activity
3-5
Let’s Talk Enrichment!
2:15 - 3:15
261
Valerie Johse,
Jennifer Greer,
Pearland ISD
This session will provide ideas and hands-on activities that can be
used as enrichment in the classroom to maintain student excitement
and extend learning.
Appaloosa 2
Mellissa Beago,
Denton ISD
262
Activity
Technology 3-5
Virtual Manipulatives? Interactive White Boards? What
Does Hands On Really Mean Today?
2:15 - 3:15
Manipulatives have a long history of success in mathematics
teaching and learning. New technology has brought interactive
white boards and virtual manipulatives into our classrooms as well.
Learn to use these new technologies in combination with traditional
concrete manipulatives for effective mathematics teaching. See the
technology in action and learn strategies for incorporating it into
instruction even before the hardware comes to your classroom.
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3:00 - 4:30
Karen Ferrell,
Author
Texas A
Dan Meyer
264
Presentation
Math Curriculum Makeover Followup Session
3:00 - 4:30
F
We will continue our discussion of the three models for modern curriculum development—the three-act story, the forty-pound problem,
and the exploded view—recipes for the kind of math curriculum
that is fun to teach and fun to learn.
Grapevine 6
Susie Whisnant,
Caryl K. Pierson,
Activity
Math Teachers Press, Inc.
ELL/Bilingual PK-2
Developing Mathematical Concepts And Oral Language
Strategies For All Early Childhood Students: English
Speaking, Bilingual, ELL, And Special Needs
3:00 - 4:30
265, 367
The mathematical knowledge that kindergarteners bring to school
is related to their mathematics learning for years thereafter—in
elementary school, middle school, and even high school. This
session will focus on a screening assessment, to identify at-risk students, and an instructional model that builds conceptual understanding of numbers, shapes, geometry, and measurement. The emphasis
will be on pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. The major goals will
be using manipulatives, developing language, and connections to
literacy. Participants will leave with a handout showing appropriate
assessments and an important lesson from each strand.
Mustang 3
Laura Choate,
Fallbrook Union
Presentation
Elementary
PK-2
Effective Games And Practices That Lead To Student Success
3:00 - 4:30
266
Be more efficient and selective with time devoted to number. A
handout of highly engaging activities and instructional strategies
will help you build confidence in your students.
Mustang 6
Donna Long,
Activity
PK-2
Reaching All Learners In The Mathematics Classroom
3:00 - 4:30
267, 402
How do you reach every child during a math lesson? When do you
use direct instruction? Partners? Small groups? This interactive
workshop will include hands-on activities with suggestions on differentiated instruction. Children’s literature will be incorporated into
all the activities. A handout will be provided.
CAMT 2011
3:00 - 4:30
Join first grade Lewisville ISD teachers to explore unchartered
territory as we journey through the measurement big idea from the
Texas Response to the Curriculum Focal Points. Journey through
hands-on, integrated activities ready to travel from our classroom to
yours. Resistance is futile!
This training focuses on building algebraic reasoning in grades
3–5. Participants will understand how the mathematical concepts
in grades 3–5 lead to the development of skills necessary for future
success in algebra. Join us as we make connections and explore
practical ways to develop algebra-ready students!
Fort Worth 1/2
Carolyn Moore,
McGraw-Hill
Activity
K-5
A Worksheet, 5 Cents; A Workbook, $5; Intervention That
Works; Priceless
Austin 6
272
Activity
3-5
Algebra Ready!
3:00 - 4:30
273
Dominoes are a staple found in most elementary classrooms. Come
prepared to play our newest domino games that teach number sense,
patterning, all operations, place-value, fractions, problem solving,
and more. Great game boards provide the ideas to use the first day
back to school. Excellent ideas for math back packs, centers, after
school programs, regular, ESL, and Title 1 programs.
3:00 - 4:30
271
Texas 1/2
Activity
3-5
Nikki Bitzer,
Teacher tidBitz
Coree McClure,
Sherman ISD
Need A Shot In The Arm For Your Math Scores? Call The
Math Medic!
Cure those ailing math scores with the perfect blend of prescriptions
from The Math Medic. This session will not only demonstrate how
to easily incorporate the highly effective 5E Model into everyday
lessons, but it will also be loaded with multiple strategy-based
math games, techniques, and activities using cards, dice, and other
everyday items. Solve your math blues by setting your appointment
NOW! The doctor is IN!
Helping your students develop a deeper understanding of fraction
and geometry concepts can be the start of something big! In addition
to basic knowledge, help students develop HOTS (Higher Order
Thinking Skills) by enhancing visual, spatial, and logical reasoning.
Mustang 2
Teresa Mizelle,
Arlington ISD
274
Activity
3-5
Problem Solving In 3rd – 6th Grade
3:00 - 4:30
Come learn how to get students to use a process to solve problems
in which they first visualize the information.
San Antonio 5/6
Dennis Adams,
Math Learning Center
Activity
3-5
Building Key Skills In 20 Minutes Per Day In Grades 3–5
3:00 - 4:30
275
The upper elementary grades are responsible for so many math
skills! This session offers you hands-on experiences with a variety
of lessons rich enough to build math fluency yet concise enough to
complement any math program. Through powerful, accessible, and
enjoyable activities, you will engage a range of topics including
Patterns, Money, Computational Fluency, Data Collection, Measurement, and Problem Solving. All materials used in the presentation
will be available free online.
Texas 5/6
276
Activity
3-5
Fractions Without Distractions
3:00 - 4:30
Sandra White,
Lone Star Learning
Come learn easy, fun ways to eliminate “Fraction Phobia” from
your classroom using mnemonic devices, number lines, tortillas, and
more! Walk away with tips and techniques to master fractions you’ll
wish someone had shared with you long ago! Leave with new ideas
and activities that ensure fraction success for you and your students.
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Tuesday
Grapevine 4/5
Jane Felling,
Box Cars & One-Eyed
Activity
Jacks
K-5
Domino Games—Connecting The Dots
3:00 - 4:30
270
Region 13 ESC
Mustang 1
Barbara Irvin,
Presentation
3-5
Geometry And Fractions With Manipulatives
3:00 - 4:30
269
This session will focus on the major reason students are falling
through the gap... CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING! Participants will engage in a variety of hands-on activities using simple
and accessible concrete materials. Technology will also be demonstrated and used to help develop conceptual understanding. Handouts and materials will be distributed.
Mary Headley,
Alyce Stiles,
Elementary
Mustang 5
Renee Cassel,
Beth Pesnell,
268, 107
Activity
Lewisville ISD
PK-2
STAAR Gazing: Bringing Measurement Into Focus For 1st Grade
3:00 - 4:30
CAMT 2011
Palomino 1
Debra Junk,
The University of Texas at
277
Presentation
Austin
General Interest
Listening And Learning: The Role Of The Clinical Interview
In Mathematics Classrooms
Tuesday
Elementary
3:30 - 4:30
The clinical interview is a well-documented method for discovering
and making conclusions about children’s thinking in mathematics.
This presentation will show how the clinical interview is used to
explore children’s thinking and how the task provides an opportunity for teachers to learn math knowledge for teaching (MKT). Participants will have the opportunity to role-play in mock interviews
during the session.
Mustang 4
Colleen Clower,
278, 192
Presentation
Northwest ISD
General Interest
Correlation
3:30 - 4:30
In spite of increasing budget constraints, we have expanded the
number of instructional and mentor coaches to develop mathematicians for the 21st Century and impact the entire district. Ideas and
3:30 - 4:30
279, 119
Featured Session
Grapevine D
Presentation
F
General Interest
David Chard,
Everly Broadway,
MSTAR Universal Screener And Rtl
Are you looking for tools to identify and serve Tier I and II intervention students? Come learn how the MSTAR Universal Screener can
be used to identify students struggling with algebra readiness content
in grades 5-8. Participants will also view samples of Tier II intervention materials for grades 5-8, available in Project Share for all teachers and students in the state. Join TEA staff for this exciting session.
San Antonio 1/2
Sandy Atkins,
Creating AHAS, UC
280
Activity
General Interest
Identifying And Preventing Mathematical Disconnects
3:30 - 4:30
In this session, we’ll examine a model that involves both intervention and prevention based on the vertical progression of concept
development.
Austin 1/2
Cindy Brown,
Arlington ISD
281
Presentation
PK-2
Everyday Math Journaling In K-2
3:30 - 4:30
This session will explore using math journals as a daily part of the math
workshop. We will strengthen our understandings about this powerful
learning tool including what makes a good journal prompt, the learning
process of journaling, and scaffolding children’s representations.
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Fort Worth 7
282, 202
Activity
PK-2
1-2-3... Play To Learn!
3:30 - 4:30
Jennifer McFarlane,
Dwight Malone,
Terrell ISD
Back in the good old days, we learned to have fun. Now see how to
have fun while we learn. Bring energy to your classroom with music, movement, dramatic play, and learning centers. There are great
ways to bring energy to math lesson!
Dallas 7
283, 201
Activity
New Teachers PK-2
Literature Connections In Math
3:30 - 4:30
Angela Limon,
Leah Stephenson,
Birdville ISD
This session will demonstrate how you can use children’s literature
as a lesson or engagement tool.
Del Rio 3
Mary White,
Kim Marshall,
284
Activity
Longview ISD
PK-2
Buzzing Into Learning Centers With Busy Bees
3:30 - 4:30
Come learn about a creative management system that REALLY
WORKS!
Yellow Rose
David Stevens,
Symphony Learning
Presentation
K-5
How Math Learning Difficulties Develop And What We Can
Do To Prevent Them
3:30 - 4:30
285
This session shows how many students develop math learning difficulties and provides research-based best practices to guard against
the development of those difficulties. The presenter is a developmental psychologist with a focus on cognitive development and
learning difficulties.
Austin 3
286
Activity
K-5
Let ‘Em Show What They Know
3:30 - 4:30
Bettye Wilson,
Debbie Moore,
Lone Star Learning
Years of research confirm that once a student’s brain is engaged,
the desire to learn and the ability to retain knowledge soars! Learn
simple ways to keep all students actively engaged in all your lessons. Use response cards, play games, sing songs, and more, and
watch an amazing transformation occur in your classroom!
CAMT 2011
This session will demonstrate how to use the SMART Board with
the Investigations curriculum for K-5. We will share the lessons
developed for the SMART Board.
Dallas 3/4
Wendy Jenkins,
DeSoto ISD
288, 188
Activity
ELL/Bilingual K-5
Place Value And Rounding Made Easy While Integrating
Reading
3:30 - 4:30
Place value and rounding are difficult concepts that many students
struggle with. By using reading and hands-on materials, the students
will have a chance to grasp the concept in a fun, concrete way.
Learn how to promote a creative math classroom one book, one
game, one app. at a time while infusing Kaplan’s depth and complexity tools.
292
Fort Worth 3/4
Activity
3-5
Cassandra Hatfield,
Rockwall ISD
Wendy Smith,
Forney ISD
Equivalent Fractions Galore
Participants will model equivalent fractions using area models,
linear models, and set models. Patterns and relationships among the
representations will be identified and described. Generalizations will
be made from these findings and will be used to generate equivalent
fractions, without models, and understand the essential conceptual
and procedural connections for rigorous student understanding of
equivalent fractions.
Dallas 5/6
Linda Jennings,
Unique Teaching
Activity
New Teachers 3-5
TAKS Mathematics Charts Extreme Makeover
3:30 - 4:30
293
Using TEA-generated, TAKS Mathematics Charts, participants will
“cut out” measurement concepts difficult for their students. Then,
they will paste them on the newly designed customary/metric Legal
Cheat Charts generated by students. Samples will be provided.
Austin 4/5
Jennifer Woodall,
Terrell ISD
Activity
New Teachers 3-5
New Teachers: Concrete Monday To Abstract Friday
3:30 - 4:30
294, 335
San Antonio 4
Paula Moeller,
290
Presentation
Austin
Featured Sesion K-5
Response To Intervention: Ideas, Tools, And Resources
This session will help new teachers understand how to construct a
lesson in math that introduces the concept in a hands-on approach,
but moves to a higher level, where students are ready to think of it
in an abstract design when finished.
Searching for ways to identify and serve struggling students in
mathematics? Search no further. This session will provide insight
regarding intervention design and ideas to assist teachers as they
work with students to enhance their knowledge of mathematics.
Free resources and tools will be shared during this informative session.
3:30 - 4:30
3:30 - 4:30
F
Dallas 1/2
Linda Cardwell,
Lone Star Learning
291, 102
Activity
3-5
Extreme Makeover: Building Vocabulary Today
3:30 - 4:30
Palomino 3
Frazer Boergadine,
295
Activity
3-5
Division Of Whole And Decimal Numbers Using An Area
Model
Long division can be understood from the use of a menu of multiples of the divisor, the left dimension of a rectangle, used to section
off areas of the rectangle to determine the length of the top dimension, which is the quotient. The model is progressively updated to
reveal the standard long division symbol and algorithm.
Are you frustrated that your students don’t know your content
area vocabulary? Factors will be presented that effect vocabulary
acquisition and different types of words we teach. Participants will
engage in a variety of interactive strategies that will engage students
and help them retain new curriculum area vocabulary in order to
improve comprehension.
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Tuesday
Grapevine 1
Stefanie Woodard,
Philip Benham,
289, 205
Activity
Birdville ISD
New Teachers K-5
Yes Virginia, There Is Still Creativity In Math, Part Trois
3:30 - 4:30
3:30 - 4:30
Elementary
Appaloosa 1
Caren Sorrells,
Birdville ISD
287, 249
Presentation
Technology K-5
Getting SMART With Investigations
3:30 - 4:30
CAMT 2011
Tuesday
Elementary
3:30 - 4:30
Pecos 2
Eunice Harman,
Sylvia Ladesma,
296
Presentation
Arlington ISD
3-5
Using Picture Books To Spark Student Interest In Math
3:30 - 4:30
Texas 3
Ambreen Ali,
Jesse Gonzalez,
300, 209
Activity
Houston ISD
3-5
Math + Art + Architecture = Fun!
Picture books are not just for kindergartners. Make multiple connections with your students about math, talking about math, and doing
math by utilizing picture books. Integration is key, and using picture books to introduce math concepts will enhance student interest
and engagement in mathematical lessons. Participants will receive
a list of book titles, that can be used as introductions to mathematics concepts, along with ideas and activities that can be used in the
classroom.
Math+Art+Architecture=FUN! is about creative ways that teachers
can use art and architecture to make math more exciting for their
students. The biggest problem that many math teachers encounter is
the attitude that math is boring, unusually difficult, and only found
in textbooks. Many of our elementary students have this misconception that only the brainy or gifted students excel at math. You
can change their minds!
3:30 - 4:30
San Antonio 3
Bettina Dixon,
Arlington ISD
297, 211
Activity
3-5
Achieving Equity In Mathematics: A Focus On The AfricanAmerican Learner.
3:30 - 4:30
This professional development focuses on an in-depth examination of data trends and causal factors affecting African-American
achievement in the study of mathematics. Participants will learn
how to incorporate research-based instructional strategies that
will maximize content access and are responsive to students’ prior
knowledge, intellectual strengths, and personal interests.
Appaloosa 3
Jennifer Hoffpauir,
Waller ISD
Presentation
3-5
Getting The Data Into The Hands And Hearts Of The
Students
3:30 - 4:30
298, 253
Getting the data into the hands and hearts of the students increases
student ownership, responsibility, and ultimately learning and
achievement. This session will provide you with a variety of strategies and tools to use in helping students dissaggregate their own
data, make sense of it, and use it to energize learning.
Appaloosa 4
Nancy Kane,
299, 186
Activity
3-5
Mental Math Mastery—A Hands-On Workshop Using Several
Editions Of The Popular 24© Game Series
3:30 - 4:30
Attendees will learn new ways to get students excited about and
interested in mathematics through game play. They will learn
problem-solving strategies, how pattern-sensing leads to problem
solving, the engaging aspects of game play, and the quality outcomes these activities produce. Attendees will also experience how
friendly competition can stimulate students to achieve.
301, 252
Fort Worth 5/6
Activity
3-5
Leslie Bell,
New Caney ISD
Cecilia Beckham,
Retired Teacher
Raising The Level Of Engagement With Hands-On Math
Participants will experience tried-and-true activities and games
through cooperative groups. Handouts and door prizes will be
provided. Topics covered include: prime factorization, basic facts,
fractions, geometry, and more. Come prepared to have some fun!
Del Rio 2
Sharisa Rhoades,
New Frontiers Charter
302
Activity
School
3-5
Make STAAR Review Fun And Engaging!
3:30 - 4:30
Are you looking for ways to make reviewing for the state assessment less monotonous? Come learn ways to prepare students in
those last weeks before the STAAR without “teaching to the test.”
Be ready to move, solve problems, and leave with some examples to
get you started.
Texas 4
303, 255
Activity
3-5
Math: Let’s “Sum” It Up!
3:30 - 4:30
Julie Teague,
Learning Wheels
We know all students can learn; the trick is finding out how they
learn! This fun, fast-paced, hands-on session will leave you with
ideas for teaching math that can be used to help those students
who need that extra boost to be successful! Activities, games, and
laughter are all on the agenda for this session, and every teacher will
leave with a handout and game! Don’t be left out as we “sum” it up!
Palomino 2
Laura Wilson,
Math GPS
Activity
3-5
STAAR Mapping: A Guide To Success
3:30 - 4:30
304
How can you prepare your students for STAAR and higher expectations? Come find ways to make your instruction rise to the rigor of
increasing demands. This session will focus on how to use your
instructional time to gain the most understanding by all of your
students.
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CAMT 2011
Featured Session
General Interest
F
Ted H. Hull,
Ruth Harbin Miles,
Don S. Balka,
LCM: Leadership
Coaching Mathematics
Overcoming Resistance To Change
Overcoming resistance to change is a major factor in forging an
effective mathematics program, yet it is rarely discussed. Mathematics coaches and leaders often feel their efforts at improving
instruction are blocked or thwarted. This session provides insights
on resistance and strategies that transform classrooms so all students
are successful.
8:00 - 9:30
306
Texas A
Presentation
F
ELL/Bilingual,
William McBride,
National Education
Consultant
Dallas 5/6
Brian Mowry,
Austin ISD
309, 366
Activity
PK-2
Where’s The Math? Intentional And Purposeful Mathematics
In The Early Childhood Classroom
8:00 - 9:30
There is no doubt that Kindergarten and Prekindergarten teachers
like to make math fun and enjoyable for the children in their classrooms! However, in our zeal and enthusiasm for engaging young
children in hands-on, entertaining activities, it is easy to loose sight
of the mathematical content that underlies the tasks and lessons we
create and teach. This workshop empowers early childhood teachers
to understand and mine for the core mathematical ideas that are
often hidden in children’s informal explorations and understandings
of mathematics. The presenter will focus on the concept of patterning and how this skill supports children’s eventual understanding
and competency in algebra and proportional reasoning.
8:00 - 9:00
Closing The Achievement Gap: Teaching To Gender
Differences
310, 386
Recent scientific research is illuminating the genetic differences
between the male and female brain. Based on the works of Michael
Gurian and Leonard Sax, this workshop presents the differences in
male and female brain development that affect behavior and learning. Teachers will come to understand that most school practices
reinforce how girls learn rather than boys; consequently, boys make
up the majority of our behavior problems, failures, and drop-outs.
Practical, hands-on literacy strategies will be presented that promote
instruction specifically for males, for females, and for both sexes.
Detailed hand-outs will be provided.
Pecos 3
Kathy Hale,
307
Activity
Graphing Calculator Activities To Support Instruction For
At-Risk Learners
8:00 - 9:00
This session is designed to provide math activities, hands-on training, and instruction for educators working with students in a variety
of special education programs. Lessons and activities will feature
the TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculator, and participants will also
receive an overview of information on other resources available at
various Texas Instruments websites, including TAKS practice lessons and assessment items.
Grapevine 2/3
Sherry Colarusso,
Vennlogic, Inc.
308, 76
Activity
PK-2
Making Algebra Connections In K-2 Classrooms
8:00 - 9:30
Through use of manipulatives, children’s literature, and differentiated instruction, participants will engage in activities specifically
aimed to increase student understanding of mathematics concepts
through the lens of algebraic thinking. Activities are aligned to
NCTM Curriculum Focal Points and the Common Core State Standards, along with the Texas Essential Knowledge Standards.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about new, effective, engaging, and easy math assessments. They will also have
the opportunity to view the assessments taking place and have the
opportunity to experience the assessment first-hand.
San Antonio 1/2
Kathryn Robinson,
WriteMath Enterprises, Inc.
Activity
ELL/Bilingual PK-2
Twirling Batons, Sparkling Capes, And Mysterious Hats
Create The Magic Of Math
8:00 - 9:30
311, 403
Magic wands, tricky numbers, play dough, and reappearing coins
will be used with a hands-on approach to compare addition and subtraction and develop the concepts of money and measurement for
even the most reluctant mathematicians. English language learners,
exceptional students, or anyone who enjoys hands-on activities will
love this session.
Mustang 2
Robin Ward,
Rice University School
Presentation
Mathematics Project
PK-2
Using The Lens Of The Visual Arts And Children’s Literature
To Explore PK-2 Mathematics
8:00 - 9:30
312
Come explore Matisse’s patterns, Arp’s chance collages, Mondrian’s
quadrilaterals, Warhol’s and Kandinsky’s 2D and 3D shapes, and
number concepts in works by Pollock and Lichtenstein. Then, explore children’s literature that features the visual arts and learn how
to connect the literature to mathematical concepts. We will discuss
the research on math–art connections.
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Wednesday
Fort Worth 7
Jeff Ohmer,
McGraw-Hill School
Activity
Educaiton Group
PK-2
E3 Math Assessments: Effective, Engaging, And Easy
Featured Session
Elementary
305
Grapevine A
Activity
8:00 - 9:30
CAMT 2011
Grapevine 4/5
313
Activity
PK-2
Shuffling Into Math
Elementary
8:00 - 9:30
Box Cars & One-Eyed
Jacks
Come prepared to play card and dice games that help your youngest
students achieve success in basic number sense, place-value, patterning, graphing, data management, addition, and subtraction. This
strategy-based workshop will provide you with many easy to implement games that incorporate the use of cards, dice, and new domino
activities. Reproducible game boards, student samples, and more
will be demonstrated. Great for regular, ESL, After School, Title 1,
and special education programs. Come prepared to play!
Fort Worth 3/4
Activity
PK-2
Learn The Power Of The Ten!
8:00 - 9:00
314, 244
Wednesday
Jane Felling,
Pamela Guerra,
Northside ISD
This interactive session will teach strategies for using the ten frame
with students. Participants will learn how to engage their students in
number sense and subitizing.
Mustang 3
Brooke Perry,
Mansfield ISD
Activity
PK-2
Making Every Minute Count Using Literature To Teach Math
8:00 - 9:00
315
This hands-on session provides information about effective teaching
strategies to teach math through literature and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student.
Palomino 3
Karen Fegley,
Frisco ISD
316
Activity
PK-2
Formative Assessments: How To Use Formative Assessment
To Drive Instruction
8:00 - 9:00
This session will give teachers ideas for doing formative assessments and how to use this information in guiding instruction for all
students.
Appaloosa 2
Lisa Brubaker,
Lena Burnett,
Presentation
Fort Worth ISD
Technology K-5
Powerful, Promethean Lessons That Pop!!
8:00 - 9:00
317, 347
See how to utilize the resources that are already available in the
Promethean program to create engaging, interactive, hands-on lesson flipcharts for your math classroom. Find numerous, ready-made
flipcharts that can be used immediately.
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Dallas 3/4
Julie Kuhn,
Terrell ISD
318, 349
Activity
K-5
Making Interventions Really Work: How To Enhance
Instruction For Your Struggling Students Without Using
Worksheets!
8:00 - 9:00
This session will include practical strategies that allow interventions
to supplement and enhance classroom instruction. Attendees can
expect to see how manipulatives, games, puzzles, hands-on activities, and journaling can be used to allow all students to improve
mathematical knowledge and performance. Plan to leave this session with the motivation to go back to your classroom and make a
positive difference for every student!
Austin 6
319, 71
Activity
New Teachers K-5
Reaching The Unreachable
8:00 - 9:30
Leone Lewis,
McGraw-Hill
Looking for a way to reach the unreachable student? Come experience hands-on intervention strategies in this participation workshop.
You will discover ways teach mathematics concepts in order reach
different modalities of learners using games, role playing, and
Foldables™.
San Antonio 5/6
Rob Nickerson,
ORIGO Education
Activity
K-5
Facilitating Teacher’s Professional Learning Through Online
Resources
8:00 - 9:30
320
Mathedology is a new web-based resource that empowers elementary teachers with professional learning— when and where they
need it—anytime, anywhere! Come and see how Mathedology and
ORIGO Education’s other exciting online resources can be used to
inspire and educate teachers, which in turn will ultimately improve
student learning.
Yellow Rose
Presentation
K-5
Math Or No Math
8:00 - 9:00
321
Joanna Parham,
McKinney ISD
Spinning off the TV game show, Deal or No Deal, the presenter will
show you a creative way to motivate students to gain fact fluency.
See video clips of first-grade students who can compete with 2nd
and 3rd grade students in an exciting addition and subtraction speed
drill game. You’ll love this one! Walk out the door ready to “Open
Your Case!”
CAMT 2011
Dallas 1/2
Kay Frantz,
Consultant
322, 348
Activity
K-5
Content Academic Vocabulary For Mathematics Success
8:00 - 9:00
Come and learn about products that use the 5E Instructional Model
for successful vocabulary instruction. Strategies and techniques for
acquiring academic vocabulary will be the focus of the session.
This interactive session will explore a whole–group lesson and
extend it with writing assignments, forums, and classroom response
systems.
Austin 3
Russell Larson,
Pflugerville ISD
323
Activity
K-5
How To Develop A Conceptual Understanding For Addition
And Subtraction Facts
8:00 - 9:30
8:00 - 9:00
Conceptual understanding of addition and subtraction facts are vital
for further application of math skills. Concept cards are used to help
students understand the meaning of addition facts.
This session will show you how to structure, plan, and use data to
assist with flexibly grouping students for I and E.
8:00 - 9:00
325, 353
Grapevine 1
Activity
3-5
328, 377
Mustang 6
Activity
Ann May,
3-5
Caren Sorrells,
Independent Elementary
Consultant
Birdville ISD
Multiplication Mania
Get the ingredients you need to help your students understand the
concept of multiplication, so they are able to use the multiplication
facts fluently and efficiently.
Appaloosa 3
Melissa Reed,
Birdville ISD
Activity
3-5
You Can’t Read Books In Math! Or Can You?
8:00 - 9:00
329, 356
Reading to our students in math gives them a visual connection to
abstract mathematics concepts. This session will give examples of
lessons that teach math concepts using literature to build meaning
with hands-on strategies.
Jeri Bonnell,
Round Rock ISD
Kerry Jones,
Lufkin ISD
Developing Fact Mastery Without The Drill And Kill
Not all students can simply memorize their basic facts! Join us and
learn how to teach your students to develop thinking strategies for
learning their basic multiplication facts the fun way.
Austin 1/2
Christina Gawlik,
Jerry Whitworth,
326, 354
Activity
3-5
Using Patterns And Relationships To Develop And Retain
Fact Families
8:00 - 9:00
Palomino 2
Louis Sher,
Kaidy Educational
330
Presentation
Resources
3-5
Mental Math And Basic Operations—”See” The Solutions!
8:00 - 9:00
Come discover a great way to play to learn and learn to play using
games and handouts for reinforcing basic operations and order of
operations for kids at all levels. Use problem solving, analyzing,
and numerical fluency to solve problems and see various possibilities and patterns in numbers. Door Prizes, too!
Do your students struggle with remembering multiplication or division facts? This session will demonstrate a professional development module with hands-on activities to develop strategies for retaining multiplication and division facts through the use of patterns
and relationships. Participants will also discover how to create their
own professional development modules to share best practices with
educators around the world.
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Wednesday
Palomino 1
Marcy Corley,
Jennifer McGowan,
324
Activity
Frisco ISD
K-5
Implementing Intervention And Enrichment Within The
School Day
8:00 - 9:00
San Antonio 3
Nicole Hamilton,
Sabrina Tellez,
327, 352
Presentation
Archipelago Learning
3-5
Beyond Paper: Using Technology To Extend The Lesson
Elementary
8:00 - 9:00
CAMT 2011
Dallas 7
Ludovic Sourdot,
Ann Wheeler,
331, 355
Activity
New Teachers 3-5
Exploring Fractional Relationships With Pattern Blocks
Wednesday
Elementary
8:00 - 9:00
Participants will construct pictures involving specific fractional
amounts of pattern blocks. Discussions will cover proper and
improper fractions, as well as equivalent fractions. Learn how to
integrate and enhance your math lessons through using various
online tools.
Fort Worth 5/6
Catherine Weiskopf
Activity
3-5
Teach Fractions And Decimals The Superhero Way
8:00 - 9:00
332, 416
Look up in the sky. It’s 1/2 a bird; no, 0.75 of a plane. Yow! Watch
out! It’s a fraction and decimal world. Fractions and decimals come
alive when taught with superhero cartoons and games.
8:00 - 9:30
333
Fort Worth 1/2
Activity
3-5
Carolyn White,
Susan Troutman,
Mathematics Project
Transformation Shuffle
Participants will have engaging workstation activities, where they
will explore terominoes and pentominoes arrangements to cover
different sizes of rectangles, predict the new orientation of a figure
after a specific transformation, identify rotational symmetry in different types of logos, and receive camera-ready activities to utilize
in their classroom.
Mustang 1
Brenda Morgan,
Consultant
334
Activity
3-5
Make The Wow In Your Daily Math Class Happen For All
Students
8:00 - 9:30
Gee I like Math! I get It! Let these comments ring out in your math
class. Come and be a part of lesson activities that actively engage
all students in building solid math concepts. Stories, manipulatives,
interactive math programs, and multiple strategies are integrated in
these lesson activities. Each participant will receive a preview CD
and lessons ideas to implement in your math class.
Austin 4/5
Jennifer Woodall,
Terrell ISD
335, 294
Activity
New Teachers 3-5
New Teachers: Concrete Monday To Abstract Friday
8:00 - 9:00
This session will help new teachers understand how to construct a
lesson in math that introduces the concept in a hands-on approach,
but moves to a higher level, where students are ready to think of it
in an abstract design when finished.
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San Antonio 4
John Hinton,
Math Matters, Inc.
336, 227
Activity
3-5
Math Matters: Games, Puzzles, And Diversions To Stimulate
Reasoning
8:00 - 9:30
Bring excitement to your classroom and stimulate your students to
think using games designed to integrate problem solving, analyzing,
and basic skill development. In this hands-on session, teachers will
play games they can implement tomorrow in their classrooms. All
experiences will develop inductive reasoning in number, geometry,
and probability.
Texas 1/2
Anita Turner,
Rhymes ‘n Times
336.5
Activity
3-5
Conquer Times Tables in Only Three Weeks!
8:00 - 9:00
This program offers teachers a non-traditional method to teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and equivalency
using all four learning styles with a multi-sensory approach.
Texas 5/6
George Christ,
McKinney ISD
337, 374
Activity
3-5
Calculate This! Engaging Activities To Teach Place Value
With Calculators And Manipulatives
8:00 - 9:30
Students can discover many concepts with calculators. Learn how to
engage students’ interest using the TI-15™ calculator and manipulatives to teach place-value concepts. Through these activities,
students will gain a deeper understanding of place-value, allowing
them to be more successful in your mathematics class.
Del Rio 3
Twyla Tasker,
San Angelo ISD
Activity
3-5
Collaboration Café: Something Big in Math Conversation
8:00 - 9:00
337.5
CAMT 2011
Del Rio 2
Karen Marshall,
Region 17, ESC
338
Activity
3-5
Everything You Can Do With Four Color Tiles
Texas B
Zalman Usiskin,
342
Presentation
The Shape Of Geometry And The Geometry Of Shape
Bring your appetite for an engaging strategy that has kids talking
at the table. The menu offers motivating problem-solving methods
and food for thought!
Transformations, coordinate geometry, calculator and computer
graphics, and increased attention to applications have all caused,
without fanfare, changes in how we look at the shapes of figures.
This talk discusses the changes in school geometry over the past
half century from the standpoint of the concept of shape.
Grapevine 6
Pete Sickler,
Mobius Math
338.5
Activity
3-5
Using Mathematical Models to Help Students Build Fluency
8:00 - 9:00
Participants will investigate the use of mathematical models to help
students visualize, organize, and extend their mathematical thinking.
339, 177
in math class.
Palomino 2
Shirley Matteson,
Texas Tech University
340
Presentation
General Interest
The Journey To Becoming An NBCT
F
Austin 3
Jan Frimpter,
Activity
School
General Interest
Cross Cultural Teaching Differences
9:15 - 10:15
343
I will share things I learned while preparing to teach overseas, that
I wish I had known while teaching in Texas— engaging students in
practical problem situations.
Fort Worth 7
Marcy Reed,
Terlingua CSD
344
Presentation
General Interest
Motivation For Any Math Classroom
9:15 - 10:15
Come learn six ideas/materials that will help you create a motivated,
student-centered classroom. Ideas presented will include Math
Police, Math Airport, Math Space Station, Math Race Track, Math
Folder Tic Tac Toe, and a simple, year-round bulletin board.
9:15 - 10:15
The goal of this presentation is to inform educators of the requirements and rewards in becoming a National Board Certified Teacher.
The benefits to students and other educational stakeholders will be
addressed through a review of educational research studies. Topics to be discussed during this session include: program history,
eligibility, certification areas and grade levels, requirements, the
assessment process, financial issues and assistance, and candidate
support programs.
Pecos 3
Robb Wilson,
Texas Instruments
341
Activity
Graphing Calculators—Good Stuff You Need To Know!!!
9:15 - 10:15
This hands-on session will focus on forgotten features of the TI83/84 Plus™ graphing calculator. Topics will include the equation
solver, storing pictures, using Boolean Logic to test answers, memory reset for testing, archiving, games, table setup, zoom memory,
bar graphs, circle graphs, grouping, split screens, and much, much
more. Don’t miss this one. The handout alone is worth your time.
Del Rio 3
Mamie Tice,
Region 17 ESC
Activity
PK-2
Measuring My World In K-2 Mathematics
9:15 - 10:15
345
Discover engaging strategies to measure the world around you using
the best in children’s literature and household manipulatives.
9:15 - 10:15
346
Texas 4
Activity
K-5
Deidre Hannible,
Mrs. Math Games
& Consulting
Student-Made Games: Empower Your Students Mathematically!
Learn how to get your students to create their own math games that
are interactive, rigorous, and created by them! Teachers will learn
how to effectively differentiate instruction with classroom games
and activities and have fun doing it!
page 61
Wednesday
Fort Worth 5/6
Dwight Cooley,
Activity
Worth
General Interest
9:15 - 10:15
9:15 - 10:15
Elementary
8:00 - 9:00
CAMT 2011
Appaloosa 2
Lisa Brubaker,
Lena Burnett,
347, 317
Presentation
Fort Worth ISD
K-5
Powerful, Promethean Lessons That Pop!!
Elementary
9:15 - 10:15
See how to utilize the resources that are already available in the
Promethean program to create engaging, interactive, hands-on lesson flipcharts for your math classroom. Find numerous, ready-made
flipcharts that can be used immediately.
Dallas 1/2
Kay Frantz,
Consultant
348, 322
Activity
K-5
Content Academic Vocabulary For Mathematics Success
9:15 - 10:15
Wednesday
Come and learn about products that use the 5E Instructional Model
for successful vocabulary instruction. Strategies and techniques for
acquiring academic vocabulary will be the focus of the session.
Dallas 3/4
Julie Kuhn,
Terrell ISD
349, 318
Activity
K-5
Making Interventions Really Work: How To Enhance
Instruction For Your Struggling Students Without Using
Worksheets!
9:15 - 10:15
This session will include practical strategies that allow interventions
to supplement and enhance classroom instruction. Attendees can
expect to see how manipulatives, games, puzzles, hands-on activities, and journaling can be used to allow all students to improve
mathematical knowledge and performance. Plan to leave this session with the motivation to go back to your classroom and make a
positive difference for every student!
Palomino 1
Marcy Corley,
Jennifer McGowan,
Activity
Frisco ISD
K-5
Implementing Intervention And Enrichment Within The
School Day
9:15 - 10:15
350
This session will show you how to structure, plan, and use data to
assist with flexibly grouping students for I and E.
9:15 - 10:15
351
Fort Worth 3/4
Activity
3-5
Cassandra Hatfield,
Rockwall ISD
Wendy Smith,
Forney ISD
Fraction Action
Participants will explore different models of fractions as part of a
set and part of a whole. This is one of the five main interpretations
of fractions that are explored during elementary and middle school.
Vertical alignment of the K–2 fraction TEKS will be amplified
through teaching strategies, assessments, and activities teachers will
work on during the session. Developing a deeper understanding of
the part-to-whole relationships of fractions and how K-2 teachers
are critical to the conceptual development of fractions will also be
embedded. Come and enjoy some Fraction Action!
San Antonio 3
Nicole Hamilton,
Sabrina Tellez,
Presentation
Archipelago Learning
3-5
Beyond Paper: Using Technology To Extend The Lesson
9:15 - 10:15
352, 327
This interactive session will explore a whole-group lesson and extend
it with writing assignments, forums, and classroom response systems.
9:15 - 10:15
353, 325
Grapevine 1
Activity
3-5
Jeri Bonnell,
Round Rock ISD
Kerry Jones,
Lufkin ISD
Developing Fact Mastery Without The Drill And Kill
Not all students can simply memorize their basic facts! Join us to
learn how to teach your students to develop thinking strategies for
learning their basic multiplication facts the fun way.
Austin 1/2
Christina Gawlik,
Jerry Whitworth,
354, 326
Activity
3-5
Using Patterns And Relationships To Develop And Retain
Fact Families
9:15 - 10:15
Do your students struggle with remembering multiplication or division facts? This session will demonstrate a professional development module with hands-on activities to develop strategies for
retaining multiplication and division facts through the use of patterns and relationships. Participants will also discover how to create
their own professional development modules to share best practices
with educators around the world.
Dallas 7
Ludovic Sourdot,
Ann Wheeler,
Activity
New Teachers 3-5
Exploring Fractional Relationships With Pattern Blocks
9:15 - 10:15
355, 331
Participants will construct pictures involving specific fractional
amounts of pattern blocks. Discussions will cover proper and
improper fractions, as well as equivalent fractions. Learn how to
integrate and enhance your math lessons through using various
online tools.
page 62
CAMT 2011
Appaloosa 3
Melissa Reed,
Birdville ISD
356, 329
Activity
3-5
You Can’t Read Books In Math! Or Can You?
9:15 - 10:15
Reading to our students in math gives them a visual connection to
abstract mathematics concepts. This session will give examples of
lessons that teach math concepts using literature to build meaning
with hands-on strategies.
If you can only afford one set of manipulatives, get the four color
tiles. Come learn all the ways to use these tiles to enhance learning,
covering many SE’s (ie. fractions, measurement, and geometry).
This workshop is great for new teachers.
Austin 4/5
Amy Ledford,
Marli Pike,
357
Activity
Troup ISD
3-5
Extreme Makeover Measurement Edition And Other Math
Novice Ideas
9:15 - 10:15
9:15 - 10:15
Appaloosa 4
Christina Myers,
Brandy Norris,
358
Activity
Conroe ISD
3-5
Mastering Measurement Monsters
9:15 - 10:15
Enjoy mastering the monsters with interactive, multiple intelligence
activities while overcoming the hurdle of measurement. Let us
equip you with tools needed to tame this monster.
Mustang 4
359
Activity
3-5
Hands-On Fractions
9:15 - 10:15
Cara Neathery,
Waller ISD
Learn how to use manipulatives and activities to teach fraction skills
in a way that your students will enjoy. This is a hands-on session.
9:15 - 10:15
360
Texas 3
Activity
3-5
Nicholas Restivo,
Schools
Unpacking Geometry Problems From Boxes You Make
Transform used greeting cards into boxes while discovering geometry concepts that rely on properties and definitions associated with
parallelograms.
Mustang 3
Katie Busbey,
Frisco ISD
362
Activity
3-5
RtI: Using Data And Small Groups To Meet Student Needs
Learn how to incorporate data collection and analysis along with
small groups into your math block. See how RtI can become part of
your daily routine.
Texas A
Edward Burger,
Williams College
363
Presentation
General Interest
How To Discretely Teach Creativity From Doodling To
Discovering
9:45 - 11:15
We will explore the true lessons that mathematics can offer long
after our students have forgotten how to solve for x. We will include
lively hands-on discovery learning activities involving graph theory
and discrete mathematics to illustrate our approach.
