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CAMT
2015
Conference for the
Advancement of
Mathematics
Teaching
Secondary Catalog
June 24-26, 2015
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida De Las Americas
Houston, TX 77010
(713) 853-8000
62nd Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
CAMT 2015
Welcome to CAMT
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!!
Opening Sessions on Wednesday and Thursday
8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Wednesday: Alan November, General Assembly
Debbie Silver, Ballroom B&C
Thursday:
Ervin Knezek, General Assembly
Bea Luchin,
Ballroom B&C
Exhibits
in mathematics curriculum, manipulatives, technology, and
many other resources. Exhibit Hall B3, George R. Brown
Convention Center. See page 11 for more information.
STEPS (Secondary Teachers Enhancing Performance for
Students) Ballroom A.
See pages 6, 14, and 32 for details.
Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Best Lessons from
Middle School Mathematics Classrooms
Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Best Algebraic Reasoning
Lessons from Middle School Mathematics Classrooms
TCTM Business Meeting and Reception:
Thursday, June 25 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Hilton Americas, Grand Ballroom L
First Time to CAMT?
Welcome to CAMT! We hope that while you are here you
support you need from our community.
First Timer’s Reception
Wednesday, June 24, from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the foyer
of the Grand Ballrooms, George R. Brown Convention Center
Information Booth
The information booth is located at Registration on the 3rd
of the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Making the Most of Your Conference Experience:
yourself to the person waiting in line with you or sitting next
to you in a session. Taking the time to focus on others opens
our mind to new ideas.
where you are sitting throughout the day, you create a
different context for yourself—things look different, they
sound different.
Website
The CAMT website, camtonline.org, has general conference
information, a posting of exhibitors, program information, and
information directed to First Timers.
Staff
The CAMT board, volunteers, and program committee (all
designated by ribbons on their name tags) are always available
to answer your questions.
and summarize a key idea. Write it down.
Professional Credit
Fill out the form located in your program book. Make a
copy of it, and turn it in to your school. There is also a
credit. CAMT does not keep records of your professional
development credit.
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positions of CAMT. References to particular commercial products by a speaker should not be construed as a CAMT endorsement of said
product(s). CAMT reserves the right to change speakers, change facilities, or modify the program content.
Sessions are to provide participants with information they can use in their profession and are not to be used to sell a product. Speakers
who disregard the Speaker Guidelines and use their session to sell a product will have their session stopped. Participants should report
violations to the program committee or the registration desk.
The CAMT catalog is funded by the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching.
62nd Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching. The CAMT 2015 logo was designed by Matt Carlsen. The CAMT
2015 print catalog and online catalog, camtcatalog.net, was designed by Geoffrey Potter.
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Gearing Up for Change
CAMT Board of Directors
Lesa Beverly,
Board President
Jennifer Hylemon,
Board Vice-President
Stephen F. Austin State University
Texas Section of the Mathematical
Association of America
Texas Association of
Supervisors of Mathematics
Adam Hile,
Board Secretary
Linda Sams,
Treasurer
Texas Association of
Supervisors of Mathematics
Conference for the Advancement
of Mathematics Teaching
Paul Gray,
University of Texas at Austin
Nancy Trapp,
Texas Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
Texas Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
James Epperson,
University of Texas at Arlington
Vince Schielack,
Texas Section of the Mathematical
Association of America
Texas Section of the Mathematical
Association of America
Cynthia Schneider,
Caren Sorrells,
Texas Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
Texas Association of
Supervisors of Mathematics
Anita Hopkins,
CAMT Executive Director
Paula Moeller,
Conference Chair
Texas A&M University
The University of Texas at Austin
Conference for the Advancement
of Mathematics Teaching
CAMT Sponsors
Texas Association of Supervisors of
Mathematics (TASM)
Texas Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (TCTM)
Texas Section of the Mathematical
Association of America (MAA)
Conference for the Advancement
of Mathematics Teaching
Contents
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First Time CAMT
Sponsors
Featured Sessions
Texas Education Agency
Clear the Rooms Policy
STEPS
Meetings of
Organizations
7 Future CAMT Sessions
7 Exhibit Hours
7 Handicap Provisions
7
7 Clean Air Policy
7 Cell Phone Use
7 Lost and Found
7 First Aid
7 Name Tags
7 Replacement Tags
7 Fees
8 Convention Center Map
11 Exhibitors
13 Key to Sessions
13
Secondary Sessions
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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75 Personal Schedule
76 Notes
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Continuing Professional
Education Credit (CPE)
Attendance
Guidelines for Speakers
CAMT Committees
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Featured Sessions
Featured Sessions
Featured Sessions
F
F
Wednesday,
June 24
F
Thursday,
June 25
Opening Sessions
Opening Session
Alan November, November Learning
Ervin Knezek, Lead4Ward
Who Earns the Learning?
