conference_schedule - Department of Mathematics - Western Illinois University

Department of Mathematics

Conference Schedule
61st Annual Western Illinois University Mathematics Teachers Conference
Macomb, Friday, March 23, 2012

Time	Location	Grades K-4 HH 26	Grades 5-8 HH 78	Grades 9-14 HH 82	Grades 9-14 HH 27
8:00-8:30	Morgan Hall (MG)	Registration and Breakfast MG 109 - Lobby
8:30-9:30	Morgan Hall (MG)	Welcome Keynote Address Dr. Hung-Hsi Wu MG 109 "What is the Area of a Rectangle?" MG 109
9:45-10:20 Morning Session #1	Horrabin Hall (HH)	Martha Mitchell Problem Solving and the Common Core [handout 1] [handout 2] HH 26 K-4	James Olsen Making Sense out of Fraction Word Problems HH 78 5-8	Mary O'Sullivan & James Dobrzanski Numeracy Coaching in Action [powerpoint pdf] HH 82 9-14	Amanda Meiners To Assessment ...and Beyond! Alternative Assessments [zip files] HH 27 5-11
10:25-11:00 Morning Session #2		Tina Johnson Immersing Common Core Standards Using Early Numeracy Differentiated Workstations [powerpoint] HH 26 K-4	Connie Stoner Free Interenet Resources to Enrich the Mathematics Classroom [website] HH 78 5-8	Brian Katz Let the Students Explore: Inquiry in the Classroom [website] HH 82 9-14	George Marino Fascinating Figures [powerpoint] HH 27 9-11
11:05-11:40 Morning Session #3		Glory Jurich-Sarna Teaching Math through Poetry [handouts] HH 26 K-6	Kathy Felt RTI Classroom Interventions: What Works and How Do I Find the Time? HH 78 5-11	Robin Manker Solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities [powerpoint] HH 82 9-14	Craig Russell Teaching with Illuminations HH 27 K-14
11:45-12:15 Lunch		Lunch Horrabin Hall Large Gymnasium (facing Computer Lab 111 on the map)
12:20-1:50 Workshops		Virginia Luce Subtraction a Better Way [handouts] HH 26 K-4	Hung-Hsi Wu How to convert a fraction to a decimal MG 208 5-8	Janet Moore NASA's Pi in the Sky HH 27 9-14
2:00-2:50 Closing Address	Morgan Hall (MG)	Closing Address Susan Morrison MG 109 "Common Core Standards in the Classroom" MG 109