Grapevine 2/3
Mary Gilfeather,
Rene LeBlanc,
364
Activity
PK-2
Problem-Solving Games That Turn Kids Onto Math: Making
Math Count For All Students
9:45 - 11:15
Interactive games motivate ALL students to enjoy math while
developing problem-solving abilities, basic skills, and geometric
thinking. These games are also great for differentiated instruction
and character development.
Mustang 1
Wendy Hill,
The Learning Carpet-TLC,
Presentation
Inc.
New Teachers PK-2
Back To Square One—Physically Exploring And Playing
With Math Concepts On A Large 100 Square Floor Mat
9:45 - 11:15
365, 229
During this highly interactive session, teachers will experience the
numerous and creative ways of physically exploring math concepts
on a large 100 square floor mat. Activities for calendar work, basic
operations, patterning, geometry, and graphing will be presented.
Come prepared to PLAY!
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Wednesday
Present a measurement unit that incorporates all aspects of measurement, using it in a real-world setting. In addition, other math ideas
will be shared from two successful math teachers.
Del Rio 2
Karen Marshall,
Region 17 ESC
361
Activity
3-5
Everything You Can Do With Four Color Tiles
Elementary
9:15 - 10:15
CAMT 2011
Dallas 5/6
Brian Mowry,
Austin ISD
366, 309
Activity
PK-2
Where’s The Math? Intentional And Purposeful Mathematics
In The Early Childhood Classroom
Wednesday
Elementary
9:45 - 11:15
There is no doubt that Kindergarten and Prekindergarten teachers
like to make math fun and enjoyable for the children in their classrooms! However, in our zeal and enthusiasm for engaging young
children in hands-on, entertaining activities, it is easy to loose sight
of the mathematical content that underlies the tasks and lessons we
create and teach. This workshop empowers early childhood teachers
to understand and mine for the core mathematical ideas that are
often hidden in children’s informal explorations and understandings
of mathematics. The presenter will focus on the concept of patterning and how this skill supports children’s eventual understanding
and competency in algebra and proportional reasoning.
San Antonio 4
Susie Whisnant,
Caryl K. Pierson,
Activity
ELL/Bilingual PK-2
Developing Mathematical Concepts And Oral Language
Strategies For All Early Childhood Students: EnglishSpeaking, Bilingual, ELL, And Special Needs
9:45 - 11:15
367, 265
The mathematical knowledge that kindergarteners bring to school
is related to their mathematics learning for years thereafter— in
elementary school, middle school, and even high school. This session will focus on a screening assessment to identify at-risk students
and an instructional model that builds conceptual understanding of
numbers, shapes, geometry, and measurement. The emphasis will be
on pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. The major goals will be using
manipulatives, developing language, and connections to literacy.
Participants will leave with a handout showing appropriate assessments and an important lesson from each strand.
San Antonio 5/6
Activity
3-5
What Are The Chances?
9:45 - 11:15
368
Judy Bippert,
Consultant
Louise Vandling
Is this game fair? Decide if games are fair using a variety of materials to explore probability outcomes and strategies. Data collected
will generate charts and graphs for statistical analysis and promote
conceptual understanding.
9:45 - 11:15
369
Texas 1/2
Activity
3-5
Debbie Bynum,
Region 18 ESC
Nancy Wisker,
Dinah Zike Academy
Math Journals + Foldables® = Notebook Foldables®
Combine the awesome instructional strategies of journaling in math
class with the incredible organizational power of Foldables® and
you get Notebook Foldables®. Note-taking comes alive and student
learning soars with the combination of these tools and techniques.
Come learn how to make it work in your classroom.
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Austin 6
Debra Cave,
Frisco ISD/The Jammin’
370, 112
Presentation
Classroom
ELL/Bilingual 3-5
Sing And Dance Your Way Through The Math TEKS
9:45 - 11:15
Tired of students forgetting the wonderful math concepts you’ve
taught them? Ever see that glazed look in their eyes? Maybe it’s
time for some new strategies! Learn how incorporating “get up and
dance” music into your math classroom can foster learning, increase
retention, and engage even the most reluctant learners!
San Antonio 1/2
Ellen Goodwin,
Ranger ISD
Activity
3-5
Math On Display: Student-Generated Bulletin Boards
9:45 - 11:15
371
These are rich math activities that result in quality student work to
display on bulletin boards at your school. We will do one or two activities during the session. This PowerPoint presentation is geared
toward grades 3–8. Leave with ideas and a complete handout with
master copies of activities and photos of all bulletin boards.
Mustang 2
Jean James,
372
Activity
3-5
Making Algebra Child’s Play With Hands-On Equations®
9:45 - 11:15
By making the basic concepts of algebra intuitive, visual, and kinesthetic, elementary school students can experience algebraic success
and enhancement of self-esteem.
Fort Worth 1/2
Kimberly Wheeler,
373
Activity
New Teachers 3-5
Building To Learn—Math Skills Brought To Life
9:45 - 11:15
Who doesn’t like to build something with their hands? Students
learn to build a farm, a castle, a zoo, and a race car, and share their
product through written and oral assessments! Essential math skills
are instilled by using fun and enriching hands-on work.
Texas 5/6
George Christ,
McKinney ISD
Activity
3-5
Calculate This! Engaging Activities To Teach Place Value
With Calculators And Manipulatives
9:45 - 11:15
374, 337
CAMT 2011
John Felling,
Box Cars & One-Eyed
Jacks
This strategy-based math games workshop focuses on the best card,
dice, and multi-sided dice games that help your students understand
and master the basic operations, problem solving, data management,
probability, and more. Reproducible game boards, student samples,
and more will be shared. Great for regular, ESL, After School,
Title I, and special education programs. By connecting games
practice with strategies, students will become more empowered and
successful. Come prepared to play!
Denise Carter will use songs to show teachers creative ways and
new strategies for math they can use all year long. The strategies
are guaranteed to improve daily student performance as well as, test
performance.
9:45 - 11:15
377, 328
Mustang 6
Activity
Ann May,
3-5
Caren Sorrells,
Independent Elementary
Consultant
Birdville ISD
Connect your students to each other and to the outside world
through blogging! Students gain a deeper understanding when they
write about math. Blogs enable students to write, ask questions,
collaborate and research—and they’ll do the same for teachers, too!
Our session will wrap up with excellent blogs for teachers to follow
and suggestions for organizing them all.
Appaloosa 1
Sandy Szako,
Cindy Luttrell,
381
Presentation
Region 6 ESC
Making Math Lessons Interactive Using A SMARTboard And
An Airliner
10:30 - 11:30
Do you need help engaging your students? Do you need help organizing your delivery of your on-line curriculum and resources? In
this session, you will discover how to turn your on-line curriculum
into interactive, engaging math lessons. We will explore these strategies on both a SMARTBoard and an Airliner. Come see how much
fun it can be teaching math.
10:30 - 11:30
382, 406
Multiplication Mania
Get the ingredients you need to help your students understand the
concept of multiplication, so they are able to use the multiplication
facts fluently and efficiently.
Palomino 1
378, 238
Presentation
General Interest
10:30 - 11:30
Fran Kilpack,
Qwizdom
Palomino 3
Presentation
General Interest
Laura Thomason,
Jay Collette,
Larita Nunez,
Rashunda Sims,
Leslie Mondi,
Mansfield ISD
Math And Technology?
Participants will learn how to use some of the newest technology
available to make math lessons more meaningful and interactive.
Come learn how to meet technology and mathematics TEKS by
incorporating interactive slates, clicker systems, and iPod touch/
iPads into your teaching.
Pecos 3
Linda Bruton,
Region 7 ESC
Activity
TI Graphing Calculators—How’s Your Memory?
about YOUR perfect learning environment.
10:30 - 11:30
Yellow Rose
Concepcion Molina,
SEDL
379
Presentation
General Interest
The Trouble With Math Is English—And A Few Other Things
This hands-on session will explore memory management with TI
graphing calculators. Learn about RAM memory, archive memory,
archiving, operating systems, zoom memory, grouping, deleting
games, disabling APPS and programs, and much more. TI-84 Plus™
graphing calculators will be provided, or bring your own.
10:30 - 11:30
383
This session examines the impact of mathematical language,
symbolism, and representation on mathematics instruction and on
students attainment of conceptual understanding of various mathematics topics. The presentation includes investigations of difficulties due to the nature of the English language itself and problematic
language-based tendencies ingrained in mathematics instruction.
page 65
Wednesday
Grapevine 6
Denise Carter,
Denise Carter’s Smarty
376, 24
Activity
Bunch
3-5
Denise Carter’s Smartybunch™ Using Songs To Master Math
9:45 - 11:15
Appaloosa 2
Wendy Prater,
Lee Hattaway,
380
Activity
Wylie ISD
Blogarithms: Converting Number Concepts Into Talking
Points
10:30 - 11:30
Elementary
Grapevine 4/5
375
Activity
3-5
All Hands On Deck
9:45 - 11:15
CAMT 2011
Fort Worth 5/6
Sandy Atkins,
Creating AHAS, UC
384
Activity
General Interest
Elementary
10:30 - 11:30
development.
Fort Worth 3/4
385
Activity
PK-2
Hands-On Math!
10:30 - 11:30
Gayle Stahl,
ETA/Cuisenaire
Wednesday
Research has proven that teaching mathematics with manipulatives
leads to increased understanding of math concepts. Explore activities which help students visualize problem solving and master skills.
Differentiation will be included in this session.
Fort Worth 7
Jeff Ohmer,
McGraw-Hill School
386, 310
Activity
Educaiton Group
PK-2
E3 Math Assessments: Effective, Engaging, And Easy
10:30 - 11:30
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about new, effective, engaging, and easy math assessments. They will also have
the opportunity to view the assessments taking place and have the
opportunity to experience the assessment first-hand.
Dallas 7
387
Activity
PK-2
Classroom Math Menu
10:30 - 11:30
Linda Ristow,
Birdville ISD
Come learn some new ideas to help you teach a lesson and then give
your students a variety of engaging activities with centers, while
you work with one or two students. This is an innovative approach
that has been proven to work by the presenter. These ideas enable
small groups to stay on task while you work with other students.
Mustang 3
Brooke Perry,
Mansfield ISD
388
Activity
PK-2
Making Every Minute Count Using Literature To Teach Math
10:30 - 11:30
This hands-on session provides information about effective teaching strategies to teach math through literature and differentiating
instruction to meet the needs of every student.
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Palomino 2
Karen Fegley,
Frisco ISD
389
Activity
PK-2
Formative Assessments: How To Use Formative Assessment
To Drive Instruction
10:30 - 11:30
This session will give teachers ideas for doing formative assessments and using this information in guiding instruction for all
students.
Del Rio 3
Mamie Tice,
Region 17 ESC
390
Activity
PK-2
Measuring My World In K-2 Mathematics
10:30 - 11:30
Discover engaging strategies to measure the world around you using
the best in children’s literature and household manipulatives.
Texas 4
Josie Saucedo,
Ysleta ISD
Activity
K-5
A Toolbox For Problem Solving For The Elementary Teacher
10:30 - 11:30
391
In this session, participants will walk away with a toolbox full of
problem-solving strategies focusing on Objective 6 (Underlying
Processes and Mathematical Tools). This toolbox will give choices
to students to solve problems in multiple ways.
Texas 3
Rob Nickerson,
ORIGO Education
392
Activity
K-5
Bridging Thinking In Interventions
10:30 - 11:30
What does it mean to intervene with students who are struggling in
mathematics? Come and engage in a guided conversation to identify
causes, misconceptions, and disconnnects for struggling learners
in mathematics. ORIGO Education’s Box of Facts uses visual aids
and models to build the bridge in thinking for struggling learners.
10:30 - 11:30
393
Austin 4/5
Activity
New Teachers 3-5
Darla Heath,
Pamela Webster,
Texas A&M University–
Commerce
Getting Comfortable With Fractions
Come and learn how to use Pattern Blocks and other manipulatives
in order to explore fractions. Fraction Action and other activities
will be explored during this session.
CAMT 2011
10:30 - 11:30
Are your math journals wimpy? Pump them up with manipulatives,
foldables, mini-books, and much more. Interactive journals are great
tools for engaging your students, organizing, and checking levels of
objective understanding.
Learn how to use manipulatives and activities to teach fraction skills
in a way that your students will enjoy. This is a hands-on session.
Austin 1/2
Norma Morris,
Fritzie Publishing and
395, 212
Activity
Educational Services
ELL/Bilingual 3-5
Ms. Fritzie – The Problem Solving Kids Love To Do!
10:30 - 11:30
Dallas 3/4
396, 98
Activity
3-5
Oh, Now I Get It!
Bettye Wilson,
Linda Cardwell,
Lone Star Learning
You’ll be amazed at what your students can remember! Discover
brain compatible methods for learning and remembering mathematical concepts through songs, graphic organizers, and daily interactive
bulletin board programs. See methods of teaching problem solving,
vocabulary, and various concepts such as fractions, decimals, etc.,
through active learning.
Austin 3
Russell Larson,
Pflugerville ISD
Activity
3-5
Getting Students On The Right Track With Math Vocabulary
10:30 - 11:30
397
Practical strategies for meaningful student engagement. Different
ways to practice math vocabulary to ensure a deeper understanding
will be introduced.
Waller ISD
Austin 6
Stan Hartzler,
Archer City ISD
Presentation
Applying Learning Principles: Attention, Initial Learning,
Recall, And Synthesis
11:30 - 1:00
400
Learn how to gain and keep student attention, help students process
information, overcome forgetting and confusion, develop recall
power and synthesis, and enable application.
11:30 - 1:00
401
Texas 1/2
Presentation
F
ELL/Bilingual,
Featured Session
10:30 - 11:30
Cara Neathery,
William McBride,
National Education
Consultant
Words Are No Problem: Strategies To Learn Math
Vocabulary
Forty percent of math areas are reading areas. This enlightening and
entertaining workshop will demonstrate a number of proven strategies that help students understand math terminology. These strategies engage all students and help them restate difficult concepts in
terms that they can understand and use.
Grapevine 2/3
Donna Long,
Activity
PK-2
Reaching All Learners In The Mathematics Classroom
11:30 - 1:00
402, 267
How do you reach every child during a math lesson? When do you
use direct instruction? Partners? Small groups? This interactive
workshop will include hands-on activities with suggestions on differentiated instruction. Children’s literature will be incorporated into
all the activities. A handout will be provided.
San Antonio 1/2
Kathryn Robinson,
WriteMath Enterprises, Inc.
Activity
ELL/Bilingual PK-2
Twirling Batons, Sparkling Capes, And Mysterious Hats
Create The Magic Of Math
11:30 - 1:00
Appaloosa 4
Christina Myers,
Brandy Norris,
Activity
Conroe ISD
3-5
Mastering Measurement Monsters
10:30 - 11:30
398
Enjoy mastering the monsters with interactive, multiple intelligence
activities while overcoming the hurdle of measurement. Let us
equip you with tools needed to tame this monster.
403, 311
Magic wands, tricky numbers, play dough, and reappearing coins
will be used with a hands-on approach to compare addition and subtraction and develop the concepts of money and measurement for
even the most reluctant mathematician. English Language Learners,
exceptional students, or anyone who enjoys hands-on activities will
love this session.
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Wednesday
Problem solving is fun when you work with a partner on a Ms.
Fritzie-type problem! Is her answer reasonable or unreasonable?
Learn how to use pictures, numbers, and words to decide— then
present your work to the class. Participants will solve a Ms. Fritzie
problem, will see samples of student work, will create their own Ms.
Fritize problem, and will have lots of fun! A generous handout is
included with models to help you write your own problems for your
classroom!
Mustang 4
399
Activity
3-5
Hands-On Fractions
Elementary
Grapevine 1
Michelle Henry
394, 414
Activity
3-5
Interactive Math Journal With Muscles!
10:30 - 11:30
CAMT 2011
San Antonio 5/6
Dinah Chancellor,
D R Chancellor, Inc.
404
Activity
K-5
Math + Science = Motivational Relevance
Wednesday
Elementary
11:30 - 1:00
Science activities provide a wonderful context for doing meaningful
mathematics. Teachers will participate in a variety of science experiments involving important math concepts such as measurement,
patterns, data collection, and number concepts.
Texas 5/6
Erika Simono,
HMH
405
Activity
3-5
Family Math Night: Empowering Families To Engage In
Math At Home
11:30 - 1:00
This interactive workshop will engage participants by demonstrating how to host an effective Family Math Night. Educators will first
learn how to set up a Family Math Night and then participate in
the games and activities that will be shared. You will learn how to
empower your parents to see that math can be fun, inexpensive, and
easy to do at home.
11:45 - 12:45
406, 382
Palomino 3
Presentation
General Interest
Laura Thomason,
Jay Collette,
Larita Nunez,
Rashunda Sims,
Leslie Mondi,
Mansfield ISD
Learn how to meet technology and mathematics TEKS by incorporating interactive slates, clicker systems, and iPod touch/iPads into
your teaching.
11:45 - 12:45
407
Fort Worth 5/6
Activity
General Interest
Nancy Wisker,
Dinah Zike Academy
Debbie Bynum,
Region 18 ESC
Slaying Math Dragons Using Foldables®
Discover new ways to enhance student understanding of complex
math concepts with evidence-based, kinesthetic, and integrative
Foldables®. Come make and take learning and assessment tools
that build in differentiation, improve student achievement, and
reduce paper use. Leave with practical ideas that are ready to use
on Monday.
Pecos 3
Blake Helm,
Tyler ISD
408
Presentation
TI-Nspire™ Downloads And Upgrades, What’s New And
How To Get It
11:45 - 12:45
TI-Nspire™ software and operating systems at the TI-Nspire™
website (www.tinspire.com), and then show you how to get it
loaded on your equipment. We will also explore how to find TINspire™ document files and load the documents on the handheld.
Additionally, a demonstration of various connectivity cables will be
provided including the TI-Nspire Connect-to-Class™ kit. Remember upgrades and operating systems are free. It’s time to get
connected.
Dallas 1/2
Activity
General Interest
Problem Solving With Chess
11:45 - 12:45
409
Stephen Schneider,
Championship Chess
Chess-related problems address complex, spatial tasks and relationships, provide collaborative or competitive challenges, and allow
students to intuit and explain reasoning.
Fort Worth 3/4
Activity
PK-2
How To Measure In PK-2
11:45 - 12:45
410
Gayle Stahl,
ETA/Cuisenaire
Participants will be engaged in hands-on measurement activities
which are aligned with Texas Standards. Come explore grade-level
appropriate activities which support a developmental sequence of
measurement for the young child.
Texas 3
411
Activity
ELL/Bilingual K-5
Turning Talk Into Math Talk
11:45 - 12:45
Susanna Campbell,
Region 4 ESC
Join us as we investigate vocabulary and writing strategies that
equip students to construct meaning from mathematics-related text
and communicate their mathematical thinking.
Pecos 2
412
Presentation
K-5
Flipchart Frenzy!
11:45 - 12:45
Kara Stegall-Ford,
Christine Nichols,
Arlington ISD
Turn your Promethean Board into an interactive center for your students to practice math skills! Come see ideas for activities and also
learn how the charts are made. No interactive board? We’ll throw in
ideas for PowerPoint and interactive bulletin boards as well!
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Grapevine C
Paula Moeller,
413
Presentation
Austin
K-5
Texas B
Stuart Murphy,
Author: MathStart Series
418
Presentation
Communicating: Speaking, Writing, And Sketching About Math
Searching for ways to identify and serve struggling students in mathematics? Search no further. This session will provide insight regarding intervention design and ideas to assist teachers as they work with
students to enhance their knowledge of mathematics. Free resources
and tools will be shared during this informative session.
This session will demonstrate how stories can be used to engage
children, motivate them, and encourage them to communicate about
math. Visual representations provide students with opportunities to
express their ideas, demonstrate their understandings, and explore
their creativity. Samples of student work will be shared.
11:45 - 12:45
Grapevine 1
Michelle Henry
Activity
3-5
Interactive Math Journal With Muscles!
1:15 - 2:45
414, 394
419
San Antonio 3
415, 254
Activity
3-5
Math Coach Basic Training
11:45 - 12:45
Sherry Smith,
DeSoto ISD
Whether you’re a rookie math coach or a seasoned veteran, come
learn some fresh ideas on how to keep your team in shape all day
every day. Ideas will be shared for coaching teachers, working with
students in small groups, and helping the kids to think math even
when they are not in the classroom.
Fort Worth 7
Catherine Weiskopf,
Author
Activity
3-5
Teach Fractions And Decimals The Superhero Way
11:45 - 12:45
416, 332
Look up in the sky. It’s 1/2 a bird; no, 0.75 of a plane. Yow! Watch
out! It’s a fraction and decimal world. Fractions and decimals come
alive when taught with superhero cartoons and games.
417
Texas A
Presentation
Featured Session
PK-2
1:15 - 2:45
F
Douglas Clements,
Julie Sarama,
University at Buffalo, State
University of New York
Learning Trajectories? The Core Of Standards, Teaching,
And Learning
Dr. Clements presents three recent publications that he helped
write: the report of President Bush’s National Math Advisory Panel,
NCTM’s new Curriculum Focal Points for early childhood, and
a recent report on early childhood mathematics from the National
Research Council. One effective instructional approach featured in
all three reports is basing instruction on learning trajectories.
F
Grapevine C
Nanci Smith,
Presentation
Differentiating Instruction In The Elementary Math
Classroom
F
“But math is different!” Maybe, but that only increases the need
to understand how to understand how to differentiate instruction
so that all students can be successful, even in math! The structure
of differentiation, which provides teachers with a way to address
students differences, will be explored. Ways to assess for student
readiness, interest, and learning profile, as well as a means to manage and use the information, will be given. Come participate in this
hands-on workshop featuring quick and easy to make activities that
reinforce necessary skills, develop deeper conceptual understandings in math, and engage students with a sense of fun and excitement.
Texas C
420
Activity
Walk The Number Line
1:15 - 2:45
F
Kim Sutton,
What mathematics can be conquered with a number line? Come and
experience Kim Sutton’s motivating style of presenting the number
one most important visual and all it will lead to! You will love this
session and the strategies that are discussed—regrouping, elapsed
time, subtraction across zeros, fractions! You will sing and dance
your way to a new attitude!
Grapevine B
Mary Alice Hatchett,
421
Presentation
of Mathematics
Great Fun! Huge Learning! Grades 3-5
1:15 - 2:45
F
Do you struggle with motivating students to learn math? You will
leave this hands-on session having discovered exciting methods that
motivate students with ready-to-go activities that are beyond timed
drill. Every participant will receive several games ready to use when
school resumes. All activities will be available electronically.
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Wednesday
Are your math journals wimpy? Pump them up with manipulatives,
foldables, mini-books, and much more. Interactive journals are a
great tool for engaging your students, organizing, and checking
levels of objective understanding.
1:15 - 2:45
Elementary
11:45 - 12:45
CAMT 2011
Grapevine D
422
Activity
Simple Strategies To Support Problem Solving In Your
Classroom, Grades 3-5
Wednesday
Elementary
1:15 - 2:45
F
Come explore simple strategies that will help all learners in your
classroom become more effective problem solvers. Barbara will
share student work and group posters that demonstrate some of
these easy to implement problem-solving techniques. Writing in the
problem-solving math classroom will be a major strategy shared as
well as great literature!
Pecos 1
Chad Miller,
Tyler ISD
423
Activity
TI-Nspire™ Teacher Edition Software For Classroom
Instruction
2:15 - 3:15
This session will provide an overview of the TI-Nspire SmartView™ emulator software included with TI- Nspire™ Teacher Edition software. It gives educators the ability to show to the class a
full interactive TI-Nspire™ or TI-Nspire CAS™ handheld alongside
a large handheld screen. Features include Large Split-screen Viewing, TI- Nspire™ documents, Screen Capture, and much more.
Grapevine A
Sam Zigrossi,
424
Presentation
Have To!
2:15 - 3:15
F
With the emergence of STAAR, the Common Core State Standards
Movement and the intense pressure for students to acquire 21st
Century Skills, these requirements will force the teaching of mathematics to change from its traditional approach and move to another
level of higher student achievement. Each of the above requirements
will be described and some new ways of thinking about teaching
mathematics will be discussed, based on evidence-based results in
Texas, the USA, and internationally.
Del Rio 2
Katie Busbey,
Frisco ISD
425
Activity
3-5
RtI: Using Data And Small Groups To Meet Student Needs
2:15 - 3:15
Learn how to incorporate data collection and analysis, along with
small groups, into your math block. See how RtI can become part of
your daily routine.
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Grapevine 4/5
Susanna Campbell,
Region 4 ESC
426
Activity
K-5
Building A Community Of Learners
3:00 - 4:30
Looking for ways to create a collaborative classroom environment? Join us as we experience strategies to promote teamwork and
increase student engagement.
Pecos 3
Rob Foshay,
Texas Instruments
427
Activity
Effective And Successful Grant Writing Strategies: 101
3:30 - 4:30
Writing a winning proposal is the key component to obtain funding in
support of a specific mathematics or technology program or project.
Competing for grant dollars in the current education funding climate
is both an opportunity and a challenge. This session will explain the
basic steps of proposal writing, cite funding sources and examples,
and help participants complete a logic model for a grant application.
3:30 - 4:30
428
Dallas 7
Activity
General Interest
KaSai Un,
Pamela Webster,
Commerce
A Follow-Up On CCRS: Continuing The Conversation On
The Career And College Readiness Standards
The Career and College Readiness Standards have been developed and implemented in the state of Texas for the past years. This
presentation will discuss the new developments of the standards and
provide suggestions on the implementation of the CCRS standards.
Appaloosa 1
Nancy Foote,
Higley USD
Activity
Podcasting And You Tubing Your Way To Student Mastery
3:30 - 4:30
429
Join me as we learn how to use You Tube and podcasting to make
math exciting, engaging and fun! Learn how to make your own
podcasts and videos—or find ready-made lessons. At the end of
this session, you will be able to use and design mental math challenges for their students. You will be able to use these challenges
to enhance a student’s mastery of math vocabulary, to increase math
fluency and to improve critical thinking skills. Who says math can’t
be fun? Not me!
CAMT 2011
Texas 4
Joyce Whatley,
Leon ISD
429.5
Presentation
General Interest
Mathematics in Careers Expositions
Elementary
3:30 - 4:30
The Mathematics in Careers Expositions session will demonstrate
a successful way to motivate students to excel in mathematics in all
grades.
430
Texas C
Presentation
ELL/Bilingual
K-5
3:30 - 4:30
Kolak Group Inc.
Featured Session
Vocabulary In 3-D For ELLS
Use spatial intelligence to help ELLS develop academic language
in your math classroom. Learn quick, fun, and effective strategies
to advance English acquisition that require little or no additional
planning time.
431
Wednesday
Yellow Rose
Presentation
3-5
UIL Number Sense/Mental Math
3:30 - 4:30
Susan Oliver,
Athens ISD
Come learn fun hints and tips for mental mathematics strategies
geared towards UIL Number Sense!
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CAMT 2011
Secondary Session Listings
Sessions are listed in chronological order, and
tagged with a session number. If a session is
repeated, a second number will be listed. It
can also be found in the presenter index. General interest sessions appear in both Elementary and Secondary listings.
Elementary Secondary
Monday
22
72
Tuesday
39
96
Wednesday
57
117
Index See maps on
pages 12- 13
Secondary
session
time
session
number
strand
session
room
Texas D
Presentation
Day Of Discovery
8:00 - 9:30
442
F
(see page 7)
138
grade lvl
target
session
type
L rry Lipman,
FunTeamBuilding.com
In this interactive workshop, we will learn, laugh, explore, and play
in activities that will enrich you personally and that you can use in
the classroom. Included in our Day of Discovery will be: ice-break
er and warm-up activities; trust, cooperation, and problem-solving
activities; power of intention and integrity; rapport and communication skills; self-discovery and awareness activities; inspiration,
motivation, surprises, and celebration!
If session is highlighted
and has a star or ticket
symbol, it is one of the
Featured Sessions listed
on pages 5-7.
Unique Schedule
page 72
Don’t forget to
clear the room
after each session!
NOTE: general interest course listings are
integrated into both the
sections, and are not listed
separately.
session
presenter(s)
session
title
session
description
Session details
and materials are
listed here.
F
Exhibit Hall C
Monday 1:00 - 4:00
Tuesday 8:30 - 11:30
STEPS
Wednesday 1:00 - 4:00
Best Lessons from High School Algebra Classrooms (Mon/Wed)
Best Lessons from Middle School Mathematics Classrooms (Tue)
STEPs will provide an opportunity for secondary teachers to participate in activities that focus on best lessons from the high school
algebra classroom. Six 25-minute sessions will be repeated six times
so that a participant may attend all six sessions in any order. Participants who do not want to attend every STEPS session may enter and
leave STEPS five minutes before the hour and half-hour or during the
breaks between sessions. Sessions begin at every hour and half-hour.
CAMT 2011
Yellow Rose
433
Presentation
CAMT First Timers’ Session
8:00 - 9:00
F
Dallas 7
Michelle Merritt,
Galena Park ISD
437
Activity
General Interest
Which One Is The Math Teacher? Co-Teaching In The Math
Classroom
8:00 - 9:00
How does co-teaching work? Participants will learn strategies for
setting up, organizing, and facilitating a successful co-teach math
classroom. Different co-teaching strategies will be discussed and
ideas for lessons will be provided.
Basia Hall,
Consultant
Appaloosa 3
Steven Sippel,
Harlandale ISD
434, 450
Presentation
8:00 - 9:00
Palomino 1
John Crowder,
Visions Technology
Presentation
General Interest
Teacher-Friendly Technology Resources
8:00 - 9:00
435
Got hardware. Got software. Need help getting started? Come
explore these easy-to-implement lesson plans and resources for
math students of all ages. Use Microsoft Office and other commonly available software to seamlessly and inexpensively integrate
technology into your classroom.
Mustang 2
Stan Hartzler,
Archer City ISD
Presentation
Structuring Student Practice For Maximum Effectiveness
8:00 - 9:30
436
Come learn seven issues and related steps based on principles of
cognitive psychology for structuring student practice to enhance
every aspect of learning.
438
Secondary
Learn how to make your first time at CAMT a success! If you have
been to CAMT before, come learn how to make CAMT a new
adventure.
Texas 3
Angie Campbell,
Carla Hassell,
Activity
Channelview ISD
General Interest
Supplemental Aid Toolbox: Renovate Your Strategies
8:00 - 9:00
Monday
Fort Worth 5/6
Sharon Benson,
Region 4 ESC
432, 801
Activity
General Interest
8:00 - 9:00
Participants will experience the building blocks of supplemental
aids. You will see examples of aids and get a snapshot of how to
implement them in the classroom.
Austin 1/2
Robert Quach,
Tonya Haddox,
439
Activity
Garland ISD
8:00 - 9:00
you need some advice on classroom management, curriculum
course of the year? Bring your questions, and we will answer!
Pecos 1
Beth Loughry,
Region 10 ESC
440
Activity
Technology 6-8
Middle School Activities With The TI-Nspire™ Handheld
8:00 - 9:00
This hands-on session will feature a variety of middle grades activities using the TI-Nspire™ handheld. The TI-Nspire™ is capable of
computations with fractions and has a wide array of available representations including circle graphs, bar graphs, dot plots, histograms,
and box and whisker plots. This is much more than just a graphing
calculator. TI-Nspire™ handhelds will be available for use.
Grapevine C
Pam Harris,
441
Presentation
6-8
Fractions Like You Have Never Seen Them (Includes Add
And Subtract)
8:00 - 9:00
F
We will use double number lines and problem strings to build proportional reasoning, find equivalent fractions, and add and subtract
fractions.
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Texas D
442
Presentation
Day Of Discovery
Monday
8:00 - 9:30
FunTeamBuilding.com
In this interactive workshop, we will learn, laugh, explore, and play
in activities that will enrich you personally and that you can use in
the classroom. Included in our Day of Discovery will be: ice-breaker and warm-up activities; trust, cooperation, and problem-solving
activities; power of intention and integrity; rapport and communication skills; self-discovery and awareness activities; inspiration,
motivation, surprises, and celebration!
Grapevine B
Don Balka,
Saint Mary’s College
443, 460
Activity
Games And Activities For Pre-Algebra And Algebra
8:00 - 9:00
Secondary
F
Larry Lipman,
F
Participants will be involved with several hands-on materials to
provide practice on algebra ideas: order of operations, exponents,
solving linear and quadratic equations, integer arithmetic, multiplying monomials and binomials, and many others. Materials will be
provided.
Grapevine D
Amy Germundson,
University of Virginia
Presentation
Beyond Numbers: Reaching Diverse Learners In Secondary
Mathematics
8:00 - 9:30
444
F
How can we extend mathematics beyond the numbers for secondary
learners? Knowing that students bring a mix of interests, learning
preferences, and readiness levels to math classrooms, creating academically responsive instruction to ensure genuine challenge, and
deeper understanding is key to maximizing interest and potential!
Guided by best-practice literature in mathematics education, in addition to insights from teachers working in the field, participants will
actively learn how to develop strong and defensible curriculum and
how to implement low-prep differentiated strategies that converge
on these concepts. Curriculum examples, templates for designing
differentiated strategies, and resources are provided.
Texas C
Larry Lesser,
University of Texas at El
445
Presentation
Paso
Greater Lesser Thoughts On Assessment And Motivation For
The Start Of A Big New Year!
8:00 - 9:00
F
Professor Lesser shares lessons learned about assessment and motivation from his diverse experiences as a high school teacher, college
professor, textbook author, journal editor, statistics/math education
researcher, and songwriter.
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Texas A
Marcia Tate,
Developing Minds Inc.
446
Presentation
Strategies That Engage The Brain
8:00 - 11:00
F
If students don’t learn the way we teach them, then we must teach
them the way they learn. Experience 20 brain-compatible strategies
that maximize understanding and memory. Explore research that
shows why these strategies are preferable to others and ensure that
brains retain important concepts, not only for tests, but for life!
8:00 - 9:00
447
Technology
Appaloosa 2
Activity
9-12
Deb Erhart,
Gary Cosenza,
Austin
Ontrack For College Readiness
Participants will learn how to access, explore, and experience free
student-ready lessons from OnTRACK for College Readiness that
support student success on EOC and other assessments. As part of
TEA’s Project Share, OnTRACK provides over 200 online lessons
for Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry. OnTRACK was developed
by the Institute for Public School Initiatives (IPSI) at the University
of Texas in partnership with the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
Grapevine A
Dixie Ross,
Pflugerville ISD
Presentation
9-12
Effective Questioning/Assessment Tools For High School
8:00 - 9:30
448
Questioning in the classroom can have many different purposes: to
motivate and pique interest, to develop critical thinking skills, to
review and summarize, or to assess achievement of an instructional
goal. This session will review questioning techniques that will make
sure you are challenging your students at higher cognitive levels.
Also included in this session are options on a variety of ways to assess student learning, including creative approaches.
Palomino 1
Pam Johnson,
Kelly Meshell,
Presentation
Austin ISD
General Interest
Leadership For Professional Learning Communities
9:15 - 10:15
449
Presenters will share strategies they have used with grade-level
teams to help them to transform into Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). Participants will have the opportunity to dialog
about common barriers and successes around supporting developing
PLCs.
CAMT 2011
Appaloosa 3
Steven Sippel,
Harlandale ISD
450, 434
Presentation
9:15 - 10:15
You know that your kids need to write in math class. But just how
do you get that done in an effective format that works? This session
will teach you how to produce an interactive math learning journal,
which will facilitate successful student learning of math skills
and problem-solving strategies. You will learn how to give your
students an opportunity to connect your teaching with their learning
through the power of their writing. This will provide student ownership and real-life connections for our math concepts.
9:15 - 10:15
454, 465
Texas 4
Activity
Lori Lomas,
Hereford ISD
9:15 - 10:15
Dallas 7
Arturo Olivares,
Institute for Public School
455, 904
Activity
Initiatives
6-8
5 Ways To Engage Your Students In Math
This session will provide participants ways to integrate the 5E
model that allows students and teachers to experience common
activities, to use and build on prior knowledge and experience, to
construct meaning for a concept, and to continually assess their
understanding of a concept. The session will also provide ideas
to engage your TIER II students through modeling and hands-on
activities without you having to modify your lesson. Researchedbased strategies and exemplar practices will be shared. This session
will be fast paced, you won’t want to miss it!
Texas C
Sam Zigrossi,
Presentation
Have To!
9:15 - 10:15
452
F
With the emergence of STAAR, the Common Core State Standards Movement and the intense pressure for students to acquire
21st Century Skills, these requirements will force the teaching of
mathematics to change from its traditional approach and move to
another level of higher student achievement. Each of the above requirements will be described and some new ways of thinking about
teaching mathematics will be discussed based on evidence-based
results in Texas, the USA, and internationally.
9:15 - 10:15
Appaloosa 2
Presentation
Technology 6-8
Add Power To Your Lessons
9:15 - 10:15
Cynthia DeFreese
456
Do your students zone out while you’re teaching? Dump the bland
(sometimes boring) old standbys and start teaching with the technology your students experience everywhere else. Use “Smart Art” as
a tool to get, and keep, their attention. Leave with ideas for easy to
make, easy to use PowerPoint lessons that will keep your students
asking for more.
Pecos 3
Donna Harris,
Activity
Technology 6-8
Middle School Activities With The TI-73 Explorertm
Graphing Calculator
9:15 - 10:15
Palomino 3
April Chauvette,
Emily Gray,
Activity
Leander ISD
General Interest
Making Sense Of The TAKS Vertical Scale
9:15 - 10:15
453, 678
TAKS data for grades 3–8 is now being reported on a Vertical Scale,
allowing stakeholders to quantify a student’s academic progress
from year to year, as measured by TAKS, and soon STAAR. Come
learn more about vertical scale and how to use a graphic organizer
to delve deeper into this data, make sense of it, and identify students
for targeted interventions. Participants will receive access to the
tools and organizers to use with their campus.
457
features of the TI-73™ and provide valuable information to new
users. Topics include using fractions, conversions, graphing, and
constructing statistical plots such as bar graphs, pictograms, circle
graphs, scatter plots, and line graphs. The session will also feature
a demonstration of the TI-Navigator™ System. Calculators will be
provided, but feel free to bring your own.
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Secondary
Appaloosa 4
Margaret Harris,
451, 765
Presentation
General Interest
Monday
ELL/Bilingual,
General Interest
New Teachers
CAMT 2011
Grapevine C
Pam Harris,
Presentation
Fractions Like You Have Never Seen Them (Includes
Multiply And Divide)
9:15 - 10:15
Monday
458
F
We will use arrays, double number lines, and problem strings to
build proportional reasoning, find equivalent fractions, and multiply
and divide fractions.
Pecos 1
Andi Parr,
Region 13 ESC
Activity
Technology 6-12
Algebra 1 Activities With The TI-Nspire™ Handheld
9:15 - 10:15
Secondary
459
During this hands-on session, attendees will use the TI-Nspire™ to
explore a variety of algebraic concepts to support instruction of the
TEKS in Algebra classrooms. The session will also focus on many
TI-Nspire™ features including multiple and linked representations
of data.
Grapevine B
Don Balka,
Activity
Games And Activities For Pre-Algebra And Algebra
9:15 - 10:15
460, 443
F
Participants will be involved with several hands-on materials to
provide practice on algebra ideas: order of operations, exponents,
solving linear and quadratic equations, integer arithmetic, multiplying monomials and binomials, and many others. Materials will be
provided.
Grapevine 2/3
461
Presentation
General Interest
Microsoft Excel Can Do That?
9:45 - 11:15
Karen Ferrell,
Author
Find quotients and remainders, greatest common factors and least
common multiples, square roots, and absolute value. Explore probability. Make bingo cards, crossword puzzles, family trees, and
more using the power of Microsoft Excel.
Texas B
Everly Broadway,
Julie Guthrie,
Presentation
Texas Education Agency Mathematics Update—Secondary
Grapevine D
Amy Germundson,
University of Virginia
Presentation
Beyond Numbers: Reaching Diverse Learners In Secondary
Mathematics
9:45 - 11:15
463
F
How can we extend mathematics beyond the numbers for secondary
learners? Knowing that students bring a mix of interests, learning
preferences, and readiness levels to math classrooms, creating academically responsive instruction to ensure genuine challenge, and
deeper understanding is key to maximizing interest and potential!
Guided by best-practice literature in mathematics education, in addition to insights from teachers working in the field, participants will
actively learn how to develop strong and defensible curriculum and
how to implement low-prep differentiated strategies that converge
on these concepts. Curriculum examples, templates for designing
differentiated strategies, and resources are provided.
Grapevine A
464
Presentation
Teaching AP Calculus Today!
