Math Problems!

201 Sheridan Road,Wilmette IL 60091

10 December, 2022

Description

Baker Demonstration School + PEN = Summit PartnersCall for presentations open now; tickets on sale 11/4The Baker Math Problems! Summit is a space for Math educators to share their best math-focused content and pedagogy grounded in progressive practice. We are particularly excited to have conversations about engaging students in mathematically-meaningful inquiry and creation, culturally responsive / relevant pedagogy, and interdisciplinary work including but not limited to TMSJ (Teaching Math for Social Justice). We're grateful to partner with PEN (The Progressive Education Network). When: Saturday, December 10, 2022, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM 8:30 am: Coffee, Continental Breakfast & Check-in 9:00 am: Keynote session : What exactly IS a Progressive Math Classroom? 10:00 - 11:00 am: Breakout sessions and Workshops 11:00 - 11:15 am: Break 11:15 - 11:45 am: Closing 12:00 pm: Interested attendees depart for self-directed, continued lunch conversations (restaurant recommendations to be provided) Where: Baker Demonstration School, 201 Sheridan Rd, Wilmette, IL 60091 Who: Pre-K through 12th grade teachers and preservice teachers interested in exploring math teaching practices that create mathematically meaningful and progressive classrooms Tickets: $20.00 for full time educators/$10.00 for preservice teachers & university/college/graduate students Call for PresentationsWe seek presentations from math educators, grades pre-K- 12, to present projects, units, or practices that you use to help your students discover Math and its beauty, complexity, and connections to students, their communities/the broader world. Presentations can and should be informative, with takeaways and shareable resources; we highly encourage sessions that are immersive and interactive. Sessions will run 60 minutes, and should include significant time for conversation and exchange of ideas among participants. Please use this form to share your session idea with us, and thanks for your participation! Presentations might include…Workshopping a unit in development…bring your content and essential questions to pose to colleagues, who will collaborate to develop the unit in real time .Moving away from “sage on the stage” to centering student experience, voice and participation to discover understanding in the math classroom.What are modes of reflective practice in the classroom, and how can we help students learn how to ask questions of the content and demonstrate their understanding?How can math teachers move away from “I do it, we do it, you do it” towards dialectical and dialogic stimulus models?Joy and Play: how do math teachers help students see the delight and intrigue and FUN of Math? Developing number sense and the ability to communicate mathematical thinking in all learners (at all ages and stages).Physical spaces: setting up a classroom space conducive to mathematical learning and collaborationTelling stories and more: How do we move beyond hero biographies, book reports, and standalone explorations of nations and towards a Math that is global, cohesive, and culturally relevant? Interdisciplinary projects or discussions in which mathematics is connected to real-world social, political, or environmental issues.Techniques that foster rigorous discussion of mathematics, precise use of language, and healthy argumentation amongst all students in the room.Methodologies that increase student agency and self-discovery through promoting a growth mindset, normalization of error, and healthy & effective group work .