The Times Are Changing with New Standards, New Expectations,
and New Solutions
Debbie Silver, Debbie Silver Presents
Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed
Bea Luchin, NUMBERS Professional Development
More Rigorous Mathematics for All—Are We There Yet? If Not, How
Do We Get There—Through Equity and Pedagogy
Alan November, November Learning
Creating a New Culture of Teaching and Learning
Diane Briars, NCTM
Teaching Practices You Can Count On to Develop Procedural Fluency
John Staley, Baltimore Public Schools
Unlocking the Power of Problem Solving
David Molina, David Molina & Associates
Debbie Silver, Debbie Silver Presents
Deliberate Optimism: Reclaiming the Joy in Education
David Molina, David Molina & Associates
Rigor, Engagement, and Discourse: The Gears that Turn Our
Students’ Success in Mathematics
Rigor, Engagement, and Discourse: The Gears that Turn Our
Students’ Success in Mathematics
Cathy Seeley, Independent Consultant
Math is Supposed to Make Sense! The Most Important Mathematical
Habit of Mind
Bea Luchin, NUMBERS Professional Development
More Rigorous Mathematics for All—Are We There Yet? If Not, How
Do We Get There—Through Equity and Pedagogy
Secondary Sessions
Jo Ann Bilderback, Texas Education Agency
TEA Update for High School Mathematics
Secondary Sessions
Carol Fisher Burns, One Mathematical Cat
It’s All About Practice: Free, Unlimited, Randomly-Generated—
and Beautiful
Carol Fisher Burns, One Mathematical Cat
Algebra Pinball (a Fun Way to Master Algebra I) and More
Jo Ann Bilderback, Texas Education Agency
TEA Update for Middle School
Marcy Cook, Marcy Cook Math
Reasoning, Relationship Thinking, and Problem Solving
6-8
Tim Kanold, Past President NCSM
Checking for Understanding vs. Formative Assessment:
Inspiring Students to Learn!
9-12
Paula Moeller, University of Texas at Austin
Programming the Future
6-12
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Nancy Crouch, Lead4ward
Out with the Old, In With the New: Implementing the New Middle
School Math TEKS
6-8
Kyle Seipp, University of Texas at Austin / IPSI
Instructional Coaching–Continuing the Conversation
6-12
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Texas Education Agency
Friday, June 26
F
Pam Harris, Independent Consultant
Building Powerful Matematizers: Numeracy
Matt Larson, Lincoln Public Schools
Overcoming Obstacles to Make Mathematics Work for All
Secondary Sessions
Dinah Zike, Dinah Zike Academy
ScafFOLDing Vocabulary Instruction via Notebook Foldables®
6-12
This session will present the most current information
Critical issues such as state and federal requirements,
revised TEKS, STAAR assessments ESTAR/MSTAR
discussed. Attendees will be given the opportunity to ask
questions.
Update for Middle School
Jo Ann Bilderback, Texas Education Agency
TEA Update for Middle School Mathematics
Update for High School
Jo Ann Bilderback, Texas Education Agency
TEA Update for High School Mathematics
Nancy Crouch, Lead4ward
Out With the Old, In With the New: Implementing the New
Middle School Math TEKS
6-8
James Epperson, University of Texas at Arlington
The Role of Visualization in Mathematics Teaching and
Learning: Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Algebraic Steps?
6-12
Secondary Session Listings
Cheryl Rose Tobey, Mathematics Consultant
Moving Learning Forward by Uncovering Student Thinking: Get
the FACTS!
9-12
Carol Fisher Burns, One Mathematical Cat
One Mathematical Cat, Please! Empowering Students to Teach
Themselves Mathematics
9-12
Cheryl Rose Tobey, Mathematics Consultant
Moving Learning Forward by Uncovering Student Thinking: Get
the FACTS!
6-8
Pam Harris, Independent Consultant
Building Powerful Mathematizers: Functions and Equations
6-12
(see page 13 for instructions)
Clear the Room Policy
To provide equal opportunity to sessions for each attendee, it
is the policy of the CAMT Board that rooms are to be cleared
of all participants at the end of each session. The Board
respectfully requests voluntary compliance with this policy.
We have made every attempt to provide adequate seating
for participants at the conference, but for your safety and
CAMT Catalog Online
leave the room.
The CAMT Catalog is now online!
Please remember:
All meeting rooms will be cleared between presentations.
or any keyword you wish. The online catalog also lists the
latest updates on cancelled, moved, and new sessions.
www.camtcatalog.net
Reserving spaces in line or saving seats is not permitted.
Persons with disabilities and their assistants do not have
to clear the session room as others do.
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Featured Sessions
Special Interest
STEPS (Secondary Teachers Enhancing Performance for Students)
sessions will be repeated, so that a participant may attend all sessions in any order. Participants who do not want to attend every STEPS
Ballroom A
Geometry, Measurement and Data Analysis
Wednesday, June 24
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Algebraic Reasoning
Thursday, June 25
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Kayla Croft and Heather Page, Deer Park ISD
Area of Rectangles and Triangles
Tamara Sampson, Klein ISD and Karlyn Hearne, Channelview ISD
“CROC-ing” Rates and Slopes with Cookies
Beth Sarles and Tanna Padgett, Huffman ISD
Are You In Shape? Formative Assessment Techniques for
Geometric Concepts
Katie Poole and Kerry Gehring, Eanes ISD
Fun Functions and Mystery Graphs
Melissa Williams and Val Worzala, Klein ISD
Nets: Summing It All Up!
Deborah Kretschmer and Andrea Dion, Lamar Consolidated ISD
Pythagorean Theorem in Motion: Thinking Right
Beth Newton and Deanna Marsalis, Deer Park ISD
Throw a Net Around Surface Area
Lindsey Rinnan and Tiffani Watts, Aldine ISD
What in the World is a Relative Frequency Table?
Jessica Burleson and Tressa Milliorn, Deer Park ISD
It’s All About That Slope!!
Jaime Chesnut and Casey Kimball, Santa Fe ISD
Looking for Points in All the Right Places?
Miyuki Boone and Frank Reese, Deer Park ISD
Sweet Expressions
Kimi Williams and Ale Zamora, Klein ISD
Tables, Graphs, Equations, Oh My!
Meetings of Organizations
Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics
Reception 5:30 p.m.