9:45 - 11:15
F
Dixie Ross,
Pflugerville ISD
Teaching AP Calculus today is so different from how it was taught
in the past. What are the BIG changes that have taken place and
what are the things that we need to do differently to address those
changes? We have to be learners as much as we are teachers if we
hope to be successful in teaching this challenging course.
10:30 - 11:30
465, 454
Texas 4
Activity
Lori Lomas,
Hereford ISD
ELL/Bilingual,
General Interest
New Teachers
You know that your kids need to write in math class. Just how do
you get that done in an effective format? This session will teach
you how to produce an interactive math learning journal, which will
facilitate successful student learning of math skills and problemsolving strategies. You will learn how to give your students an
opportunity to connect your teaching with their learning through the
power of their writing. This will provide students with ownership
and real-life connections for math concepts.
9:45 - 11:15
462
F
Texas Education Agency staff will discuss the most current information regarding legislation affecting 6-12 mathematics education.
professional development opportunities, and the new STAAR assessments.
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Yellow Rose
Jane Georges,
Region 4 ESC
466
Activity
General Interest
Making Math Accessible Through Universal Design For
Learning (UDL)
10:30 - 11:30
Examine the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL),
which support accessibility to rigorous and relevant mathematics for
all students and which provide support for the STAAR assessment
program.
CAMT 2011
TI software, programs, APPS, and operating systems for a variety
of TI calculators—including the TI-73 ExplorerTM and the TI-83/84
Plus™ family of calculators—at the TI website (www.education.ti.
com/latest), and then show you how to get it loaded on your equipment. A demonstration and discussion of various connectivity cables
will also be provided. Remember upgrades and operating systems
are free. It’s time to get up-to-date.
F
In virtually every international comparison study from the first in
1963-1964 until the present, students in the United States have not
scored as high as students from some other countries. Why is this
and how can we do better?
Austin 4/5
Mickey Powell,
The Society for Financial
Presentation
Awareness
General Interest
Financial Blunders Even Math Teachers Make!
10:30 - 11:30
470
Are you making the right choices for your future? Come learn how
to avoid costly financial mistakes that could undermine your retirement.
Fort Worth 7
Robert Quach,
Tonya Haddox,
Activity
Garland ISD
10:30 - 11:30
471
you need some advice on classroom management, curriculum,
course of the year? Bring your questions, and we will answer!
472
Appaloosa 2
Presentation
6-8
Cynthia DeFreese,
Rockwell ISD
Hide To Show
Excel isn’t just for formulas and graphs. Learn to use a simple feature for your students to demonstrate what they know. Easy to create
hidden comments label diagrams, etc. This is engaging for students
and an easy way to check understanding.
Appaloosa 1
Auston Cron,
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
473
Activity
6-12
Learn GeoGebra: Free Tool For Teaching Mathematics
10:30 - 11:30
You will learn to create your own GeoGebra content for your
classroom, sources for ready to use (R2U) lessons will be provided,
and how to create your own Web-based lessons for students to use
on any Java enhanced browser. Lessons can be used as classroom
demonstrations, in a computer lab, or outside of school. This type
lesson allows students the ability to manipulate the lesson material
to visualize mathematical concepts. The presentation will illustrate
prepared online lessons (R2U) used in classes at PSJA North. Access to the site will be available from your classroom or home. Materials will be available for download a week after CAMT. Laptops
welcome.
Texas D
Mark Daniels,
Presentation
Austin
The Role Of Inquiry Teaching Methods In Secondary
Mathematics Classrooms
10:30 - 11:30
474
F
The use of inquiry or discovery-based teaching philosophy and
methodology in secondary mathematics classrooms will be defined,
modeled, and discussed. The author will provide evidence of the
effectiveness of the use of inquiry teaching techniques in mathematics classrooms and explore the premise that the use of inquiry-based
teaching in secondary mathematics classrooms is the future of
mathematics instruction.
Grapevine C
Robyn Silbey,
Presentation
Schools
The Math Coach: Create A Vision For Success At Your
School!
10:30 - 11:30
475
F
Mathematics coaches improve instruction through their work with
students, teachers, administration, and the community. In this highly interactive session, explore concrete ways to create your school
vision and make math the biggest success story at your school!
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Secondary
Texas C
Zalman Usiskin,
469
Presentation
Forty-Eight Years Of International Comparisons: What Have
We Learned?
10:30 - 11:30
10:30 - 11:30
Monday
Pecos 3
Abby Sanchez,
Texas Instruments
468
Presentation
TI Products—Downloads And Upgrades—How To Get The
Latest Versions Of Everything
10:30 - 11:30
CAMT 2011
Grapevine B
Tom Butts,
476, 836
Presenta ion
Dallas
Some Of My Favorite Questions, One Last Time
11:30 - 1:00
Thinking is driven by questions—not answers. The art of questioning goes back to Socrates, who believed that the primary purpose of
questions was to provoke learning, not to ascertain what had already
been learned. In this talk, we discuss several ways to pose questions, both forwards and backwards, that encourage learning facts,
concepts, reasoning, and problem-solving. Many examples from
algebra, geometry, and number theory will be given.
Research indicates that allowing students to wrestle with challenging problems can help them achieve at higher levels. How much
should you allow your students to struggle? How can you support
them so that their struggles are productive and they learn persistence in problem-solving? The session will examine tools that
help students persist through their struggles with challenging math
problems. These tools have been developed by the Dana Center in
collaboration with Agile Mind.
Monday
10:30 - 11:30
F
Pecos 1
Cindy Schimek,
Katy ISD
477
Activity
Technology 9-12
Successfully Transitioning From TI-84 Plus To TI-Nspire™
Technology – A District’s Perspective
Secondary
10:30 - 11:30
Are you considering a transition from TI-83/84 graphing calculators
to the TI-Nspire™ handheld? If so, come learn from my experience. What worked, what didn’t work, and how the implementation
process progressed. Learn how math teachers are effectively using
the TI-Nspire™ technology throughout the junior high schools and
high schools in a large Texas 5A district. Come join the discussion
and feel free to participate in the Q&A portion of the session.
11:30 - 1:00
478
Mustang 6
Activity
6-8
Jamie Cook,
Candy Keller,
Devin Lee,
Gladewater ISD
How Do You Teach That?
Activities in the classroom are a great way to engage students in the
learning process. The Math Team from Gladewater Middle School
will share many activities they use to teach difficult concepts such
as scale factor, transformations, fractions, proportions, Pythagorean
Theorem, percent applications, 2D and 3D figures and measurement. The activities have students wanting to come to math class to
see what exciting thing they will be learning.
Austin 6
Activity
Small Groups Are Simple
11:30 - 1:00
479
F
Glenna Tabor,
Glenna Tabor Consulting
How can a middle school or high school math teacher successfully
and easily implement small group instruction? How can a teacher
meet and exceed the needs of all learners and still teach all the
concepts? This session will explore the specific components of the
Tabor Rotation Framework and how each works at the secondary
level. Participants will leave ready to implement small groups in
their own classroom.
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Texas 1/2
Susan May,
Kathi Cook,
480
Activity
9-12
Supporting Productive Struggle In The Mathematics Classroom
Austin 4/5
Tony Morrow,
First in Math
Presentation
11:45 - 12:45
481, 804
Explore First in Math, the Texas Online Math Competition where
integers, decimals, and polynomials – in their heads – plus word
Appaloosa 2
Presentation
iTouch, iTunes, And iTunesU
11:45 - 12:45
482
Belynda Billings,
Randall Revere,
Lamar CISD
Learn ways to incorporate the iTouch into the classroom using free
math applications, United Streaming, and iTunesU.
Pecos 3
Rick Sanchez,
Independent Math
483
Activity
Consultant
The TI-83/84 Plus™ For Intermediate Users—Tricks Of The
Trade
11:45 - 12:45
features of the TI-83 Plus™ and TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculator. Topics will include operating systems, memory management,
archiving, deleting games and programs, creating tables, using split
screens, grouping, and manual fit. Calculators will be provided, but
bring your own and come join the fun.
CAMT 2011
Pecos 1
Pam Littleton,
484
Activity
The TI-Nspire™ Handheld—A Tool For 21st Century Learners
11:45 - 12:45
Come meet TI’s latest addition to learning technology—redesigned, rechargable, and ready to go—just a graphing calculator.
The TI-Nspire™ is document-based, menu-drive, uses multiple
representations, and has some new features that may surprise you.
The TI- Nspire™ handheld is permitted on a variety of assessments
including TAKS, SAT, ACT, and AP exams. Handhelds will be
provided.
Come join us as we learn to how make math notes more exciting
and hands-on. We will show you how we implement foldables,
graphic organizers, journaling, and so much more into our classroom notebooks. We will provide you with plenty of examples that
will make you excited about your math notes.
11:45 - 12:45
485
Featured Session
Texas B
Presentation
General Interest
F
Tim Pope,
Presented throughout the United States and abroad, Ignite is fastpaced, fun, thought-provoking, social, local, global. It’s a high-energy program of 5-minute talks by people who have ideas—and the
guts to get onstage and share them. Key Curriculum’s Ignite events
tackle today’s most talked-about math topics in a way that’s lively,
refreshing, and blink-and-you-miss-it quick. This year’s speakers include: Steve Leinwand, Pam Harris, Paula Moeller, Michelle King,
James Epperson, Amber Branch, Emma Trevino, Cindy Schneider,
and Cindy Schimek.
486, 819
Grapevine D
Presentation
Featured Session
General Interest
11:45 - 12:45
F
David Chard,
Everly Broadway,
MSTAR Universal Screener And RtI
Texas D
487
Presentation
LLC
11:45 - 12:45
F
Palomino 2
Elise Buchhorn,
Mansfield ISD
Presentation
6-8
Tables, Tables, And More Tables!!!!
11:45 - 12:45
489, 655
Are you still teaching to cross multiply and divide —
and think you
are teaching proportionality? Think again! This session will show
you how to teach proportionality using tables and graphs across
most middle grade TEKS – and truly show students proportionality.
Not only will you improve your students algebra readiness, but your
kids will enjoy math class with fun activities.
11:45 - 12:45
490, 569
Grapevine 6
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Dennis Mulhearn,
Math Olympiads for
Elementary and Middle
Schools
Area? No Problem?
Discover how area concepts can be investigated and reinforced by
solving authentic, non-routine problems. Finding such problemsolving gems can be a real problem for teachers. You will work
through at least a dozen area classics, which have been selected
from the Math Olympiad library. Participants will leave with these
and over 50 additional rich problems.
Texas 3
Ann Wheeler,
Christina Gawlik,
491, 687
Activity
6-8
Understanding Area Using Geoboards
11:45 - 12:45
During this session, participants will create regular and irregular
polygons using geoboards and investigate four different methods
of determining area. Topics covered include area, regular polygons,
irregular polygons, coordinate plane, scaling, and symmetry.
San Antonio 1/2
Activity
6-8
Accuracy In Estimation
11:45 - 12:45
492
Julie Williams,
North Hopkins ISD
Do your students struggle with estimating? Do you struggle with
teaching estimation? Struggle no more! Come to this session to get
lessons ready for the classroom! Topics include estimating percents
of a number, comparing fractions to half, estimating measurements,
and checking for reasonableness on multiple-choice tests.
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Secondary
Ignite Session!
Texas 4
Leslie Brown,
April Canales,
488, 611
Activity
Progreso ISD
6-8
Math Notes: They Don’t Have To Be Boring!!!
Monday
11:45 - 12:45
CAMT 2011
Grapevine 1
493
Presentation
6-8
Number Sense Explained
Monday
11:45 - 12:45
Carol Wood,
Lewisville ISD
494
Fort Worth 3/4
Activity
6-8
Patricia McMorris,
Houston ISD
Aldine ISD
Secondary
Are your students ready for algebra? In this session we will use fun
activities to help students prepare for algebra.
Austin 3
Shannon Alba,
Humble ISD
Activity
6-8
Manipulatives In The Middle School Math Classroom
11:45 - 12:45
495
This session will provide ready-to-use activities that help students construct their own knowledge through investigation with manipulatives.
496, 959
Dallas 3/4
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
6-12
Christi Byerly,
Kristy Taylor,
Rebecca Forshage,
Irving ISD
Now I Get It!! Intervention To Enrichment Strategies
Many students in middle and high school struggle–because they
don’t have a sound foundation in fractions, decimals, or algebraic
thinking. We will work through a series of lessons which use manipulatives, paper activities, and related activities through interactive software. The session leaders will be using lessons from the
Understanding Math programs. Participants will be given a CD
and corresponding lesson outlines which can be used in a variety of
learning environments.
Palomino 3
Karen Hardin,
Cypress Fairbanks ISD
497
Presentation
6-12
From Tears To Tiers – How Is Your Class Like A Wedding Cake?
11:45 - 12:45
Do you have students in your class who struggle academically,
while others learn at an advanced level or accelerated pace? You can
make teaching more interesting and effective while also meeting the
needs of all learners by differentiating instruction. This session will
explore strategies that provide success and challenge for academically diverse students while supporting the same content.
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Paul Norris,
Candace Warren,
Rita Tellez,
Ysleta ISD
Engaging Your Brain With Math Rich Games
Have fun with your students while they learn. Participate in handson and computer-based games. Help all students engage with
mathematics! Participants will leave with several games ready for
use in their classroom.
Monica Merchant,
Algebra Readiness In The Middle Grades
11:45 - 12:45
498, 579
Dallas 1/2
Activity
6-12
PowerPoint will be used to explain various number sense tricks.
11:45 - 12:45
11:45 - 12:45
Grapevine A
Sam Zigrossi,
Presentation
6-12
The Emerging Responsibilities For Mathematics Teachers/
Educators
11:45 - 12:45
499
A brief summary of the changing responsibilities over the last 50
years of the mathematics teachers will be presented, including a
perspective of the forces that will change mathematics education
and therefore the responsibilities for mathematics teachers/educators. The presenter will offer some suggestions for dealing with
these forces and will show how it is an opportunity for mathematics
teachers to thrive in the future.
Yellow Rose
Chris Miller,
Sanger ISD
Presentation
New Teachers 6-12
It’s A Simple Question Of Weight Ratios
11:45 - 12:45
500
It’s obvious that a five ounce bird is incapable of carrying a one
pound cocoa nut. Yet struggling learners are often expected to
perform similar feats in order to meet the expectations of high
stakes assessments. This light-hearted session presents a conceptual
framework to assist teachers when working with struggling learners.
Cleverly illustrated with video clips from Monty Python, current
research-based methods are presented, with an emphasis on raising
the problem-solving abilities of all students.
Mustang 5
Sarah Ives,
501
Activity
Corpus Christi
6-12
Using Artifacts Of Practice To Develop PCK For Teaching
Probability
11:45 - 12:45
Research on pre-service teachers’ understanding of teaching probability will be shared. Participants will examine artifacts of practice
(technology-based task, sample student work, and video) that were
used in the research and discuss implications for mathematics
teacher education.
CAMT 2011
11:45 - 12:45
502
Del Rio 2
Activity
6-12
Vickie Hennings,
Snook ISD
Jamie Edwards,
Do You Need Help, STAT? And Ace Those Stats!
First mini session: Come feel more secure about using your STAT
feature on your TI-83/84™ calculator, as we examine functions.
Second mini session: How school sports can help in the classroom.
Texas C
Linda Antinone,
Fort Worth ISD
503
Presentation
Building Understanding For Advanced Mathematics In Schools
11:45 - 12:45
F
11:45 - 12:45
504
Del Rio 3
Activity
9-12
Cindy Boyd,
Abilene ISD
Davis Pulsipher,
11:45 - 12:45
Plano ISD
San Antonio 4
Jane Knight,
Fort Worth ISD
505, 632
Activity
9-12
Geometry Out Of The Box (And Off The Euclidean Plane!)
11:45 - 12:45
With the advent of the STAAR end-of-course exams, teachers can
expect more emphasis on areas of geometry that were not tested
extensively under the old system. This session will explore ideas
and activities for teaching spherical and conical geometry for a unit
on non-Euclidean geometry.
Dallas 5/6
Activity
9-12
Get Up And Move!
Grapevine B
Presentation
9-12
I Feel A Song Coming On!
11:45 - 12:45
508
Joyce Collett,
Participants will get an overview and sample of the new 4th-year
high school course, AQR (Advanced Quantitative Reasoning) and
learn about its content, pedagogy, and development.
506, 589
Explore instructional strategies of linear functions through windows
of multiple representations. This session is targeted to Algebra I
teachers in middle and high school, and high school special education and intervention teachers. Experience hands-on instructional
activities for implementation into your current curriculum.
Come and sing mathematical parodies to spice up your classroom.
These tunes will teach algebraic and geometrical concepts. Fun for
you and your students!
Want An Alternative To Precal? Try Advanced Quantitative
Reasoning/AMDM!
11:45 - 12:45
Region 13 ESC
Kim Seymour,
Region 4 ESC
Experience a variety of activities that can be used in differentiating
lessons and concepts to help kinesthetic and tactile learners and add
variety to the classroom.
Appaloosa 1
Kyle Parsons,
Amber Smith,
Activity
Technology 9-12
Increased Learning Of Algebra With Geometer’s Sketchpad®
509
Experience the engaging classroom conversations that occur when
using Dynamic Software for student discovery. We will use Sketchpad® to demonstrate how to facilitate an engaging, student-centered
lesson that you could use with any dynamic, interactive technology.
Questioning strategies and various presentation styles (Smartboard,
laptops, etc) will be discussed for algebra.
Austin 1/2
Activity
9-12
Ready. . . Set. . . Engage!
11:45 - 12:45
510, 916
Kim Hughey,
Donna Mitchell,
Comal ISD
This session is designed to arm you with the weapons you need
to fight student apathy and boredom. We will share some of the
exciting activities we use to help our students practice their skills
or review for upcoming tests. Participants will receive a handout
complete with detailed instructions for each activity.
Fort Worth 7
511, 917
Activity
9-12
Tic-Tac-Toe Factoring
11:45 - 12:45
Jennifer Morgan,
Christina Guynes,
Kermit ISD
Come and learn a fun and easy way to teach the factoring of quadratic trinomials. Students enjoy factoring when it is presented in
a puzzle format. We will also show some neat calculator tricks to
help your at-risk students learn to factor.
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Secondary
This session will focus on how we engage all students and develop
higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills.
Alyce Stiles,
Monday
Big Sandy ISD
San Antonio 3
507, 633
Activity
9-12
A Window Into Linear Functions
11:45 - 12:45
CAMT 2011
Dallas 7
Anne Showers,
Michelle Showers,
512, 544
Activity
Mansfield ISD
ELL/Bilingual 9-12
Algebra 1 Projects: What To Do When You Want Your
Algebra 1 Students To Take A Leap...
Secondary
Monday
11:45 - 12:45
This will be a demonstration of some successful project-based lessons used in Algebra 1 including: parachute drop and rose problem.
We will also share ways to connect projects to TEKS.
Palomino 1
Paul Mlakar,
St. Mark’s School of Texas
513
Activity
9-12
A Rational Approach To Rational Functions
11:45 - 12:45
Graphs and analysis of rational functions are a challenging topic for
our Algebra 2 and Precalculus students, but a thorough understanding of this topic is needed for calculus. This presentation will focus
on strategies to graph rational functions quickly and accurately
without the need to make a table of values.
Grapevine B
Maria Trejo,
514
Presentation
Achievement
1:00 - 2:00
F
and practiced.
Grapevine D
Presentation
1:00 - 2:00
515
F
JoAnn Wheeler
match the cognitive complexity of the TEKS. Participate in this
session to analyze the cognitive rigor of TAKS items, as they align
with Bloom’s Taxonomy. Research-based benchmark test-specification guides that inform instruction will also be shared.
Fort Worth 5/6
Kitty Badger,
Cassie Blanton,
516
Presentation
Troup Middle School
6-8
How To Squeeze Some Fun Into Middle School Math —
Organization And Review
1:00 - 2:00
This presentation focuses on strategies used to organize middle
school math classes and review both basic skills and the TEKS,
showing students that math can still be fun while preparing for the
STAAR test. Topics will include using a Math Log, Weekly Assignments, TAKS 2000 contest, Daily Speed Tests, and much more.
Previously presented at CAMT in 2010.
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San Antonio 4
517, 907
Activity
6-8
Model Madness
1:00 - 2:00
Marjorie Huber,
McKinney ISD
Models, pictures, and real-world experiences to get your kids moving in math class.
1:00 - 2:00
518
ELL/Bilingual,
New Teachers
Palomino 3
Presentation
Bill Lombard,
6-8
Mistletoe Elementary
Brad Fulton,
Managing The Math Class For Maximum Success
Tired of the paper chase where you seem to be doing more work
than the students? Want to foster more learning and responsibility in
your students while making your job more manageable? Come see
how a 29-year veteran overcame the obstacles with only minimal
hair loss. The complete handout will explain exactly how you can
take back control of your classroom environment.
Dallas 1/2
519
Activity
6-8
Why Can’t I Just Multiply By 3?
1:00 - 2:00
Michelle Merritt,
Galena Park ISD
Participants will discover strategies to help students understand how
proportional changes in dimensions affect linear, area, and volume
measures. Teachers will leave with completed lesson plans. This
session will focus on TEKS 8.10A and 8.10B.
San Antonio 3
Leslie Wilbanks,
Allen ISD
520
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Math Fitness: Challenging Logic Activities To Exercise The
Middle School Brain
1:00 - 2:00
In this session, I will share several math activities (logic puzzles)
which can be used in the typcial middle school math classroom.
Many of these activities/warm ups connect some of the algebra
readiness skills with sports and current middle school topics.
Dallas 5/6
MaryE Wilkinson,
Lamar University
521
Activity
6-8
No More “Invert And Multiply” Forever!
1:00 - 2:00
We try so hard to teach for understanding, but often just give out
this tired old short cut. Never say, “Yours is not to wonder why, just
invert and multiply.” Come and see how easy it is to teach fraction
division for understanding!
CAMT 2011
Grapevine 1
Carol Wood,
Lewisville ISD
522
Presentation
6-8
Engage Students In Their Learning
1:00 - 2:00
Using stations, games, projects, and other activities, learn how to
actively engage your students in their learning.
There are many ways to factor trinomials of the form ax2 + bx + c,
but this way is special. Come discover 2-step Factoring for All
Common Trinomials that’s Outrageously Real. The factoring is systematically simplistic, mathematically based, appeals to all learning
styles, and utilizes students’ preexisting mathematical knowledge.
This method will guarantee factoring success!
Pecos 3
Rozanne Rubin,
Activity
Technology 6-8
Middle School Activities Using The TI-84 Plus™ Graphing
Calculator
1:00 - 2:00
523
Fort Worth 7
Tara Cogdell,
Rachel Davis,
524, 604
Activity
6-8
Our Students Are Dying To Be Engaged, And We Give Them
Worksheets
1:00 - 2:00
In today’s typical classroom, educators ask their students to sit in
rows, work on their own, and turn in twenty problems of homework
each day. We as educators are the sole providers of motivation
in the classroom. We can motivate our students through hands-on
activities, engaging learning models, and through experience. Come
and be motivated to change the way we teach our kids!
Austin 1/2
Bill Jasper,
Sam Houston State
525, 607
Activity
University
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
Incorporating The ELPS Into Mathematics Lessons
1:00 - 2:00
Texas requires that teachers use English language acquisition strategies during mathematics and science lessons. The English Language
Proficiency Standards (ELPS) were developed to help teachers
understand how language development is a key part of mathematics
learning. This session will provide helpful hints on how teachers can
help their students learn the language of mathematics.
Mustang 4
Donna McCune,
Lufkin ISD
Activity
6-8
Having Difficulty With Behavior? Fix It By The Book
1:00 - 2:00
526
Come learn a proven way to hold kids accountable for their own
behavior by using a teacher’s strategy now used as the discipline
plan for the 8th grade at her school.
528, 619
Downtown
Grapevine 6
Activity
Shantell GuilloryWilliams,
6-12
Derrick Jones,
Teacher Preparation Academy
Fort Worth ISD
Cereal Can Be Fun In Geometry
Our presentation will center around the concepts of surface area and
volume, and the effects of dimension changes on both. We will be
providing cereal boxes for the participants (that don’t bring their
own) to change the Rectangular Prism that we normally see into
other randomly selected geometric shapes (rectangular pyramids,
cylinders, cones, etc.). We will explore how increasing/decreasing
the volume of a 3-D shape will have an effect on the surface area.
We will determine if the effect on the surface area is always the
same, or if the choices for the new dimensions can alter the new
surface area.
1:00 - 2:00
529
Texas 3
Activity
6-12
Chandra McCleskey,
Garland ISD
Colleen M. Eddy,
Function! Function! What’s Your Function?
This session will provide a series of engaging activities using technology to develop students’ understanding of functions. This includes building students’ understanding of the relationship between
independent and dependent variables and the connections between
the graph, table, and equation.
Palomino 2
530
Presentation
6-12
Can’t Never Could!
1:00 - 2:00
Will Mercer,
Knowsys Test Prep
It is very tough to battle a self-fulfilling prophecy! Learn communication techniques that help students see what is possible and then
make it happen.
Pecos 2
Lolly McGolrick,
Houston ISD
Presentation
6-12
Let’s Go Fly a Kite! (Tetrahedron)
1:00 - 2:00
530.5
Come build a tetrahedron kite that will fly. Students can use this
activity to study their geometry vocabulary.
page 83
Secondary
This hands-on session will feature calculator activities to support
middle school math instruction. Topics will include multiple representations of data, graphing, fraction computations, conversion,
solving equations, and much more. A demonstration of Application
(APPS) programs will also be provided including Probability Simulations, Decimal Defender, and Area Formulas. Graphing calculators
will be available for use, or feel free to bring your own.
1:00 - 2:00
Susan Beane,
Monday
Texas 4
527
Presentation
New Teachers 6-12
2 F.A.C.T.O.R
1:00 - 2:00
CAMT 2011
Monday
1:00 - 2:00
Mustang 5
Sarah Quebec Fuentes,
Loren Spice,
531
Presentation
Texas Christian University
6-12
Bridging The Gap: Building University–High School
Collaboration
Palomino 1
Sara Cooley,
Allen ISD
536, 631
Presentation
9-12
Once Upon A Time...Geometry Stories Featuring The QuadFather And Sohcahtoa
This session outlines a project which paired undergraduate students,
as classroom assistants, with high-school mathematics teachers
to develop a model of productive collaboration between the two
groups, linking research and practice. The data gathered was used
to develop recommendations for participants interested in developing similar programs.
In this session you will learn about two families that have not been
given their fair place in history, but have as much drama, scandal
and importance as the Tudors of England or the Ewings of Dallas.
Story subjects include the Quadrilateral Family ruled by the QuadFather, and the repressed but genius Sohcahtoa (unknown sister of
Sacajawea). Attendees will be thoroughly entertained, and before
you know it, you will have learned about the properties and relationships of quadrilaterals and trigonometric ratios.
1:00 - 2:00
Secondary
532
Appaloosa 2
Presentation
Jim Lefeber,
6-12
Harris County Department
of Education
Spring Branch ISD
Nicole Shanahan,
Real-Life Story Of A Virtual Instructor
I will tell the two-year process of developing and teaching a secondary virtual mathematics class. Participants will relive the successes
and struggles of an online teacher. Highlights will include lesson
designs and suggestions for implementation.
Pecos 1
Patti Copeland,
Region 11 ESC
Activity
Technology 6-12
Geometry Activities With The TI-Nspire™ Handheld
1:00 - 2:00
533
During this hands-on session, attendees will use the TI-Nspire™
to explore a variety of geometric concepts to support instruction
of geometry TEKS. The handheld features built-in interactive
geometry capabilities and has additional unique functionality. The
TI-Nspire™ handheld is acceptable for use on a variety of assessments including SAT, ACT, and AP exams.
Appaloosa 3
John Baird,
University of Texas Charter
Activity
School
6-12
Comics Projects In The Classroom
1:00 - 2:00
534, 618
Comics are a valuable tool for engaging instruction. This presentation demonstrates several activities that enhance students’ math
pedagogical experiences.
Austin 3
Cindy Barker,
Activity
9-12
Practically Perfect Pre-Assessements
1:00 - 2:00
535
Come experience pre-assessments from why, to process, to product
for Algebra 1. We will look at specific content and how to organize
a successful pathway for differentiated instruction.
page 84
1:00 - 2:00
Dallas 3/4
Patti Nicodemo,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
New Teachers 9-12
Myths And Mysteries Of Teaching Mathematics
1:00 - 2:00
537, 705
Should I really not smile until after spring break? Does a silent
classroom equal a productive classroom? These teaching myths and
more will be demystified during this interactive session. Handouts
with strategies and tips for a successful classroom will be provided.
Yellow Rose
Cathy Seeley,
Presentation
9-12
Advanced Mathematical Decision Making – A 4th-Year Math
Course For All Students
1:00 - 2:00
538
Advanced Quantitative Reasoning is a grass-roots course created
by the Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics and the
Dana Center to provide students a rigorous and relevant mathematics course to meet the 4-year graduation requirement. It includes
statistics, finance, discrete math, and modeling, with free materials.
Professional development and online support are also available.
This session will discuss college readiness in general and how all
students can benefit from a rich 12th–grade mathematics experience,
as well as providing information on Advanced Quantitative Reasoning.
Fort Worth 3/4
Teresa Turner,
Irving ISD
539, 590
Activity
9-12
Conics Foldable Makes Conics Art A Big Success
1:00 - 2:00
Start with a multi-faceted foldable designed specifically for conics
and grow students’ knowledge into creating conics art. You will
walk away from this hands-on activity with the tools to start something BIG—a conic arts project that students will enjoy and that you
can use as a summative assessment of conics.
CAMT 2011
Kathleen Hart-Abel,
Pearland ISD
Paper plates? Trig tractors? Manipulative triangles? The presenter will
share hands-on trig activities that can be used from geometry to precalculus. Participants will walk away with instructions for all activities.
1:00 - 2:00
541
Del Rio 2
Activity
9-12
Joy Griffin,
Pittsburg ISD
Project3
Need to enhance your Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry classes?
This is the workshop for you. We will look at hands-on projects.
542
The Teacher of the Year of a National Blue Ribbon school shows
you how to make any worksheet interactive. If you have Zero extra
time and Zero creativity, but teach struggling or resistant learners,
this workshop is for you. You will take home ideas to turn any list
of problems and solutions into four different activities, including
Disco Circle (dancing optional). Extra copies of everything will be
provided for you to take home!
San Antonio 1/2
Julie Horn,
Region 4 ESC
543, 623
Activity
9-12
Engagement! Just Picture It! Algebra 2
1:00 - 2:00
Engage your Algebra 2 students with TEKS-based snapshot activities that promote problem-solving, reasoning, vocabulary development, and mathematical connections, with an emphasis on student
communication. Receive classroom-ready activities.
Dallas 7
Anne Showers,
Michelle Showers,
544, 512
Activity
Mansfield ISD
ELL/Bilingual 9-12
Algebra 1 Projects: What To Do When You Want Your
Algebra 1 Students To Take A Leap...
1:00 - 2:00
Come see my collection of fun, engaging, and hands-on lessons
collected during classroom visits. Great ideas created by teachers,
PLC’s and instructional specialist in the areas of Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 will be demonstrated. Participants will be given
access to handouts. Feel free to add these lessons to your collection.
1:00 - 2:00
546, 625
Appaloosa 4
Activity
9-12
Michelle Overton,
Denton ISD
Laura Anderson,
Sherman ISD
First Year Experiences Teaching A Fourth-Year Math Class—
AMDM
Come hear two teachers share what happened the first year teaching
seniors a new math class. We used the AMDM program from the
Dana Center and would like to share what worked and what didn’t. If
you taught a 4th–year math class, we would also like to hear from you.
Texas 5/6
Sherry Olivares,
Region 4 ESC
547, 596
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Interactive Notebooks In The Mathematics Classroom
1:15 - 2:45
Explore how interactive notebooks help students develop ownership of learning, self-monitoring skills, and content retention in the
mathematics classroom. Implementation, management, and assessment of interactive notebooks will be addressed. Participants are
provided with materials for this make-and-take session.
1:15 - 2:45
548
Fort Worth 1/2
Activity
Carmen Whitman,
6-8
Emma Trevino,
Mathematics for All
Consulting
The Charles A Dana Center
Helping Students Think Proportionally
Proportional thinking, a major focal point, is critical in the development of middle school mathematics. Let’s investigate lessons that
incorporate proportional reasoning as we teach number operations,
algebraic thinking, geometry, measurement, and data and probability.
This will be a demonstration of some successful project-based lessons used in Algebra 1, including parachute drop and rose problems.
We will also share ways to connect projects to TEKS.
page 85
Secondary
Appaloosa 1
Hollie Dyer,
Activity
Technology 9-12
Drills And Thrills! Make Every Worksheet Interactive!
1:00 - 2:00
Del Rio 3
Stephenie Wood,
McKinney ISD
545, 746
Activity
9-12
Lessons From A Math Instructional Specialist
1:00 - 2:00
Monday
Austin 4/5
540
Activity
9-12
Hands-On Trig Activities
1:00 - 2:00
CAMT 2011
Grapevine 4/5
549
Activity
6-8
Radical Math Games
Monday
1:15 - 2:45
John Felling,
Box Cars & One-Eyed
Jacks
An interactive workshop using cards, dice, and multi-sided dice,
with a back-to-basics approach. By combining games with problem-solving, teachers are able to maintain a high interest from all
students. Areas covered include: all operations, order of operations,
fractions, percents, decimals and ratios, pre-algebra, and more.
Problem-solving and data management strategies are integrated
throughout. Student samples and reproducible handouts will be
shared. Come prepared to play!
Mustang 3
Tammy Zunker,
Kara Saly,
Activity
Conroe ISD
6-8
Creating STAAR Problem Solvers
1:15 - 2:45
Secondary
550
Walk away with a ready-to-use tool that will change the way your
students attempt to solve those overwhelming word problems! This
is a great way to get STAAR ready.
Mustang 1
Activity
6-12
The Games People Play
1:15 - 2:45
551
Jacqueline Hailey,
Erik Hailey,
Galena Park ISD
Learn how to use teacher-made products, as well as teacher-purchased products, in new ways for teaching and reviewing from a
gaming perspective.
Mustang 6
Sara Moore,
ETA/Cuisenaire
Activity
6-12
Success In Geometry: What Do Our Students Need?
1:15 - 2:45
552
As we find ways to help students to succeed in Algebra 1, more and
more are taking Geometry and may not be ready for success. Learn
about the research behind success in geometry and strategies you
can use to implement this research in your geometry class or geometry intervention program. We will focus on hands-on resources and
lessons which encourage students to think geometrically.
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Texas 1/2
Kathi Cook,
Debra Ward,
553, 675
Activity
9-12
Success On Algebra I EOC? Focus On The TEKS
1:15 - 2:45
As part of their graduation requirement, this year’s incoming freshmen will be held accountable for the Algebra 1, Geometry, and
Algebra 2 TEKS. How will you ensure that your Algebra I students
are successful on the Algebra I End of Course exam? In this session,
you will experience activities designed to deliver rigorous Algebra 1
course content in an engaging, interactive way. These activities will
draw from a variety of sources, including from an online teaching
tool, available to schools on a subscription basis, developed by the
Dana Center in collaboration with Agile Mind.
Mustang 2
Del Griffith,
Northside ISD
Activity
9-12
AP Statistics: Big Ideas For Big Scores!
1:15 - 2:45
554
Want to improve your AP scores? Want enduring understanding
for your students? Come to a session that provides big ideas, big
structures, and big AP scores. You’ll leave with a CD that provides
plenty of materials, and a great way to improve AP scores!
Grapevine 2/3
Kathy Hale,
Region 14 ESC
555
Activity
9-12
Geometry: See It, Touch It, Understand It
1:15 - 2:45
Why do students have trouble using geometry formulas correctly?
Is it because they don’t understand attributes and definitions? Come
use geometric models and questions to help students build a complete understanding of definitions and formulas to lead to greater
success. Handouts available.
Austin 6
Activity
9-12
That Slippery Slope
1:15 - 2:45
556
Catherine Tabor,
Paso
As educators, we have all tried everything that we can think of to
help our students understand that slope is rate of change, and yet
every year we have that certain percentage of students that just
“don’t get it.” Come explore slope through programming on graphing calculators and see if you can’t use this lesson to help your students understand what slope is, before you ever mention the word,
or give them a formula.
CAMT 2011
Have you heard about differentiated instruction, but don’t really
know how to make it work in your secondary math classes? Come
learn some basics and leave with examples and ideas you can easily
adapt for your students.
This hands-on session will explore basic features of the TI-83 Plus™
and TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculators to support classroom instruction of the TEKS. Topics will include mode settings, entering data
into lists, setting windows, constructing statistical plots, exploring
data tables, and using split screens. This session is truly for beginners.
Calculators will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Mustang 4
Shelley Bolen-Abbott,
Region 4 ESC
559, 612
Activity
6-8
Engagement! Just Picture It! Grades 6-8
562, 886
ELL/Bilingual
Palomino 3
Presentation
6-8
Eloise Kuehnert,
Garland ISD
Big Gestures!
Engage your students with hand gestures and movements that will
help them remember mathematical vocabulary and concepts. In this
interactive session we will use the Whole Brain Teaching method to
review gestures for concepts such as problem-solving strategies, order of operations, cross products vs. fraction products, and Pythagorean Theorem. We will also review gestures for a few algebra terms
such as independent vs. dependent variables and slope.
2:15 - 3:15
563, 951
Yellow Rose
Presentation
6-8
Devin Lee,
Jamie Cook,
Candy Keller,
Gladewater ISD
Pump It Up Through Projects!
The Math Team from Gladewater Middle School will share the
projects they have created to promote student interest and enhance
student performance. Projects will be discussed for 6th, 7th, and 8th
grade algebra. Join the math team as they take you on an exciting
journey that projects provide in and out of the classroom.
2:15 - 3:15
2:15 - 3:15
Engage your middle school students with TEKS-based snapshot
activities that promote problem-solving, reasoning, vocabulary
development, and mathematical connections with an emphasis on
student communication. Receive classroom-ready activities.
Come learn strategies that align vertically and can help students
create a solid foundation in geometry and measurement by making
multiple connections to dimensionality! Students will see the BIG
picture and apply the concepts behind measurement units, as they
navigate some of the most terrifying TEKS.
Appaloosa 4
Sana Brennan,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Get Your Students Centered On Math, Grades 6-8
Dallas 3/4
Karen Massie,
Cindy Lorenz,
564
Activity
6-8
Geometry And Measurement Is As Easy As 1-2-3!
2:15 - 3:15
560, 613
Are you interested in using learning centers to differentiate learning
in your math classroom? Come explore activities and tools designed
to help organize and facilitate centers in your classroom. Multiple
methods of planning and managing centers will be addressed, including room set-up, materials management, and assessment.
Fort Worth 5/6
561
Presentation
6-8
Fibonacci = Math + Patterns
2:15 - 3:15
Faye Bruun,
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Learn how to engage students in mathematical understanding by
using literature-enhanced mathematics about Fibonacci. Topics
include number sequences, nature, rabbits, plants, the Golden Ratio,
Fibonacci rectangles, shell spirals, and Hindu-Arabic numbers.
Austin 1/2
Barba Patton,
Univerisity of Houston–
Activity
Victoria
6-8
Middle School Students Are Not Too Old For Manipulatives
2:15 - 3:15
565
Fun (and maybe even a little crazy) ways to teach middle school
math topics such as scientific notation. These activities will stick in
the students’ minds, so they are ready when the student needs help
to master topics.
Texas 3
566, 908
Activity
6-8
The One That (Almost) Got Away
2:15 - 3:15
Damian Pillatzke
Participants will explore the development of the “One Away”
strategy for ordering fractions and leave with lesson frameworks for
multiple grade levels. Explicitly build your students’ number sense
while reinforcing their conceptual understanding of fractions.
page 87
Secondary
Pecos 3
Robb Wilson,
Texas Instruments
558
Activity
Where’s The “On” Button? Graphing Calculators For
Absolute Beginners
2:15 - 3:15
2:15 - 3:15
Monday
San Antonio 5/6
Basia Hall,
Consultant
557
Activity
9-12
Differentiated Instruction Doesn’t Change What You Teach —
It Changes How You Teach!
1:15 - 2:45
CAMT 2011
Austin 4/5
567
Activity
6-8
Mira, Mira, On The Wall
Secondary
Monday
2:15 - 3:15
Cathy Banks,
Edith Hays,
Participants will use the MIRA to discover geometrical properties.
Appaloosa 2
Stella Woo,
Rita Tellez,
Activity
Ysleta ISD
Technology 6-8
Active Learning With Geometer’s Sketchpad®
2:15 - 3:15
568
How can we engage students to actively participate in the math classroom? Technology is the power tool to win students over. Come and
learn how to use Geometer’s Sketchpad® to construct and animate
geometric figures, make custom tools, and import images or pictures
to explore mathematic properties. Learn to use Sketchpad® as a
teaching tool and have fun in the process of learning abstract math
concepts.
