September 8, 2003

THEME: Putting what we have learned into practice

AGENDA:

1. (4:30 - 5:00) Finding Your Inner Mathematician, Keith Devlin

2. (5:00 - 5:45) Everyone shares one of the following:

   • Books we are reading - Share one specific mathematics problem or how some vocabulary was used in two different context - mathematics and literacy

   • Multi-step problems - Share a problem that you did in your class; it does not have to be a multi-step if you are still not working on that. Bring some student' work

3. (5:45 - 6:15) Dinner: Getting ready for the second year - Questions and Suggestions  (index cards)

4. (6:15 - 7:30) Mathematical Investigations activities:

   • Kdg: Mathematical Thinking - First Investigation (pg 2-23) (Diane)

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   • 1st grade:  Mathematical Thinking - Investigation 2 (pg 24-59) (1st and 2nd grade teachers, Diana)

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   • 4th grade: Landmarks in the 1000s  - Investigation 3 (pg 38-51) (3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers, Mara)

     • Estimation Ideas: How much space would a thousand of (a) chocolates, (b) tissue boxes, (c) ... take?

     • My book of thousand numbers

     • Let's try metric

     • Card game - Closest to 1000?

     • Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar, Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno

    

   Tentative calendar for the Year Two:

   a.      October 25 (8:30 – 12:00)

   b.     December 6 (8:30 – 12:00)

   c.      January 24 (8:30 – 12:00)

   d.      February 28 (8:30 – 12:00)

   e.      April 24 (8:30 – 12:00)

   f.      First week of June (1:00 - 4:00)

   g.     Ongoing online activities

    

    

The district is expecting that the teachers will delve into 2 of the Investigations books at each grade level this year. Following is the list of books expected to be used.