Meeting 6:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Presider: Janet D. Nuzzie, TASM President
AMTE–TX Business Meeting and Poster Session
Wednesday, June 24
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
George R. Brown Convention Center, 352B
Section will hold their regular business meeting. Members and
interested individuals are welcome.
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Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Thursday, June 25 4:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Hilton Americas Grand Ballroom L
Presider: Martha Godwin, TCTM President
TCTM members are invited to the annual TCTM business meeting and re
ception. This meeting and reception is open to all paid registrants attending
additional fee is required. During our brief business meeting, we will share
information with members about recent actions of the national, state, and
local councils.
Award recipients and state and local board members will be recognized.
Door prizes will be awarded. We regret that children or other guests cannot
be accommodated.
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Exhibits, Dates, Policies
Future CAMT Sessions
Lost and Found
San Antonio; Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Fort Worth; Fort Worth Convention Center/Omni Hotel
Houston; George R. Brown Convention Center
CAMT Registration booth on the 3rd level of the George R.
Brown Convention Center. At the end of the conference, all
lost and found items brought to the Registration Desk will be
First Aid
A manned First Aid Station is located begind General As
Exhibits
Commercial exhibits of instructional materials and teaching aids
for mathematics instruction will be on display in Exhibit Hall
B3. Links to individual exhibitor websites will be listed on the
CAMT website at camtonline.org.
Exhibit hours are:
Wednesday, June 24
Thursday, June 25
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Special Access and Handicap Provisions
ence hotels warrants that they make a good faith effort to
comply with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities
an assistant accompany them (without paying a registration
fee for the assistant). The assistant must check in with the
registration desk to receive approval and obtain a name tag.
room as others do.
please contact a CAMT volunteer who will see that emer
center staff or First Aid personnel will make contact.
Program Supplement
Be sure to pick up a program supplement in the CAMT
registration area. Please consult the supplement for changes
and additions that occurred after the program book was
printed.
Name Tags
Your name tag serves as your ticket to all conference ses
sions. Lost name tags will cost $5 to be replaced.
Replacement Name Tags
Participants can obtain a replacement name tag for lost or
forgotten name tags at the registration desk. The fee for
replacing a name tag is $5.00. Materials that were mailed to
a school address and were unable to be picked up require a
$5.00 fee to be replaced.
Fees
CAMT registration is $250.
For Your Child’s Safety
Because of the size and nature of CAMT, this conference is not
an appropriate setting for children. Your hotel concierge will be
able to provide recommendations for childcare services while
you are attending the conference. We appreciate your under
standing and cooperation. Children (including nursing babies)
will not be allowed in sessions or the exhibit hall.
Replacement name tag is $5.
Admissions for Exhibits only is $20.
Clean Air Policy
and events (including receptions, exhibits, etc.)
Cell Phone Use
As a courtesy to the speaker and your colleagues, please
silence cell phones and other devices during all sessions.
By registering for CAMT 2015, participants grant CAMT the
right to use, in promotional materials, their likeness or voice as
or other media.
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Gearing Up for Change
Maps
322
Bush
Ballroom
A
Exhibit
Hall
310C
Entrance
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Bush
Ballroom
B
Prefunction
Bush
Ballroom
C
320C
310B
320B
310A
320A
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Assembly
A
Assembly
C
362BE
372BE
382B
352D
362AD
372AD
382A
351CF
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351AD
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381A
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380D 380C
340AB
330AB
Assembly
B
352E
381BC
332AD
382C
380A 380B
342BE
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352A 352B
332BE
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352C 352F
Maps
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350DE
332CF
350A 350B 350C
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Maps
Exhibit Hall Map
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Exhibit Hall Map
Algebra Readiness Educators, LLC
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers
Bedtime Math Foundation
CAMT 2016
Catnip's Word Walls
Claire Lynn Designs
CPM Educational Program
Creative Mathematics
D&H Distributing
DeafTEC
Deanan Gourmet Popcorn
Didax
Education 2000
ETA hand2mind
Excel Math
ExploreLearning
EyeQue
FACEing MATH
Frog Publications
Heinemann
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500
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Johnny's Key
Kelly's Treasure
KP Mathematics
LEGO Education
Lone Star Learning
MAA
Marcy Cook Math
Math GPS, LLC
Mathspace
Mentoring Minds
Elementary and Middle Schools
Mountain Math/Language, LLC
Music Notes
Nasco
National Geographic Learning/Cengage
Learning
Pearson
Peoples Education
Perfection Learning
Region 4 Education Service Center
Renaissance Learning
Russell Educational Consulting
Sapling Learning
Scentsy Fragrance
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Soh Cah Toa
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Exhibit Information
CAMT 2015
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Exhibitors
SpringBoard
STAAR Mission Math by Cosenza &
Associates, LLC
Staff Development for Educators
TCTM
Texas A&M University
Texas Educational Solutions/Ascend
Education
The Bach Company
The Markerboard People
The Math Learning Center
The Outstanding Guides
Think Through Math
TODOS
Tupperware
US Math Recovery Council
UT DANA CENTER
Walden University
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Using the Catalog
Sessions are listed in chronological order by
day and time in addition to grade level. Each
Secondary
Don’t forget to
clear the room
after each session!
also be found in the presenter index. General
Secondary catalogs.
F
(see page 4)
has a star symbol, it is one of
the Featured Sessions listed on
session
time
session
number
8:30 - 9:30
3001
Featured
strand
session
room
grade lvl
target
Lila Cockrell
NOTE: general interest
course listings are
integrated into both the
Elementary and Secondary
sections, and are not listed
separately.