2:15 - 3:15
569, 490
San Antonio 1/2
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Dennis Mulhearn,
Math Olympiads for
Elementary and Middle
Schools
Area? No Problem?
Discover how area concepts can be investigated and reinforced by
solving authentic, non-routine problems. Finding such problemsolving gems can be a real problem for teachers. You will work
through at least a dozen area classics, which have been selected
from the Math Olympiad library. Participants will leave with these
and over 50 additional rich problems.
Palomino 2
572, 994
Presentation
New Teachers 6-12
Online Learning Communities
2:15 - 3:15
This session will demonstrate the power of online learning communities for students and teachers. Online learning communities can help
improve homework completion rates and student ownership in their
learning. Learn how to collaborate with teaches across the world to
develop innovative lessons and increase student engagement.
Grapevine 1
Ed Zaccaro,
Dubuque Community
Presentation
Schools
6-12
How We Are Lied To, Cheated, And Manipulated By Statistics
2:15 - 3:15
573
Statistics are often employed to sensationalize, confuse, and make
false assertions seem true. Learn several fascinating techniques that
are used to manipulate statistics.
Mustang 5
Trena Wilkerson,
Baylor University
Presentation
6-12
Development Of An Algebra Teacher Self-Efficacy Instrument
2:15 - 3:15
574
To address the need for an effective method to assess teacher confidence in reaching all students in algebra, a team of mathematics
educators is currently working on the development of an instrument
to measure teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching algebra. In this work
session, participants will engage in the evaluation of instrument items.
Del Rio 3
575
Activity
6-12
Dusting Off The Manipulatives
2:15 - 3:15
Dallas 7
Barbara Sunda,
Nacogdoches ISD
Activity
6-8
Changing Dimensions Affects Perimeter, Area, And Volume
2:15 - 3:15
570
Increasing dimensions has a big affect on perimeter, area, and volume. Come get classroom-ready handouts and strategies to connect
this to the real world.
Appaloosa 3
Thuc-Khanh Park,
Melissa Jones,
Presentation
College Station ISD
6-8
Mini-Projects That Tap Into Right Brain’s Creativity
2:15 - 3:15
571
What do you do with students who constantly have their nose in a
book, are always doodling, or hum a tune as they dance into class?
Offer assignments that allow these artists to have a creative outlet!
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Sadie Ratliff,
Kensey Thompson
Brandi Hatch,
Tanya Gorka,
Conroe ISD
Tired of boring lectures? Sick of worksheets? Come see what’s hiding in your classroom closet!
2:15 - 3:15
576
Del Rio 2
Activity
6-12
Cindy Dixon,
Shari Schultz,
Huntsville ISD
Shady Math
A system of inequalities treasure map project is used to explore
hands-on learning, formative assessment, and student feedback.
CAMT 2011
Do you like cooperative learning strategies but find yourself wondering, “How can I use this in my math class?” In our presentation,
we will show you specific mathematical concepts that may be taught
using multiple cooperative learning strategies. What you see in this
presentation, you will be able to take directly back to your classroom and implement into your lesson plans.
During this hands-on session, attendees will use the TI-Nspire™
to explore a variety of algebraic concepts taught in Algebra 2. The
session will feature many unique TI-Nspire™ features including
multiple and linked representations of data, “Grab-and- move;” and
how to save and review work. The TI-Nspire™ is acceptable for use
on the TAKS test.
2:15 - 3:15
579, 498
Fort Worth 7
Activity
6-12
Paul Norris,
Candace Warren,
Rita Tellez,
Ysleta ISD
Engaging Your Brain With Math Rich Games
Have fun with your students while they learn. Participate in handson and computer-based games. Help all students engage with
mathematics! Participants will leave with several games ready for
use in their classroom.
If you believe bulletin boards are just for elementary schools, you’re
about to be proven wrong. Our goal is to show you how bulletin
boards can be used as a learning tool in the secondary setting.
Not only will you leave with lessons for Algebra 1, geometry, and
Algebra 2, but you will also receive examples of Standards-Based
Bulletin Boards for each course. In this session, you will gain both
a math teacher/department head’s perspective on bulletin boards as
well as an administrator’s.
2:15 - 3:15
583
9-12
F
regarding intervention design and ideas to assist teachers as they
Texas 4
Deirdre Cole,
Cynthia Barker,
581
Activity
9-12
Practically Perfect Pre-Assessment For Algebra I
2:15 - 3:15
Pre-Assessment: Come experience the What?, Why?, When?, and
How? of pre-assessments. Participate from purpose to product. It’s
practically perfect pre-assessments!
Flor de Maria GarciaWukovits,
University of the Incarnate
Word
Motion Simulation
Learn how to use parametric functions to simulate motion. Find the
answer to “When will train A catch train B?”
Austin 3
Activity
9-12
Algebra – Rated E For Everyone
2:15 - 3:15
584
Bryan Morrison,
San Angelo ISD
With the new 4 X 4 math plan, algebra has become more important
than ever! This session will focus on non-traditional methods to
teach all types of algebra students. From craft stick manipulatives
to silly mnemonics, come see how new approaches to old problems
can make all the difference!
San Antonio 4
Activity
New Teachers 9-12
Meeting AYP With Style
2:15 - 3:15
Texas D
Paula Moeller,
580
Presentation
Austin
2:15 - 3:15
Dallas 1/2
Activity
585
Sanna Roling,
Senedra Briant,
Aldine ISD
Hard work, differentiation, and teamwork pay off as scores rise for
all subsections. We used technology and creative paper to take a
5A school to the top. Participants will come away with ideas for
minimal lecture education at the high-school level.
Dallas 5/6
Frances Thompson,
Retired
Activity
9-12
Energize With An Algebra Activity-A-Day!
2:15 - 3:15
586, 1002
Help your algebra students fight off “blahs” of routine drill by reviewing algebra concepts and practicing problem-solving skills via
non-routine activities. These activities are suitable for Prealgebra,
Algebra 1, and Algebra 2 students.
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Secondary
Pecos 1
Kristin Arterbury,
Region 12 ESC
578
Activity
Technology 6-12
Algebra II Activities With The TI-Nspire™ Handheld
2:15 - 3:15
Palomino 1
Kathleen Eckert,
Melanye Griffin,
582
Presentation
Byron Nelson High School
9-12
How To Use Bulletin Boards As Learning Tools In Secondary
Classrooms
2:15 - 3:15
Monday
Pecos 2
Marilyn Monroe,
D’Lana McAllister,
577
Presentation
Arlington ISD
6-12
Cooperative Learning Strategies In The Math Classroom
2:15 - 3:15
CAMT 2011
Grapevine 6
Sheila Griffith,
Knowsys Test Prep
587
Presentation
9-12
Tackling TAKS By Mastering Math
3:00 - 4:30
Change student attitudes from “I can’t!” to “I can!” by changing
the learning environment and systematically filling the gaps in their
learning.
Are you looking for ways to get your students up and moving while
learning math? Come and explore activities that address the needs
of your kinesthetic learners while, addressing the TEKS. Get ready
to move!
Secondary
Monday
2:15 - 3:15
Appaloosa 1
Sydney Bentz,
Megan Uken,
588
Presentation
Lewisville ISD
Technology 9-12
SMART Software Impacting The Geometry Classroom
2:15 - 3:15
SMART software can make a huge impact in the secondary math
classroom. We will share ideas to actively engage students in the
Geometry classroom— but that can be used in other math courses as
well. We will share numerous activities created through the SMART
software that have been successful in actively involving students in
learning.
San Antonio 3
589, 506
Activity
9-12
Get Up And Move!
2:15 - 3:15
Kim Seymour,
Region 4 ESC
Experience a variety of activities that can be used in differentiating
lessons and concepts to help kinesthetic and tactile learners and to
add variety to the classroom.
Fort Worth 3/4
Teresa Turner,
Irving ISD
590, 539
Activity
9-12
Conics Foldable Makes Conics Art A Big Success
2:15 - 3:15
Start with a multi-faceted foldable designed specifically for conics
and grow the students’ knowledge into creating conics art. You will
walk away from this hands-on activity with the tools to start something BIG—a conics art project that the students will enjoy and that
you can use as a summative assessment of conics.
Austin 6
Brenda Morgan
Activity
6-8
Wow! Strategies Using Numberlines, Manipulatives, And
Technology To Build Solid Math Concepts
3:00 - 4:30
591
How do you engage all learners in your math lesson? Come and be
part of lesson activities designed to build solid math concepts for
fractions, decimals, percents, integers, graphing, and solving algebraic equations. Interactive math programs, numberlines, manipulatives and multiple strategies will ignite your math classes. Each
participant will receive a preview CD and many lesson ideas.
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Grapevine 2/3
592
Activity
6-8
Moving With Math! Grades 6-8
Belinda Rendon,
Region 4 ESC
Texas 5/6
Linda Shaub,
University of Texas – IPSI
593
Activity
6-8
The Algebraic Structure Of Arithmetic
3:00 - 4:30
This workshop will help teachers and trainers of teachers to investigate arithmetic through its algebraic structure. This investigation
will lead teachers to an understanding of how to help prepare their
students for algebra and college and career readiness.
3:00 - 4:30
594
Mustang 6
Activity
Mary Sarli,
6-8
Arkansas Teachers
Retirement Program
University of Texas
Teressia Phillips,
What Do Your Students Know About Statistics?
This activity session, for teachers and trainers of teachers, on middle
school statistics will allow participants to practice using statistical
measures that are appropriate for middle school. Participants will be
employing manipulatives and graphing technology in this session.
Handouts of all activities will be provided.
Grapevine 4/5
Activity
6-8
Demystifying Dice
3:00 - 4:30
595
John Felling,
Box Cars and One-Eyed
Jacks
Are you intrigued by multi-sided dice and want to maximize learning
opportunities by using them more often? Come prepared to play dice
games and discover the math “personalities” of multi-sided and double
dice and their potential for use in your math program. We’ll play 10,
12, 30, number systems and a wide range of double dice. This is a great
workshop for ideas for your ESL, After School, Title 1, and regular
programs. Areas covered include all operations, probability and data
management, fractions, algebra, and more. Come prepared to play!
San Antonio 5/6
Sherry Olivares,
Region 4 ESC
596, 547
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Interactive Notebooks In The Mathematics Classroom
3:00 - 4:30
Explore how interactive notebooks help students develop ownership of learning, self-monitoring skills, and content retention in the
mathematics classroom. Implementation, management, and assessment of interactive notebooks will be addressed. Participants are
provided with materials for this make-and-take session.
CAMT 2011
3:00 - 4:30
597
Mustang 2
Activity
6-12
Agustin Navarra,
Holly Doughty,
Reaching Pedagogical Equity Through Contextual Teaching
The presenter will interact and share experiences with participants
on common contextual elements to help address mathematics
concepts and solve real-world problems using the REACT methodology. It is a proven methodology that helps communication in
culturally and linguistically diverse environments, so teachers can
reach all students and help them develop and fulfill their potential.
598
As we approach the Algebra 2 End-of-Course test, students will
be held accountable for conics. This session will teach you how to
empower ALL students (inclusion, ELL, average, gifted, pre-AP) to
have an opportunity to excel in their knowledge of conic sections
and increase their opportunities to be college ready. Come experience how simple connections to previous mathematical knowledge
can unlock the meaning of conics through a graphical approach.
Fort Worth 1/2
Stephen Spring,
Susan May,
599
Activity
9-12
Do You Want To See Success On Algebra II EOC? Focus On
The TEKS
3:00 - 4:30
As we move from TAKS to End-of-Course exams, students will be
held accountable for Algebra 2 content, as described by the TEKS, in
order to meet graduation requirements. In this session, you will experience activities designed to deliver rigorous Algebra 2 course content
in an engaging, interactive way from the first day of the school year.
These activities will draw from a variety of sources, including an
online teaching tool, available to schools on a subscription basis,
developed by the Dana Center in collaboration with Agile Mind.
Texas 1/2
Roger Fuller,
Grand Prairie ISD
600
Activity
9-12
What? Increasing Rigor And Creativity With A Graphing
Calculator.
3:00 - 4:30
Mustang 5
Colleen Eddy,
602
Activity
General Interest
AMTE-TX Business Meeting And Poster Session
3:30 - 4:30
This is the regular business meeting and poster presentations for the
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators of Texas. Members
and interested individuals are welcome.
Pecos 3
Basia Hall,
603
Activity
The TI-84 Plus™ Upgraded And Improved (Yes It Is!!!)
3:30 - 4:30
No longer a TI-83 Plus™ clone, the latest Operating System (OS)
adds functionality to the handheld that truly makes the TI-84 Plus™
graphing calculator completely different from previous models.
Explore computations with fractions, math templates, “pretty print,”
logs to any base, and the updated Press-to-Test feature to prepare
calculators for testing. TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculators will be
provided, or bring your own and get the new OS. It’s free!
3:30 - 4:30
604, 524
Fort Worth 7
Activity
6-8
Tara Cogdell,
Rachel Davis,
Arlington
Our Students Are Dying To Be Engaged, And We Give Them
Worksheets
In today’s typical classroom, educators ask their students to sit in
rows, work on their own, and turn in twenty problems of homework
each day. We as educators are the sole providers of motivation in
the classroom. We can motivate our students through hands- on
activities, engaging learning models, and through experience. Come
and be motivated to change the way we teach our kids!
Learn specific language, concepts, techniques, and frameworks to
enrich mathematics learning. Don’t miss how a graphing calculator
can be changed from an automation device into a doorway for deeper
exploration and understanding of the world of mathematics. Increase
engagement, comprehension, and performance in your classroom.
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Secondary
Mustang 1
Brenda Lynch,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 9-12
Teaching Conics Without All Of Those Formulas!
3:00 - 4:30
Create BIG excitement in your classroom! Engage 100% of your
students 100% of the time with this step-by-step approach to
building, managing, and inspiring talent-balanced teams. Rock the
50-MINUTE SPRINT—students will love it!
Monday
Center for Occupational
Research and Development
Mustang 3
Jacqueline Lewis,
Plano ISD
601, 979
Presentation
9-12
Talent-Balanced Teams And The 50-Minute Sprint!
3:00 - 4:30
CAMT 2011
Fort Worth 5/6
Iris Folger,
Texas Society of
605
Activity
Professional Engineers
6-8
MATHCOUNTS: Problem-Solving In The Classroom And
Competition
Monday
3:30 - 4:30
MATHCOUNTS is a national math coaching and competition
program that increases enthusiasm for and enhances achievement in middle school mathematics. Come for program overview
and examples of using problem-solving strategies to solve current MATHCOUNTS Problems. Participants will receive a free
MATHCOUNTS handbook with over 100 problems.
3:30 - 4:30
606
Secondary
ELL/Bilingual,
New Teachers
Texas D
Presentation
Brad Fulton,
6-8
F
Mistletoe School
Bill Lombard,
Fast Facts And Fractions
Four out of three students struggles with fractions, and the other
50% don’t know their times tables! If this sounds like your classroom, come see how I was able to help my lowest performing
students not only memorize their multiplication facts, but also tackle
any fraction problem with success, speed, and accuracy. Guaranteed
results and a comprehensive free handout.
Dallas 1/2
Bill Jasper,
Sam Houston State
607, 525
Activity
University
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
Incorporating The ELPS Into Mathematics Lessons
3:30 - 4:30
Texas requires that teachers use English language acquisition strategies during mathematics and science lessons. The English Language
Proficiency Standards (ELPS) were developed to help teachers
understand how language development is a key part of mathematics
learning. This session will provide helpful hints on how teachers can
help their students learn the language of mathematics.
Austin 4/5
Activity
6-8
Geometry In The Middle Grades
3:30 - 4:30
608
Patricia McMorris,
Keisha Curvey,
Houston ISD
Participants will use manipulatives to explore different concepts in
geometry.
Fort Worth 3/4
Rudy Neufeld,
Neufeld Learning Systems, Inc
609
Activity
6-8
“Flip It Over And Multiply”…What’s That All About?
3:30 - 4:30
We will share strategies for the conceptual development in middle
school mathematics, where one might say…”I know HOW to DO
IT, but I don’t know WHY!” Other concepts include distributive
property, multiplying fractions, multiplying two digit numbers, multiplying negative times a negative, area of a trapezoid, and more. A
CD and lesson plans will be made available.
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San Antonio 4
610
Activity
6-8
Circle Investigations
3:30 - 4:30
Laura Sage,
Kim Altimari,
Nacogdoches ISD
You will walk away with hands-on activities, including technology
integration for middle grades.
Dallas 7
Leslie Brown,
April Canales,
Activity
Progreso ISD
6-8
Math Notes: They Don’t Have To Be Boring!!!
3:30 - 4:30
611, 488
Come join us as we learn to how make math notes more exciting
and hands-on. We will show you how we implement foldables,
graphic organizers, journaling, and so much more into our classroom notebooks. We will provide you with plenty of examples that
will make you excited about your math notes.
Mustang 4
Shelley Bolen-Abbott,
Region 4 ESC
612, 559
Activity
6-8
Engagement! Just Picture It! Grades 6-8
3:30 - 4:30
Engage your middle school students with TEKS-based snapshot
activities that promote problem-solving, reasoning, vocabulary
development, and mathematical connections, with an emphasis on
student communication. Receive classroom-ready activities.
Appaloosa 4
Sana Brennan,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Get Your Students Centered On Math, Grades 6-8
3:30 - 4:30
613, 560
Are you interested in using learning centers to differentiate learning
in your math classroom? Come explore activities and tools designed
to help organize and facilitate centers in your classroom. Multiple
methods of planning and managing centers will be addressed, including room set-up, materials management, and assessment.
Dallas 5/6
Lisa Brown,
Brian Newsom,
Activity
6-12
Learning And The Adolescent Mind
3:30 - 4:30
614, 695
As a nation, we are confronted with a clear challenge in educating
our youth. Students in underserved populations are facing increasing gaps in opportunity and achievement. Teachers and schools
are facing increasing demands and diminishing budgets. Yet many
students learn. Many students succeed. How can we leverage
their successes, and current research about adolescent learning, to
increase the likelihood that their peers will find success? A new free
website shares with students, parents, and educators, compelling
knowledge about student success, through the ideas and the research
of the most respected leaders and those of emerging thinkers.
CAMT 2011
Facebook, Twitter, blogs, wikis, chat, instant messaging—who can
make sense of it all? What does it have to do with teaching math?
This session will show how to be a better communicator and more
effective teacher through social media. See how to set up a free
blog and a free wiki, and learn which ones are best for math teachers. No technical expertise is required.
Reynaldo Duran,
Presidio ISD
Learn how to play Damath, a board game that reinforces skills in
operations with integers, rational numbers, radical numbers, and
polynomials. Participants will bring home ready-to-use materials.
Appaloosa 1
Rita Tellez,
Stella Woo,
617
Presentation
Yselta ISD
Technology 6-12
Making Mathematics Accessible For English Language
Learners
3:30 - 4:30
Technology can bridge and make mathematics more accessible for all
our students. Presenters will provide technology activities and ideas
to incorporate into the mathematics classroom to connect and support
learning for our English Language Learners, as well as to engage all
students. Participants will engage and walk away with strategies and
tools to make mathematics accessible for English Language Learners.
Dallas 3/4
John Baird,
University of Texas Charter
618, 534
Activity
School
6-12
Comics Projects In The Classroom
3:30 - 4:30
Comics are a valuable tool for engaging instruction. This presentation demonstrates several activities that enhance students’ math
pedagogical experiences.
619, 528
Grapevine 6
Activity
6-12
Shantell Guillory-Williams,
Teacher Preparation Academy
Derrick Jones,
Fort Worth ISD
Cereal Can Be Fun In Geometry
Our presentation will center around the concepts of surface area
and volume and the effects of dimension changes on both. We will
be providing cereal boxes for the participants (that don’t bring their
own) to change the rectangular prism that we normally see into
other randomly selected geometric shapes (rectangular pyramids,
cylinders, cones, etc.). We will explore how increasing/decreasing
the volume of a 3-D shape will have an effect on the surface area.
We will determine if the effect on the surface area is always the
same, or if the choices for the new dimensions can alter the new
surface area.
San Antonio 1/2
Danielle Clements,
Irving ISD
Activity
6-12
From Smart Phones To SMART Boards: Technology That
Reaches Students
3:30 - 4:30
620
This presentation will feature SMART Technologies, smart phones,
and cloud computing. We’ll look at Google Voice, a free cloud app
that can be used to text and call parents and students from a computer or smart phone; Google Docs, a cloud app which allows you
to share documents, spreadsheets, and presentation; and SMART
software (SMART Board optional!) to engage and thrill students,
record lessons for substitutes, or absent students, and use pre-made
games and lessons. SMART Notebook features tools such as a
compass, unit circle, xyz graph, geometric shapes, algebra tiles, and
a timer, so you don’t lose track of time when you’re having fun. All
of your lessons can be saved and used for years to come.
Pecos 2
Activity
6-12
Ms., I Think I Like Math Now
3:30 - 4:30
621
Mary E. Evans,
Waco ISD
How do you get unengaged students to “want” to come to class, have
self-directed behavior –and most of all– do their homework? In this
session, you will be given tips on how to handle difficult students
and children from poverty. You’ll also get suggestions for how to
get great parental support and accountability. Too much time and no
time to grade? You’ll get tips on student grading and self assessing.
As a former substitute teacher, I will also share ways to get the sub to
execute the lesson instead of babysitting. Lastly, I’ll share some fun
ways to work with students who will grow to love math!
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Secondary
Texas 4
616
Activity
6-12
Let’s Play Damath!
3:30 - 4:30
3:30 - 4:30
Monday
Palomino 3
Bob Mathews,
Design Science, Inc.
615
Presentation
New Teachers 6-12
Facebook, Twitter, And Other Social Media—Teaching
Tools? Really?
3:30 - 4:30
CAMT 2011
Secondary
Monday
3:30 - 4:30
Palomino 1
Darah Edwards,
Sanger ISD
622
Presentation
New Teachers 9-12
Outwit And Outlast: Surviving The First Years Of Teaching
3:30 - 4:30
Appaloosa 2
Roberta Abelman,
J. Lankes,
627
Activity
San Antonio ISD
Technology 9-12
Promethean 1-2-3: Better Than The Basics
Fresh out of college and feeling lost in the jungle of high school?
As a “slightly seasoned” teacher, I will share some do’s and don’ts
from my survival guide for teaching high-schoolers to help you be
successful in your first few years of teaching.
Come learn Promethean survival skills. Leave with a how-to-do
list: hidden, containers, magic ink, pull tabs, marquee handles,
importing class lists, and many more ideas.
3:30 - 4:30
Grapevine 1
Julie Horn,
Region 4 ESC
623, 543
Activity
9-12
Engagement! Just Picture It! Algebra II
3:30 - 4:30
Engage your Algebra II students with TEKS-based snapshot activities that promote problem-solving, reasoning, vocabulary development, and mathematical connections, with an emphasis on student
Texas 3
Activity
9-12
Discovery Learning In Algebra 2
3:30 - 4:30
624, 676
Teresa Merrill,
Clayton Baker,
Jack E. Singley Academy
Come and get some discovery-learning activities for teaching conic
sections.
3:30 - 4:30
625, 546
Appaloosa 3
Activity
9-12
Michelle Overton,
Denton ISD
Laura Anderson,
Sherman ISD
First Year Experiences Teaching A Fourth-Year Math Class
– AMDM
Come hear two teachers share what happened during the first year
of teaching seniors a new math class. We used the AMDM program
from the Dana Center and would like to share what worked and
what didn’t. If you taught a 4th–year math class, we would also like
to hear from you.
Yellow Rose
Vince Schielack,
626
Presentation
9-12
Graphical Properties Of Functions: An Ace In The Hole
When Technology Doesn’t Suffice
3:30 - 4:30
Graphing calculators are usually helpful tools for discovering
properties of the graphs of functions, but they are no substitute for
mathematical intuition in instances where the function, in some way,
exceeds the calculator’s capabilities. Properties such as domain and
range, x- and y-intercepts, max-min points, increasing/decreasing
behavior, vertical and horizontal asymptotes, and end behavior will be
discussed from the viewpoint of using them to help graph functions.
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628
Del Rio 2
Activity
9-12
Janice Harrelson,
Lovelady ISD
Adella Havard,
James Price,
Shepherd ISD
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better, And Double
Differentiated Instruction
Come see “reappropriated” and improved ideas to use in your
algebra classroom. We will share practical, doable ideas to meet
students’ needs.
Del Rio 3
Jonathan Gallen,
Huntsville ISD
Activity
9-12
TAKScapades: The Ultimate TAKS Review Game
3:30 - 4:30
629
Come learn to play a game to improve vocabulary, key concepts,
and problem-solving strategies that provide a necessary foundation
of knowledge that gives students the best chance of success on the
exit level TAKS test.
Pecos 1
Noe Medrano,
Round Rock ISD
Activity
Technology 9-12
Exploring AP Calculus Activities With The TI-Nspire™
3:30 - 4:30
630
In this session, participants will see how concepts from Precalculus
and AP Calculus can be explored graphically, numerically, and analytically, using TI-Nspire™ handheld technology. The TI-Nspire™
and TI-Nspire™ CAS units also come with companion Teacher
Edition software featuring a built-in TI SmartView™ emulator. The
TI-Nspire™ handheld is acceptable for use on AP exams.
CAMT 2011
Austin 1/2
Sara Cooley,
Allen ISD
631, 536
Presentation
9-12
Once Upon A Time... Geometry Stories Featuring The QuadFather And Sohcahtoa
3:30 - 4:30
Monday
In this session you will learn about two families that have not been
given their fair place in history, but have as much drama, scandal
and importance as the Tudors of England or the Ewings of Dallas.
Story subjects include the Quadrilateral Family ruled by the QuadFather, and the repressed but genius Sohcahtoa (unknown sister of
Sacajawea). Attendees will be thoroughly entertained, and before
you know it, you will have learned about the properties and relationships of quadrilaterals and trigonometric ratios.
Austin 3
Jane Knight,
Fort Worth ISD
Activity
9-12
Geometry Out Of The Box (And Off The Euclidean Plane!)
3:30 - 4:30
Secondary
632, 505
With the advent of the STAAR End-of-Course exams, teachers can
expect more emphasis on areas of Geometry that were not tested
extensively under the old system. This session will explore ideas
and activities for teaching spherical and conical Geometry for a unit
on non-Euclidean Geometry.
San Antonio 3
633, 507
Activity
9-12
A Window Into Linear Functions
3:30 - 4:30
Alyce Stiles,
Region 8 ESC
Explore instructional strategies of linear functions through windows
of multiple representations. This session is targeted to Algebra I
teachers in middle and high school, and high school special education and intervention teachers. Experience hands-on instructional
activities for implementation into your current curriculum.
Palomino 2
Activity
9-12
Your Brain On Math
3:30 - 4:30
634
Julie Merrill,
Plano ISD
I will discuss research on how the brain learns math and share brainfriendly strategies, ideas, and activities for the Algebra 2/Precalculus classroom.
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CAMT 2011
Pecos 3
Donna Harris,
635
Activity
TI-84 Plus™ Smartview Software—Creating Worksheets And
More!
Tuesday
8:00 - 9:00
This session will provide an overview of the TI-84 Plus SmartView™ emulator software and demonstrate how SmartView™ or TI
Connect™ can be used to make a variety of worksheets. Using these
software programs, classroom review sheets or assessments can be
made with almost any model of TI graphing calculator.
Pecos 1
Karen Marx,
Dallas ISD
Activity
The TI-Navigator™ System—What You Need To Know!
8:00 - 9:00
Secondary
636
This hands-on session will demonstrate the potential of the TINavigator™ classroom learning system to support instruction of
the TEKS. It will also provide information for new users on how to
get started with your first session, send files, create and use TAKS
practice test items, and more. An overview of TI-Navigator™
resources available at the TI website will also be provided. If you
have a Navigator, this session is for you.
Palomino 1
Janna Allen,
Mansfield ISD
637, 773
Presentation
6-8
Take Me Out To The Ballgame – Fantasy Baseball Unit
8:00 - 9:00
Get middle school students actively involved in fantasy baseball.
You will leave with a complete fantasy baseball unit ready to go.
Grapevine 2/3
638
Activity
6-8
Can’t Draw? No Problem!
8:00 - 9:30
Jana Barnard,
Cathy Talley,
Angelo State University
If your students need practice with measurement and ratios, this
is the session for you. You will get to participate in a lesson and a
project on scale drawing. You might even get a great sketch with no
artistic skills.
Grapevine 4/5
Debra Coggins,
Oakland USD/TODOS
639
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
Strategies For Supporting English Learners’ Algebra Success
8:00 - 9:30
English learners, and other students, benefit from instruction that
creates and maintains access by incorporating multiple representations, frequent formative assessments, and opportunities to talk
about math. Specific ELL teaching strategies for mathematical
concept and language development, along with classroom routines
that increase engagement, will be presented and discussed, using the
context of writing and solving algebraic equations.
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Del Rio 3
Aleida Geitz,
Melody Dumas,
640
Activity
Ector County ISD
6-8
Dimensionality In The 3rd Dimension – It’s Big
8:00 - 9:00
Constructing geometric solids to develop an understanding of the
formula required to compute volume will be explored.
Grapevine 6
Dina Griffin,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
6-8
Fun And Games In Middle School Math
8:00 - 9:00
641, 733
Looking for some fun ways to review concepts? Need some variety
when practicing procedures? Then you’re the next contestant—
come on down!!!!! Experience some high tech and low tech activities to bring fun and games into your middle school math classroom.
Everyone’s a winner!
Dallas 3/4
642, 952
Activity
6-8
Bundling For Success
8:00 - 9:00
Sharon Reed,
Palestine ISD
Exploring ways to bundle TEKS and add rigor and relevance to
increase student success. Teachers will leave with ideas that can be
easily implemented in the classroom.
Texas 4
Krystal Reeves,
Institute for Public School
643
Activity
Initiatives
6-8
Student Engagement—The Next Level
8:00 - 9:00
Are you ready to take student engagement to the next level within
your classroom? Come join the party and experience new ways to
making learning fun.
Texas 1/2
Lymeda Singleton,
Texas A&M – Commerce
644
Activity
6-8
Solving The Puzzle Of Scale Factor
8:00 - 9:30
Hands-on activities exploring scale factor will be experienced while
using literature connections, current movie connections, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, objects from nature, and the human body.
CAMT 2011
This is not arts and crafts with computers! In this session, we will
demonstrate projects that require basic graphic manipulation in
Microsoft Office. Technology-infused graphic organizers and foldable activities will be demonstrated, such as towers, cascading flip
books, clue squares, flap books, pyramids, folding Venn diagrams,
pocket portfolios, and more. Each of the projects that will be
presented will be accompanied by suggested curriculum uses for all
subjects at the elementary level.
Teach your students measurement, conversions, and fractions while
making a quilt. Each participant will make a quilt block and be
given full directions on how to teach students to make a quilt.
Appaloosa 2
Delinda Wall,
Mary Smith,
647
Presentation
Region 7 ESC
Technology 6-8
Interactive Technology Resources For The Math Classroom
8:00 - 9:00
Learn how to use interactive technology successfully in your middle
school math classroom. Participants will receive a list of apps for
iPad and iPod Touch, as well as ideas for implementing them into
whole class lessons and small groups.
Pecos 2
Kellie Randell,
Padmini Veerapen,
Activity
Arlington ISD
6-8
What’s All The Fuss About The Commutative Property?
8:00 - 9:00
648
Noncommutative algebra is a growing area in mathematics research.
Come join us, as we delve into activities that explore how noncommuting variables give rise to mathematics to which junior high
students can relate. Using clock arithmetic, we will first emphasize
the commutative property of real numbers. We will then use real-life
applications – for example, friends lining up to buy tickets at Six
Flags to show the prevalence of noncommutativity around us. We
will also have other activities to highlight different aspects of noncommutative algebra. The aim is to approach a difficult concept at
an understandable and interesting level while reinforcing concepts
that 7th–grade Pre-Algebra and 7th–grade mathematics students typically learn in class. This was developed for the NSF GK-12 MAVS
Project that focuses on bringing research mathematics into the K-12
classroom at a level appropriate for K-12 students.
Big ideas with details! Successful teaming strategies will motivate
students to improve academically. Teaming provides a channel for
sparking teacher creativity, improves classroom management, and
encourages parent involvement.
Austin 1/2
Bianca Coker,
Coppell ISD
650, 725
Presentation
6-8
Rockets, Robots, And Buildings Oh My! How To Create An
After School Stem Club!
8:00 - 9:00
With limited time and money at your campus, how can you increase
interest in math, science, and engineering careers? Consider starting
an after school club. This presentation provides one model with
successes and “growth opportunities” from the first year. Come
learn from our mistakes!
651, 727
Austin 3
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
6-8
8:00 - 9:00
Linda James,
Nedra Robinson,
Fort Worth ISD
Throw Them A Ball That They Can Hit In A Diverse Middle
School Math Classroom.
We will present solutions from intervention to enrichment to help
all middle school learners in fractions, algebra ,and other topics in
middle school math through a wide variety of approaches in which
learning takes place from the concrete to pictorial to abstract. Participants will receive a CD containing most of the lessons discussed,
as well as a package of lesson outlines.
San Antonio 3
Lowanna Jones,
Kandi Hunter,
652, 728
Activity
Fort Worth ISD
6-8
Word Wall: From Compliance To Reliance
8:00 - 9:00
Are the word walls in your classroom serving as a curtain or another
form of decoration? Ready to bring your walls alive with the magic
of mathematical language? Join us as we show various ways to use
this teaching tool along with activities to promote their integration
with your mathematics classes. Come prepared to work with us as
we move toward something big... a print-rich classroom!
page 97
Secondary
Mustang 3
Nancy Matejka,
Damon ISD
Activity
6-8
Quilting In The Mathematics Classroom
8:00 - 9:30
646, 714
San Antonio 1/2
Catherine Hillsten,
Carol McKeever,
649, 726
Activity
Nederland ISD
New Teachers 6-8
Big Ideas For Successful Teaming!!!
8:00 - 9:00
Tuesday
Palomino 3
Jim Holland,
Arlington ISD
645
Presentation
6-8
Print, Cut, And Fold: Creative Technology Projects For
Middle School Math
8:00 - 9:00
CAMT 2011
Appaloosa 3
653, 681
Presentation
6-8
High Tech, Low (Or No) Budget
Secondary
Tuesday
8:00 - 9:00
Greg Kelly,
Conroe ISD
Texas 3
657
Activity
6-8
Math, It’s All Fun And Games
8:00 - 9:00
Tami Scruggs,
Shawn Dunbar,
Huntsville ISD
Trying to include more technology in your teaching? Looking for
great activities for school and home for little or nothing? Then this
is the session for you. Discover tools that will help keep students
more focused and on task. We will also be looking at many online
and Open Source programs that can help close the achievement gap
and digital divide.
Come join us for an interactive, hands-on session that includes practical activities to inspire, motivate, and enrich your math
classroom! The games and activities presented are mostly geared
to 6th grade, but can be easily adapted to any subject or grade level.
Every participant will receive a master copy of all games and activities presented.
8:00 - 9:00
Mustang 4
Sharon Boothe,
Math Team,
654, 984
Activity
Mansfield ISD
6-8
Centers That Work In The Middle School!
Yellow Rose
658
Presentation
6-12
UIL Intermediate Number Sense
Centers are not just for elementary class any more! Get hands-on,
out-of-your seat activities that you will be able to take back and use
during review, “I’m through, now what,” guided practice, as well as
independent practice for probability, converting fractions/decimals
and visa versa, multiplication, ordering fractions, integer review,
and much more!
This session will present more difficult problems in number sense
for middle school and high school students and coaches.
Mustang 5
Elise Buchhorn,
Mansfield ISD
Presentation
6-8
Tables, Tables, And More Tables!!!!
8:00 - 9:00
655, 489
Are you still teaching to cross multiply and divide and think you are
teaching proportionality? Think again! This session will show you
how to teach proportionality using tables and graphs across most
middle grade TEKS and truly show students what proportionality is.
Not only will you improve your students algebra readiness, but your
kids will enjoy math class with the fun activities.
Fort Worth 3/4
Blake Helm,
Tyler ISD
656
Activity
6-8
Algebra Readiness: Putting It Into Practice
8:00 - 9:00
In this session, participants will learn how a school district in East
Texas is fulfilling the 8 requirements for Algebra Readiness Cycle
1 grants through its implementation of TI MathForward™. This is
an excellent opportunity for current Algebra Readiness Cycle 1 and
Cycle 2 recipients to see examples of each of the 8 components of
the grants. Additionally, participants will also experience the use of
the TI-73™ calculators and TI Navigator™ system.
page 98
8:00 - 9:00
John Hobbs
Austin 4/5
Susan Petrey,
Lampasas ISD
659, 740
Activity
6-12
Test-Taking Strategies For Struggling Students
8:00 - 9:00
Learn how to use simple tools like formula charts, drawings, highlighters and calculators to help your struggling students improve test
scores. A variety of easy to implement strategies will be presented.
Mustang 2
Richard Yoes,
Joda Mendoza,
660
Activity
Pasadena ISD
6-12
Small Group Instruction In The Secondary Classroom
8:00 - 9:30
Come explore fun and rigorous uses of small-group instruction in
secondary math. You will gain a working knowledge of basic management issues and instructional techniques.
Fort Worth 5/6
Presentation
6-12
Put Me In, Coach
8:00 - 9:00
661
Bryan Morrison,
San Angelo ISD
Coaching is all about dedication, efficency in preparation, and an
ability to put student-athletes into the best possible position to be
successful. Is this not the same goal for classroom teachers? Come
get a new perspective from an old coach on program development,
daily practice schedules, game planning, and other aspects that will
assure the best chance for victory in your classroom.
CAMT 2011
Dallas 1/2
Mihaela Manole,
Timpson ISD
662
Activity
9-College
MATH Between Creativity and Facts
Austin 6
666
Activity
9-12
Don’t Teach Algebore
This presentation will put an emphasis on non-routine problems that
teachers can use to bring out creative talents in students, enabling
them to successfully solve math problems.
In today’s competitive society, students must be able to generate
ideas, problem solve, and think independently rather than just manipulate symbols and numbers. This calls for a move from an educational culture, where students are passive absorbers of knowledge,
to active learners engaged in multiple solution strategies. We will
look at ways to engage all students in algebraic thinking through a
variety of tools, including the iPad.
8:00 - 9:00
Kathleen Hart-Abel,
Pearland ISD
The unit must start with exponential data relationships, a graphing calculator to graph the data, and a pattern-building activity to
develop symbolic form. We now need to study/review behaviors
of the exponential function, with the function leading to the laws of
exponents through guided discovery activities. We end by solving
exponential equations and application problems, using what we
have taught about the function and it’s behaviors.
Technology
Mustang 1
Presentation
9-12
San Antonio 4
Richard Parr,
667
Presentation
Mathematics Project
9-12
Transforming High School Mathematics Using
Transformations
Noe Medrano,
Round Rock ISD
Rosa M. Medrano,
Leander ISD
Technology Is Everywhere— We Might As Well Use It
Graphing calculators, Face Book, blogs, cell phones, document cameras, video cameras, websites, iPod, YouTube and the list goes on and
on and on. There are many new technologies that are available, but
how do we use them? We will look at how to use a document camera
to capture audio and video to create short videos that can be uploaded
to the web for students. We will also see how the Livescribe Echo
Pen can be a great asset for taking notes with audio and then uploading them online for students. If you are afraid of the technology, we
can share some ideas on how to get your students involved in helping
you create the content. We will also take a look at screen capture
video and how this can be used to help students and teachers.
Investigate how transformations can be used as a unifying theme
across the high school mathematics curriculum. Discuss and reflect
on how to introduce transformations effectively in both algebraic
and geometric instruction. Discover how to use transformations as a
connecting thread across mathematics courses.
Palomino 2
Presentation
New Teachers 9-12
It Takes A Thief...
8:00 - 9:00
668
Kathy Vidourek,
Carol Danner,
Sanger ISD
...to be a great teacher! Two experienced teachers share some of
the best ideas they have “stolen” from other teachers (many of them
past CAMT speakers) and how they have adapted them to make
them their own. Come see what new ideas you can steal to make
your year great.
Fort Worth 1/2
Debra Ward,
Stephen Spring,
669
Activity
9-12
Support For Struggling Students: Intensified Algebra I
8:00 - 9:30
Underprepared students need more time to learn, so many districts
are turning to double block Algebra I as a solution. However, research has shown that time is not enough. Come learn about a comprehensive, coherent yearlong course developed by the Dana Center
in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago and Agile
Mind. The course, available to schools on a subscription basis,
integrates rigorous, TEKS-based Algebra I content with additional
supports for efficient review and repair, literacy and language development, and strategies for motivation and engagement to ensure that
students are mastering the Algebra I concepts.
