MitC’s
2007-2008 Offerings |
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Mathematics
in the City of the City College of New York has been aproved by
the DOE of New York City as a vendor of professional development
in mathematics education. Our contract reflects a host of new offerings.
We will be offering a variety of professional development opportunities
from August 2007 through June 2008 for classroom teachers [from
pre-kindergarten through middle school (7th grade)] and administrators,
as well as school-based and region-based consultants. They are:
Summer
Institute
The
Calendar of Inservice Events
MitC
Consultants
DELTA
Institutes
MitC
Mathematics Coach/Teacher Leader Course:Developing
a Landscape of Learning Pre-kindergarten to Grade 7
Please click
on the links below for details |
| MitC
Summer Institute |
August
6th ~ 17th
9:00am ~ 4:00pm, Monday ~ Friday
Teachers begin their MitC work with the Summer Institute, a two-week
inquiry based workshop on teaching and learning mathematics. Teachers
are asked to be learners in a mathematics environment where math
is seen as the posing and solving of problems, the searching for
patterns, and the construction of big ideas, models, and strategies.
Emphasis is placed on the role of context in planning investigations,
the development of mental math strategies for computation, and
on analyzing children at work using the Young Mathematicians at
Work materials. The fee is $1000 per participant.
Participants can earn 3 NYC P-credits for an additional fee.
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MitC’s
Calendar of Inservice Events
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Mathematics
in the City offers a calendar of in-service events from September
2007 through June 2008 for classroom teachers and administrators.
MitC Calendars cost $2,500. (please click on the links below for
a description of each of these events)
- Multi-level
Days
- Advanced
Think Tank
- MitC Fellows
- Administrator
Days
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| Multi-Level
Workshops Days |
Download
Application |
These are
differentiated days. Participants recently completing the Summer
Institute are supported in constructing a grade-span learning
trajectory (the Landscape of Learning). For example, a 1st grade
teacher might work on the development of early number sense, addition,
and subtraction (K-3), whereas a grade 4 teacher might work on
the development of multiplication and division (3-5); an upper
grade teacher may choose fractions. Other teachers who have taken
the Summer Institute in past years may also attend and do more
advanced work related to curriculum planning.
No fee, but only available to schools that have purchased the
Basic Package.
Instructors: Cathy Fosnot, Toni Cameron, Janan Hamm, and Bill
Jacob
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| Day
1 |
October
3 |
| Day
2 |
October
17 |
| Day
3 |
November
28 |
| Day
4 |
December
19 |
| Day
5 |
January 30 |
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| Advanced
Think
Tank: Geometry |
Download
Application |
To
keep us all growing each year, Mathematics in the City selects a
theme for its Advanced Level Think Tank. The theme of this year’s
think tank will be geometry. Towards this aim, participants will
meet three Saturday mornings during the year to discuss, read, and
do field research on the topic. To qualify, teachers applying must
have taken the Summer Institute, Level 1 and MitC’s Mathematics
Teacher Leader Course. Application to MitC is required. Please download
the form from our website, mitcccny.org, or call MitC to request
one.
Dates:
October 14, 2007
February 10, 2008
May 11, 2007 |
| MitC
Fellows
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Download
Application |
We
invite schools participating in the Calendar to submit names of
teachers* interested in becoming Mathematics in the City Fellows.
One fellow will be selected per Calendar. Math in the City Fellows
will be school-based and can conduct parent workshops as well as
lead a weekly school-based math club. Support for designing these
parent workshops and math clubs will be provided as part of monthly
staff development sessions for teacher leaders at CCNY. Application
to MitC is required. Please download the form from our website,
mitcccny.org, or call MitC to request one.
Dates:
October – June, one Saturday per month.
*To qualify,
teachers applying must have taken the Summer Institute and year-long
Teacher Leader course. |
| Administrator
Days |
Download
Application |
Day
1 October 30,
2007
MitC in Your School
What to Look for in a Good Math Lesson & Supporting Teachers
Meeting the Challenge of Reform
Day 2 January
29, 2008
Mental Math
Developing a Variety of Efficient Strategies & How to
Communicate with Parents about Computation
Day 3 May 12, 2008
Designing and Planning a Specific In-Service for Your School
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| School-Based
Consultants |
Mathematics
in the City consultants are available for
(1) on-site
staff development in individual schools (cost $1,000 per day); and
(2) regional
professional development work (cost $1,500 per day). |
In
addition to our Calendar workshops Math in the City will also
be providing the following:
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DELTA
Institutes with the Digital Environments
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The
DELTA Institutes are two-day workshops offered on Friday and Saturday
throughout the academic school year. Designed around specific content
areas, these institutes use the new MitC digital environments for
teaching and learning. There are two levels offered:
- Level 1 is
open to all (there are no prerequisites).
Friday - Saturday
- Level 2 is
designed for professors, math curriculum coordinators, coaches,
and teacher leaders who are interested in learning how to use
the materials as facilitators. An additional half-day on Sunday
is offered exclusively to Level 2 participants.
Friday - Sunday
The cost per
participant is $500 per institute. This fee also includes materials
and meals. |
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Mathematics
Coach/ Teacher Leaders Course:
Developing
a Landscapes of Learning Pre-kindergarten to Grade 7
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year-long course meets weekly on Wednesday afternoons beginning
September 19th. It is designed to develop the landscape of learning
from early number through fractions, decimals, and percents. The
pre-requisite for this course is the MitC Summer Institute. The
fee is $1,000 per participant per semester. For a minimal additional
fee, participants can earn 3 NYC “G” credits per semester.
Download
Application |
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more information about these offerings, please contact: |
Miki Jensen: |
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