Dan Myer,
F General Interest
Stanford University
session
presenter(s)
Curriculum and Assessment
Capturing, Sharing, and Resolving Perplexity
session
title
senter will describe “perplexity,” one of the scarcest resources in the
classroom, and how to pick tools and technology to maximize it.
session
description
Session details
and materials are
listed here.
Continuing Professional Education Credit
1. Use the CPE credit form provided in the program book.
CAMT as a provider of Continuing Professional Education
Credit (CPE). Credit will be available for all conference
sessions for the exact number of minutes of the sessions (if a
session is 60 minutes, you will receive 60 minutes of credit).
Although attending exhibits is a valuable component of the
CAMT experience, no CPE credit is awarded for this activity.
not be issued.
2. Complete the questions on the form. Forms will not be
checked/stamped by CAMT staff.
3. Take the form with you as you leave the conference.
The completed CPE form is your proof of attendance.
CAMT does not keep records of your CPE forms.
(The CPE form is located on page 77)
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Secondary Session Listings
F
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Wednesday Opening Sessions
8:00 - 9:30
Assembly A,B,C
Alan November,
November Learning
Who Earns the Learning?
8:00 - 9:30
Ballroom B,C
Debbie Silver,
Debbie Silver Presents
Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed
take responsibility to manage a large proportion of their learning. We can
also empower our student to create content that contributes to the learning
of their peers. Research indicates that one of the most powerful strategies
Come prepared to have your thinking challenged and to receive a
multitude of strategies that help learners develop internal motivation.
STEPS (Secondary Teachers
F
Enhancing Performance for Students)
1:00 – 3:30
Ballroom A
STEPS
for secondary
teachers
see below for
presenters and
topics
Geometry, Measurement and Data Analysis
Melissa Williams and Val Worzala,
Nets: Summing It All Up!
looking for something constructive to develop the concept of surface
ematical ideas across grade levels.
participate in activities that focus on best lessons from the middle
Deborah Kretschmer and Andrea Dion,
repeated six times so that a participant may attend up to six sessions
in any order. Participants who do not want to attend every STEPS
session may enter and leave STEPS during the breaks between ses
Kayla Croft and Heather Page,
Pythagorean Theorem in Motion: Thinking Right
Come experience an engaging way for students to demonstrate their
knowledge and understanding of Pythagorean Theorem!!! Students
actively engage in activities that include discussion and questioning,
while exploring the Pythagorean Theorem. Stations are customizable
set of stations ready to enhance your classroom experience.
Area of Rectangles and Triangles
Have you ever wondered how we got those formulas on the formula
are related to each other. Through the use of measuring, cutting, and
moving pieces around, students will discover the relationships. Come
Beth Sarles and Tanna Padgett,
Beth Newton and Deanna Marsalis,
Throw a Net Around Surface Area
to throw a net around surface area. We will be cutting a box into a net
and then using the net to determine the surface area of the box.
Lindsey Rinnan and Tiffani Watts,
Are You In Shape? Formative Assessment Techniques for
Geometric Concepts
What in the World is a Relative Frequency Table?
sion will introduce engaging and creative formative assessments to
get your students to demonstrate their understanding of geometric
questions, come explore TEKs 6.12D with us. By the end of the session,
not only will you have a better understanding of the TEK, you will also
have an activity that you can immediately use with your students.
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8:00 - 9:30
Assembly A,B,C
1000
10:00 - 11:00
November Learning
3000
362BE
6-8
General Interest
Sharon Benson,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
Purposeful Processing: Building Understanding
Who Owns the Learning?
Who should be working harder during class, the teacher or the
your students to take responsibility to manage a large proportion
of their learning. You can also empower your students to create
content that contributes to the learning of their peers. Research in
dicates that one of the most powerful strategies to improve learning
“come to life” and develop a purposeful plan to build processing
10:00 - 11:00
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3001
6-8
Ballroom B,C
Debbie Silver,
Jennifer High,
Teaching with Technology
Debbie Silver Presents
1001
F
Opening Session
on TI-84™ Calculators
General Interest
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed
engage your students as they learn how to algebraically represent
™
calculator.
10:00 - 11:00
350F
Kelly Kutach,
3002
6-8
Come prepared to have your thinking challenged and to receive a
multitude of strategies that help learners develop internal motivation.
10:00 - 11:00
350B
Robb Wilson,
Teaching with Technology
TI-Nspire™ iPad® Resources to Support Instruction of Grades
6-8 TEKS
™
activities that in
corporate iPad® tablets effective teaching practices, and interactive
content into math classrooms. The session will explore and discuss
using tablets for graphing, calculating, geometry, spreadsheets,
1002
General Interest
Teaching with Technology
What’s New at Texas Instruments Now?
the latest Operating Systems (OS) for your graphing calculators, handhelds,
a variety of middle grades TEKS. iPad® tablets will not be provided
for the session. Please bring your own.
10:00 - 11:00
352B
Elizabeth Hodges,
3003
6-8
10:00 - 11:00
1602
F
Featured
350DE
General Interest
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Marilea Jungman,
Southern Methodist
University
Jo An Bilderback,
Texas Education Agency
ESTAR and MSTAR: Supporting RtI in Texas
This session will inform teachers about ESTAR (Elementary School
Students in Texas: Algebra Ready) and MSTAR (Middle School
Students in Texas: Algebra Ready), a TEA initiative that is avail
able at no cost to all Texas public school districts. ESTAR and
MSTAR support grades 2 to 8 by improving overall mathematics
instruction and impacting student achievement. This session will
focus on how the system supports teachers in making instructional
Shifting Gears with Content
We Are Up to the TASK!