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Secondary
Texas 5/6
Edward Laughbaum,
The Ohio State University
664
Presentation
9-12
Basic Brain Function Implemented In A Unit On The
Exponential Function
8:00 - 9:30
665
North East ISD
8:00 - 9:00
Bring your favorite precalculus activity on a flash drive (preferably
in PDF format) and the presenter will share them on her web site for
everyone to access! Don’t have a “favorite” activity yet? Come see
others’ ideas!
8:00 - 9:30
Lori Murach,
Tuesday
San Antonio 5/6
663
Activity
9-12
Precalculus Idea Sharing
8:00 - 9:30
8:00 - 9:30
CAMT 2011
670, 707
Dallas 7
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
9-12
Tuesday
8:00 - 9:00
Ysleta ISD
Restructure Your Algebra 1 Classroom To Reach All Students
Worried about getting your ELL and Special Ed students to succeed
in class and on tests? Still want to have a high level of rigor? Want
to engage all your students? Learn how to incorporate speaking,
reading, writing, and listening in hands-on activities that raise the
rigor in your classroom. Leave with ideas and activities that you
can immediately use in your classroom.
Dallas 5/6
671
Activity
9-12
Mira, Mira, On The Wall
8:00 - 9:00
Secondary
Candace Warren,
Paul Norris,
Rita Tellez,
Cathy Banks,
Edith Hays,
Appaloosa 1
Sydney Bentz,
Anne Bond,
672
Presentation
Lewisville ISD
Technology 9-12
Free Game Software: Content Generator And How It Can
Be Used In The Math Classroom
8:00 - 9:00
Content Generator has free games that can be downloaded from
their website. Teachers can create their own customized games for
students to play. This is a great way to provide students with a fresh
new way of doing reviews. We will share example games that have
proven to be very successful in furthering student understanding.
These games are very easy to create. This class will take you from
download to finished product! The final product comes in either
Flash format or HTML.
Fort Worth 7
Beth Bos,
Texas State University
673, 742
Presentation
9-12
Geometry Using Google Sketchup
8:00 - 9:00
Using 3-dimensional shapes that can be manipulated in a digital environment, provide the perfect environment for exploring geometric
relationships. Learn how to explain geometric relationships with a
3-dimensional design tool.
674
Del Rio 2
Activity
9-12
Marcia Barren,
Magnolia ISD
Stacey Cutbirth,
Covenant Christian School
Trig Spaghetti Lab And Who Cut The Cheese?
Two 30-minute sessions. The first shows hands-on activities that
construct the sine and cosine curves, using measurement from the
unit circle. The second will use sandwiches to factor the GCF from
polynomials.
page 100
As part of their graduation requirement, this year’s incoming freshmen will be held accountable for the Algebra 2, Geometry, and
Algebra 2 TEKS. How will you ensure that your Algebra 1 students
are successful on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam? In this session, you will experience activities designed to deliver rigorous
Algebra 1 course content in an engaging, interactive way. These
activities will draw from a variety of sources, including from an
online teaching tool, available to schools on a subscription basis,
developed by the Dana Center in collaboration with Agile Mind.
Appaloosa 4
Activity
9-12
Discovery Learning In Algebra 2
8:00 - 9:00
676, 624
Participants will use the MIRA to discover geometrical properties.
8:00 - 9:00
Mustang 6
Kathi Cook,
Debra Ward,
675, 553
Activity
9-12
Success On Algebra I EOC? Focus On The TEKS
8:00 - 9:30
Teresa Merrill,
Clayton Baker,
Jack E. Singley Academy
Come and get some discovery learning activities for teaching conic
sections.
Grapevine 1
Jennifer Brown
Activity
9-12
Algebra 1 And Algebra 2 Hodgepodge
8:00 - 9:00
677
Come learn fun activities to use in your Algebra 1, Algebra 2, or
MMA classes. Files will be available for your use!
Palomino 3
April Chauvette,
Emily Gray,
678, 453
Activity
Leander ISD
General Interest
Making Sense Of TAKS Vertical Scale
9:15 - 10:15
Scale, allowing stakeholders to quantify a student’s academic progress from year to year, as measured by TAKS— and soon STAAR.
Pecos 1
Holly Larson,
McKinney ISD
679
Activity
The New TI-Nspire Navigator System™
9:15 - 10:15
This hands-on session uses TI’s new TI-Nspire™ technology to
learn about techniques, ideas, and the latest approaches for assessment in the TI-Nspire™ interactive classroom. Get real-time
feedback on student understanding and immediately adjust lessons
for improved learning. Create assessments and test warm up items
quickly and easily. Did someone mention it is wireless?
CAMT 2011
9:15 - 10:15
680
Yellow Rose
Presentation
6-8
Jamie Cook,
Candy Keller,
Devin Lee,
Motivation Or Mayhem: It’s Your Decision! (Part 1)
Join the ladies from Gladewater Middle School, as they lead you in
an exciting journey through motivational strategies for all students
and having fun while managing your classroom in the most effective
ways. Topics to be discussed include: class structure (no mayhem
here), weekly assignments, and music in the class. This presentation
was given in San Antonio in 2010.
Trying to include more technology in your teaching? Looking
for great activities and for school and home for little or nothing?
Then, this is the session for you. Discover tools that will help keep
students more focused and on task. We will also be looking at many
online and open source programs that can help close the achievement gap and digital divide.
San Antonio 4
Mary Kemper,
Bonnie Scheidt,
682
Activity
Pearland ISD
6-8
Different Data, But Same Graphic Organizer
9:15 - 10:15
Collect data in small group stations and display the multiple representations using a graphic organizer. Leave with data collection
ideas for both positive and negative correlations.
Palomino 2
Ruth R. Price,
MetaMetrics, Inc
683, 953
Presentation
6-8
Using Formative And Interim Assessments To Monitor
Student Progress
9:15 - 10:15
Many schools and districts monitor student progress using formative or interim assessments that report Quantile measures. With help
from textbook resources and the Quantile website, teachers can target instruction, more effectively mathematics growth, and forecast
student performance. Come explore the Quantile website (www.
quantiles.com), a free source of instructional resources.
The Oakridge School
In this session, I will present three field trips I take with my grades
6 - 8 classes and discuss accompanying technology activities. My
students enjoy seeing math out in the world and using technology
to enhance understanding of concepts. Detailed instructions of trips
and activities will be provided, along with a demonstration of using
Microsoft Excel. Bring your own laptop, if you want to follow along.
Pecos 3
Stacey Grant,
Tyler ISD
685
Presentation
Technology 6-8
Middle School Algebra Readiness – Improving Achievement
In Tyler ISD
9:15 - 10:15
Come and learn how we are increasing student achievement and
raising test scores in middle schools in Tyler ISD, using the TI
MathForward™ program. Featuring eight research–based criteria,
including the use of graphing calculator technology and the TINavigator™ System, teachers in TISD are seeing improvement in
student learning and attitudes towards mathematics. See you there.
Fort Worth 7
Valerie Clem,
Marisa Pelonero,
Activity
Galveston ISD
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
Tons Of Fun: Big Ideas On A Little Budget!
9:15 - 10:15
686, 902
Fun, hands-on lessons can be done on a budget! Increase your test
scores while engaging your students and decreasing absences. Sounds
too good to be true? Come see how teachers at our school get 97%
attendance, 90% meeting TAKS Standards, and over 45% Commended.
Grapevine 6
Ann Wheeler,
Christina Gawlik,
687, 491
Activity
6-8
Understanding Area Using Geoboards
9:15 - 10:15
During this session, participants will create regular and irregular
polygons using Geoboards and investigate four different methods
of determining area. Topics covered include area, regular polygons,
irregular polygons, coordinate plane, scaling, and symmetry.
Dallas 1/2
Marilyn Dibble,
Topeka Public Schools
688
Activity
6-8
G.A.M.E.S.: Games And Activities To Motivate And Engage
Students
9:15 - 10:15
Engage your students while developing or reinforcing mathematical
concepts. Games and cooperative activities include the concepts of
integers, algebra, geometry, and more.
page 101
Secondary
Appaloosa 3
Greg Kelly,
Conroe ISD
681, 653
Presentation
6-8
High Tech — Low (Or No) Budget
9:15 - 10:15
Charlotte Wiseman,
Tuesday
Gladewater ISD
Dallas 5/6
684
Activity
6-8
Field Trips In Math Class???
9:15 - 10:15
CAMT 2011
9:15 - 10:15
689, 946
Appaloosa 4
Presentation
Secondary
Tuesday
6-8
Candy Keller,
Jamie Cook,
Devin Lee,
Gladewater ISD
Join the ladies from Gladewater Middle School, as they continue to
lead you in an exciting journey through motivational strategies for
all students and having fun while managing your classroom in the
most effective ways. Topics to be discussed include: coupons and
passes, checkbook system, math night, fundraisers, incentive parties. This presentation was given in San Antonio in 2010.
9:15 - 10:15
693
Technology
Appaloosa 1
Activity
Nicole Shanahan,
6-12
Jim Lefeber,
Harris County Department
of Education
Spring Branch ISD
Applet Them Use Technology
Explore online applets and integrate technology into the secondary
mathematics classroom. Attendees will see activities designed to
develop students’ conceptual understanding of abstract concepts in
the virtual world. Participants may bring computers for exploration
of applets.
Appaloosa 2
694
Presentation
Technology 6-12
Technology That You Can Use
9:15 - 10:15
9:15 - 10:15
Learn how proportional concepts are started in elementary and
built on throughout middle school. CSCOPE focused; teachers will
receive a CD with flip charts and PowerPoints for class use.
I will demonstrate technology that is free, requires no prep time, and
can be used by teachers to help draw student interest and engage the
classroom learning.
Fort Worth 3/4
Christie LaFleur,
Glencoe McGraw-HIll
691, 914
Activity
6-12
Great New Foldables™ For Math!
9:15 - 10:15
San Antonio 1/2
Tandy Webb,
Snyder ISD
690
Activity
6-8
Laying The Foundation: Proportions From The Ground Up
9:15 - 10:15
Come see exciting new Foldables™ to use in your math classroom.
Research has shown that Foldables™ increase comprehension as
much as 20%. This session empowers teachers to use Foldables™
in their mathematics classroom. Participants practice making
Foldables™ using scissors, glue, and directions in order to guide
students in producing creative and authentic study tools for reading
and writing in mathematics.
Texas 4
Activity
6-12
Decoding Math Mysteries
9:15 - 10:15
692, 960
Doreen Nuzzolese,
James Gillespie,
Birdville ISD
Grapevine 1
Lisa Brown,
Brian Newsom,
Activity
6-12
Learning And The Adolescent Mind
695, 614
As a nation, we are confronted with a clear challenge in educating
our youth. Students in under-served populations are facing increasing gaps in opportunity and achievement. Teachers and schools
are facing increasing demands and diminishing budgets. Yet many
students learn. Many students succeed. How can we leverage
their successes, and current research about adolescent learning, to
increase the likelihood that their peers will find success? A new free
website shares with students, parents, and educators, compelling
knowledge about student success, through the ideas and the research
of the most respected leaders and those of emerging thinkers.
Plano ISD
This session will explore real-world examples of math applications
via cryptography, motivating students as they see themselves as
secret agents solving mysteries and puzzles.
Del Rio 2
696
Activity
6-12
Dear Diary, Today In Math . . .
9:15 - 10:15
Rebecca Burnham,
Kim Smith,
Onalaska ISD
Come learn how to incorporate journaling into any math class!
Students’ examples will be provided.
Austin 3
Paula Moeller,
Presentation
Austin
6-12
9:15 - 10:15
697
regarding intervention design and ideas to assist teachers, as they
page 102
CAMT 2011
This session is make-and-take! Tired of the average, everyday
“poster project?” Come learn how to make (and create one of your
own) “Fractal Vortex of Learning!” It only sounds difficult – but, it
is very eye-catching and is a great way to have your students demonstrate their learning!
Grade curves and extra credit create a false sense of accomplishment for the at-risk student. Learn how to create real success with
these students.
9:15 - 10:15
704
9-12
9:15 - 10:15
Find out how Slope Dude, Joe Quadratic, and Ogg the Caveman
help students learn about lines, parabolas, and systems of equations. Did you ever wonder if there was a Holy Grail of Algebra?
Come find out what it is. A handout DVD will include videos of the
characters mentioned, along with suggestions on how to use them in
the classroom.
Texas 3
William Jenkins,
Arlington ISD
Activity
9-12
From Precalculus To Calculus... Making The Connection
9:15 - 10:15
700, 966
We will look at a hands-on group activity that can be used at the
end of a Precalculus course, or in the first week of calculus course
to bridge the gap between limits and derivatives. Participants will
be given a copy of the activity to take with them and use in their
classrooms.
9:15 - 10:15
701
Dallas 3/4
Activity
9-12
Pecos 2
Activity
Gina Kaucher,
Arlington ISD
Jason Bacon,
Duck, Duck, Algebra 2?
We play a game of “Duck, Duck, Groups” to illustrate the important
idea of invariance in higher-level mathematics. We see that when
working with transformations of functions in Algebra 2 or Precalculus, there are certain features of a function which do not change
under certain transformations. For example, when we create a new
function from a parent function by multiplying it by a parameter a,
the zeros of the parent function and the newly formed function are
the same. We say this feature was invariant under the described
transformation. We explore how to connect research-level abstract
mathematics to appropriate concepts in high school courses. This
was developed for the NSF GK-12 MAVS Project that focuses on
bringing research mathematics into the K-12 classroom at a level
appropriate for K-12 students.
San Antonio 3
Patti Nicodemo,
Region 4 ESC
705, 537
Activity
New Teachers 9-12
Myths And Mysteries Of Teaching Mathematics
9:15 - 10:15
Mary Selcer,
Should I really not smile until after spring break? Does a silent
classroom equal a productive classroom? These teaching myths and
more will be demystified during this interactive session. Handouts
with strategies and tips for a successful classroom will be provided.
Cindy Boyd,
9:15 - 10:15
College Station ISD
Abilene ISD
Big Bang Geometry
706, 893
Austin 1/2
Presentation
9-12
David A. Young,
Fayetteville Public Schools
Michael Odell,
University of Texas at Tyler
Teaching activities and strategies that give you BIG BANG learning
in your geometry classroom.
STEM 2.1
Fort Worth 5/6
702, 753
Activity
9-12
Ideas For Teaching Precalculus
Get your hands-on four long-term Nspire™–based STEM activities
for the secondary mathematics and sciences classroom. See how
to use these investigations, developed by TI and the University of
Texas at Tyler under the direction of Michael Odell, and learn how
to pump up your STEM understanding as we move to STEM-based
instruction.
9:15 - 10:15
Melody Young,
Sherman ISD
Something old, something new, something borrowed… we will look
at ideas for teaching precalculus. Some of the ideas are old, some
are new, and some are borrowed from previous sessions I have attended at CAMT.
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Secondary
Palomino 1
David Giroux,
Dallas ISD
699, 927
Presentation
9-12
Making Math Learning Accessible: Why Should Theater And
Other Elective Classes Have All The Fun?
Mustang 4
Sheila Griffith,
Knowsys Test Prep
703
Presentation
9-12
It Is Better To Earn Than To Receive
9:15 - 10:15
Tuesday
Austin 4/5
Susan Scott,
Secondary Math Activities
698
Activity
6-12
A Stunning Project For Middle School And High School
Algebra Or Geometry
9:15 - 10:15
CAMT 2011
707, 670
Dallas 7
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
9-12
Tuesday
9:15 - 10:15
Ysleta ISD
Restructure Your Algebra 1 Classroom To Reach All Students
Worried about getting your ELL and Special Ed students to succeed
in class and on tests? Still want to have a high level of rigor? Want
to engage all your students? Learn how to incorporate speaking,
reading, writing, and listening in hands-on activities that raise the
rigor in your classroom. Leave with ideas and activities that you
can immediately use in your classroom.
Grapevine 4/5
Frazer Boergadine,
711
Activity
6-8
Straws And Sketches And Algebraic Reasoning
9:45 - 11:15
Straws and sketches are used as quantitative models to represent
common arithmetic situations. The linear and area models provide
insight into both algebraic notation and operations that come from
the sense-making with common materials.
9:45 - 11:15
712
9:15 - 10:15
708
Del Rio 3
Activity
9-12
Secondary
Candace Warren,
Paul Norris,
Rita Tellez,
Cathy Gilbreath,
Lynn Rottman, Elizabeth
Elliott-Norman,
Northwest ISD
A Collaborative Model For Inclusion Classes
By making collaborative co-teaching for inclusion classes fun,
rewarding, and successful for both students and teachers, we have
developed some proven strategies and approaches for both general
and special education.
9:15 - 10:15
709
Mustang 5
Presentation
College
Pamela Webster,
Ka Sai Un, Darla Heath,
Commerce
Developmental Education Demonstration Projects At Texas
A&M University–Commerce
This session will discuss a grant funded through the THECB:
Project DREAM. This grant was designed to assist students in
developmental education in being successful in their courses. Come
hear lessons learned and see preliminary results concerning new
approaches to Intermediate Algebra.
Fort Worth 1/2
Patrice Poage,
710
Presentation
General Interest
Integrating Sum Fun Into Your Math Class!
9:45 - 11:15
Come learn card, dice, and number tricks (and the mathematics
behind them) that you can use to help motivate your students into
liking math. Math CAN be fun and exciting... really. BYOB (Bring
Your Own Brain).
Grapevine 2/3
Activity
6-8
Cathy Talley,
Jana Barnard,
Angelo State University
Percents
Need some new ways to teach percents? Multiple approaches for
solving the basic percent equation will be explored at this session.
Some are pre-algebraic and most have pictorial representations.
Sketches for percent increase/decrease problems will also be discussed.
9:45 - 11:15
713
Austin 6
Activity
6-8
Debbie Bynum,
Region 18 ESC
Nancy Wisker,
Dinah Zike Academy
Math Journals + Foldables® = Notebook Foldables®
Combine the awesome instructional strategies of journaling in math
class with the incredible organizational power of Foldables® and
you get Notebook Foldables®. Note taking comes alive and student
learning soars with the combination of these tools and techniques.
Come learn how to make it work in your classroom.
Mustang 3
Nancy Matejka,
Damon ISD
Activity
6-8
Quilting In The Mathematics Classroom
9:45 - 11:15
714, 646
Teach your students measurement, conversions, and fractions while
making a quilt. Each participant will make a quilt block and be
given full directions on how to teach students to make a quilt.
Mustang 1
Janice Magee,
Judy Hobbs,
Activity
Palestine ISD
6-12
A Little Development Leads To A Big Understanding Of The
Formula Chart.
9:45 - 11:15
715
Come and learn how to develop the formulas on the formula chart
for a deeper understanding for your students, with hands-on activities. From basic shapes to surface area of a sphere, the formulas will
come alive, and you will leave with a big understanding that you
can relay to your students.
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CAMT 2011
Marsha Scott,
Arlington
Teach definitions, postulates, and theorems the fun way! Playing
dough is a great manipulative to use to create engagement and
exploration in your geometry classroom.
Mustang 6
Angela Williams,
Galena Park ISD
717
Activity
6-12
Picture Perfect Linear And Quadratic Functions
9:45 - 11:15
Texas 1/2
Susan May,
Kathi Cook,
718
Activity
9-12
Success On Geometry EOC? Focus On The TEKS
9:45 - 11:15
As we move from TAKS to End-of-Course exams, students will
be held accountable for significantly more high school geometry
content, as described by the TEKS, in order to meet graduation
requirements. In this session, you will experience activities designed
to deliver rigorous geometry course content in an engaging, interactive way from the first day of the school year. These activities will
draw from a variety of sources, including an online teaching tool
available to schools on a subscription basis, developed by the Dana
Center in collaboration with Agile Mind.
Texas 5/6
Phil Parker,
Parker Mathematics
719
Activity
Consulting
9-12
Mathematical Proof: Have Some Fun And Go Deeper!
9:45 - 11:15
A lively, activity-based, and not-only-for-geometry look at mathematical proof. You’ll explore different types of proofs and come
away with an increased understanding and some materials you can
use in class. Phil has been known to incorporate games, card tricks,
and other unconventional approaches into his presentations—all the
while keeping the focus.
720
Mustang 2
Activity
Connie Richardson,
Dawn Slavens,
9-12
Marvin Harrell
Midwestern State University
Emporia State University
Do Rational Functions Behave Rationally?
In this session, you will experience a student-centered interactive
exploration of the different types of asymptotic end behavior that
rational functions might exhibit and the connection between these
types. Student activity sheets will be provided.
Texas B
721
Presentation
Big Gains From Small Struggles
10:30 - 11:30
F
Cathy Seeley,
Too often, we spoon-feed our students, believing we have to tell
them everything they need to know before we let them tackle a good
problem. American students believe that if they haven’t been taught
how to do a problem, they can’t do it. Sometimes artfully allowing
our students to struggle is the best way to help them learn the hardest things we have to teach—how to think, reason, and figure out
how to solve challenging problems.
Mustang 5
Ruth Wunderlich,
722
Presentation
General Interest
Can Teacher Effectiveness Be Determined Using
Standardized Test Scores?
10:30 - 11:30
National, state, and local educational policy makers currently
promote testing for the purpose of determining student growth and
using these growth measurements to determine a teacher’s effectiveness. Schools, districts, and states across the country are implementing such systems and using them to evaluate their teachers
and principals. Are valid comparisons of teachers achieved in this
way? What are the barriers to using student data to find statistically
significant differences between the individual teachers? Will the
new vertical scales improve the prospects of a data-driven approach
to evaluating teachers?
Pecos 3
Jo Armes,
Texas Instruments
723
Presentation
Things Your Mother Never Told You About The TI Website
10:30 - 11:30
This presentation will provide an update of the latest from Texas
Instruments, featuring support materials at www.education.ti. com.
Learn about thousands of free calculator lesson plans; SAT, ACT,
and practice tests; tutorials; and online courses. Check out the new
Student Zone; learn about new Nspired Learning Resources; and
visit TI’s fan page on Facebook – www facebook.com/ticalculators.
If you use TI calculators, don’t miss this one.
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Secondary
Engage student interest in creating linear and quadratic functions
with the graphing calculator. Students can use linear and quadratic
piecewise functions with domain restrictions to create a picture in
the graphing calculator. Functions are fun and learning is art!
9:45 - 11:15
Tuesday
San Antonio 5/6
716
Activity
New Teachers 6-12
Playing With Dough
9:45 - 11:15
CAMT 2011
Grapevine D
Diane Briars,
Immediate
Past President,
724
Presentation
NCSM
Mathematics Leadership At Work: Vital Teacher Behaviors
To Support The Mathematics Achievement Of All Students
Tuesday
10:30 - 11:30
F
To promote the success of every mathematics student, mathematics
education leaders must ensure that every adult focus his/her energy
and efforts on the “right set of things” or vital teacher behaviors to
support this success. Learn what these behaviors are, the research
that supports them, and strategies and resources you can use to help
teachers and administrators enact them.
Palomino 2
Bianca Coker,
Coppell Middle School
Presentation
North
6-8
Rockets, Robots, And Buildings, Oh My! How To Create An
After-School Stem Club!
10:30 - 11:30
Secondary
725, 650
With limited time and money at your campus, how can you increase
interest in math, science, and engineering careers? Consider starting
an after school club. This presentation provides one model with
successes and growth opportunities from the first year. Come learn
from our mistakes!
Austin 3
Catherine Hillsten,
Carol
McKeever,
726, 649
Activity
Nederland ISD
New Teachers 6-8
10:30 - 11:30
Big ideas with details! Successful teaming strategies will motivate
students to improve academically. Teaming provides a channel for
sparking teacher creativity, improves classroom management, and
encourages parent involvement.
Texas 4
Lowanna Jones,
Kandi Hunter,
728, 652
Activity
Fort Worth ISD
6-8
Word Wall: From Compliance To Reliance
10:30 - 11:30
Are the word walls in your classroom serving as a curtain or another
form of decoration? Are you ready to bring your walls alive with
the magic of mathematical language? Join us, as we show various
ways to use this teaching tool along with activities to promote their
integration with your mathematics classes. Come prepared to work
with us, as we move toward something big... a print-rich classroom!
San Antonio 1/2
Cynthia Lorenz,
Karen Massie,
Activity
6-8
Geometry And Measurement Is As Easy As 1-2-3!
10:30 - 11:30
729
Come learn strategies that align vertically and can help students
create a solid foundation in geometry and measurement by making
multiple connections to dimensionality! Students will see the BIG
picture and apply the concepts behind measurement units, as they
navigate some of the most terrifying TEKS.
10:30 - 11:30
730
ELL/Bilingual,
New Teachers
Texas 3
Activity
6-8
Marisa Pelonero,
Valerie Clem,
Galveston ISD
Fun, hands-on lessons can be done on a budget! Increase your
test scores while engaging your students and decreasing absences.
Sounds too good to be true? Come see how teachers at our school
get 97% attendance, 90% meeting TAKS Standards, and over 45%
Commended.
Yellow Rose
Mary Sarli,
University of Texas
731
Presentation
6-8
Targeted Interventions In Middle School
10:30 - 11:30
727, 651
Dallas 1/2
Activity
Neufeld Learning Systems Inc.
ELL/Bilingual
6-8
Fort Worth ISD
10:30 - 11:30
Linda James,
Nedra Robinson,
Throw Them A Ball That They Can Hit In A Diverse Middle
School Math Classroom.
We will present solutions from intervention to enrichment to help
all middle school learners in fractions, algebra, and other topics in
middle school math, through a wide variety of approaches in which
learning takes place from the concrete to pictorial to abstract. Participants will receive a CD containing most of the lessons discussed
as well as a package of lesson outlines.
This session will present interventions in middle school math and
how different types of interventions can be used for the same purpose. In addition, highly successful interventions will be explained
in detail. The use of extended learning time, supplemental resources,
effective professional development, common planning, supplemental resources, administrator training, appropriate technology, active
student engagement, and guidance for parents will all be covered as
important to targeted interventions for middle school math.
10:30 - 11:30
732
Fort Worth 3/4
Activity
6-8
Ramona Gillen,
Rusk ISD
Jennie Freeman,
Lufkin ISD
Big Ideas For Middle School Math
Join us as we engage in activities and problems designed for the
middle school student. Handouts will be provided.
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CAMT 2011
10:30 - 11:30
Grapevine 6
Dina Griffin,
Region 4 ESC
733, 641
Activity
6-8
Fun And Games In Middle School Math
Grapevine 1
Ed Zaccaro,
Dubuque Community
738
Presentation
Schools
6-12
Five High-Interest, Real-Life Math Investigations
Looking for some fun ways to review concepts? Need some variety
when practicing procedures? Then you’re the next contestant —
come on down!!!!! Experience some high-tech and low-tech activities to bring fun and games into your middle school math classroom.
Everyone’s a winner!
Children typically are not given the opportunity to see the wondrous
side of mathematics. These fascinating investigations will allow the
math student to see the power of mathematics.
734
Fort Worth 7
Kim Loucks,
Teaching and learning
735
Activity
Connected
6-8
Mathivators: Motivational Tools For Mathematical Success
This sessions will present an overview of the FREE dynamic geometry software, GeoGebra. This interactive software is being used in
K-12 and college classrooms throughout the world to discover and
explore important math content. Uses, examples, and resources will
be discussed and explored focusing on the secondary level.
Del Rio 3
Susan Petrey,
Lampasas ISD
Activity
6-12
Test-Taking Strategies For Struggling Students
10:30 - 11:30
10:30 - 11:30
740, 659
Mathivators are activities and strategies designed to facilitate the appreciation of and fun in mathematics. Come learn how to motivate
students so they can learn and love math.
Learn how to use simple tools like formula charts, drawings, highlighters, and calculators to help your struggling students improve
test scores. A variety of easy to implement strategies will be
presented.
Palomino 3
Donna Vorenkamp,
736
Presentation
6-8
Using Sheltered Instruction Through Technology
10:30 - 11:30
When ELLs enter U.S. schools, they face the dual challenge of
keeping up with learning a new language and with the academic
content of their grade level. Using the SIOP or Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol model in math enables teachers to deliver
lessons that attend to the academic and linguistic needs of English
learners. Enhancing Sheltered Instruction techniques through the
use of technology is a win-win for both teachers and students. This
session will describe the elements of Sheltered Instruction and how
they can be applied in math.
Appaloosa 1
Deborah Kretschmer,
Lamar CISD
Activity
Technology 6-8
Smart Choices For The Interactive Classroom
10:30 - 11:30
737
Mustang 4
Danielle Clements,
Irving ISD
741
Activity
Technology 6-12
From Smart Phones To SMART Boards: Technology That
Reaches Students
10:30 - 11:30
This presentation will feature SMART Technologies, smart phones,
and cloud computing. We’ll look at Google Voice, a free cloud app
that can be utilized to text and call parents and students from a computer or smart phone; Google Docs, a cloud app which allows you
to share documents, spreadsheets, and presentation; and SMART
software (SMART Board optional!) to engage and thrill students,
record lessons for substitutes, or absent students, and utilize premade games and lessons. SMART Notebook features tools such as
a compass, unit circle, xyz graph, geometric shapes, algebra tiles,
and a timer, so you don’t lose track of time when you’re having fun.
All of your lessons can be saved and used for years to come.
Come discover exciting INTERACTIVE PowerPoints and lessons
already available for your SMART board. These lessons are focused
on the STAAR readiness standards and will be available for you to
start using as soon as you upload them!
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Secondary
We will take a look at the middle school student expectations for
proportional reasoning and see how the use of a table can help the
students understand the proportional development, using released
TAKS test questions.
Appaloosa 2
Kristin Arterbury,
Region 12 ESC
739
Presentation
Technology 6-12
Promoting Mathematical Processes Using GeoGebra
10:30 - 11:30
Tuesday
Appaloosa 4
Jill Mowles,
Victoria ISD
Activity
6-8
Proportional Reasoning And Ratio Tables
10:30 - 11:30
10:30 - 11:30
CAMT 2011
Secondary
Tuesday
10:30 - 11:30
Palomino 1
Beth Bos,
742, 673
Presentation
9-12
Geometry Using Google Sketchup
San Antonio 4
Steven Griffin,
Azle ISD
747
Activity
9-12
Sherlock Homes In The Classroom
Using 3-dimensional shapes that can be manipulated in a digital environment provide the perfect environment for exploring geometric
relationships. Learn how to explain geometric relationships with a
3-dimensional design tool.
Learn how to use crime scene investigation to teach inductive and
deductive reasoning in Geometry class.
Dallas 3/4
743
Presentation
9-12
Mathematical Mnemonics
10:30 - 11:30
Carol Danner,
Sanger ISD
Jingles, songs, visuals, body movements, and even a little dancing
that I use to help students understand and remember math concepts will be shared. We will do the “Parallelogram Polka” (to the
chicken dance song) and “The Math Nerd Song” for calculus (to a
tune from “Sound of Music”) as well as whatever else I dream up
this year!! Come have fun while you learn!
Pecos 1
Kathy Harville,
Spring ISD
744
Activity
Technology 9-12
My Favorite (Navigator™) Things
10:30 - 11:30
Learn why Activity Center and Learn Check are my favorite “Navigator™ Things.” You will receive classroom-ready activities and
“math pictures.”
San Antonio 3
745, 781
Activity
9-12
Geometry Out Of The Box
10:30 - 11:30
Nancy Trent,
Conroe ISD
It’s a bigger box! Hands-on activities that address the TEKS tested
on the Geometry EOC will be presented. Participants will actively
participate in lessons that motivate even the most disengaged student. All files will be made available to attendees.
10:30 - 11:30
Dallas 5/6
Randy Henricks,
Knowsys Test Prep
Presentation
9-12
Changing Student Expectations In Mathematics
10:30 - 11:30
748
At-risk mathematics students think mathematics is infinitely impossible. Learn how to change that perception and students’ expectations.
Pecos 2
Joseph Irby,
BestQuest Teaching
Activity
Systems
9-12
L.E.A.R.N. - Five Principles for Teaching Math with MultiMedia
10:30 - 11:30
749
This is a presentation of best educational practices for using multimedia to empower teachers to engage their students and make math
relevant to their lives. Come learn the techniques used in commercial media to create interest and retention.
Austin 1/2
Lorraine Dominguez,
SAMC
750, 662
Activity
9-12
Algebra 2 – Where Do We Begin?
10:30 - 11:30
Teachers will create manipulatives that will help their students make
connections in the Algebra 2 class.
10:30 - 11:30
751
Del Rio 2
Activity
9-12
Karen Haffner,
Livingston ISD
Sharon Dietz,
Shepherd ISD
10:30 - 11:30
Making The Grade And You Can Teach Like A Spider
746, 545
Two 30-minute sessions. The first shows a new way to help students master a topic without all the grading! The second will show
you how the web is an awesome resource for creative ways to teach,
learn, and have fun. Samples will be given.
Dallas 7
Stephenie Wood,
McKinney ISD
Activity
9-12
Lessons From A Math Instructional Specialist
Come see my collection of fun, engaging, and hands-on lessons
collected during classroom visits. These are great ideas created by
teachers, PLC’s, and instructional specialists in the areas of Algebra
1, Geometry, and Algebra 2. Participants will be given access to
handouts. Feel free to add these lessons to your collection.
page 108
CAMT 2011
10:30 - 11:30
752
Mary Sczech,
9-12
Skip Roark,
Coldspring-Oakhurst High
School
Willis ISD
It’s Plane To See The Point
Learn how to use household items to help students visualize the
foundations of geometry along with GeoGebra Software (a FREE
download!).
Fort Worth 5/6
Activity
9-12
Ideas For Teaching Precalculus
10:30 - 11:30
753, 702
Melody Young,
Grapevine 4/5
Tim Webster,
Educators Financial
757
Presentation
Seminars
General Interest
Million Dollar Retirement Continues; Explore Risk Factors
Affecting Mutual Funds And Annuities
11:30 - 1:00
MINDSET is a collaboration between educators, engineers, and
mathematicians to create and implement a curriculum to teach standard mathematics concepts using math-based decision-making tools
for a non-calculus fourth-year mathematics curriculum. Participants
will receive a brief summary of the project and experience the curriculum through solving and interpreting their solutions to multistep problems in real-world settings.
Chris Miller,
Sanger ISD
Combining Cesar Millan’s paradigm of cultivating calm-assertive
energy with researched-based techniques, this session takes a lighthearted approach to classroom management. Every student wants a
clearly defined social framework, with a fair, consistent pack leader.
Chances are good, then, that behind every unruly student is an inconsistent human. To become the leader your class needs, one must
cultivate calm-assertive energy – a mind set that puts students at
ease. Besides thorough explanation, this session offers a number of
suggestions for developing this powerful form of non-verbal communication, including visualization techniques and inner dialogue.
How do members risk factors 1-10 (conservative-aggressive) apply to
investments? Learn how you can use financial planning to gain over
a million dollars, including using managed, long-term, diversified
portfolios. A summary of TRS and Social Security will also be given.
Exhibit Hall B
758
Presentation
Ticketed Session General Interest
11:30 - 1:00
Dan Meyer,
F FAuthor
This will be a lively, visual session featuring three models for modern curriculum development—the three-act story, the forty- pound
problem, and the exploded view—recipes for the kind of math curriculum that is fun to teach and fun to learn.
Awards for Presidential Awardees, the E. Glenadine Gibb Award,
the TCTM Leadership Award, and the Tommy Eads Award will
precede Dan Meyer’s session. Lunch is included in this session.
Mustang 2
Monica Moore,
Activity
6-8
Teaching Algebra To Basic Students Using Hands-On Equations®
11:30 - 1:00
759
This visual and kinesthetic model makes algebraic concepts intuitive and understandable to your most ‘basic’ students, and provides
them with a solid algebraic foundation.
page 109
Secondary
Austin 4/5
Karen Norwood,
North Carolina State
754
Activity
University
9-12
MINDSET: Mathematics Instruction Using Decision Science
And Engineering Tools
10:30 - 11:30
Fort Worth 1/2
755
Presentation
Be The Pack Leader
excitement and many excellent strategies for reaching and teaching
Sherman ISD
Something old, something new, something borrowed. . . . We will
look at ideas for teaching precalculus. Some of the ideas are old,
some are new, and some are borrowed from previous sessions I have
attended at CAMT.
11:30 - 1:00
Mustang 6
John Seidlitz,
Seidlitz Education
756, 795
Activity
The Language Of Math: Making It Happen In Your
Classroom
11:30 - 1:00
Tuesday
Appaloosa 3
Activity
CAMT 2011
11:30 - 1:00
Tuesday
760
Grapevine 2/3
Activity
ELL/Bilingual,
6-8
New Teachers
Kathy Horak Smith,
Kimberly Davis,
Heidi Brennan,
Tarleton State Univeristy
Combining Academic Vocabulary Development And Active
Word Walls For A Successful Start To Your Mathematics
Instruction
One can see word walls in almost every classroom. However, are
those word walls static or active or just words on the wall? Come
learn ideas to jump start your word walls, activating the learning
of mathematics academic vocabulary. Handouts of ideas will be
shared. Active participation is required.
Austin 6
Marilyn Evans,
Bellhaven College
761
Activity
6-8
Elaborate Your Curriculum With Projects
Secondary
11:30 - 1:00
What do you do with the fourth E in the 5-E Model? Projects are
a wonderful way to enhance your curriculum. Projects assess understanding, celebrate individual differences, and integrate content
disciplines.
San Antonio 5/6
Lymeda Singleton,
Texas A&M – Commerce
Activity
6-8
Same Shape, Different Size—Is That Really All There Is To
Similar?
11:30 - 1:00
762
Activities using triangles, trapezoids, and other shapes will be used
to explore the concept of similar figures and to develop the two-part
definition of similar polygons.
Mustang 3
Kelli Gedart,
Caryl K. Pierson,
763, 932
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
Data-Driven, Differentiated Instruction Provides Algebra
Readiness In Middle School
11:30 - 1:00
Assessment, hands-on activities with manipulatives, and researchbased strategies will prepare middle school students for success in
algebra. Differentiated instruction with fractions and integers for RtI,
ELL, special ed., basic and below basic students will be demonstrated. Participants receive handouts of research and activities.
Palomino 3
Margaret Harris,
765, 451
Presentation
General Interest
11:45 - 12:45
11:45 - 12:45
766
Dallas 1/2
Presentation
Bryan Nankervis,
Selina Mireles,
Texas State University–San
Marcos
Student Research Groups: Teacher Induction
This presentation will report on research groups, which are part of a
Mathematics, Science, and Technology Teacher Preparation Academy at Texas State University–San Marcos, and their investigations
into state and national induction efforts and programs. Deliverables
will include a list of most desirable practices for the certification
programs that produce teachers and the districts that employ them,
a suggested induction program format, and a sample induction
program schedule.
Mustang 4
Activity
General Interest
Assessment Data: So What?
11:45 - 12:45
766.5
Carla Hassell,
Angie Campbell,
Channelview ISD
Participants will learn how to use assessment data to drive their
instruction.
Texas 4
Dwight Cooley,
Activity
Worth
General Interest
11:45 - 12:45
767, 839
in math class.
11:30 - 1:00
Mustang 1
Werner Garciano,
764
Activity
New Teachers 9-12
Different Strokes For Geometry Folks
11:45 - 12:45
The compass and straightedge is the core of any sound geometry
program using the investigative approach. Learn how to use other tools
such as Patty Paper, Geometer’s Sketchpad®, and Java Apple to appeal
to a variety of learners. Lessons commonly found in Geometry texts
will be covered. Come ready to participate in this hands-on session.
Two teachers are putting a stop to the dreaded “When will I ever use
this?” Project-based learning examples for the use of math in the
business world and in fine arts will be presented.
page 110
Fort Worth 5/6
Erin Evans,
Rhonda Bush,
767.5
Activity
Ursuline Academy of Dallas
ELL/Bilingual 9-12
No More “When Will I Ever Use This?”
CAMT 2011
This session features an overview of the TI-Nspire™ Student Software
solution. TI-Nspire™ edition software can be used in a computer lab or
in a “netbook” PC or Macintosh environment. TI-Nspire™ technology
allows educators and students to explore multiple representations of
data, manipulate equations in real-time, and allows the exploration of
dynamically linked relationships on the same screen. Additionally, realtime, interactive feedback lets students explore different problem-solving techniques. Participants will receive a trial copy of the software.
