Event Description

Dr. Victor Sampson, a team of researchers from the Center for STEM Education, and a group of classroom teachers will lead 1.5 day facilitation academy about a new instructional approach called Argument-Driven Mathematics. This new instructional approach gives students in grades 6-12 an opportunity to learn mathematics content and process TEKS, ELA TEKS, and develop their critical thinking skills at the same time.  The academy is designed to prepare participants to lead an 9-hour professional development workshop for teachers in their collaboratives. Academy participants will:

• Learn how mathematical investigations can enable students to learn mathematics content and process TEKS, ELA TEKS, and how to think mathematically while fostering positive attitudes towards math.
• Experience an Argument-Driven Mathematics lesson first hand.
• Discuss ways to provide an educative professional learning experience for teachers, including strategies for promoting meaningful conversations among teachers and strategies for supporting teachers as they learn how to use a new instructional approach.

The 9-hour workshop for teachers focuses on topics including perimeter and area of composite shapes, mathematics process skills, mathematical thinking, and the nature of mathematical arguments. This workshop is designed for teachers in grades 8-12.  Each participate will receive a workshop facilitator kit. TEKS alignment will be made available upon request.

Eligible Attendees

The individual attending the PDA should plan to be the primary presenter for a 1.5 day turnaround training that is both pedagogy and content intensive. If your attendee is not qualified in both roles, please consider recruiting an additional individual after the PDA to meet the content expertise requirements for the turnaround training. Total number of participants is limited to 24. 

Registration

Cost

$120.00 for each participant.

•      Registration fees cover breakfast, lunch and training materials.
•      Payments are due before this event.
•      Refunds will not be issued for cancellations or those not in attendance.
•      Event limited to 24 participants.

Payment Instructions

Participants can pay by credit card or check. The registration confirmation email will contain all the necessary information you need to provide to your business offices regarding credit card payment records and check processing instructions.

Checks for registration need to be made out to The University of Texas at Austin. Please mail checks to the attention of Jeff Early, along with the printed registration confirmation email, to the following address.

Center for STEM Education
1912 Speedway, D5500
SZB 340
Austin, TX 78712
Attn: Jeff Early

Payment Questions?

Please email (stem.travel@austin.utexas.edu) with any payment questions you may have.

Logistics

Parking is free at the Holiday Inn Town Lake

Schedule

April 18-19, 2018

Wednesday - Thursday

Day 1: 8:00am - 4:30pm (breakfast 8:00am)

Day 2: 8:00am - 12:30pm (breakfast 8:00am and lunch 11:30pm -12:30pm)

 

Getting There

Accommodations and Transportation

All participants are responsible for their own transportation and lodging arrangements and payments. Transportation costs will be reimbursed* by the Center for STEM Education at The University of Texas at Austin to TRC participants in Texas who attend the entire event. 

*If you owe money to any State of Texas organization or entity, whatever amount you were to receive may be credited toward your debt.

A block of sleeping rooms is available at the workshop site. Guests may also call 1-888-615-0509 and reference the group code STM.

NOTE: Sleeping room block is available until Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Please book your room ASAP.

A copy of the Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Exempt form is provided and should be printed and turned in to your hotel upon arrival. 

Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemption Certificate (PDF)