Task Cards are fun and engaging for students to use instead of a
boring worksheet. Students are motivated using Task Cards because
there is one task per card. We will share how to implement Task
Cards with your students in a variety of ways. Participants will learn
how to create Task Cards for games, stations, and incorporate them
into interactive math notebooks. The presenter will share how to
keep Task Cards organized and readily accessible from year to year.
You will leave this session prepared to use Task Cards immediately
with your students.
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SECONDARY
8:00 - 9:30
Valerie Roebuck,
Wednesday
F
Opening Session
Alan November,
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10:00 - 11:00
372BE
Wednesday
3004
6-8
10:00 - 11:00
Mattawan Consolidated
Schools
3008
332BE
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Marcos
Shifting Gears with Content
Using Manipulatives to Understand Proportional Reasoning
Pizza and Pie Models: Be Cautious
Students often tend to draw, divide, and shade circular or rectan
gular shapes when solving fractions problems. That could become
help your students better understand these important topics and see
some examples of how to use various manipulatives to teach these
concepts.
10:00 - 11:00
370AD
3005
SECONDARY
Kevin Dykema,
6-8
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Examples from student work will be provided, showing how area
models have dominated student thinking of fractions and how their
understanding of fractions has been hindered. Suggestions of how to
help students grasp fractions concepts will be offered.
10:00 - 11:00
342BE
Concepcion Molina,
SEDL
3009
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Engaging Students in Mathematics! Grades 6-7
Shifting Gears with Content
Fractions: The “F” Word in Mathematics
This session will focus on several aspects of fractions, including an
tions with an emphasis on student communication as you explore
options for ongoing formative assessment.
10:00 - 11:00
360AD
Kay Arenas,
3006
6-8
ism. Participants will see the bigger picture of fractions, as well as
strategies focused on operations with fractions, including why we
invert and multiply by the reciprocal when we divide by a proper
fraction.
10:00 - 11:00
Teaching with Technology
The 21st Century Math Classroom
6-12
This session offers resources that address the needs of the diverse
learners in your classroom that align with the current TEKS. Practi
century learners. You will be provided with access to materials you
can immediately use with your students.
10:00 - 11:00
362CF
3007
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
310A
3010
Rudy Neufeld,
Thames Schools & Neufeld
Learning
Abe Ngoma,
Monica Kendall,
Teaching with Technology
Melissa Heinz,
Kim Sadler,
SpringBoard,
The CollegeBoard
Sparking Math Conversations with Virtual Tools
centered learning environments! Virtual manipulatives that promote
and solidify conceptual understanding of middle and high school
topics, including number concepts, algebra, geometry, and prob
ability will be explored. Connections to both TEKS content and
process standards will be discussed. These manipulatives can be
used on tablets, computers, and mobile devices.
10:00 - 11:00
372CF
Sanna Roling,
3011
6-12
Model Real-World, Concept-Driven Tiered Learning to
Address Proportionality
This session models 3 learning tiers to include concepts within
are funneled back into the next Tier 1 lesson.
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Shifting Gears with Content
BYOD: Special Cogs Link the Gears
Students with disabilities provide the teacher with a plan for all
students to be successful. The presentation will relate ways to cre
ate real progress and success for all students using strategies linked
to today's realities. Participants will leave with concrete examples
used to teach students with disabilities in the general education
setting.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
351CF
3012
Denise Ramey,
Mary Alice Smith,
10:00 - 11:00
352F
3016
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
DeafTEC/Texas School for
the Deaf
Teaching Kids, Not Just Math
Broadening Access to Mathematics Education: Effective
Tools, Methods, and Technologies
are some students who have a negative attitude towards math and
As student learning styles and language preferences become more
varied, teachers must broaden the access students have in the
mathematics classroom. Learn about tools, methods, and technolo
10:00 - 11:00
332CF
3013
6-12
Advanced Technological Education National Center of Excellence,
and provides resources for high schools and community colleges
Dia Collins,
Cumberland County
Schools
Wednesday
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Dawn Hoyt Kidd,
programs.
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Collect tips, ideas, and pointers on motivating your students to learn
and participate as well as keep disciplinary issues to a minimum.
Learn how to keep students focused while you are teaching and
limit socializing to their own time. Motivate using a "Kiss of En
382AB
3017
9-12
Kim Seymour,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Drawing Conclusions in Geometry
Come experience a 5E lesson designed to review applying logi
10:00 - 11:00
371CF
Nancy Wisker,
relationships.
3014
6-12
10:00 - 11:00
Shifting Gears with Content
3018
Notebook Foldables® in the Secondary Classroom… Let’s
Shift into High Gear!
9-12
examples that are not typically taught to audiences new to the use
of Foldables. Discover more folds to help move your secondary
students beyond surface learning and onto the next level of interac
tive notebooking.
You Want Me To Do What? Going 1:1 with Chromebooks in
Math Class
Join us as we share our experiences using Chromebooks in math
10:00 - 11:00
381A
Wendy Mitchell,
Tanya Easley,
Teaching with Technology
Have you mastered the basics of Notebook Foldables®
10:00 - 11:00
370CF
Sandra Hocutt,
320C
3019
3015
9-12
6-12
Libby Chaskin,
Cindy Schimek,
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Teaching with Technology
Resources That Make Kids Think! (Geometry)
Algebra I Activities with the TI-NSpire™ CX Technology
Have you wondered how to reinforce and assess student content
™
of the TEKS in algebra classrooms. The session will also focus on
™
features including multiple and linked represen
™
System will also
This session will allow participants to experience student activities
tested activities will be shared.
exams.