11:45 - 12:45
772
ELL/Bilingual,
New Teachers
Grapevine D
Presentation
Brad Fulton,
6-8
Mistletoe School
Bill Lombard,
Graphic Organizers For Teaching Algebra
Many students do not know where to begin when tackling a taxing
algebra problem. These classroom-tested graphic organizers helped
my students make significant gains on their state test scores and
alleviated many of the, “I don’t get it,” complaints. Learn how to
help students with binomial multiplication, factoring polynomials,
combined work problems, and percent mixture problems. A complete handout is available.
Grapevine C
Presentation
LLC
11:45 - 12:45
Get middle school students actively involved in fantasy baseball.
You will leave with a complete fantasy baseball unit ready to go—
it’s a great after-TAKS activity. Handouts will be provided.
11:45 - 12:45
769
This is an introduction to the use of the TI-Navigator™ system
and the TI-73 Explorer in middle school classrooms. Teachers will
explore the various functions of the TI-73™ and the TI-Navigator™
system. CDs with all activities presented will be provided.
11:45 - 12:45
771
Yellow Rose
Presentation
6-8
Linda Salgado,
Kitty Badger,
Cassie Blanton,
Troup ISD
How To Squeeze Some Fun Into Middle School Math
Through Motivation
This presentation focuses on strategies used to motivate middle
school students, showing them that math can be FUN. Topics will
include Math, Money & Coupons, Bingo for any day, T-Shirt, %
warm-ups, monthly Estimation Contests, the American Estimator Competition, Fear Factor Math, Music To Learn To, and much
more. This session was presented at CAMT 2010.
773, 637
Del Rio 2
774
Activity
6-8
Raps, Rhythms, And Rhymes
11:45 - 12:45
Yolanda Clark,
Ebelver Lewis,
Port Arthur ISD
Use choral reading, raps, movement, and games to energize student
learning. Introduce students to rhythms to increase retention, recall,
and the application of concepts. Handouts will be provided.
Appaloosa 1
Kay Arenas,
Crystal Munsinger,
775
Activity
Technology 6-8
Effective Technology To Teach The 21st Century Learner
11:45 - 12:45
Participants will learn about a variety of technology tools that will
enhance your classroom and curriculum. Integrating these tools
aids with differentiation motivates students and provides an opportunity for students to create, collaborate, and investigate.
San Antonio 4
Adam Hile,
Klein ISD
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 6-12
Using Literature To Engage Students In Secondary Math
Classes
11:45 - 12:45
776
Are you wondering how to implement the ELPS reading standards
into secondary mathematics? This session will focus on reading
in the math classroom by getting students engaged with literature.
Participants will leave with a list of resources and lessons to use in
the classroom.
page 111
Secondary
Pecos 1
Valerie Hudson,
MathForward
770
Activity
Technology 6-8
Using The TI-73 Explorer™ And TI-Navigator™ In Middle
School Classes
11:45 - 12:45
Palomino 1
Janna Allen,
Mansfield ISD
Presentation
6-8
Take Me Out To The Ballgame—Fantasy Baseball Unit
Tuesday
Pecos 3
Vincent O’Connell,
Texas Instruments
768
Activity
TI-Nspire™ Student Edition Software
11:45 - 12:45
CAMT 2011
Grapevine A
Larry Lesser,
777
Presentation
Paso
1:00 - 2:00
In spite of increasing budget constraints, we have expanded our
numbers of instructional and mentor coaches to develop mathematicians for the 21st Century and impact our entire district. Ideas and
Secondary
Tuesday
11:45 - 12:45
F
Appaloosa 2
Stacia Prince,
Nacogdoches ISD
778
Presentation
Technology 6-12
They Got Me The Board, Now What Do I Do With It?
11:45 - 12:45
Using the Promethean Board without the Learner Response System.
Let’s start with the basics for using the Promethean Board in the
secondary math classroom and use flipcharts to enhance lessons.
Palomino 2
Stephan Shardy,
Mansfield ISD
Presentation
9-12
Unveiling The Wonders Of Calculus
11:45 - 12:45
779
Most students enter the world of calculus with a sense of fear and
intimidation. Once they realize that this fascinating subject can be
reduced to a few foundational concepts, their angst subsides and a
new world opens before them.
Pecos 2
Alicia Geppert,
Catherine Rogers,
Activity
UTA GK 12 MAVS Program
9-12
Even Freshmen Can Understand Mathematics Research!
11:45 - 12:45
780
How many times have you been asked, “When will I ever use algebra?” Come see how Algebra 1 is used in biology to model real-life
experiments. Through the NSF GK-12 MAVS Project, we have successfully demonstrated that even regular 9th graders can understand
and be interested in mathematics research. Come see the activities
and lessons we used to get freshmen interested in higher-level math.
This was developed for the NSF GK-12 MAVS Project that focuses
on bringing research mathematics into the K-12 classroom at a level
appropriate for K-12 students.
San Antonio 3
781, 745
Activity
9-12
Geometry Out Of The Box
11:45 - 12:45
Nancy Trent,
Conroe ISD
It’s a bigger box! Hands-on activities that address the TEKS tested
on the Geometry EOC will be presented. Participants will actively
participate in lessons that motivate even the most disengaged student. All files will be made available to attendees.
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Palomino 2
Colleen Clower,
782, 818
Presentation
Northwest ISD
General Interest
Correlation
Yellow Rose
Concepcion Molina,
SEDL
Presentation
General Interest
So, Who Invented The Order Of Operations?
1:00 - 2:00
783
This session is a condensed version of a two-hour training module
on the order of operations that is unique and quite different from
the approach taken by textbooks. This session will go far beyond
“Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” and will investigate the mathematical framework and conceptual foundation for this set of rules
that most mathematics educators consider a convention.
San Antonio 4
Janet Vela,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
General Interest
1:00 - 2:00
784, 802
Appaloosa 1
785
Presentation
Is Your Class Math 2.0?
1:00 - 2:00
Sarah Bauguss,
Katy ISD
Have you caught Web 2.0 fever? Are you unsure how to integrate
these collaborative and creative tools into your math classroom? In
this session, you will see examples of a variety of ways to use Web
2.0 tools to enhance your students’ ability to communicate about
math processes and connect math to real-world experiences.
Fort Worth 5/6
786
Presentation
Stories That Teach Mathematics
1:00 - 2:00
Susan Beane,
Downtown
The concepts taught in mathematics are not difficult; the difficulty
lies in the remembering and recalling of these concepts. Cognitive
research has provided the necessary means for understanding how
information is mentally stored and retrieved. Historical research
shows how stories have been used throughout generations as a
means to retain and recall important information. These short math
stories are a fun way to help students remember key mathematical
ideas which in turn will increase overall student success.
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F
and practiced.
Grapevine D
Presentation
1:00 - 2:00
788
F
JoAnn Wheeler
Grapevine A
Nancy Motley,
Seidlitz Education
789
Activity
Help! My Students Are All Different!
1:00 - 2:00
F
Wouldn’t it be great to find an easy way to create learning profiles
for every student in your classroom? This session can help you! We
will discuss how to meet the needs of all your students by examining the unique characteristics associated with language proficiency,
background knowledge, language ability and disability, and various
learning differences. In addition, we will provide specific examples
of how to accommodate mathematical learning tasks to maximize
academic success for each student. Participants will leave equipped
with the knowledge of how to effectively differentiate their lessons
for diverse learners.
Texas B
Bea Luchin,
NUMBERS Mathematics
Presentation
Strategies To Get Them Thinking, Doing, And Talking Math!
1:00 - 2:00
790
F
Come learn interactive activities which illustrate strategies that will
get students thinking, talking, and doing math beyond the recall and
comprehension level. The focus will be on geometry and measurement with problem-solving applications.
Appaloosa 2
Activity
Technology 6-8
Interactive Math Activities
1:00 - 2:00
791
Students learn more when they see geometry in action. Nspire™ is
a great tool for constructing representations and investigating the
changes. No longer will you have students draw several examples.
On the Nspire™ unit, the student draws once and changes the picture, depending on the criteria. Students see geometry in action!
Pecos 3
Xavier Gonzalez,
Texas Instruments
793
Activity
Technology 9-12
Exploring Precalculus Activities With The TI-84 Plus™
Graphing Calculator
1:00 - 2:00
In this session, participants will see how concepts from Precalculus and AP Calculus can be explored graphically, numerically, and
analytically using the TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculator. Be prepared
for the extra Precalculus classes that will likely be created to meet
the new 4x4 diploma graduation requirements. Graphing calculators
will be provided.
Grapevine B
Richard Parr,
794
Presentation
Mathematics Project
Transforming High School Mathematics Using Transformations
1:00 - 2:00
F
Come discover how to use transformations as a connecting thread
across mathematics courses. We will investigate how transformations can be used as a unifying theme across the high school
mathematics curriculum and discuss and reflect on how to introduce
transformations effectively in both algebraic and geometric instruction.
Mustang 6
John Seidlitz,
Seidlitz Education
795, 756
Activity
The Language Of Math: Making It Happen In Your Classroom
1:15 - 2:45
excitement and many excellent strategies for teaching and reaching
Sally Marie Kelley,
Maricela Guevara,
Arlington ISD
Come explore interactive activities that help students reinforce
middle grades math concepts that build to algebraic reasoning. From
manipulatives to flipcharts, you’ll leave with many ideas for making
mathematical connections with your students.
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match the cognitive complexity of the TEKS. Participate in this session to analyze the cognitive rigor of TAKS items as they align with
Bloom’s Taxonomy. Research-based benchmark test-specification
guides that inform instruction will also be shared.
Pecos 1
Lisa Donlan
792
Activity
Technology 6-12
Nspire-ing Geometry With The TI Nspire™ Handheld Unit
1:00 - 2:00
Tuesday
Texas C
Maria Trejo,
787
Presentation
Achievement
1:00 - 2:00
CAMT 2011
2:15 - 3:15
In this highly interactive session, we’ll ponder, “Are we teaching our
students to fish, or merely giving them fish every day?” Participate in
a lesson study simulation and summarize over 150 “bell to bell” classroom observations. Students must have the opportunity, motivation,
and confidence to work at peak performance. When teachers contemplate both content and process, the material taught is deeply understood, valued, and absorbed by students. Success rests on students’
ability to actively learn and be held accountable for their knowledge.
Participants will learn more about mathematics education in the state of Texas,
TCTM, and what TCTM offers its members, and NCTM, and what NCTM
offers its members. Please join us for this information session.
Grapevine C
Nanci Smith,
797
Presentation
Differentiating Instruction In The Secondary Math
Classroom
dreaming of the day you’ll catch up? Are you wondering why you chose
to teach? Join us as we explore strategies to restore focus to our daily
efforts and recharge our passion for teaching and learning.
Tuesday
1:15 - 2:45
Secondary
San Antonio 3
Pam Johnson,
Austin ISD
800
Activity
General Interest
What Can Being A Member Of TCTM Do For Me?
Texas D
Robyn Silbey,
796
Presentation
Schools
Teach Students To Fish: Engagement, Accountability, Success!
1:15 - 2:45
F
F
“But math is different!” Maybe, but that only increases the need
to understand how to understand how to differentiate instruction so
that all students can be successful, even in math! The structure of
differentiation, which provides teachers with a way to address student
differences, will be explored. Ways to assess for student readiness,
interest, and learning profile, as well as a means to manage and use
the information, will be given. Come participate in this hands-on
workshop featuring quick and easy-to-make activities that reinforce
necessary skills, develop deeper conceptual understandings in math,
and engage students with a sense of fun and excitement.
Texas A
Joyce Stiglitz,
Kagan Publishing and
Presentation
Boost Engagement and Achievement with Kagan Structures
for Secondary Math
2:15 - 3:15
798
F
You can be the best math teacher your students will ever have,
without having to work any harder. We’ll explore how to mutiply mathematics mastery. With revolutionary Kagan structures,
activities and ready-made worksheets, your students become more
engaged, challenged, and excited about math. Release the power of
Kagan structures!
Yellow Rose
799
Activity
General Interest
Making Math Stick!
2:15 - 3:15
Jane Georges,
Region 4 ESC
The need for sufficient memory function poses a unique challenge
for many children and adults in the learning and application of
mathematics. Explore the latest in brain research and researchbased instructional strategies, which can significantly impact
memory and the learning and application of mathematics.
Grapevine 1
Sharon Benson,
Region 4 ESC
801, 432
Activity
General Interest
2:15 - 3:15
San Antonio 4
Janet Vela,
Region 4 ESC
802, 784
Activity
General Interest
2:15 - 3:15
teacher leaders, and teacher mentors)! What does it mean to be a math
coach? What does it look like? What do you do each day? How do you
coach math teachers? How do you coach math instruction? Join us as
we explore answers to these questions and more!
Mustang 4
803, 856
Presentation
General Interest
2:15 - 3:15
Fran Kilpack,
Qwizdom
Join the movement and help build an out-of-this-world learning experience which gives educators, parents, and students the tools to help
ensure that everyone becomes a star achiever. We want to hear about
your perfect learning environment.
Fort Worth 7
Tony Morrow,
First in Math
Presentation
2:15 - 3:15
804, 481
Explore First in Math, the Texas Online Math Competition where students
get so excited about math that they solve thousands of problems and soar
beyond grade level. See how students of all backgrounds, grades K-8,
figure out 3-step problems involving fractions, integers, decimals, and
polynomials—in their heads; plus word problems through 8th grade. First
in Math provides the practice students need with no drain on teacher time.
Grapevine A
Linda Antinone,
Fort Worth ISD
Presentation
Engaging Students in Meaningful Mathematics
2:15 - 3:15
804.5
F
How do we develop a classroom where students are engage everyday in activities that build their understanding of concepts, but also develop practice with
skills that are necessary for success I advanced mathematics?
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Pecos 3
Linda Enger,
Independent Math
805
Activity
Consultant
APPS For Your TI Graphing Calculator—Still Alive And Kicking
Grapevine 2/3
810
Presentation
General Interest
Super Graphing With Excel
Remember APPS. This hands-on session will feature an overview
of TI APPS programs for your graphing calculator. Topics will
include Probability Simulations, Decimal Defender, Cabri Jr, Area
Formulas, Study Cards, Cell Sheet (bar graphs and circle graphs),
and Topics in Algebra I. Bring your TI-83/84 Plus™ graphing calculator or your TI-73 Explorer™ and receive some free programs.
A picture (or graph) is worth a thousand word problems. Use Microsoft Excel and the Randbetween function to generate dozens of bar
graphs, pictographs, number lines, coordinate graphs, and more by
pressing one key.
2:15 - 3:15
F
Del Rio 3
Jan Frimpter,
807
Activity
School
General Interest
Fractals From Fractions To Physics
2:15 - 3:15
A world in a grain of sand, heaven in a wildflower: infinity in your
hand, eternity in an hour (Blake)—and math that challenges and
delights all grade levels.
2:15 - 3:15
808
Technology
Pecos 1
Presentation
9-12
John Dallinger,
Northwest ISD
Kyle Seipp,
University of Texas
TI-Nspire™ + Student Netbooks = Unlimited Engagement
Heard of TI-Nspire™ Software? Not sure how it can work for you?
Let these presenters show you how to plan and implement engaging
algebra and geometry lessons that will energize your instruction.
Grapevine A
Linda Antinone,
Fort Worth ISD
809
Presentation
Engaging Students In Meaningful Mathematics
2:15 - 3:15
F
How do we develop a classroom where students are engaged
everyday in activities that build their understanding of concepts but
also develop practice with skills that are necessary for success in
advanced mathematics?
Author
Texas A
Dan Meyer,
Author
Presentation
Math Curriculum Makeover Followup Session
3:00 - 4:30
811
F
We will continue our discussion of the three models for modern curriculum development—the three-act story, the forty-pound problem,
and the exploded view—recipes for the kind of math curriculum
that is fun to teach and fun to learn.
Grapevine C
Everly Broadway,
Julie Guthrie,
812
Presentation
Texas Education Agency Mathematics Update—Secondary
3:00 - 4:30
F
Texas Education Agency staff will discuss the most current information regarding legislation affecting 6-12 mathematics education.
professional development opportunities, and the new STAAR assessments.
Texas C
Kolak Group, Inc.
Presentation
VESTED: Including All Learners In The Diverse Math
Classroom
3:00 - 4:30
813
F
Learn about the VESTED Instructional Approach and how its six
stages of lesson delivery can help teachers provide greater inclusion and accessibility in the math classroom. Participate in a model
lesson and examine how it tends to the needs of all students: English
learners, mainstream, special education, and gifted.
Texas D
David Molina,
David Molina & Associates,
814
Presentation
Inc.
STAAR: A Focus On Academic Readiness: Are You Ready?
3:00 - 4:30
F
Is your mathematics program strong enough to meet the demands of
STAAR? Our new, emerging assessment program will demand a more
rigorous understanding of mathematics as well as a strong, focused
mathematics program. This session explores some of the imminent
changes in our testing and accountability system, as well as some
resources and information that may be helpful in preparing for success.
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It’s really not an accident that countries like Singapore and Hong
Kong significantly outperform the United States. As examples of
international benchmarking, this session will look at a range of
curriculum features, instructional approaches, and assessment items
drawn from these countries that provide intriguing insights into how
the United States might ratchet up how we teach and how we assess
mathematics.
Karen Ferrell,
Tuesday
Grapevine D
Steve Leinwand,
American Institutes for
806
Presentation
Research
Some Intriguing, Amazing, And Even Scary Things We Can
Learn From High-Performing East Asian Countries That
Provide Mirrors On How We Teach Math In Texas
2:15 - 3:15
3:00 - 4:30
CAMT 2011
Texas B
Michael Serra,
Author
815
Presentation
Teaching Sequential Reasoning Through Games And Puzzles
San Antonio 1/2
Sandy Atkins,
Creating AHAS, UC
820
Activity
General Interest
Games and puzzles are too important to be used only for practicing
basic skills. Come share in the fun and challenge of solving puzzles
and playing games that foster good reasoning skills.
development.
Secondary
Tuesday
3:00 - 4:30
F
Grapevine B
Dixie Ross,
Pflugerville ISD
816
Presentation
Effective Questioning/Assessment Tools For High School
3:00 - 4:30
Questioning in the classroom can have many different purposes: to
motivate and pique interest, to develop critical thinking skills, to
review and summarize, or to assess achievement of an instructional
goal. This session will review questioning techniques that will make
sure you are challenging your students at higher cognitive levels.
Also included in this session are options on a variety of ways to assess student learning, including creative approaches.
3:30 - 4:30
Grapevine A
Mark Daniels,
Presentation
Austin
The Role Of Inquiry Teaching Methods In Secondary
Mathematics Classrooms
3:30 - 4:30
F
821
The use of inquiry or discovery-based teaching philosophy and methodology in secondary mathematics classrooms will be defined, modeled,
and discussed. The author will provide evidence of the effectiveness of
the use of inquiry teaching techniques in mathematics classrooms and
explore the premise that the use of inquiry-based teaching in secondary
mathematics classrooms is the future of mathematics instruction.
Palomino 1
Debra Junk,
The University of Texas at
Presentation
Austin
General Interest
Listening And Learning: The Role Of The Clinical Interview
In Mathematics Classrooms
3:30 - 4:30
The clinical interview is a well-documented method for discovering
and making conclusions about children’s thinking in mathematics. This
presentation will show how the clinical interview is used to explore
children’s thinking and how the task provides an opportunity for teachers to learn math knowledge for teaching (MKT). Participants will have
the opportunity to role-play in mock interviews during the session.
In this activity, participants will explore the different uses of transformations in Precalculus using the TI-Nspire™. We will apply
transformation of functions: a * f(x), f(x) + d, f(x - c), f(b * x). With
the TI-Nspire™, these become a dynamic, hands-on experience.
3:30 - 4:30
817
Mustang 4
Colleen Clower,
Presentation
Northwest ISD
General Interest
Correlation
3:30 - 4:30
818, 782
In spite of increasing budget constraints, we have expanded the
number of instructional and mentor coaches to develop mathematicians for the 21st Century and impact the entire district. Ideas and
819, 486
Grapevine D
Presentation
Featured Session
General Interest
3:30 - 4:30
David Chard,
Pecos 1
Christopher Allaire,
Juan Castillo,
822
Activity
Fort Worth ISD
Technology 9-12
Using The TI-Nspire™ To Teach Transformations In
Precalculus
3:30 - 4:30
823
Technology
Appaloosa 2
Activity
9-12
Gary Cosenza,
Debra Erhart,
Austin – IPSI
OnTRACK For College Readiness
Participants will learn how to access, explore and experience free
student ready lessons from OnTRACK for College Readiness that
of Texas in partnership with the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
MSTAR Universal Screener And RtI
Pecos 3
Rozanne Rubin,
824
Activity
Technology 9-12
The TI-Nspire™ Handheld – A Tool for 21st Century Learners
Come meet TI’s latest addition to learning technology — redesigned,
rechargeable, and ready to go - not just a graphing calculator. The
TI-Nspire is document–based, menu–driven, uses multiple representations, and has some new features that may surprise you. The
TI-Nspire handheld is permitted on a variety of assessments including
TAKS, SAT, ACT, and AP exams. Handhelds will be provided.
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Everly Broadway,
3:30 - 4:30
CAMT 2011
8:00 - 9:30
825
GeneralF
Interest
Ted H. Hull,
Ruth Harbin Miles,
Don S. Balka,
LCM: Leadership Coaching
Mathematics
Overcoming Resistance To Change
Overcoming resistance to change is a major factor in forging an effective mathematics program, yet it is rarely discussed. Mathematics
coaches and leaders often feel their efforts at improving instruction
are blocked or thwarted. This session provides insights on resistance
and strategies that transform classrooms so all students are successful.
8:00 - 9:30
826
Texas A
Presentation
Featured Session
National Education
Consultant
Closing The Achievement Gap: Teaching To Gender
Differences
Recent scientific research is illuminating the genetic differences
between the male and female brain. Based on the works of Michael
Gurian and Leonard Sax, this workshop presents the differences in
male and female brain development that affect behavior and learning. Teachers will come to understand that most school practices
reinforce how girls learn rather than boys; consequently, boys make
up the majority of our behavior problems, failures, and drop-outs.
Practical, hands-on literacy strategies will be presented that promote
instruction specifically for males, for females, and for both sexes.
Detailed hand-outs will be provided.
Pecos 3
Kathy Hale,
Activity
Graphing Calculator Activities To Support Instruction For
At-Risk Learners
8:00 - 9:00
F
Come learn interactive activities which illustrate strategies that will
get students thinking, talking, and doing math beyond the recall and
comprehension level. The focus will be on geometry and measurement with problem-solving applications.
Texas 4
Stephanie Pasley,
Step by Step Expressions, Inc.
830
Activity
6-8
The Math Party: Learning Math Through Music And Dance
8:00 - 9:00
In this electrifying session, you will sing, dance, and most importantly, learn! The MATH PARTY session encompasses songs,
raps, chants, and movements that can be infused into your existing
mathematics curriculum. Aligned with National Council of Teachers
of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards, the motivating, musical, mathematical repertoire includes age-appropriate content for all grade
levels. This session is interactive, motivational, inspirational, and
educational! Don’t be TARDY for the MAAATH PAARRTY!!
Texas 3
Sabrina McCullough,
Mathematics Consultant
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Begin With The End In Mind: Lesson Planning 101
8:00 - 9:00
831
Working through an activity, participants will discover how to
effectively plan a lesson that engages the learner, spiral multiple
concepts, and provide appropriate assessments throughout.
827
This session is designed to provide math activities, hands-on training, and instruction for educators working with students in a variety
of special education programs. Lessons and activities will feature
the TI-84 Plus™ graphing calculator, and participants will also
receive an overview of information on other resources available at
various Texas Instruments websites including, TAKS practice lessons and assessment items.
Grapevine D
Pam Harris,
828
Presentation
Fractions Like You Have Never Seen Them (Includes Add
And Subtract)
8:00 - 9:00
F
We will use double number lines and problem strings to build proportional reasoning, find equivalent fractions, and add and subtract
fractions.
Appaloosa 1
Auston Cron,
PSJA North High School
Activity
Technology 6-12
Using Interactive Teaching Tools In The Classroom:
Geogebra And TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
8:00 - 9:00
832
Today’s students expect to see and use interactive tools and technology. GeoGebra and the TI-Nspire™ are two of the best tools available. Teaching mathematics in a computer lab allows students to
simultaneously utilize desktop and handheld technology. GeoGebra
is free, yet computer software cannot be used on the TAKS test. The
TI-Nspire™ can be used on the TAKS test with great advantage for
the school and the student. Creating similar lessons with GeoGebra
and placing them on the web allows the students to do the same
interactive lessons at home. Doing interactive lessons at home and
in the classroom help make the connections students need. The limitations and advantages of both interactive tools will be discussed.
Samples of student projects will be available. Materials will be
available for download a week after CAMT.
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F
ELL/Bilingual,
William McBride,
Texas B
Bea Luchin,
NUMBERS Mathematics
829
Presentation
Strategies To Get Them Thinking, Doing, And Talking Math!
8:00 - 9:00
Wednesday
Featured Session
Grapevine A
Activity
CAMT 2011
Grapevine B
Catherine Lewis,
Mills College
833
Presentation
Develop Professional Learning Communities Through
Lesson Study
Secondary
Wednesday
8:00 - 9:30
F
Try out elements of lesson study, a student-focused, teacher-led approach to professional development.
Grapevine C
Nanci Smith,
Presentation
Differentiating Instruction In The Secondary Math Classroom
8:00 - 9:30
F
834
“But math is different!” Maybe, but that only increases the need to
understand how to understand how to differentiate instruction, so
that all students can be successful, even in math! The structure of
differentiation, which provides teachers with a way to address student
differences, will be explored. Ways to assess for student readiness,
interest, and learning profile, as well as a means to manage and use
the information, will be given. Come participate in this hands-on
workshop featuring quick and easy-to-make activities that reinforce
necessary skills, develop deeper conceptual understandings in math,
and engage students with a sense of fun and excitement.
Pecos 1
Valerie Hudson,
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
835
Activity
Technology 9-12
Data Gathering Activities With The TI-Nspire™
8:00 - 9:00
Engage your students with activities geared toward algebra classes
using the TI-Nspire™, along with the CBR2™ and various probes.
CDs with activities presented will be provided.
8:00 - 9:00
835.5
Pecos 2
Presentation
6-12
Christina Hamilton,
DeSoto ISD
Nikisha Edwards,
Cedar Hill ISD
Using Mathematical Communication In The Classroom To
Increase Student Achievement
Allowing students to communicate their mathematical ideas is the
most inexpensive, yet powerful, teaching and assessment tool ever
created. Recent research on the effectiveness of allowing students
to communicate both written and orally in math class, as well as
proven data, will be presented in this session. This session will be
beneficial to its participants because, they will acquire the knowledge of how communication benefits all levels of learners. Handouts of how to implement effective research-based communication
strategies will be given.
Texas D
Tom Butts,
Presentation
Dallas
Some Of My Favorite Questions, One Last TIme
8:00 - 9:00
836, 476
F
Thinking is driven by questions, not answers. The art of questioning goes back to Socrates, who believed that the primary purpose of
questions is to provoke learning, not to ascertain what has already
been learned. In this talk, we discuss several ways to pose questions, both forwards and backwards, that encourage learning facts,
concepts, reasoning, and problem-solving. Many examples from
algebra, geometry, and number theory will be given.
Mustang 4
Mary E. Evans,
Waco ISD
837
Activity
6-12
The Amazing Race, TAKS Math Style
8:00 - 9:00
Would you like to find a way to have students prove their knowledge of TAKS Objectives and TEKS in a fun, creative, intensely
competitive way? Then, allow them to play The Amazing Race —
TAKS Math Style. You will leave this session with at least one race
that you can have your students work cooperatively to compete for a
100% as a test grade and build teamwork skills.
Appaloosa 4
Activity
9-12
Writing IEPs that Count
8:00 - 9:00
838
Pat Vick,
Aldine ISD
This session will focus on understanding and writing IEP as well
as applying modifications and accommodations in the co-teaching
classroom that make sense - allowing the Special Ed student to be
successful.
Fort Worth 5/6
Dwight Cooley,
839, 767
Activity
Worth
General Interest
9:15 - 10:15
The purpose of this session is to explore the use of Differentiated Instruction (DI) in the mathematics classroom. The discussion will focus
on topics that relate to characteristics of DI—what it is and what it is
not, planning for DI, identifying mathematical learning styles, as well
as other questions that may arise about the use of DI in math class.
Palomino 2
Shirley Matteson,
Texas Tech University
Presentation
General Interest
The Journey To Becoming An NBCT
9:15 - 10:15
840
The goal of this presentation is to inform educators of the requirements and rewards in becoming a National Board Certified Teacher.
The benefits to students and other educational stakeholders will be
addressed through a review of educational research studies. Topics to
be discussed during this session include: program history, eligibility,
certification areas and grade levels, requirements, the assessment process, financial issues and assistance, and candidate support programs.
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This hands-on session will focus on forgotten features of the TI83/84 Plus™ graphing calculator. Topics will include the equation
solver, storing pictures, using Boolean Logic to test answers, memory reset for testing, archiving, games, table setup, zoom memory,
bar graphs, circle graphs, grouping, split screens, and much, much
more. Don’t miss this one. The handout alone is worth your time.
842
F
Transformations, coordinate geometry, calculator and computer
graphics, and increased attention to applications have all caused,
without fanfare, changes in how we look at the shapes of figures.
This talk discusses the changes in school geometry over the past
half century from the standpoint of the concept of shape.
Austin 3
Jan Frimpter,
Activity
School
General Interest
Cross Cultural Teaching Differences
9:15 - 10:15
843
I will share things I learned while preparing to teach overseas that
I wish I had known while teaching in Texas—engaging students in
practical problem situations.
Fort Worth 7
Marcy Reed,
Terlingua CSD
Presentation
General Interest
Motivation For Any Math Classroom
9:15 - 10:15
F
We will use arrays, double number lines, and problem strings to
build proportional reasoning, find equivalent fractions, and multiply
and divide fractions.
Palomino 3
Laura Wilson,
Math GPS
Activity
6-8
STAAR Mapping: A Guide To Success
9:15 - 10:15
847
How can you prepare your students for STAAR and higher expectations? Come find ways to make your instruction rise to the rigor of
increasing demands. This session will focus on how to use your
instructional time to gain the most understanding by all of your
students.
Pecos 1
Sarah Bauguss,
Katy ISD
Activity
Technology 6-12
Exploring Math With The TI-Nspire™
9:15 - 10:15
848
The presenter will show participants how to use the TI-Nspire™
handheld to teach math in an exploratory problem-based learning environment. Participants will first learn how to introduce the
TI-Nspire™ to their students. They will then be shown where to
find lessons already created for the TI-Nspire™ that will help their
students explore and discover important math concepts. Participants
will practice downloading files to their handheld and using them to
explore.
844
Come learn six ideas/materials that will help you create a motivated,
student-centered classroom. Ideas presented will include Math
Police, Math Airport, Math Space Station, Math Race Track, Math
Folder Tic Tac Toe, and a simple, year-round bulletin board.
Appaloosa 1
Katie Savino,
Wylie ISD
845
Presentation
Technology 6-8
Teaching Math In A Web 3.0 World
9:15 - 10:15
Are you ready to engage your students like never before? We will
begin by discussing Web 3.0 tools that benefit the middle school
math student. I will show you how to use these resources in your
classroom through lessons I have carried out with my students. You
leave this session with a plethora of resources and a guide for implementation in your classroom.
9:15 - 10:15
849
ELL/Bilingual
Featured Session
Texas C
Presentation
6-12
F
Kolak Group, Inc.
Vocabulary In 3-D For ELLS
Use spatial intelligence to help ELLS develop academic language
in your math classroom. Learn quick, fun, and effective strategies
to advance English acquisition that require little or no additional
planning time.
Yellow Rose
850
Presentation
9-12
Building Math Vocabulary
9:15 - 10:15
Sheila Griffith,
Knowsys Test Prep
Learn how to use interactive teaching strategies to grow your students’ mathematics vocabulary.
page 119
Secondary
Texas B
Zalman Usiskin,
Presentation
The Shape Of Geometry And The Geometry Of Shape
9:15 - 10:15
Grapevine D
Pam Harris,
846
Presentation
Fractions Like You Have Never Seen Them (Includes
Multiply And Divide)
9:15 - 10:15
Wednesday
Pecos 3
Robb Wilson,
Texas Instruments
841
Activity
Graphing Calculators—Good Stuff You Need To Know!!!
9:15 - 10:15
CAMT 2011
9:15 - 10:15
Secondary
Wednesday
851
Pecos 2
Activity
Thang Tran,
Arlington ISD
Justin Blackwell,
Arlington
9-12
Matrices, What Good Are They?
When teaching matrices to high school students, all teachers must
answer the age old question, “Why are we learning this?” In this
presentation we will illustrate the importance of and applications
of matrices, and matrix operations, beyond the standard problems in high school curriculum. The lessons develop an intuitive
understanding of what a differential equation is, without any prior
knowledge of calculus, so that students can fully understand the
biological process that is being modeled by the matrices. You will
see how a lesson that was taught to the students brought forward the
mathematical vertical strands connecting the fellow’s research and
the classroom curriculum.
Texas A
Edward Burger,
Williams
College
852
Presentation
How To Discretely Teach Creativity From Doodling To
Discovering
9:45 - 11:15
F
We will explore the true lessons that mathematics can offer long
after our students have forgotten how to solve for x. We will include lively hands-on discovery learning activities involving graph
theory and discrete mathematics to illustrate our approach.
Texas D
Marilyn Evans,
Bellhaven
College
853
Activity
Using The Legacy Of Black And Hispanic Americans To
Inspire Mathematics And Scientific Learning
9:45 - 11:15
F
The diversity in Black and Hispanic Communities is vast as it is rich.
Enhance your students’ curriculum with projects based on the math
and scientific accomplishments of Black and Hispanic Americans.
Grapevine A
Anne Papakonstantinou,
Rice
University
854
Activity
Exploring Finite Differences Through Multiple
Representations Of Functions
9:45 - 11:15
F
Explore finite differences to develop a deep understanding of linear,
quadratic, and exponential functions through hands-on activities and
using graphing technology. Determine the characteristics that make
these functions linear, quadratic, or exponential, based on finite differences. Discuss the pedagogical implications for including such
activities in your repertoire of lessons.
page 120
Grapevine C
855
Presentation
Cool Investigations In Geometry
9:45 - 11:15
F
Michael Serra,
Author
Does every pentomino tile the plane? What are all the Archimedean
tilings? What is origamics? We’ll investigate these and other questions. Come join us.
Palomino 1
Presentation
10:30 - 11:30
856, 803
Fran Kilpack,
Qwizdom
about YOUR perfect learning environment.
Yellow Rose
Concepcion Molina,
SEDL
Presentation
General Interest
The Trouble With Math Is English—And A Few Other Things
10:30 - 11:30
857
This session examines the impact of mathematical language,
symbolism, and representation on mathematics instruction and on
students attainment of conceptual understanding of various mathematics topics. The presentation includes investigations of difficulties due to the nature of the English language itself and problematic
language-based tendencies ingrained in mathematics instruction.
Appaloosa 2
Wendy Prater,
Lee Hattaway,
Activity
Wylie ISD
Blogarithms: Converting Number Concepts Into Talking
Points
10:30 - 11:30
858
Connect your students to each other and to the outside world
through blogging! Students gain a deeper understanding when they
write about math. Blogs enable students to write, ask questions,
collaborate, and research—and they’ll do the same for teachers, too!
Our session will wrap up with excellent blogs for teachers to follow
and suggestions for organizing them all.
CAMT 2011
Do you need help engaging your students? Do you need help
organizing your delivery of your online curriculum and resources?
In this session, you will discover how to turn your online curriculum
into interactive, engaging math lessons. We will explore these strategies on both a SMARTBoard and an Airliner. Come see how much
fun it can be teaching math.
Laura Thomason,
Math Team,
Mansfield ISD
Come learn how to meet technology and mathematics TEKS by
incorporating interactive slates, clicker systems, and iPod touch/
iPads into your teaching.
Pecos 3
Linda Bruton,
Region 14 ESC
Activity
TI Graphing Calculators—How’s Your Memory?
10:30 - 11:30
861
This hands-on session will explore memory management with TI
graphing calculators. Learn about RAM memory, archive memory,
archiving, operating systems, zoom memory, grouping, deleting
games, disabling APPS and programs, and much more. TI-84 Plus™
graphing calculators will be provided, or bring your own.
Fort Worth 5/6
Sandy Atkins,
Creating AHAS, UC
862
Activity
General Interest
10:30 - 11:30
In this session, we’ll examine a model that involves both intervention and prevention, based on the vertical progression of concept
development.
Texas B
Marcy Cook,
Marcy Cook Math
863
Activity
Mathematics Spoken Here: Problem Solving And
Communication Go Hand In Hand
10:30 - 11:30
F
864
Pecos 2
Activity
Christopher Boyd,
6-8
Arlington
Arlington ISD
Jason Gilgenbach,
Have Fun With Probability: The Cow Plop Lottery
The cow plop lottery is a fun introduction to probability. Each student determines his or her chance of winning by simply comparing
the area of their plot of land to the whole field. In this scenario, plots
are divided in such a way that the dimensions are irregular fractions
which must be measured with non-standard rulers! In this activity, the University of Texas at Arlington GK-12 Mathematician in
Residence and mentor-teacher, supported the students in a learning
activity where simple probability and equivalent forms of rational
numbers found in 8th grade mathematics are linked to the real world
and research mathematics.
Dallas 1/2
Shannon Alba,
Humble ISD
Activity
6-8
Manipulatives In The Middle School Math Classroom
10:30 - 11:30
865
This session will provide ready-to-use activities that help students
construct their own knowledge through investigation with manipulatives.
Texas C
Larry Lesser,
866
Presentation
Paso
10:30 - 11:30
F
Pecos 1
Juan Castillo,
Christopher Allaire,
Activity
Fort Worth ISD
Technology 9-12
Using The TI-Nspire™ To Teach Transformations In
Geometry
10:30 - 11:30
867
In this activity, participants will explore the different uses of transformations in geometry using the TI Nspire™. We will perform
dilations, reflections, rotations, and translations on the handheld.
With the NSpire™, this becomes dynamic, hands-on experience.
Speak the language of mathematics and ensure that your students
are motivated to be problem solvers. Encourage strategic thinking
with the provision of starters, stumpers, and independent task-time
activities.
page 121
Secondary
Palomino 3
860, 878
Presentation
General Interest
10:30 - 11:30
10:30 - 11:30
Wednesday
Appaloosa 1
Sandy Szako,
Cindy Luttrell,
859
Presentation
Region 6 ESC
Making Math Lessons Interactive Using A SMARTboard And
An Airliner
10:30 - 11:30
CAMT 2011
10:30 - 11:30
Secondary
Wednesday
868
Grapevine D
Activity
College Station ISD
872
9-12
Abilene ISD
ELL/Bilingual,
Mary Selcer,
Cindy Boyd,
Featured Session
Big Bang Algebra
Teaching activities and strategies that give you BIG BANG learning
in your Algebra 1 classroom.
San Antonio 3
869
Activity
9-12
Factoring: Just Do It!
10:30 - 11:30
Penny Long,
Michelle Adams,
Nacogdoches ISD
This session shows the importance of effective teaching of factoring and shows how factoring is used throughout algebra, geometry,
precalculus, and calculus. Don’t let factoring be a bad word in your
classroom anymore!
Del Rio 2
David Bridges,
Comanche
ISD
870
Presentation
9-12
CSCOPE, Project Share, And Secondary Math Can Live
Together In Peace
10:30 - 11:30
I will share lessons learned about the implementation of the
CSCOPE curriculum through the platform of Project Share and
Epsilen, with special emphasis on the one-to-one laptop situation. I
will also share how to manage technology in the classroom. These
things have made teaching more effective for me and more engaging for my students.
Appaloosa 4
Amy Rang,
The
Curriculum Project
870.5
Activity
6-12
Secondary Teachers Are “LOOPY” for Math!
10:30 - 11:30
Teachers love loop games because they’re easy and effective. Join
us to play and leave with a TEKS-friendly strategy to engage students in concepts and vocabulary while having fun!
Austin 6
Stan Hartzler,
Archer
City ISD
871
Presentation
Applying Learning Principles: Attention, Initial Learning,
Recall, And Synthesis
11:30 - 1:00
Learn how to gain and keep student attention, help students process
information, overcome forgetting and confusion, develop recall
power and synthesis, and enable application.
page 122
11:30 - 1:00
Texas 1/2
Presentation
F
William McBride,
National Education
Consultant
Words Are No Problem: Strategies To Learn Math
Vocabulary
Forty percent of math areas are reading areas. This enlightening and
entertaining workshop will demonstrate a number of proven strategies that help students understand math terminology. These strategies engage all students and help them restate difficult concepts in
terms that they can understand and use.
