Events of 2013
- Math Support for SBCSC Career and Technical Education
- Jan 7, 2013 – May 24, 2013
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On a weekly basis, we offered math support for students in South Bend
Community School Corporation's Culinary Arts, Culinary & Hospitality,
and Building Trades Programs. In addition to helping to strengthen
algebra and other math skills needed by students, we provided weekly
hands-on activities designed to show the importance of math in daily
life and to improve conceptual understanding of various math concepts.
In addition to this work with students, we also led professional
development workshops for the instructors of a wide range of Career
and Technical Education courses.
- Veritas Academy Consulting and Professional Development
- Jan 10, 2013 – Apr 18, 2013
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During this semester, we provided math professional development for
Veritas Academy teachers. During the semester, we provided weekly
consultations and classroom demonstrations for K-8 teachers.
- South Bend Community School Corporation Consulting and Professional Development
- Jan 14, 2013 – Jun 6, 2013
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Working with administrators, curriculum leaders, and teachers, we
identified ways to strengthen math instruction for students at Primary,
Intermediate, and High School Centers in South Bend. During this
semester, we led professional development sessions to deepen the
pedagogical content knowledge of teachers at the 3rd grade, 6th grade,
8th grade, and high school level. We also worked with several schools to
work towards the goal of teaching for mastery.
- School City of Mishawaka Consulting and Professional Development
- Jan 15, 2013 – Jan 17, 2013
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Working with administrators and teachers, Amanda Serenevy assisted with
professional development workshops supporting the implementation of a new
math program for high-ability students in Kindergarten through 6th grades
at all seven elementary schools.
- Science Alive -- Motion Detector Challenges
- Feb 2, 2013
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Participants take qualitative derivatives and integrals as they move to
make a motion detector generate target position and velocity graphs.
- Columbia City Schools Consulting and Professional Development
- Mar 1, 2013
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As a follow-up to workshops provided during the summer and fall of 2012,
Riverbend math consultant Cheryl Nix led a math professional development
session for Columbia City Schools on problem solving in high school math
classrooms.
- Integrating Math and Literacy Into Science Instruction
- Jun 17, 2013 – Jun 28, 2013
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Staff members from Riverbend Community Math Center worked with three
local teachers to present a two-week summer workshop sponsored by the
Northern Indiana Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Consortium. 5th
and 6th grade teachers from South Bend Community School Corporation
worked through two FOSS Science Kits used at their grade levels: "Human
Body" and "Floating and Sinking" for 5th grade teachers, and "Force and
Motion" and "Mixtures and Solutions" for 6th grade teachers. Riverbend
staff members showed how to incorporate math topics such as proportional
reasoning, fractions, measurement, unit conversion, surface area and
volume, data analysis, linear functions, and velocity and acceleration.
- Math Circle Institute
- Jul 8, 2013 – Jul 12, 2013
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Teachers and mathematicians from around the country participated in a
week-long workshop led by Bob and Ellen Kaplan. Participants
experienced Math Circles as participants, discussed pedagogical and
logistical questions about leading a Math Circle, and designed and led
Math Circle sessions for students attending each afternoon.
- School City of Mishawaka Math Institute
- Aug 6, 2013
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During this one-day Math Institute for K-12 teachers from the School City
of Mishawaka, Riverbend staff members presented sessions on a variety of
topics including project based learning, guided inquiry in the
mathematics classroom, Common Core State Standards, incorporating
technology into math instruction, Number Talks, and Rich Tasks.
- Math Support for SBCSC Career and Technical Education
- Sep 1, 2013 – Dec 19, 2013
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On a weekly basis, we offered math support for students in South Bend
Community School Corporation's Entrepreneurship, Welding, and Building
Trades Programs. In addition to helping to strengthen algebra and
other math skills needed by students, we provided weekly hands-on
activities designed to show the importance of math in daily life and
to improve conceptual understanding of various math concepts. In
addition to this work with students, we also led professional
development workshops for the instructors of a wide range of Career
and Technical Education courses.
- South Bend Community School Corporation Consulting and Professional Development
- Sep 10, 2013 – Dec 19, 2013
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Working with administrators, curriculum leaders, and teachers, we
identified ways to strengthen math instruction for students at Primary,
Intermediate, and High School Centers in South Bend.
- Math Support for SBCSC Career and Technical Education
- Sep 16, 2013 – Dec 20, 2013
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On a weekly basis, we offered math support for students in South
Bend Community School Corporation's Entrepreneurship, Welding, and
Building Trades Programs. In addition to helping to strengthen
algebra and other math skills needed by students, we provided
weekly hands-on activities designed to show the importance of
math in daily life and to improve conceptual understanding of
various math concepts. In addition to this work with students, we
also led quarterly full-day professional development workshops
for the instructors of a wide range of Career and Technical
Education courses.
- Notre Dame TRIO Math Circle
- Oct 9, 2013 – Dec 11, 2013
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During the fall semester, Andrea Vollrath led weekly math circles for
high school students in Notre Dame's TRIO Upward Bound program. Guest
speakers from the Notre Dame department of mathematics included
faculty members Alex Hahn, Jeffrey Diller, Peter Cholak, and graduate
student Benjamin Lewis. Students met for one hour each Wednesday
evening and explored a variety of mathematics topics not ordinarily
encountered in high school math classes.
- Veritas Academy Consulting and Professional Development
- Nov 4, 2013 – Nov 18, 2013
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During this semester, we provided several math professional development
sessions for Veritas Academy teachers on motivation in the mathematics
classroom and incorporating Number Talks to support student number sense.
