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ems&tl Math Cafes. Sorsha Mulroe Jennifer Stairs Joan Tellish. Purpose of Project…. *Deepen teachers’ understanding of division, fractions, and decimals. *Train teachers on the use of a Livescribe pen for formative assessment. Project Description…. Participants
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ems&tl Math Cafes SorshaMulroe Jennifer Stairs Joan Tellish
Purpose of Project… *Deepen teachers’ understanding of division, fractions, and decimals. *Train teachers on the use of a Livescribe pen for formative assessment.
Project Description… • Participants • 13 teachers (Grades 1-5 and GT) • 3 Math Support Teachers • Location • Bryant Woods, Longfellow, Stevens Forest Elementary Schools all located in Columbia, Maryland
Project Description cont’d… • Sessions • 2 hours • Café style (food + pd = math fun!) • 3 on the topic of Division, Fractions, and Decimals • Livescribe training and pencast assignments • Engaging lessons, NCTM readings, manipulatives
Evaluation… • At the end of each session, participants completed an electronic survey using Google Docs.
Conclusion • Grant provided professional development in three challenging instructional topics in mathematics: Division, Fractions, and Decimals. • Teacher content understanding increased in all 3 content areas, however, decimals had highest increase. • Increase in teacher capacity to provide feedback to students with use of the Livescribe pen.