Mustang 2
Stephanie Avance,
Celia Trujillo,
Activity
Garland ISD
6-8
Integrating Math And Science To Achieve Student Success
And Understanding
11:30 - 1:00
873, 974
In this session, you will learn firsthand how collaboration between
math and science departments can strengthen students’ skills and
understanding between the two content areas. You will see several
lessons that demonstrate how to integrate math and science concepts
and learn how to design, modify, and implement integrated lessons.
Sample lessons will be provided which encourage and challenge
specific sub-populations to engage in hands-on activities. There will
also be opportunities for teachers to discuss areas in which math
and science integration can occur, based on specific grade levels and
content. Scope and sequence discrepancies for math and science
will be addressed.
Fort Worth 1/2
Alison Beazley,
Winston School
874, 935
Activity
6-8
Real-World Math For Earth’s Sake
11:30 - 1:00
So much of environmental awareness relies on our understanding of
mathematics. Discover how algebra, data analysis, problem solving,
measurement, and more are all employed in hands-on activities to
learn more about human population trends, energy use, land use,
climate change, and other issues shaping our future on earth. A free
CD-ROM of activities will be available!
CAMT 2011
Problem-solving, spatial sense, conceptual understanding, and basic
skills are linked with this series of curricular activities, games and
assessment strategies. Differentiation of instruction and character
development are also stressed.
Mustang 1
Kay Olds,
Region 5 ESC
876
Activity
6-8
CIRCLES – There’s No End To Them !
11:30 - 1:00
11:30 - 1:00
877
Grapevine 4/5
Activity
6-8
Susan Troutman,
Carolyn L. White,
Mathematics Project
879
General Interest
Learn how to meet technology and mathematics TEKS by incorporating interactive slates, clicker systems, and iPod touch/iPads into
your teaching.
Region 18 ESC
Pecos 3
Blake Helms,
Tyler ISD
880
Presentation
TI-Nspire™ Downloads And Upgrades, What’s New And
How To Get It
TI-Nspire™ software and operating systems at the TI-Nspire™
website (www.tinspire.com) and then show you how to get it loaded
on your equipment. We will also explore how to find TI-Nspire™
document files and load the documents on the handheld. Additionally, a demonstration of various connectivity cables will be provided
including the TI-Nspire Connect-to-Class™ kit. Remember upgrades
and operating systems are free. It’s time to get connected.
Dallas 1/2
Activity
General Interest
Problem Solving With Chess
Explore children’s literature and engage in hands-on activities and
games to discover, enhance, and make connections to geometry and
measurement in the world around us. Investigate and construct 3D
solids, challenge your measuring abilities, and seek out shapes in
your world.
Mansfield ISD
Debbie Bynum,
11:45 - 12:45
881
Laura Thomason,
Dinah Zike Academy
Discover new ways to enhance student understanding of complex
math concepts with evidence-based, kinesthetic, and integrative Foldables®. Come make and take learning and assessment tools that build
in differentiation, improve student achievement, and reduce paper
use. Leave with practical ideas that are ready to use on Monday.
11:45 - 12:45
Palomino 3
878, 860
Presentation
General Interest
Nancy Wisker,
Slaying Math Dragons Using Foldables®
I Spy Geometry Around Me
11:45 - 12:45
Fort Worth 5/6
Activity
Stephen Schneider,
Championship Chess
Chess-related problems address complex, spatial tasks and relationships; provide collaborative or competitive challenges; and allow
students to intuit and explain reasoning.
Grapevine A
Don Balka,
Presentation
Visible Thinking In The Mathematics Classroom
11:45 - 12:45
882
F
Research on effective classrooms shows visible thinking weaves
throughout teacher planning, presentation, and reflecting. In making thinking visible, teachers have a variety of strategies to use in
their classrooms. How these strategies work to increase learning in
mathematics is complex. What are classroom activities that make
student thinking visible? How can they be extended? What are the
benefits of visible thinking? Creating activities that make student
thinking visible is critical in closing the achievement gap.
page 123
Secondary
CIRCLES can be used to teach many of the middle school math
TEKS. This session is full of hands-on activities using manipulatives (circles of course) to understand diameter, circumference,
equivalent fractions, percentage, area, volume, and even graphs.
Join the fun!
11:45 - 12:45
Wednesday
Mustang 6
Rene LeBlanc,
John del Regato,
875
Activity
6-8
Facilitating Problem Solving, Geometric Reasoning, And
Basic Skills Via Interactive Math Games
11:30 - 1:00
CAMT 2011
Austin 4/5
883
Activity
New Teachers 6-8
Fearless Fractions
Wednesday
11:45 - 12:45
Nederland ISD
Come learn a multi-sensory approach to teaching fractional relationships. Teachers will learn an innovative technique to teach the
following topics using colorful manipulatives to address the various
learning styles of their students: equivalent fractions, simplifying
fractions, ratios and probability, percents and proportions, making predictions, and adding and subtracting fractions and mixed
numbers.
11:45 - 12:45
884
Secondary
Carol McKeever,
Catherine Hillsten,
Dallas 5/6
Activity
6-8
Pam Clark,
Pam Dunn,
Connally ISD
CSI: Math
Come join us to discover the general characteristic of the person
who broke into the school. Using basic proportions, we can find out
about the intruder and help the police capture them.
Yellow Rose
John Hobbs,
Wylie
ISD
885
Presentation
6-8
Improving Middle School Mathematics Teaching
11:45 - 12:45
Helpful hints will be given from a 35-year teacher who has taught in
both middle school and high school.
11:45 - 12:45
886, 562
ELL/Bilingual
Austin 1/2
Presentation
6-8
Eloise Kuehnert,
Garland ISD
Big Gestures!
Engage your students with hand gestures and movements that will
help them remember mathematical vocabulary and concepts. In this
interactive session we will use the Whole Brain Teaching method to
review gestures for concepts such as problem-solving strategies, order of operations, cross products vs. fraction products, and Pythagorean Theorem. We will also review gestures for a few algebra terms
such as independent vs. dependent, variables, and slope.
Austin 3
887
Activity
6-8
Tasks Revealing Comprehension
11:45 - 12:45
Ruth Payne Stevens,
Don Moody,
Dallas ISD
Come learn how to implement multiple TEKS using real-world
applications by incorporating questions to assess and/or advance
knowledge and performance of all subgroups.
page 124
Texas 4
Erin Evans,
Rhonda Bush,
887.5
Activity
Ursuline Academy of Dallas
ELL/Bilingual 9-12
No More “When Will I Ever Use This?”
11:45 - 12:45
Two teachers are putting a stop to the dreaded “When will I ever use
this?” Project-based learning examples for the use of math in the
business world and in fine arts will be presented.
Grapevine 6
Jeanine McGregor,
Mac Math, Inc.
888
Activity
6-8
Why Just Close Achievement Gaps? Eliminate The Origin Of
Them!
11:45 - 12:45
Any linear function limited to a specific time allotment will always
produce gaps. To close linear gaps, someone in front has to pull
back, or someone behind has to do double time, and then a gap,
however small, will still exist. Applying simple logistics to learning
and teaching, while using radial progression instead of linear, allows
each individual to uniquely succeed at unprecedented levels. At-risk
students top out standardized tests. Case studies are given.
Dallas 3/4
Ruth Wunderlich,
889
Activity
6-12
How To Solve The Rubik’s Cube Like A Mathematician
11:45 - 12:45
This session will consist of an overview of a method for solving
the cube that does not require the use of memorized sequences of
moves, but rather teaches one to understand why a sequence of
moves works and involves both discovery and flexibility of method.
Interspersed will be examples of the same principles being important in our mathematics classrooms. You may have never picked up
a cube in your life, or you may have been solving cubes since the
early 1980’s. Everyone will learn something that they did not previously know about the cube. Some cubes will be provided during the
session.
Del Rio 2
Lisa Torres,
Gilliam Collegiate Academy
890
Activity
9-12
Math Strategies for New Teachers
11:45 - 12:45
A collaboration of ideas of strategies for teaching math concepts and
more reading in content area strategies.
CAMT 2011
11:45 - 12:45
891
6-12
Christina Hamilton,
DeSoto ISD
Nikisha Edwards,
Cedar Hill ISD
to communicate, both written and orally in math class, as well as
beneficial to its participants because they will acquire the knowledge of how communication benefits all levels of learners. Handouts of how to implement effective research-based communication
Appaloosa 2
John Diehl,
Retired
895
Activity
Technology 9-12
The Casio PRIZM As A Teaching And Learning Tool In AP
Statistics
11:45 - 12:45
Participants will use the Casio PRIZM graphing calculator as a
teaching and learning tool to explore topics in AP Statistics. The
focus will be to use the calculator to “visualize and verify”— that is,
to use the calculator to verify computation, but also to visualize the
concepts behind the processes. Topics will include statistical plots,
regression, probability, distribution functions, confidence intervals,
and hypothesis tests.
11:45 - 12:45
896, 963
F
Participants will share their challenges and learning from lesson
study. Experiences from California groups will be shared (via video)
by the presenter.
11:45 - 12:45
893, 706
Palomino 2
Presentation
9-12
David A. Young,
Fayetteville Public Schools
Michael Odell,
University of Texas at Tyler
STEM 2.1
Get your hands-on four long-term Nspire™-based STEM activities
for the secondary mathematics and sciences classroom. See how
to use these investigations developed by TI and the University of
Texas at Tyler under the direction of Michael Odell and learn how
to pump up your STEM understanding, as we move to STEM-based
instruction.
San Antonio 4
Kathleen Cage Mittag,
University of Texas at San
894
Activity
Antonio
9-12
Exploring Statistical Concepts Using Manipulatives
11:45 - 12:45
Different-sized pencils will be used to explore statistical concepts
such as mean, standard deviation, z-scores, the Empirical Rule,
margin of error, and confidence intervals.
9-12
Elizabeth Howell,
North Central Texas College
Shelly Vorwerk,
Parish Episcopal School
Adding Fun And Variety To Algebra 2, Precalculus, And
Calculus Classes
We all know that lecture is not the only way to present new material.
Here are some fun and new ways to introduce topics or to reinforce
concepts for students in Algebra 2, Precalculus, or even AP Calculus
classes. Come ready to participate and have fun!
Mustang 3
Mick Y.Y. Chang,
Solution Instruction
Activity
9-12
Backward Design Of EOC Assessment Items To Improve Numeracy
11:45 - 12:45
897
Come experience a hands-on practice session of the Backward Design Numeracy strategy by modifying, permutating, and scaffolding
of the released EOC assessment Items.
Palomino 1
Jennifer Surgeson,
Janice Hatter,
Activity
Lewisville ISD
9-12
Tricks And Tips With The TI-84 Plus™
11:45 - 12:45
898
Refresh your memory or learn new tricks on the TI graphing calculators. Participants will create programs, collect and enter data, then
produce graphs, statistics, or functions from their data. Please bring
a TI-83/84™ graphing calculator.
11:45 - 12:45
899
Technology
Appaloosa 1
Activity
9-12
Wendy Levell,
Jessica Caviness,
Michelle McAlister,
Coppell ISD
Start Some Big Lessons With The Very BASICS Of
SMARTNotebook
Save the games for later. We will show you how to get started with
the very basics of SMARTNotebook. Examples of actual math
lessons and how to get them from your head to the notebook will be
shown!
page 125
Secondary
Grapevine B
Catherine Lewis,
Mills College
892
Presentation
Share Your Lesson Study Challenges And Experiences!
11:45 - 12:45
Dallas 7
Activity
Wednesday
Del Rio 3
Presentation
CAMT 2011
1:00 - 2:00
Secondary
Wednesday
900
Fort Worth 5/6
Presentation
6-8
Cassie Blanton,
Kitty Badger,
Linda Salgado,
Troup ISD
How To Squeeze Some Fun Into Middle School Math
This presentation focuses on activities and projects used to keep
middle school students having fun while they learn.Topics will
include the What Is It? Wall, I See Math, Oreo Scale Factors, Beginning of the Year Projects, Pi Week, Spider Math, and much more.
This session was presented at CAMT 2010.
Dallas 3/4
905, 989
Activity
6-8
Engage Students With Graphing
1:00 - 2:00
Austin 4/5
901
Activity
6-8
Integers Oh, My!
1:00 - 2:00
Pam Clark,
Pam Dunn,
Connally ISD
How can I show integers to my class and help them grasp the idea
of adding and subtracting integers? Let us show you the Integer
Highway, The Animals at the Carnival, as well as others ways.
Texas 4
Valerie Clem,
Marisa
Pelonero,
902, 686
Activity
Galveston ISD
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
1:00 - 2:00
Fun, hands-on lessons can be done on a budget! Increase your
test scores while engaging your students and decreasing absences.
Sounds too good to be true? Come see how teachers at our school
get 97% attendance, 90% meeting TAKS Standards and over 45%
Commended.
1:00 - 2:00
903
San Antonio 4
Activity
North Forest ISD
6-8
Houston ISD
Tamica Kirby,
Mellonie Kirby,
Foldable Foldables
Join us as we fold make-and-take, hands-on activities for students
struggling with linear equations.
Fort Worth 7
Arturo Olivares,
Institute
for Public School
904, 455
Activity
Initiatives
6-8
5 Ways To Engage Your Students In Math
1:00 - 2:00
This session will provide participants ways to integrate the 5E
model that allows students and teachers to experience common
activities, to use and build on prior knowledge and experience, to
construct meaning for a concept, and to continually assess their
understanding of a concept. The session will also provide ideas to
engage your Tier II students through modeling and hands-on activities without you having to modify your lesson. Researched based
strategies and exemplar practices will be shared. This session will
be fast paced— you won’t want to miss it!
page 126
Pearland ISD
Learn how to incorporate objective 5 (probability and statistics) year
round through data collection, graph-in activities. You will leave
with ideas to teach students how to predict and infer.
906
1:00 - 2:00
Bonnie Scheidt,
Mary Kemper,
Pecos 2
Activity
Daree Yancey,
6-8
Arlington
Arlington ISD
Aubrey Rhoden,
Is Mathematics Science?
The GK-12 MAVS Project is a program funded by the National
Science Foundation (NSF) at The University of Texas at Arlington,
designed to expose junior high and high school students to graduate
level mathematics in their classroom in a way that is appropriate and
connected to the K-12 school curriculum. We will present activities
from several different lessons designed to draw a link between the
subject commonly known as science and the scientific subject commonly known as mathematics. The link is made through applied
mathematics research involving numerical simulations of medical
imaging of blood clots.
Del Rio 3
Activity
6-8
Model Madness
1:00 - 2:00
907, 517
Marjorie Huber,
McKinney ISD
Models, pictures, and real-world experiences to get your kids moving in math class.
Austin 3
Activity
6-8
The One That (Almost) Got Away
1:00 - 2:00
908, 566
Damian Pillatzke,
Ysleta ISD
Participants will explore the development of the “One Away”
strategy for ordering fractions and leave with lesson frameworks for
multiple grade levels. Explicitly build your students’ number sense,
while reinforcing their conceptual understanding of fractions.
1:00 - 2:00
909
Mustang 4
Activity
6-8
Deborah Kretschmer,
Ashley Lancaster,
Casey Chapman,
Lamar CISD
Get Techy In Math!
How much richness does your curriculum provide for the digital
learner? Learn about exciting, free Internet programs and apps that
will have your students creating, analyzing, remixing, and sharing
with rigor and relevance, as they build relationships.
CAMT 2011
In this session, participants will benefit from learning tips and tricks
to create dynamic lessons to more thoroughly engage digital learners with an interactive whiteboard (SMART Notebook software will
be emphasized). Whether the participant is a new or experienced
whiteboard user, this session will meet the needs of the learner and
leave participants satisfied and enthused to use the whiteboard in
new ways. The presenter will share crucial lesson design elements
and demonstrate how to transform a typical lesson into a hands-on
engaging lesson for students of the 21st century.
911, 961
PASS Math is a program created to meet the needs of parents who
really want to help their children succeed in math but need a little
refreshing and encouragement in their skill set. Through a series of
evening tutorials, we present key concepts of the math year and give
parents a special set of notes and examples: our ‘yellow pages.”
Come see how you might use this type of program to meet the needs
of your community.
San Antonio 3
912
Activity
6-12
Space Mathematics
1:00 - 2:00
Mike McGlone,
NASA Aerospace Education
Services Project
From monitoring the oil spill in the gulf to measuring the distance
to faraway galaxies, mathematics is a key component of space
exploration. Find out about these free resources from NASA, to
bring real-world math applications into the classroom.
Appaloosa 2
913
Activity
Technology 6-12
Creating Instructional Videos
1:00 - 2:00
Daniel Wennersten,
Teachers will learn how to create a short instructional video using a
variety of electronic media to enhance learning in the classroom and
to provide support for absent students.
Come see exciting new Foldables® to use in your math classroom.
Research has shown that Foldables® increase comprehension as
much as 20%. This session empowers teachers to use Foldables® in
their mathematics classroom. Participants practice making Foldables® using scissors, glue, and directions in order to guide students
in producing creative and authentic study tools for reading and writing in mathematics.
Dallas 1/2
Yvette Henry,
Region 4 ESC
915
Activity
9-12
Engagement! Just Picture It! Algebra
1:00 - 2:00
Engage your algebra students with TEKS-based snapshot activities
that promote problem-solving, reasoning, vocabulary development,
and mathematical connections, with an emphasis on student communication. Receive classroom-ready activities.
Yellow Rose
Activity
9-12
Ready. . . Set. . . Engage!
1:00 - 2:00
916, 510
Kim Hughey,
Donna Mitchell,
Comal ISD
This session is designed to arm you with the weapons you need
to fight student apathy and boredom. We will share some of the
exciting activities we use to help our students practice their skills
or review for upcoming tests. Participants will receive a handout
complete with detailed instructions for each activity.
Dallas 7
917, 511
Activity
9-12
Tic-Tac-Toe Factoring
1:00 - 2:00
Jennifer Morgan,
Christina Guynes,
Kermit ISD
Come and learn a fun and easy way to teach the factoring of quadratic trinomials. Students enjoy factoring when it is presented in
a puzzle format. We will also show some neat calculator tricks to
help your at-risk students learn to factor.
Dallas 5/6
918, 1001
Activity
9-12
Putting The Lid On Algebra
1:00 - 2:00
Susan Nelson,
Spring ISD
Recycle those jar and food container lids and demonstrate mathematics. Activities using these manipulatives provide data for linear,
quadratic, and rational functions. Participants will receive access to
ready-to-use lessons that introduce, summarize, or review function
concepts.
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Secondary
Appaloosa 3
Connie Curry,
Greg Kelly,
Activity
Conroe ISD
6-12
PASS Math – Tutorials For Parents
1:00 - 2:00
Austin 1/2
Christie LaFleur,
Glencoe McGraw-HIll
914, 691
Activity
6-12
Great New Foldables® For Math!
1:00 - 2:00
Wednesday
Appaloosa 1
Sarah Bauguss,
Teach Us Technology
910
Presentation
Technology 6-12
Hook Students With Interactive Lessons Using SMART
Notebook Software
1:00 - 2:00
CAMT 2011
Secondary
Wednesday
1:00 - 2:00
Fort Worth 3/4
RaMona Riggs,
Region
4 ESC
919
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 9-12
Algebra For The English Language Learner
1:00 - 2:00
Are your English language learners having difficulty comprehending algebraic concepts? Come experience an algebra lesson that
includes strategies that will help these struggling students as well as
their English speaking peers.
Students can learn by performing actions, observing the consequences, and making generalizations. This session will allow the
participants to explore some premade action-consequence documents for the TI-Nspire™, related to geometry. Participants will
discuss the possible impact of using these documents with geometry
students.
Pecos 1
920
Activity
Technology 9-12
Get Inspired With TI-Nspire™!
1:00 - 2:00
Vida Trevino,
Cherie Burkett,
Fort Worth ISD
Participants will use the TI-Nspire™ to create dynamic Algebra 2
and Precalculus activities to enhance teaching and learning in their
classrooms.
1:00 - 2:00
921
Palomino 1
Presentation
9-12
University of South Carolina
Philip Yasskin,
Douglas Meade,
Electronic Study Guide For AP Calculus
It’s two weeks before the AP exam. You’ve finished covering all the
material, and you are ready to review. But different students need
help on different material. You need differentiated instruction. What
do you do? You can tell each to review different sections of the
textbook and redo problems. You can have them do problems from
a paper study guide such as the Schaum’s Outlines. But each of
those sources have only a few problems on each topic, with maybe
answers and maybe a few solutions, but no guidance as to what they
are doing wrong. And you don’t have time to give one-on-one help
to each student. You need to refer them to an electronic study guide.
This talk will show you the pioneering electronic study guide: the
Maplets for Calculus (M4C). (See http://m4c math.tamu.edu).
Palomino 3
922
Presentation
9-12
Recharge Your Batteries!
1:00 - 2:00
Grapevine 1
924
Activity
9-12
Worth The Weight
1:00 - 2:00
Steven Griffin,
Azle ISD
Students will learn to calculate weighted averages by calculating quarterback ratings, grades, and other situations to which they
relate.
Palomino 2
Randy Henricks,
Knowsys Test Prep
925
Presentation
9-12
Motivating At-Risk Students To Succeed
1:00 - 2:00
Rejuvenate your mathematics program with effective materials
designed to reengage at-risk students who have “checked out” in all
but body!
Texas 3
926
Activity
9-12
Transformations Of Functions
1:00 - 2:00
Carolyn Collins,
Galena Park ISD
Come learn how to use GeoGebra to transform functions using
linear, quadratic, polynomial, and trigonometric functions.
Carol Danner,
Sanger ISD
Are you dragging and dreading another school year? Do you feel
drained and dried up of all enthusiasm? Jump-start your attitude
and come laugh (and maybe cry) with me as we celebrate the art
and heart of teaching.
page 128
Pecos 3
Linda Griffith,
Jean McGehee,
923
Presentation
University of Central Arkansas
Technology 9-12
Teaching Geometry With TI-Nspire™
Del Rio 2
David Giroux,
Dallas ISD
Presentation
9-12
Making Math Learning Accessible: Why Should Theater And
Other Elective Classes Have All The Fun?
1:00 - 2:00
927, 699
Find out how Slope Dude, Joe Quadratic, and Ogg the Caveman
help students learn about lines, parabolas, and systems of equations. Did you ever wonder if there was a Holy Grail of Algebra?
Come find out what it is. A handout DVD will include videos of the
characters mentioned, along with suggestions on how to use them in
the classroom.
CAMT 2011
Using a nonstandard approach, the authors will present a parametrization activity that can be used as a precursor to the introduction of
trigonometry.
Mustang 3
Mick Y.Y. Chang,
Solution Instruction
929
Activity
9-12
Backward Design Of EOC Assessment Items To Improve
Numeracy
1:00 - 2:00
Mustang 1
Tammy Zunker,
Kara Saly,
930
Activity
Conroe ISD
6-8
Creating STAAR Problem Solvers
1:15 - 2:45
Walk away with a ready-to-use tool that will change the way your
students attempt to solve those overwhelming word problems! This
is a great way to get STAAR ready.
Mustang 2
John Edgell,
931
Activity
6-8
Rational Number Arithmetic And Checks In Other-Based
Numerals
1:15 - 2:45
Come and see the algebraic alignment between an elementary lesson using pennies and a middle school lesson Breaking Bridges. The
lessons align algebraic concepts that support the Algebra 1 EOC.
Lessons are from Investigations in Number, Data and Space, and
Connected Mathematics.
Mustang 6
Aben Ellerbee,
Neufeld Learning System
Activity
6-8
Technology Integration That Helps Unpack Math Concepts
In Measurement And Geometry
1:15 - 2:45
934
Participants will see how the integration of virtual manipulatives
is used to build a deep understanding of area, surface area, and
volume. Our demonstrations show several ways to find the area and
volume of two- and three-dimensional figures.
Fort Worth 1/2
Alison Beazley,
Winston School
935, 874
Activity
6-8
Real-World Math For Earth’s Sake
1:15 - 2:45
So much of environmental awareness relies on our understanding of
mathematics. Discover how algebra, data analysis, problem-solving,
measurement, and more are all employed in hands-on activities, to
learn more about human population trends, energy use, land use,
climate change, and other issues shaping our future on earth. Free
CD-ROM of activities!
Working on arithmetic ( +, –, x, / ) of rational numbers expressed
in other bases and checking such by cast-outs can cast insights into
arithmetic of rational numbers expressed in base ten–checked by
casting out nines. Participants will be guided to make some of these
discoveries.
936
Grapevine 4/5
Kelli Gedart,
Caryl K. Pierson,
932, 763
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
Data-Driven, Differentiated Instruction Provides Algebra
Readiness In Middle School
Can students be responsible for their own learning? YES, when
given tools to help them do so. This session will demonstrate proven
tools and tactics in the classroom that help students use their own
data to make better decisions about learning. The tools are based on
the continuous improvement philosophy. Come find out about grade
charting, consensusgrams, and more. A handout of the PowerPoint
will be provided.
1:15 - 2:45
Texas 5/6
Ellen Jones,
Irving ISD
Presentation
6-12
Students Are Responsible For Their Own Learning!
1:15 - 2:45
Assessment, hands-on activities with manipulatives, and researchbased strategies will prepare middle-school students for success in
algebra. Differentiated instruction with fractions and integers for RtI,
ELL, Special Ed., basic and below-basic students will be demonstrated. Participants receive handouts of research and activities.
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Secondary
Come experience a hands-on practice session of the Backward Design Numeracy strategy by modifying, permutating, and scaffolding
of the released EOC Assessment Items.
Texas 1/2
Caren Sorrells,
Michaela Gair,
933
Activity
Birdville ISD
6-8
Patterns, Functions, And Change: A Look At The Vertical
Alignment From Elementary To Algebra
1:15 - 2:45
Wednesday
Appaloosa 4
Efraim Armendariz,
Mark Daniels,
928
Activity
University of Texas at Austin
9-12
A Parametrization Of Movement In The Plane
1:00 - 2:00
CAMT 2011
Secondary
Wednesday
1:15 - 2:45
San Antonio 5/6
Sara Moore,
ETA/Cuisenaire
937
Activity
6-12
Algebra For Everyone: Keep Students Engaged And Ensure
Understanding
Grapevine A
Sam Zigrossi,
942
Presentation
Have To!
As more and more students take Algebra 1, often earlier in their
school careers, teachers face new challenges helping these students
find success in mathematics. This session will share strategies for
keeping students actively engaged in learning mathematics, connecting algebra to prior mathematical knowledge, and developing
understanding through implementation of a manipulative-based
learning cycle from concrete to representational to abstract. Learn to
mix technology, hands-on tools, and traditional algebra content and
skills to find success for every child.
With the emergence of STAAR, the Common Core State Standards Movement and the intense pressure for students to acquire
21st–Century Skills, these requirements will force the teaching of
mathematics to change from its traditional approach and move to
another level of higher student achievement. Each of the above requirements will be described and some new ways of thinking about
teaching mathematics will be discussed, based on evidence-based
results in Texas, the USA, and internationally.
Grapevine 6
Allan Gibson,
Hitchcock ISD
938
Activity
9-12
Connecting Geometry And Puppetry
1:15 - 2:45
Explore a connection between geometry and art by creating a threedimensional puppet, and relate the construction to surface area and
volume.
Austin 6
Activity
9-12
Visualizing Calculus
1:15 - 2:45
939
Veronica Meeks,
Fort Worth ISD
940
Grapevine 2/3
Activity
9-12
Teressia Phillips,
Palaski County SSD
Mary J Sarli,
Austin
Using Technology To Teach Geometry
Teachers will participate in activities that will help teach geometric
concepts to high school students with the aid of TI-84 technology.
Participants will receive handouts and access to a website with
multiple technology activities.
Pecos 1
Chad Miller,
Tyler
ISD
Activity
TI-Nspire™ Teacher Edition Software For Classroom Instruction
2:15 - 3:15
941
This session will provide an overview of the TI-Nspire SmartView™ emulator software included with TI-Nspire™ Teacher
Edition software. It gives educators the ability to show to the class a
full interactive TI-Nspire™ or TI-Nspire CAS™ handheld alongside
a large handheld screen. Features include Large Split-screen Viewing, TI-Nspire™ documents, Screen Capture, and much more.
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F
Austin 1/2
Elizabeth Abernathy,
Austin ISD
943, 987
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
Making Vocabulary Fun For ELLS
2:15 - 3:15
Do you ever want to do more for your English Language Learners?
In this session you will experience hands-on activities that will engage your ELLs so they can master the academic vocabulary needed
for everyday mathematics.
2:15 - 3:15
944
Dallas 5/6
Activity
6-8
Activities and projects to assist students in visualizing major concepts in calculus will be demonstrated.
1:15 - 2:45
2:15 - 3:15
Edith Hays,
Catherine Banks,
How To Use Paper When Teaching Geometry
Paper will be used to teach and reinforce geometric concepts.
Del Rio 3
Marcey House,
Mandy Crutchfield,
945, 988
Activity
Hereford ISD
New Teachers 6-8
Learning Centers—They Are Not Just For Elementary!!!
2:15 - 3:15
Stuck in a rut??? Skeptical about stepping outside of your comfort
zone??? This session is for you! Come learn how to set up and facilitate learning centers in your secondary classroom from someone
who was once skeptical herself. This session will include ideas on
how to identify content and materials to help engage students in an
effective interactive and fun learning environment.
CAMT 2011
2:15 - 3:15
946, 689
6-8
Candy Keller,
Jamie Cook,
Devin Lee,
Gladewater ISD
Join the ladies from Gladewater Middle School as they continue
to lead you in an exciting journey through motivational strategies
for all students and having fun while managing your classroom in
the most effective ways. Topics to be discussed include: Coupons
and Passes, checkbook system, Math Night, Fundraisers, TAKS
Pep Rallies, Incentive Parties. This presentation was given in San
Antonio in 2010.
Big ideas with details! Innovative teaming strategies will improve
student motivation and academic success. Teaming is a channel for
sparking the creativity of teachers, improving classroom management, and parent involvement.
Dallas 1/2
Donna Monck,
Rock Christian Academy
948
Activity
6-8
Mastering Measurement Skills: Fractions, Scale Drawing,
And More!
2:15 - 3:15
Learn exciting, innovative, research-based methods to teach measurement, fractions, scale drawing, etc. These hands-on activities
provide practical application, leading to students and teacher success, ease, and enjoyment. Handouts and materials provided.
2:15 - 3:15
949
Pecos 2
Activity
Ashlee DeFilippis,
6-8
Arlington
Arlington ISD
Antonio Lopez,
Understanding Algebraic Solutions Through Wave
Applications
With all the advances in communications technology, such as cell
phones and laptops, what underlying mathematical principles make
it possible to separate electromagnetic waves that are interfering
with one another? The study of wave behavior helps to understand
the answer to this relevant question. Many algebra students wonder
and ask, “Why do we need to learn algebra?” Using classroomtested activities, we will connect basic algebraic properties to the
solutions of wave equations, showing students a useful application
of algebra to research-level applied mathematics.
Sally Marie Kelley,
Maricela Guevara,
Arlington ISD
Come explore interactive activities that help students reinforce
middle grades math concepts that build to algebraic reasoning. From
manipulatives to flipcharts, you’ll leave with many ideas for making
mathematical connections with your students.
2:15 - 3:15
951, 563
Fort Worth 5/6
Presentation
6-8
Candy Keller,
Jamie Cook,
Devin Lee,
Gladewater ISD
Pump It Up Through Projects!
The Math Team from Gladewater Middle School will share the
projects they have created to promote student interest and enhance
student performance. Projects will be discussed for 6th, 7th, and
8th grade algebra. Join the GMS math team as they take you on an
exciting journey that projects provide in and out of the classroom.
Austin 3
952, 642
Activity
6-8
Bundling For Success
2:15 - 3:15
Sharon Reed,
Palestine ISD
Come explore ways to bundle TEKS and add rigor and relevance to
increase student success. Teachers will leave with ideas that can be
easily implemented in the classroom.
Grapevine 1
Ruth R. Price,
MetaMetrics, Inc
953, 683
Presentation
6-8
Using Formative And Interim Assessments To Monitor
Student Progress
2:15 - 3:15
Many schools and districts monitor student progress using formative or interim assessments that report Quantile measures. With help
from textbook resources and the Quantile website, teachers can target instruction, more effectively promote mathematics growth, and
forecast student performance. Come explore the Quantile website
(www.quantiles.com), a free source of instructional resources.
Palomino 2
954
Activity
6-8
Raps, Rhythms, And Rhymes
2:15 - 3:15
Yolanda Clark,
Ebelver Lewis,
Port Arthur ISD
Use choral reading, raps, movement, and games to energize student
learning. Introduce students to rhythms to increase retention, recall,
and the application of concepts. Handouts will be provided.
page 131
Secondary
Austin 4/5
Carol McKeever,
Carol McKeever,
947
Activity
Nederland ISD
New Teachers 6-8
2:15 - 3:15
Appaloosa 2
950
Activity
Technology 6-8
Interactive Math Activities
2:15 - 3:15
Wednesday
Palomino 3
Presentation
CAMT 2011
2:15 - 3:15
Wednesday
955
Mustang 4
Activity
6-8
Lamar CISD
Get Techy In Math!
How much richness does your curriculum provide for the digital
learner? Learn about exciting, free Internet programs, and apps that
will have your students creating, analyzing, remixing, and sharing
with rigor and relevance as they build relationships.
2:15 - 3:15
956
Fort Worth 3/4
Activity
6-12
Secondary
Deborah Kretschmer,
Ashley Lancaster,
Casey Chapman
Nancy Echols,
Barbara Evans,
Genci Hasa,
Jared Haggins,
Dallas ISD
Slope Through Interactive Games And Activities
In this workshop, you will engage in games and activities that will
help your students better understand slope. Bring your flash drive
and walk away with things you can use immediately. This is a new
and improved version of last year’s presentation.
Texas 4
Zhonghong Jiang,
Texas
State University –
957
Activity
San Marcos
6-12
Transformations In The Dynamic Geometry Environments
2:15 - 3:15
Transformation capabilities become much more powerful in dynamic geometry environments. This presentation will show examples
of using dynamic geometry transformations to engage students in
geometric constructions and problem-solving explorations. These
activities have effectively facilitated the presenter’s students’ conceptual understanding and mathematical reasoning.
Dallas 3/4
Carol Malloy,
Glencoe
McGraw-Hill
958
Activity
6-12
Helping All Students Gain Mathematical Understanding
Through Geometric Reasoning
2:15 - 3:15
Guided by PSSM, Focal Points, and student work, this session will
enable teachers to frame questions that will help students, with
varied experiences and mathematical knowledge, use geometric
thinking to gain deep understanding of mathematical concepts and
make sense of the mathematics they are learning.
959, 496
San Antonio 1/2
Activity
ELL/Bilingual
6-12
2:15 - 3:15
Christi Byerly,
Neufeld Learning Systems Inc
Kristy Taylor,
Rebecca Forshage,
Irving ISD
Now I Get It! Intervention To Enrichment Strategies
Many students in middle and high school struggle, because they
don’t have a sound foundation in fractions, decimals, and algebraic thinking. We will work through a series of lessons which
use manipulatives, paper activities, and related activities through
interactive software. The session leaders will be using lessons from
the Understanding Math programs. Participants will be given a CD
and corresponding lesson outlines which can be used in a variety of
learning environments.
San Antonio 3
960, 692
Activity
6-12
Decoding Math Mysteries
2:15 - 3:15
Doreen Nuzzolese,
Plano ISD
This session will explore real-world examples of math applications
via cryptography, motivating students as they see themselves as
secret agents solving mysteries and puzzles.
Appaloosa 3
Connie Curry,
Greg Kelly,
Activity
Conroe ISD
6-12
Pass Math – Tutorials For Parents
2:15 - 3:15
961, 911
PASS Math is a program created to meet the needs of parents who
really want to help their children succeed in math, but need a little
refreshing and encouragement in their skill set. Through a series of
evening tutorials, we present key concepts of the math year and give
parents a special set of notes and examples: our “yellow pages.”
Come see how you might use this type of program to meet the needs
of your community.
Yellow Rose
962
Presentation
9-12
Skit-So-Phrenia!
2:15 - 3:15
Cindy Boyd,
Abilene ISD
Join Cindy in educational skits based on mathematical concepts. All
skits are in PowerPoint format. Fun! Fun! Fun!
2:15 - 3:15
963, 896
San Antonio 4
Activity
9-12
Elizabeth Howell,
North Central Texas College
Shelly Vorwerk,
Parish Episcopal School
Adding Fun And Variety To Algebra 2, Precalculus, And
Calculus Classes
We all know that lecture is not the only way to present new material. Here are some creative ways to introduce topics or to reinforce
concepts for students in Algebra 2, Precalculus, or even AP Calculus
classes. Come ready to participate and have fun!
page 132
CAMT 2011
Appaloosa 1
Kyle Parsons,
Amber Smith,
Activity
Technology 9-12
Increased Learning Of Geometry With Geometer’s
Sketchpad®
2:15 - 3:15
965
Kelly Payne,
Roma ISD
Come hear (or share) tips and tricks to motivate even the reluctant
learner. Get hands-on with great technology that is free (or almost
free).
Mustang 3
Janice Hatter,
Jennifer Surgeson,
969
Activity
Lewisville ISD
Technology 9-12
Tricks And Tips With The TI-84 Plus™
2:15 - 3:15
Refresh your memory or learn new tricks on the TI graphing calculators. Participants will create programs, collect and enter data, then
produce graphs, statistics, or functions from their data. Please bring
a TI-83/84™ graphing calculator.
Dallas 7
Paul Mlakar,
St. Mark’s School of Texas
970
Activity
9-12
Developing An Understanding Of Polar Curves
2:15 - 3:15
Experience the engaging classroom conversations that occur when
using dynamic software for student discovery. We will use Sketchpad® to demonstrate how to facilitate an engaging, student-centered
lesson that you could use with any dynamic, interactive technology.
Questioning strategies and various presentation styles (SMARTboard, laptops, etc) will be discussed.
Students entering AP Calculus BC need a good foundation for
graphing polar curves. In this presentation, strategies will be presented for developing an understanding of polar curves, including
plotting a table of polar coordinates, discovering generalizations of
polar equations and their curves, quickly graphing polar curves by
hand, and finding simultaneous solutions of systems of polar equations. Classroom activities will be shared.
Texas 3
William Jenkins,
Arlington ISD
Activity
9-12
From Precalculus To Calculus... Making The Connection
971
Come learn a hands-on group activity that can be used at the end
of a precalculus course or in the first week of a calculus course to
bridge the gap between limits and derivatives. Participants will be
given a copy of the activity to take with them to use in their classrooms.
Did you ever wonder why if the sum of the digits in a whole number
is divisible by the three, the number itself is divisible by 3? This
session will explain why all the divisibility rules work and extend
them in many useful ways.
2:15 - 3:15
966, 700
2:15 - 3:15
967
Palomino 1
Activity
9-12
Cathy Gilbreath,
Lynn Rottman, Elizabeth
Elliott-Norman,
Northwest ISD
A Collaborative Model For Inclusion Classes
By making collaborative coteaching for inclusion classes fun,
rewarding, and successful for both students and teachers, we have
developed some proven strategies and approaches for both general
and special education.
Fort Worth 1/2
Linda Griffith,
University of Central
Activity
Arkansas
6-8
Divisibility Rules: Magic Or Mathematics
3:00 - 4:30
San Antonio 5/6
Activity
6-8
Mathematics Of Aeronautics
3:00 - 4:30
972
Mike McGlone,
NASA Aerospace Education
Services Project
Math and science come together in aeronautics for some fun-filled,
hands-on, activities. Build a simple wing and test the mathematical relationship between wing surface area and lift. Build a simple
rotary wing to determine the mathematical relationship between
drop height and rotation.
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Secondary
Learn how online simulations help teachers take advantage of
research-proven instructional strategies and help students of all ability levels develop conceptual understanding in math. Teachers can
supplement and enhance instruction with powerful interactive visualizations of concepts. Various online simulations, with an emphasis
on ExploreLearning Gizmos™, will be presented. The presenters
will demonstrate math simulations with inquiry-based lessons,
correlations to TEKS and End-of-Course Assessment, formative
assessment, and real-time reporting for teachers. The presenters will
also learn how to incorporate simulations into a 5E model of teaching and how to use simulations in a math/science cross-curricular
environment.
Appaloosa 4
968
Activity
9-12
Tips, Tricks, And Technology
2:15 - 3:15
Wednesday
Fort Worth 7
Jennifer Hylemon,
Connie Kilday,
964
Presentation
Irving ISD
9-12
Using Online Simulations To Improve Conceptual
Understanding In Math
2:15 - 3:15
CAMT 2011
Grapevine 2/3
Melanie Priest,
Providence
Christian School
973
Activity
of Texas
Technology 6-8
Technology Tips To Engage, Enrich, And Remediate
Wednesday
3:00 - 4:30
What technology, software, or websites do you use to engage middle school students? Explore ways to keep those energetic middle
school students engaged and motivated through effective ways of
implementing technology. Do you spend time reteaching absent
students or remediating students who are challenged by basic skills?