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SECONDARY
10:00 - 11:00
Math Motivators and Strategies for Success
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
320B
Cathy Banks,
Jake Hammons,
9-12
Texas Woman's University
Wednesday
3020
10:00 - 11:00
3024
Olivia Shirley,
John "Bart" Shirley,
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Pre-service/New Teacher
Using Different Methods to Teach Proofs in High School
Geometry.
This session will look at teaching high school geometry proofs
using three different methods as described in the TEKS; paragraph
Survival 101 for Beginning Teachers
This session will focus on classroom management techniques and
realistic expectations for beginning teachers. Participants will leave
the session with a detailed classroom management plan that they
proper rules and procedures for the classroom.
10:00 - 11:00
351AD
3021
9-12
Sandra Miller,
Stephanie Smith,
10:00 - 11:00
361AD
3025
Marlon Trent,
Rachael Simon,
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
SECONDARY
340AB
Rich Mathematical Problems in Astronomy
Astronomy offers a great source of material to a Geometry or Alge
bra 2 teacher. Students learn math by solving interesting astronomy
problems, such as the distance to the horizon on Mars. This session
Teaching with Technology
BYOD: Bringing Algebra 2 to Life.
Come learn investigations of transformations of functions and the
use of preexisting videos to facilitate your lessons. The lessons
classroom.
10:00 - 11:00
330AB
3022
9-12
Tom Reardon,
Youngstown State
University
10:00 - 11:00
362AD
3026
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
The Great Applied Problem—A Mathematically Rich TEKS
Task
This activity has more quality mathematics interwoven in its
trigonometry, precalculus, and calculus classes. Students work col
laboratively, then individually with their own unique data. See how
to teach this problem, how to solve it, and how to easily assess each
Shifting Gears with Content
Anne Joyoprayitno,
Susan May,
Charles A. Dana Center, UT
Austin
Gearing Up for the New Geometry TEKS
will study the new Geometry TEKS with a focus on a transforma
tions approach to congruence and similarity. Participants will ex
perience activities for engaging students in the new content. These
activities will draw from a variety of sources, including an online
teaching tool, available to schools on a subscription basis, devel
oped by the Dana Center in collaboration with Agile Mind.
you need to teach this problem.
10:00 - 11:00
10:00 - 11:00
352D
3023
Serena Alderson,
Afreeka Miller,
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Matching and Sorting: Exploring Function Families
Come match, sort, and explore with cards galore! Experience and
acteristics to classify function families using problem situations,
tables, graphs, and equations. Walk away with completed graphic
organizers for Linear, Exponential, Quadratic, Absolute Value, and
Piecewise Function Families.
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352C
Gregory Foley,
Ohio University
3027
9-12
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Quantitative Literacy Is an Essential Part of Adult Literacy
Quantitative literacy is a form of general literacy that includes
numerical reasoning, an understanding of measurement, statistical
reasoning, the ability to model contexts using mathematics, and
facility in mathematical speaking and writing. What kind of math
ematics do high school students need to achieve the kind of literacy
quantitative reasoning.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
380A
Laura Harlow,
3028
11:30 - 12:30
351AD
1004
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
Amelia Moya,
Shifting Gears with Content
Activities for Algebra 2 and Precalculus
TCTM Information Session
“Help, my Algebra 2 and Precalculus classes need some pep!”
Come experience activities that could be used in either course. This
situations and will provide you with ideas that you can incorporate
into your classroom.
10:00 - 11:00
352A
3029
College
Joshua Patterson,
Texas A&M University–
Commerce
publishing opportunities, scholarships, continuing education, and
networking possibilities will be given. Resources created by fellow
Texas math teachers through TCTM will also be presented.
11:30 - 12:30
This session will include a performance of a number of what is
generically referred to as Mathemagic tricks. These tricks are every
bit as inspiring as magic, but unlike magic which tends to depend on
deception, these tricks depend on the axioms of mathematics. Come
be part of the fun!
360CF
College
Shifting Gears with Content
Tricks and Treats for Teaching Math
treats for teaching! You'll learn tricks, such as "Texas Popcorn,"
Joleen Beltrami,
Word
and making them work for your classroom, you're in for a real treat!
11:30 - 12:30
Shifting Gears with Content
Hypothesis Tests of Means Using Both the Critical Value and
P-value Approaches
310B
3032
Hellen Grahmann,
Tami Scruggs,
6-8
Hypothesis testing can be applied to any population parameter:
Shifting Gears with Content
conduct hypothesis tests to evaluate single means and difference of
Math—Fun and Games for All: Part 4
analyze the outcomes of these tests to understand what the results
show.
include ways to help organize, store, and use games and activities
to introduce and reinforce skills. All of these activities are easily ad
11:30 - 12:30
1003
F
Featured
Ballroom C
Alan November,
November Learning
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
Creating a New Culture of Teaching and Learning
Access to timely information and communication tools can em
power educators to focus on the individual learning needs of their
4. Each session will contain new activities and ideas!
11:30 - 12:30
372AD
3033
Caryl Pierson,
Natalie Garza,
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Four Essential Elements of RTI for Algebra TEKS
Emphasizing algebra concepts, participants will walk through
implementation of four essential elements for successful middle
motivating assignments, and the development of a strong learning
community. Learn all about this potent new culture of empowered
teaching and fearless learning.
will learn how to incorporate language development, ELL strategies,
and problem solving. All activities are connected to TEKS Algebra
standards.