You can use technology to meet a wide range of needs in your class.
Instructional strategy ideas will be presented, and you will have an
opportunity to share your ideas and ask questions.
Grapevine 6
Stephanie Avance,
Celia
Trujillo,
974, 873
Activity
Garland ISD
6-8
Integrating Math And Science To Achieve Student Success
And Understanding
Secondary
3:00 - 4:30
In this session you will learn firsthand how collaboration between
math and science departments can strengthen students’ skills and
understanding between the two content areas. You will see several
lessons that demonstrate how to integrate math and science concepts
and learn how to design, modify, and implement integrated lessons.
Sample lessons will be provided which encourage and challenge
specific subpopulations to engage in hands-on activities. There will
also be opportunities for teachers to discuss areas in which math
and science integration can occur, based on specific grade levels and
content. Scope and sequence discrepancies for math and science
will be addressed.
Mustang 2
Karen Anders,
Austin ISD
975
Activity
6-12
What Is Our Goal And How Do We Know If We Met It?
3:00 - 4:30
Identifying the mathematical goal of a task is one of the most important planning tools for tracking student mastery of standards. We
will examine several tasks to draw out the math and determine what
will count as evidence that students achieve the level of understanding we desire. Take-aways will include rigorous, student-engaging
tasks and formative assessments.
Mustang 1
Mansoor Kapasi,
Austin Can! Academy
Activity
6-12
3-D Geometric Origami: The Octagon Star And 6-Piece
Cube
3:00 - 4:30
976
Come relax and learn how to build the Octagon Star and a 6-piece
Cube from origami paper. These beautiful pieces serve as launching
pads to mathematical explorations in geometry and algebra.
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Texas 5/6
Connie Kilday,
Irving ISD
977
Activity
6-12
Reaching All Learners: Small Groups Work In Secondary
Math Classes!!!
3:00 - 4:30
Small group learning isn’t restricted to the elementary classroom—
in fact it is one of the most effective Tier 2 tools for learning at all
levels. So, how do you organize the time? We’ll discuss that! What
do I do in the small groups? We’ll discuss that! How do I control
the whole class when I’m working with one group? We’ll discuss
that! How do I reach the reluctant learner? This is IT!!!
Mustang 6
Aben Ellerbee,
Neufeld Learning System
978
Activity
9-12
Instructional Strategies That Enhance The Understanding Of
Math
3:00 - 4:30
Participants will build a conceptual understanding of math concepts
in prealgebra and algebra. We will use technology to differentiate
instruction, teach the equation of a straight line, and understand
quadratic functions.
Texas 1/2
Jacqueline Lewis,
Plano ISD
979, 601
Presentation
9-12
Talent Balanced Teams And The 50-Minute Sprint!
3:00 - 4:30
Create BIG excitement in your classroom! Engage 100% of your
students 100% of the time with this step-by-step approach to
building, managing, and inspiring talent-balanced teams. Rock the
50-minute sprint—your students will LOVE IT!
Austin 6
Activity
9-12
Once Upon A Time In Egypt
3:00 - 4:30
980
Lynn Schmidt,
Lamesa ISD
Here is an opportunity for a new context in which to study some
principles of algebra and geometry. This session details the three
math lessons that are contained in a traveling science lab from Texas
Tech. The lab is a forensics lab that uses King Tut as the subject.
One lesson is about Eratosthenes, who accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth in 200 B.C. Another is about ancient tools
that were based on geometric principles that were used to construct
the pyramids. The third gives a new context for studying slope as
it relates to the sides of the Great Pyramid. The extensions in the
lessons include the Fibonacci Sequence, research about other math
problems from antiquity, and working with Excel.
CAMT 2011
Writing a winning proposal is the key component to obtain funding
in support of a specific mathematics or technology program or project. Competing for grant dollars in the current education funding
climate is both an opportunity and a challenge. This session will
explain the basic steps of proposal writing, cite funding sources and
examples, and help participants complete a logic model for a grant
application.
3:30 - 4:30
982
Dallas 7
Activity
Commerce
A Follow-Up On CCRS: Continuing The Conversation On
The Career And College Readiness Standards
The Career and College Readiness Standards have been developed and implemented in the state of Texas for the past years. This
presentation will discuss the new developments of the standards and
provide suggestions on the implementation of the CCRS standards.
Appaloosa 1
Nancy Foote,
Higley USD
983
Activity
Podcasting And You Tubing Your Way To Student Mastery
3:30 - 4:30
Join me as we learn how to use You Tube and podcasting to make
math exciting, engaging and fun! Learn how to make your own
podcasts and videos—or find ready-made lessons. At the end of
this session, you will be able to use and design mental math challenges for their students. You will be able to use these challenges
to enhance a student’s mastery of math vocabulary, to increase math
fluency and to improve critical thinking skills. Who says math can’t
be fun? Not me!
Fort Worth 3/4
Sharon Boothe,
Mansfield ISD
Activity
6-8
Centers That Work In The Middle School!
3:30 - 4:30
984, 654
Centers are not just for elementary class any more! Get hands-on,
out-of-your-seat activities that you will be able to take back and
use during review, “I’m through, now what?”, guided practice, as
well as independent practice for probability, converting fractions/
decimals and visa versa, multiplication, ordering fractions, integer
review, and much more!
985
Pecos 2
Presentation
6-8
James Telese,
University of Texas
at Brownsville, Texas
Southmost College
Designing Middle Grades Situational Performance
Assessment
Participants will learn the basic features of the design of situational
performance assessment tasks that reflect real-world events, along
with rubric development.
Del Rio 2
Mary Behr Altieri,
MOEMS
986
Activity
6-8
They Should Have Gotten That One Right!
3:30 - 4:30
Incorrect assessment response is not always because students don’t
know the answer. These activities are designed to help students
develop problem-solving skills to “show what they do know!”
Austin 1/2
Elizabeth Abernathy,
Austin ISD
987, 943
Activity
ELL/Bilingual 6-8
Making Vocabulary Fun For ELLS
3:30 - 4:30
Do you ever want to do more for your English Language Learners?
In this session, you will experience hands-on activities that will engage your ELLs so they can master the academic vocabulary needed
for everyday mathematics.
Del Rio 3
Marcey House,
Mandy Crutchfield,
988, 945
Activity
Hereford ISD
New Teachers 6-8
Learning Centers—They Are Not Just For Elementary!!!
3:30 - 4:30
Stuck in a rut??? Skeptical about stepping outside of your comfort
zone??? This session is for you! Come learn how to set up and facilitate learning centers in your secondary classroom from someone
who was once skeptical herself. This session will include ideas on
how to identify content and materials to help engage students in an
effective, interactive, and fun learning environment.
Austin 4/5
Thuc-Khanh Park,
Melissa Jones,
990
Presentation
College Station ISD
6-8
Mrs. Park’s Math-Nificent Store: Making Sense Of Percents
3:30 - 4:30
What students lack in real-life experience, you can simulate in your
classroom with this economy system. A bonus side effect —it’s a
classroom management tool!
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Secondary
General Interest
KaSai Un,
Pamela Webster,
3:30 - 4:30
Wednesday
Pecos 3
Rob Forshay,
Texas Instruments
981
Activity
Effective And Successful Grant Writing Strategies: 101
3:30 - 4:30
CAMT 2011
San Antonio 4
Niki Edwards,
Cedar
Hill ISD
991, 890
Activity
6-12
Secondary
Wednesday
3:30 - 4:30
to communicate both written and orally in math class, as well as
beneficial to its participants, because they will acquire the knowledge of how communication benefits all levels of learners. Handouts of how to implement effective research-based communication
Palomino 3
Bob Mathews,
Design
Science, Inc.
993
Presentation
New Teachers 6-12
Equation Editor™ And Mathtype™: Tips To Make Your Life
Easier
3:30 - 4:30
If you’re new to using these products, come and learn how to use
them to create beautiful tests, quizzes, class notes, and presentations. Learn how to include equations in more than MS Office by
using email, wikis, blogs, Moodle, and much more! Bring your
laptop if you’ve got it, but it’s not required.
San Antonio 3
Presentation
New Teachers 6-12
Online Learning Communities
3:30 - 4:30
994, 572
Sadie Ratliff,
Kensey Thompson,
Seminole ISD
This session will demonstrate the power of online learning communities for students and teachers. Improve homework completion
rates and student ownership in their learning. Learn how to collaborate with teaches across the world to develop innovative lessons and
increase student engagement.
Austin 3
Roger Fuller,
Grand
Prairie High School
995
Activity
9-12
Teaching The Soci-Visual Student
3:30 - 4:30
Find out how we can be more effective with today’s math students.
Based on research and actual success in the classroom, learn more
ways to motivate and enable students to take ownership of their
learning and be successful in the networked world of their future.
Join us for an informative and enjoyable session.
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Palomino 2
Paulette Granger,
Martha Grisby,
996
Presentation
NASA
9-12
NASA’s Exploring Space Through Math
3:30 - 4:30
NASA’s Exploring Space Through Math project provides math educators and students problems based on real, human space flight applications. The problems are written in the 5-E’s format. Attendees
will learn about the applications, as they work through an Algebra 1
activity. Participants will be shown how and where to access a bank
of problems that can be used in their classrooms.
Dallas 5/6
997
Activity
9-12
Foldable Slopes And Equations
3:30 - 4:30
Mellonie Kirby,
Tamica Barnes,
Houston ISD
Join us as we fold make-and-take hands-on activities for students
struggling with slopes and linear equations.
Dallas 1/2
Yvette Henry,
Region 4 ESC
Activity
9-12
Engagement! Just Picture It!—Geometry
3:30 - 4:30
998
Engage your Geometry students with TEKS-based snapshot activities that promote problem-solving, reasoning, vocabulary development, and mathematical connections, with an emphasis on student
Pecos 1
Valerie Hudson,
999
Activity
Technology 9-12
Using The TI-Nspire™ And The Television Show Numb3rs In
Secondary Mathematics Classes
3:30 - 4:30
Participants will use the TI-Nspire™ in order to work through
various activities that utilize the math concepts presented on the hit
television show Numb3rs. CDs with activities presented will be
provided.
3:30 - 4:30
1000
Technology
Appaloosa 2
Activity
9-12
Gary Cosenza,
Debra Erhart,
Austin IPSI
OnTRACK For College Readiness
Participants will learn how to access, explore, and experience free
student-ready lessons from OnTRACK for College Readiness that
of Texas, in partnership with the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
CAMT 2011
Susan Nelson,
Spring ISD
Wednesday
Fort Worth 5/6
1001, 918
Activity
9-12
Putting The Lid On Algebra
3:30 - 4:30
Recycle those jar and food container lids and demonstrate mathematics. Activities using these manipulatives provide data for linear,
quadratic, and rational functions. Participants will receive access to
ready-to-use lessons that introduce, summarize, or review function
concepts.
Texas 4
Joyce Whatley,
Leon ISD
Presentation
General Interest
Mathematics in Careers Expositions
3:30 - 4:30
1001.5
Secondary
The Mathematics in Careers Expositions session will demonstrate
a successful way to motivate students to excel in mathematics in all
grades.
Texas 3
Frances Thompson,
retired
Activity
9-12
Energize With An Algebra Activity-A-Day!
3:30 - 4:30
1002, 586
Help your algebra students fight off “blahs” of routine drill by reviewing algebra concepts and practicing problem-solving skills via
nonroutine activities. For Prealgebra and Algebra 1 and 2 students.
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index of speakers
index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
Abelman, Roberta
Abernathy, Elizabeth
Adams, Dennis
Adams, Michelle
Adler, Sherri
Alba, Shannon
Ali, Ambreen
Allaire, Christopher
Allen, Janna
Allen, Mary
Altieri, Mary Behr
Altimari, Kim
Anders, Karen
Anderson, Laura
Andrews, Nicole
Antinone, Linda
Arenas, Kay
Arevalo, Erica
Armendariz, Efraim
Armes, Jo
Armstrong, Sam
Arterbury, Kristin
Atkins, Sandy
Avance, Stephanie
Axelrod, Amy
Badger, Kitty
Bacon, Jason
Baird, John
Baker, Clayton
Balka, Don
Ballow, Alice
Banks, Cathy
Barker, Cindy
Barnard, Jana
Barnes, Tamica
Barren, Marcia
Bass, LaKesha
Bauguss, Sarah
Beago, Melissa
Beane, Susan
Beazley, Alison
Beckham, Cecilia
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Session Number(s)
627
943, 987
221, 275
869
39, 106
495, 865
209, 300
822, 867
637, 773
245
986
610
975
546
246
503, 804.5, 809
775
206, 251
928
166, 723
233
578, 739
280, 384, 820, 862
873, 974
133, 140
516, 771, 900
704
534, 618
624, 676
305, 443, 460, 825, 882
245
567, 671, 944
535, 581
638, 712
997
674
22, 23, 189
195, 785, 848, 910
262
196, 527, 786
874, 935
252, 301
Presenter’s Name
Session Number(s)
Bell, Leslie
Benham, Philip "Tug"
Benson, Sharon
Bentz, Sydney
Berg, David
Billings, Belynda
Bippert, Judy
Bishop, Judy S.
Bitzer, Nikki
Blackwell, Justin
Blanton, Cassie
Blodgett, Darla
Boergadine, Frazer
Bolen-Abbott, Shelley
Bond, Anne
Bonnell, Jeri
Boothe, Sharon
Bos, Beth
Bowland, Erin
Boyd, Christopher
Boyd, Cindy
Brennan, Sana
Brewer, Angela
Briars, Diane
Briant, Senedra
Bribiesca, Jose
Bridges, David
Brimer, Beth
Broadway, Everly
252, 301
Bronikowski, Jessica
Brown, Angela
Brown, Antheresa
Brown, Cindy
Brown, Jennifer
Brown, Leslie
Brown, Lisa
Brown, Nancy
Brown, Pamela
Brown, Ron
Brubaker, Lisa
Bruton, Linda
96
205, 289
1, 236, 432, 801
588, 672
147, 160
115, 482
368
68, 173
228, 271
851
516, 771, 900
184, 217
295, 711
559, 612
672
325, 353
654, 984
673, 742
207
864
508, 868, 962
560, 613
82
167, 724
585
210
870
204, 250
119, 125, 156, 279, 462, 486, 812,
819
749
16
9, 88, 281
677
488, 611
614, 695
12, 146
225
12, 146
317, 347
383, 861
CAMT 2011
Presenter’s Name
561
489, 655
363, 852
920
317, 347
696
204, 250
362, 425
767.5, 771.5, 878.5, 887.5
836
496, 959
60, 104, 223, 369, 713, 879
7, 185.5, 438, 766.5
411, 426
488, 611
161, 430, 813, 849
73, 111
102, 396, 291
185, 216
25, 113
122
24, 376
972
107, 268
822, 867
187, 218
112, 370
899
109, 404
897, 929
909, 955
44, 154, 453, 678
79, 226
222, 266
38, 99
108, 337, 374
31, 103
25, 113
884, 901
774, 954
686, 902
620, 741
Presenter’s Name
Clements, Douglas
Clower, Colleen
Cobb, Mariemma
Cogdell, Tara
Coggins, Debra
Coker, Bianca
Colarusso, Sherry
Cole, Deirdre
Collett, Joyce
Collette, Jay
Collins, Carolyn
Cook, Jamie
Cook, Kathi
Cook, Marcy
Cooley, Dwight
Cooley, Sara
Copeland, Patti
Copley, Juanita
Corley, Marcy
Cory, Beth
Cosenza, Gary
Cron, Auston
Crowder, John
Curry, Connie
Curvey, Keisha
Cutbirth, Stacey
Dallinger, John
Daniels, Mark
Danner, Carol
Davis, Kimberly
Davis, Rachel
Dawson, Doliska
DeFilippis, Ashlee
DeFreese, Cynthia
del Regato, John
Dewald, Becky
Dibble, Marilyn
Diehl, John
Dietz, Sharon
Dixon, Bettina
Dixon, Cindy
Donlan, Lisa
Session Number(s)
417
192, 278, 782, 818
18, 48
524, 604
639
650, 725
13, 76, 308
581
504
406
926
478, 563, 680, 689, 946, 951
480, 553, 675, 718
126, 153, 863
177, 339, 767, 839
536, 631
533
136, 148
324, 350
90
447, 823, 1000
473, 832
4, 435
911, 961
608
674
808
474, 821, 928
668, 743, 922
760
524, 604
index of speakers
Bruun, Faye
Buchhorn, Elise
Burger, Edward
Burkett, Cherie
Burnett, Lena
Burnham, Rebecca
Burroughs, Debbie
Busbey, Katie
Bush, Rhonda
Butts, Tom
Byerly, Christi
Bynum, Debbie
Campbell, Angie
Campbell, Susanna
Canales, April
Cardenas-Kolak, Cindy
Carden, Callie
Cardwell, Linda
Carr, Lynn
Carter, Bobbie
Carter, Cindi
Carter, Denise
Casaburri, Angelo
Cassel, Renee
Castillo, Juan
Cates, Carol
Cave, Debra
Caviness, Jessica
Chancellor, Dinah
Chang, Mick Y.Y.
Chapman, Casey
Chauvette, April
Childs, Leigh
Choate, Laura
Cholmsky, Paul
Christ, George
Ciacco, Kriston
Clark, Angela
Clark, Pam
Clark, Yolanda
Clem, Valerie
Clements, Danielle
Session Number(s)
16
949
456, 472
69, 875
28
688
895
751
211, 297
576
792
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index of speakers
index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
Doughty, Holly
Duke, Beth
Duke, Denise
Dumas, Melody
Dunbar, Shawn
Dunn, Pam
Duran, Reynaldo
Dyer, Hollie
Echols, Nancy
Eckert, Kathleen
Eddy, Colleen
Edgar, Teresa
Edgell, John
Edwards, Darah
Edwards, Jamie
Edwards, Niki
Ellerbee, Aben
Elliott-Norman, Elizabeth
Erbes, Tracy
Erhart, Deb
Evans, Erin
Evans, Marilyn
Evans, Mary E.
Evans, Whitney
Farah, Analisa
Fegley, Karen
Felling, Jane
Felling, John
Ferguson, Dana
Ferrell, Karen
Folger, Iris
Foote, Nancy
Foreman, Courtney
Forshage, Rebecca
Foshay, Rob
Franco, Jose
Frantz, Kay
Freeman, Jennie
Frimpter, Jan
Fuentes, Sarah Quebec
Fuller, Gayle
Fuller, Roger
Fulton, Brad
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Session Number(s)
597
26, 232
101
640
657
884, 901
616
542
956
582
138, 529, 602
246
931
622
502
835.5, 891, 991
934, 978
708, 967
200
447, 823, 1000
767.5, 771.5, 878.5, 887.5
761, 853
621, 837
63
206, 251
316, 389
11, 78, 231, 270, 313
375, 549, 595
91
67, 263, 461, 810
605
429, 983
23, 70
496, 959
427, 981
110
322, 348
732
242, 343, 807, 843
531
73, 111
600, 995
35, 518, 606, 772
Presenter’s Name
Fulton, Dianne
Gage, Cheyanne
Gair, Michaela
Gallen, Jonathan
Garcia, Erica
Garcia-Wukovits, Flor de
Maria
Garciano, Werner
Gawlik, Christina
Gedart, Kelli
Geitz, Aleida
George, Candy
Georges, Jane
Geppert, Alicia
Germundson, Amy
Gibson, Allan
Gilbreath, Cathy
Gilfeather, Mary
Gilgenbach, Jason
Gillen, Ramona
Gillespie, James
Giroux, David
Gonzalez, Xavier
Goodwin, Ellen
Gorka, Tanya
Goulden, Melissa
Granger, Paulette
Grant, Stacey
Gray, Anita
Gray, Emily
Greer, Jennifer
Griffin, Dina
Griffin, Joy
Griffin, Melanye
Griffin, Steven
Griffith, Del
Griffith, Linda
Griffith, Sheila
Grisby, Martha
Guerra, Pamela
Guevara, Maricela
Guillory-Williams, Shantell
Session Number(s)
27, 105
200
933
629
57, 190
583
764
326, 354, 687
763, 932
640
37, 121
81, 234, 466, 799
780
444, 463
938
708, 967
230, 364
864
732
694
699, 927
793
371
575
28
996
685
22
44, 154, 453, 678
219, 261
641, 733
541
582
747, 924
554
923, 971
587, 703, 850
996
244, 314
791, 950
528, 619
CAMT 2011
Presenter’s Name
8, 86, 471
751
551
551
307, 555, 827, 861
2, 139, 433, 557, 603
36, 61
835.5, 891, 992
327, 352
34, 257, 346
497
46, 87
296
720
628
144, 457, 635, 827
42, 175, 451, 765
441, 458, 828, 846
540, 663
5, 400, 436, 871
744
956
7, 185.5, 438, 766.5
575
129, 421
292, 351
380, 858
898, 969
628
15, 181
567, 671, 944
272
393, 709
62, 92
749
408, 656, 880
502
748, 925
9
394, 414
915, 998
57, 190
Presenter’s Name
Hile, Adam
Hill, Wendy
Hillsten, Catherine
Hinton, John
Hobbs, John
Hobbs, Judy
Hoffpauir, Jennifer
Holland, Jim
Horn, Julie
Hortan, Eva
House, Marcey
Howell, Elizabeth
Huber, Marjorie
Hudson, Valerie
Hudson, Valerie
Hughey, Kim
Hughes, Theresa
Hull, Ted H.
Hunter, Kandi
Hylemon, Jennifer
Irby, Joseph
Irvin, Barbara
Ives, Sarah
Jackson, Rose Ann
James, Jean
James, Linda
Jasper, Bill
Jeffrey, Todd
Jenkins, Wendy
Jenkins, William
Jennings, Linda
Jiang, Zhonghong
Johnson, Pam
Johse, Valerie
Jones, Derrick
Jones, Dustin
Jones, Ellen
Jones, Kerry
Jones, Lowanna
Jones, Melissa
Joyner, Jeane
Junk, Debra
Kane, Nancy
Session Number(s)
776
229, 365
649, 726, 883
227, 336
658, 885
715
253, 298
29, 645
543, 623
96
945, 988
896, 963
517, 907
835, 999
770
510, 916
52
305, 825
652, 728
964
750
273
501
14, 72
372
651, 727
525, 607
93
182, 288
700, 966
293
957
index of speakers
Guthrie, Julie
Haddox, Tonya
Haffner, Karen
Hailey, Erik
Hailey, Jacqueline
Hale, Kathy
Hall, Basia
Halliburton, Jamie
Hamilton, Christina
Hamilton, Nicole
Hannible, Deidre
Hardin, Karen
Harman, Debrah
Harman, Eunice
Harrell, Marvin
Harrelson, Janice
Harris, Donna
Harris, Margaret
Harris, Pam
Hart-Abel, Kathleen
Hartzler, Stan
Harville, Kathy
Hasa, Genci
Hassell, Carla
Hatch, Brandi
Hatchett, Mary Alice
Hatfield, Cassandra
Hattaway, Lee
Hatter, Janice
Havard, Adella
Hayata, Carole
Hays, Edith
Headley, Mary
Heath, Darla
Heitz, Layne
Helixon, Kimberly
Helm, Blake
Hennings, Vickie
Henricks, Randy
Henrietta, Melissa
Henry, Michelle
Henry, Yvette
Hernandez, Robyn
Session Number(s)
125, 156, 462, 812
40, 235, 449, 800
219, 261
528, 619
90
936
325, 353
652, 728
571, 990
134, 141
277, 817
186, 299
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index of speakers
index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
Kanter, Patsy
Kapasi, Mansoor
Kaucher, Gina
Keller, Candy
Kelley, Sally Marie
Kelly, Greg
Kemper, Mary
Kieschnick, Kim
Kilday, Connie
Kilpack, Fran
Kirby, Mellonie
Kirby, Tamica
Knight, Jane
Koske, Leslie
Kretschmer, Deborah
Kuehnert, Eloise
Kuhn, Julie
Kulhanek, Stefani
Kunz, Laura
Ladesma, Sylvia
LaFleur, Christie
Lancaster, Ashley
Lankes, J.
Larson, Holly
Larson, Russell
Laughbaum, Edward
LeBlanc, Rene
Ledford, Amy
Lee, Devin
Lefeber, Jim
Leinwand, Steve
Lesser, Larry
Levell, Wendy
Lewis, Catherine
Lewis, Ebelver
Lewis, Heather
Lewis, Jacqueline
Lewis, Leone
Limon, Angela
Lipman, Larry
Littleton, Pam
Lomas, Lori
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Session Number(s)
4.5, 202.5
976
704
478, 563, 680, 689, 946, 951
791, 950
653, 681, 911, 961
682, 905, 989
107.5
964, 977
238, 378, 803, 856
997
903
505, 632
21
737, 909, 955
562, 886
318, 349
19, 49
94, 191
296
691, 914
909, 955
627
155, 679
323, 397
664
69, 230, 364, 875
357
478, 563, 680, 689, 946, 951
532, 693
241, 806
445, 777, 866
899
150, 183, 833, 892
774, 954
26, 232
601, 979
71, 319
201, 283
162, 442
14, 72, 117, 484
45, 80, 454, 465
Presenter’s Name
Lombard, Bill
Long, Donna
Long, Penny
Lopez, Antonio
Lorenz, Cynthia
Loucks, Kim
Loughry, Beth
Luchin, Bea
Luttrell, Cindy
Lynch, Brenda
Magee, Janice
Magruder, Angel
Mallam, Winifred
Malloy, Carol
Malone, Dwight
Manning, Erika
Manole, Mihaela
Marshall, Karen
Marshall, Kim
Marx, Karen
Massie, Karen
Matejka, Nancy
Mathews, Bob
Matteson, Shirley
May, Ann
May, Susan
McAlister, Michelle
McAllister, D'Lana
McBride, William
McCleskey, Chandra
McClur, Coree
McCullough, Sabrina
McCune, Donna
McFarlane, Jennifer
McGehee, Jean
McGlone, Mike
McGolrick, Lolly
McGowan, Jennifer
McGregor, Ms. Mac,
Jeanine
McKeever, Carol
McKinley, Kim
Session Number(s)
35, 518, 606, 772
267, 402
869
949
564, 729
64, 735
440
790, 829
66, 381, 859
598
715
30
243
958
202, 282
18, 48
662
338, 361
203, 284
145, 636
564, 729
646, 714
615, 993
340, 840
328, 377
480, 718
899
577
306, 401, 826, 872
529
228, 271
55, 831
526
202, 282
923
912, 972
530.5
324, 350
56, 888
649, 726, 883, 947
122
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Presenter’s Name
494, 608
53
921
630, 665
665
939
660
215, 530
494
47
634
624, 676
6, 437, 519
40, 449
172, 264, 758, 811
423, 941
169, 500, 755
176, 766
510, 916
894
274
513, 970
290, 413, 580, 697
193, 379, 783, 857
137, 814
95, 948
577
887
10
269
286
759
552, 937
334, 591
511, 917
212, 395
584, 661
114, 239, 481, 804
199, 789
224
734
309, 366
Presenter’s Name
Mulhearn, Dennis
Munsinger, Crystal
Murach, Lori
Murphy, Stuart
Murray, Taleigha
Myers, Christina
Nankervis, Bryan
Navarra, Agustin
Neathery, Cara
Nelson, Susan
Neufeld, Rudy
Newman, Brenna
Newsom, Brian
Newville, Connie
Nickerson, Rob
Nicodemo, Patti
Norris, Brandy
Norris, Paul
Norwood, Karen
Novelli, Barbara Ann
Nuzzolese, Doreen
O’Connell, Vincent
Odell, Michael
Ohmer, Jeff
Olds, Kay
Olivares, Arturo
Olivares, Sherry
Oliver, Susan
Overton, Michelle
Papakonstantinou, Anne
Parham, Joanna
Park, Thuc-Khanh
Parker, Phil
Parr, Andi
Parr, Richard
Parrish, Robert
Parsons, Kyle
Pasley, Stephanie
Patton, Barba
Payne, Kelly
Pelonero, Marisa
Pena, Jenny
Session Number(s)
490, 569
775
666
157, 418
58
358, 398
176, 766
597
359, 399
918, 1001
77, 609
31, 103
614, 695
32, 213
320, 392
537, 705
358, 398
498, 579, 670, 707
754
132, 159, 422
692, 960
178, 768
706, 893
310, 386
876
455, 904
547, 596
431
546, 625
854
321
index of speakers
McMorris, Patricia
McRae, Bonnie
Meade, Douglas
Medrano, Noe
Medrano, Rosa
Meeks, Veronica
Mendoza, Joda
Mercer, Will
Merchant, Monica
Merrill, Aryn
Merrill, Julie
Merrill, Teresa
Merritt, Michelle
Meshell, Kelly
Meyer, Dan
Miller, Chad
Miller, Chris
Mireles, Selina
Mitchell, Donna
Mittag, Kathleen Cage
Mizelle, Teresa
Mlakar, Paul
Moeller, Paula
Molina, Concepcion
Molina, David
Monck, Donna
Monroe, Marilyn
Moody, Don
Moore, Carolyn
Moore, Carolyn
Moore, Debbie
Moore, Monica
Moore, Sara
Morgan, Brenda
Morgan, Jennifer
Morris, Norma
Morrison, Bryan
Morrow, Tony
Motley, Nancy
Moulds, Teresa
Mowles, Jill
Mowry, Brian
Session Number(s)
571, 990
719
459
667, 794
20, 247
509, 965
54, 830
565
968
730, 686, 902
50
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index of speakers
index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
Perry, Brooke
Perry, Lyndsey
Pesnell, Beth
Petrey, Susan
Phillips, Teressia
Pierson, Caryl
Pike, Marli
Pillatzke, Damian
Poage, Patrice
Polk, Melanie
Pope, Tim
Powell, Mickey
Prater, Wendy
Price, James
Price, Ruth R.
Priest, Melanie
Prince, Stacia
Pulsipher, Davis
Quach, Robert
Ramirez, Alma
Ramsey, Lori
Randell, Kellie
Rang, Amy
Ratliff, Sadie
Reed, Marcy
Reed, Melissa
Reed, Sharon
Reeves, Krystal
Rendon, Belinda
Restivo, Nicholas
Revere, Randall
Rhoades, Sharisa
Rhoden, Aubrey
Richardson, Connie
Riggs, Beth
Riggs, RaMona
Ristow, Linda
Roark, Skip
Robinson, Kathryn
Robinson, Nedra
Rogers, Catherine
Rogers, Pamela
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Session Number(s)
315, 388
119, 279, 486, 819
107, 268
659, 740
594, 940
265, 367, 763, 932
357
566, 908
158, 710
191.5
118, 485
85, 470
380, 858
628
683, 953
973
778
504
8, 86, 439, 471
110
22, 23, 70
648
208, 870.5
572, 994
344, 844
329, 356
642, 952
643
592
59, 259, 360
115, 482
260, 302
906
720
14, 72
919
387
752
311, 403
651, 727
780
74
Presenter’s Name
Roling, Sanna
Ross, Dixie
Rottman, Lynn
Rubin, Rozanne
Sage, Laura
Salerno, Tricia
Salgado, Linda
Saly, Kara
Sanchez, Abby
Sanchez, Rick
Sarama, Julie
Sarli, Mary
Saucedo, Josie
Savino, Katie
Scheidt, Bonnie
Schielack, Vince
Schimek, Cindy
Schmidt, Lynn
Schneider, Stephen
Schultz, Shari
Scott, Marsha
Scott, Susan
Scruggs, Tami
Sczech, Mary
Sedillo, Patricia
Seeley, Cathy
Segura, Susan
Seidlitz, John
Selcer, Mary
Serra, Michael
Seymour, Kim
Shanahan, Nicole
Shardy, Stephan
Sharon, Valerie
Shaub, Linda
Sher, Louis
Shiplett, Vanessa
Showers, Anne
Showers, Michelle
Sickler, Peter
Silbey, Robyn
Simono, Erika
Session Number(s)
585
448, 464, 816
708, 967
523, 824
610
39, 106
771, 900
550, 930
83, 468
116, 483
417
594, 731, 940
391
845
682, 905
626
477
980
409, 881
576
214, 258, 716
698
657
752
96
164, 538, 721
18, 48
170, 220, 756, 795
701, 868
815, 855
506, 589
532, 693
779
52
593
188, 330
30
512, 544
512, 544
88.5, 338.5
127, 163, 475, 796
174, 405
CAMT 2011
Presenter’s Name
Session Number(s)
644, 762
3, 41, 434, 450
187, 218
720
509, 965
760
696
647
151, 419, 797, 834
254, 415
292, 351
249, 287, 328, 377, 933
331, 355
63
531
599, 669
385, 410
412
201, 283
89, 285
887
272, 507, 633
100
570
898, 969
130, 180, 420
90
66, 381, 859
556
149, 479
638, 712
135, 142, 152, 168
45, 80
337.5
128, 446
496, 959
77
120, 143, 179, 487, 769
255, 303
985
568, 579, 617, 670, 707
327, 352, 498
Presenter’s Name
Thomason, Laura
Thompson, Frances
Thompson, Kensey
Tice, Mamie
Torres, Lisa
Tran, Thang
Trejo, Maria
Trent, Nancy
Trevino, Emma
Trevino, Vida
Troutman, Susan
Trujillo, Celia
Turner, Anita
Turner, Teresa
Uken, Megan
Un, KaSai
Usiskin, Zalman
Utsman, Diane
Valentino, Catherine
Vandling, Louise
Vaquiax, Alfredo
Vaughn, Laura
Veerapen, Padmini
Vela, Janet
Veteikis, David
Vick, Pat
Vidourek, Kathy
Vorenkamp, Donna
Vorwerk, Shelly
Wall, Delinda
Ward, Debra
Ward, Jennifer
Ward, Robin
Warren, Candace
Webb, Tandy
Webster, Pamela
Webster, Tim
Weilmuenster, Jacqueline
Weiskopf, Catherine
Wennersten, Daniel
Whatley, Joyce
Wheeler, Ann
Session Number(s)
382, 406, 860, 878
586, 1002
994
345, 390
890
851
123, 197, 514, 787
745, 781
548
920
333, 877
873, 974
22.5, 336.5
539, 590
588
428, 709, 982
84, 342, 469, 842
33
248
97, 368
256
74
648
194, 237, 784, 802
47
838
668
65, 736
869, 963
647
553, 669, 675
index of speakers
Singleton, Lymeda
Sippel, Steven
Skelton, Sherri
Slavens, Dawn
Smith, Amber
Smith, Kathy Horak
Smith, Kim
Smith, Mary
Smith, Nanci
Smith, Sherry
Smith, Wendy
Sorrells, Caren
Sourdot, Ludovic
Spalding, Kay
Spice, Loren
Spring, Stephen
Stahl, Gayle
Stegall-Ford, Kara
Stephenson, Leah
Stevens, David
Stevens, Ruth Payne
Stiles, Alyce
Stuart, Rich
Sunda, Brenda
Surgeson, Jennifer
Sutton, Kim
Swarthout, Mary
Szako, Sandy
Tabor, Catherine
Tabor, Glenna
Talley, Cathy
Tang, Greg
Tarr, Cookie
Tasker, Twyla
Tate, Marcia
Taylor, Kristy
Taylor, Missy
Taylor-Cox, Jennifer
Teague, Julie
Telese, James
Tellez, Rita
Tellez, Sabrina
91, 101
312
498, 579, 670, 707
690
393, 428, 709, 982
171, 757
192, 278, 782, 818
332, 416
913
429.5, 1001.5
331, 355, 491, 687
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index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
Wheeler, JoAnn
Wheeler, Kimberly
Whisnant, Susie
White, Carolyn
White, Mary
White, Sandra
Whitman, Carmen
Whitworth, Jerry
Wilbanks, Leslie
Wilkerson, Trena
Wilkinson, MaryE
Williams, Angela
Williams, Julie
Wilson, Bettye
Wilson, Laura
Wilson, Robb
Wiseman, Charlotte
Wisker, Nancy
Woo, Stella
Wood, Carol
Wood, Stephenie
Woodall, Jennifer
Woodard, Stefanie
Wunderlich, Ruth
Yancey, Daree
Yao, Smantha
Yasskin, Philip
Yoes, Richard
Young, David A.
Young, Melody
Zaccaro, Ed
Zigrossi, Sam
Zunker, Tammy
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Session Number(s)
124, 198, 515, 788
17, 51, 373
265, 367
333, 877
203, 284
75, 276
548
326, 354
520
574
521
717
492
98, 286, 396
304, 847
131, 341, 558, 841
684
60, 104, 223, 369, 407, 713, 879
568, 617
493, 522
545, 746
294, 335
205, 289
165, 722, 889
906
207
921
660
706, 893
702, 753
573, 738
43, 424, 452, 499, 942
550, 930
CAMT 2011
Guidelines for Speakers
Speakers are accepted each year for CAMT by the
Program Committee, subject to CAMT Board approval.
Decisions are based on the guidelines with input from
evaluation of speakers and sessions from previous
meetings. No speaker is guaranteed an opportunity to
speak at CAMT.
Speakers are expected to exhibit a high level of professionalism suitable for professional mathematics education.
Speakers should begin and end their sessions on time.
Speakers should avoid the use of language that could
be construed as sexist or as derogatory toward any
group.
Speakers are not to promote a commercial product for
personal profit or for the profit of others. Commercial
products such as software programs, innovative instructional strategies presented in articles or books, or
specific manipulative materials may be demonstrated if
done in a non-promotional way. Promotional literature/
brochures may not be handed out at the presentation.
Major commercial affiliations of a speaker (relevant to
the presentation) are to be communicated clearly in the
program, in the presentation, and in any printed material given to the participants.
Speakers are encouraged, but not required, to provide
participants with bibliographies or handouts where
appropriate. There should be at least 30 percent more
than room capacity to make sure you have plenty. If
transparencies are used, they should be readable from
any part of a large room.
Speakers are encouraged, but not required, to allow
their session to be taped at the request of a participant
or at the request of the Program Committee.
Participants who have a specific comment on a session
or speaker are encouraged to communicate directly
with a member of the Program Committee or to present
written feedback at the registration desk addressed to
the attention of the Program Committee.
Violations of these guidelines may result in a speaker
not being accepted for future CAMT programs.
CAMT 2011 Committees
Program Committee
Teresa Dodson, CAMT 2011 Program Co-Chair, Prosper ISD
Karen Sealy, CAMT 2011 Program Co-Chair, Prosper ISD
Ramona Davis, CAMT 2012 Program Chair, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Linda Gann, CAMT 2010 Program Chair, Northside ISD
Beverly Anderson, Independent Consultant
Cathy Banks, Texas Woman’s University
Lynn Haden, Amarillo ISD
Jennifer Hylemon, Irving ISD
Grace Ann McKay, Denton ISD
Mary Mullen, Lovejoy ISD
Kay Neuse, Coppell ISD
Phil Parker, McKinney ISD
Liz Scott, Region 7 ESC
MATH-A-RAMA
Dinah Chancellor, Consultant
Janie Schielack, Texas A&M University
STEPS
Bonnie McNemar, Consultant
Shelley Bolen-Abbott, Region 4 ESC
Registration Chair
Cynthia Schneider, Charles A. Dana Center
Volunteers Chair
Martha Godwin, Queen City ISD
Exhibits Chairs
Amy Gaskins, Consultant
Abigayle Barton, Corpus Christi ISD
Hospitality Chairs
Cindy Boyd, Abilene ISD
Cindy Gordon, Snook ISD
Carrie Tracy, The University of Texas at Austin
Technology Committee
Bill Hopkins, Chair, Charles A. Dana Center
Arturo Olivares, University of Texas at Austin
Krystal Reeves, University of Texas at Austin
Georgeanna Jones Shaw, Tyler ISD
Wesley Shaw, Tyler ISD
Kyle Seipp, University of Texas at Austin
Adopted by the CAMT Board, February 17, 1989
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Personal Schedule and Notes
Monday
7:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Noon
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
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Tuesday
Wednesday
CAMT 2011
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Notes
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CAMT 2011
Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
July 18-20, 2011
Gaylord Texan
Grapevine, TX
Elementary school sessions Middle school sessions
High school sessions MATH-A-RAMA STEPS
Internationally-known speakers
Schedule of Events
Sunday, July 17
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
TASM Business Meeting/Dinner
5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Monday, July 18
7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Exhibits
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
AMTE–TX Business Meeting and Poster Session 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 19
7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Exhibits
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Dan Meyer’s Session and Awards Presentation11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20
7:30 a m.–9:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Exhibits
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
July 18-20, 2011
Gaylord Texan
Grapevine, TX

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