SECONDARY
6-8
Mathemagics
3030
Nancy Richards,
3031
Shifting Gears with Content
10:00 - 11:00
340AB
Wednesday
9-12
Ramona Davis,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
332CF
Danielle Williams,
Wednesday
3034
11:30 - 12:30
360BE
Jane Damaske,
3038
6-8
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Teaching with Technology
Differentiated Instruction and Co-Teaching...How Can Both
Changing Gears with the New TEKS
™
™
skills are necessary as
we explore activities aligned to the new TEKS to enhance mathe
Students arrive in the classroom with varying abilities, learning
styles, learning disabilities, and facilities with the English language.
option is to differentiate your instruction; in other words, teach
using a variety of techniques and strategies that address the varying
needs of all students.
11:30 - 12:30
332AD
3039
6-12
Lyons Township High
School
SECONDARY
Teaching with Technology
11:30 - 12:30
3035
360AD
Kay Arenas,
3006
Computer Algebra Systems are very powerful learning tools. These
tools, put in the hands of our most struggling students, can yield
6-8
Teaching with Technology
solve log and trigonometry equations alongside linear equations
The 21st Century Math Classroom
This session offers resources that address the needs of the diverse
learners in your classroom that align with the current TEKS. Practi
century learners. You will be provided with access to materials you
can immediately use with your students.
11:30 - 12:30
370BE
3036
6-8
CAS—Using Your Best Tool with Our Neediest Students
Johnette Monaghan,
Tawnia King,
11:30 - 12:30
372BE
Emily Carter,
Valerie Blackburn,
6-12
Harmony Public Schools
3040
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Manipulating Learning with Manipulatives
Come experience the motivating style of the Discovery Girls and
explore how to develop strong problem solvers with manipulatives.
Participants will learn how to teach concepts like computations with
integers by using number line sliders. You will experience effective
Shifting Gears with Content
From Blah, Blah, Blah. . . .to TA-DA! Gearing Up Your
Game!
Everyone has worksheets for independent practice. How can we
give ideas, pointers, and models to make worksheets interactive,
11:30 - 12:30
370CF
3041
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Drew Wyrick,
Colleen Eddy,
University of North Texas
Access for All: Collecting Like Terms and Solving Equations
11:30 - 12:30
352C
3037
6-12
Bill Jasper,
Sam Houston State
University
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Enhancing Language Acquisition During Math Lessons
English Language Learners and struggling students can do math
ematics if they understand the academic vocabulary used during
suggestions for teachers on how to improve vocabulary acquisition
within the context of mathematics lessons, using visual, kinesthetic,
and modeling strategies appropriate for the middle school class
page 20
This session is for those who are new to using concrete materials to
support algebraic reasoning effectively. Come see strategies using
concrete materials such as algebra tiles and Algeblocks for collect
ing like terms and solving equations. The presenters will show you
year and how to use them for integers, algebraic expressions, and
equations.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
350B
Donna Harris,
3042
11:30 - 12:30
372CF
Sanna Roling,
3046
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Using the TI-84™ Plus SmartView Software to Create
Worksheets and More!
Teaching Youth with Autism in the General Education Setting
™
Plus Color
Silver Edition SmartView emulator software and demonstrate how
Working with their idiocyncracies in the general education setting
teacher was highly successful over 13 years of working with these
of worksheets. By using this software program, classroom review
graphing calculator. Participants will also learn how to upgrade to
™
Plus Color SE emulator software at no cost.
11:30 - 12:30
352D
11:30 - 12:30
3047
3012
Denise Ramey,
Mary Alice Smith,
6-12
John Kresky,
SECONDARY
Shifting Gears with Content
Sapling Learning
3043
351CF
Teaching Kids, Not Just Math
6-12
Teaching with Technology
are some students who have a negative attitude towards math and
e-Textbooks vs. Printed Textbooks
Come learn about the latest advances in e textbooks and digital
compare to traditional, printed textbooks. Learn what to look for
in digital technologies and how to use a mix of print and online
resources to make the digital transition over time. Also learn how
11:30 - 12:30
352A
Mathspace
3048
6-12
instructional resources.
11:30 - 12:30
Teaching with Technology
351BE
Nancy Trent,
Wendy Curtner,
Faith Schwope,
3044
6-12
Region 11 Education
Service Center
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching Algebra Conceptually with the TI-Nspire™
™
Calculator to teach algebra
BYOD: Mathspace: Why You’ll Never Grade Math
Assignments Again
you can focus on teaching; handwritten answers, showing full work,
class math software. BYOD to try it for yourself and come ask
about a free school trial!
teach with the calculator. Any level of calculator expertise will be
11:30 - 12:30
11:30 - 12:30
381BC
Jane Scott,
MetaMetrics
3045
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Is 1-2-3 Really That Easy?
Wednesday
6-12
Teaching with Technology
380A
Wilkie Law,
3049
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching Upside Down—The You Do, We Do, I Do Model
students learning through exploration is one that meets opposition
in the math community. We have, in most classrooms, adopted the
Participants will explore the relationship of math standards at their
will explore the concept of Upside Down Teaching. You will ex
amine the advantages and challenges of teaching upside down with
readiness to tackle, and leave with free math resources that can be
used to differentiate math instruction.
how to restructure their teaching style to gain results in enhanced
student retention.
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CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
362BE
Cindy Boyd,
Wednesday
3050
11:30 - 12:30
3054
Mary Selcer,
9-12
Texas’ Got Talent!
To gear up for changes in your classroom, you need to reach
students intellectually and emotionally. Music is a fantastic way to
motivate emotionally and to stimulate intellectually. Join Cindy and
Mary as they "feel a song coming on" and sing their way to math
ematical success! Website information will be given only at the end
of the session for all materials.
360CF
Penny Long,
SECONDARY
9-12
This session will present the most current information regarding
curriculum and assessment of high school math courses. Critical
issues such as state and federal requirements, graduation require
Participants will be given the opportunity to ask questions
3055
9-12
320B
3020
9-12
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Cathy Banks,
Jake Hammons,
Texas Woman's University
Shifting Gears with Content
Precalculus and Calculus Using Geometry
This session demonstrates how using geometry in precalculus and
calculus enables students to make connections and transition into
381A
Texas Education Agency
TEA Update for High School Mathematics
11:30 - 12:30
3051
11:30 - 12:30
Jo Ann Bilderback,
Texas Curriculum and Assessment
(STAAR, EOC, TEKS Revisions)
Shifting Gears with Content
11:30 - 12:30
F
Featured
Assembly B
Using Different Methods to Teach Proofs in High School
Geometry.
This session will look at teaching high school geometry proofs
using three different methods as described in the TEKS; paragraph
Kristen Arterbury,
Region 12 Education
Service Center
3052
9-12
11:30 - 12:30
3056
361AD
3025
Teaching with Technology
Marlon Trent,
Rachael Simon,
9-12
Geometry Activities with the TI-NSpire™ CX Technology
Teaching with Technology
™
interactive geometry capabilities and has additional unique func
BYOD: Bringing Algebra 2 to Life.
Come learn investigations of transformations of functions and the
use of preexisting videos to facilitate your lessons. The lessons
™
classroom.
Grade 8 exams.
11:30 - 12:30
11:30 - 12:30
350F
Kelly Kutach,
3053
3057
Teaching with Technology
TI-Nspire™ iPad® Resources to Support Instructions of
Grades 9-12 TEKS
Carol Fisher Burns,
One Mathematical Cat
F
Featured
9-12
Assembly C
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
It’s All About Practice: Free, Unlimited, RandomlyGenerated—and Beautiful
™
activities that in
corporate iPad® tablets, effective teaching practices, and interactive
content into math classrooms. The session will explore and discuss
using tablets for graphing, calculating, geometry, spreadsheets,
over 350 free online math lessons ranging from arithmetic to cal
a variety of middle grades TEKS. iPad® tablets will not be provided
for the session. Please bring your own.
rooms.To pique your interest in Carol's two subsequent sessions, she
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skills) and her free online book One Mathematical Cat, Please! that
empowers people to teach themselves mathematics.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
352B
Catherine Baker,
3058
1:00 - 2:00
1006
F
Featured
General Interest
John Staley,
Baltimore County Public
Schools
Shifting Gears with Content
Getting More “AP” into Your Pre-AP Classes
Unlocking the Power of Problem Solving
Think for a moment about one thing you could do to change the
classes to help your students be better prepared for the AP Calculus
Exam.
11:30 - 12:30
371AD
of strategies so that they are equipped with tools to apply their
knowledge and skills.During this session, participants will unpack
to help students think critically and communicate as they actively
engage in the problem solving process.
3059
Wednesday
9-12
Gifted/Talented
Assembly B
9-12
1:00 - 2:00
Shifting Gears with Content
Hands-On Algebra II Activities
F
Featured
cally, this presentation showcases several matching card activities
on transformations, parent functions, domain and range, interval and
inequality notation, and conic sections.
11:30 - 12:30
370AD
3060
9-12
Ballroom C
Debbie Silver,
Debbie Silver Presents
General Interest
Pre-service/New Teacher
Deliberate Optimism: Reclaiming the Joy in Education
Debra Bernal,
session will offer you inspiration for teaching as well as positive,
pragmatic steps you can take to build or maintain a sense of sanity
AlexSandra Lord,
session that will provide food for thought along with plenty of
Teaching with Technology
AQR: Preparing Students for the Real World Using
Technology
Receive ideas for teaching high school seniors the Advanced Quan
and the use of technology. You will use team work, math in sports,
create graphs in Microsoft Excel, calculate interest, and learn how
to make a budget!
1:00 - 2:00
352F
1005
General Interest
Teaching with Technology
Jay Allen Finn, CPA,
Tim Webster,
Educators Financial
Seminars
A Challenging Investment Workshop that Includes TRS and
How to Reach Personal Economic Success
discussion. Learn how to invest through available avenues, short
and long term, in both volatile and level times, to ensure success.
Further, you explore TRS, the Partial Lump Sum Option and 403(b)/
and managed mutual funds. Diversifying your investments and
1:00 - 2:00
350B
Jennifer Brewer,
1008
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
Effective and Successful Grant Writing Strategies
This session will provide practical advice in preparing grant pro
posals for federal, state, local, foundation, and corporate funds to
purchase data collection and graphing technology for classroom
calculator technology. You will also learn basic grant writing skills
to prepare a grant for any materials and resources you might need in
your classroom.
1:00 - 2:00
352C
Angela Thompson,
Governors State University
1009
General Interest
Pre-service/New Teacher
Andrea Johnson,
Tim Smith,
TODOS
Co-Teaching with Your Preservice Teachers: A Win, Win, Win
practices for preservice teachers in a methods classroom. To better
prepare them to teach students who struggle with language, concep
tual understanding, and a sustained opportunity gap, Angela, An
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SECONDARY
1007
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
330AB
Wednesday
3061
6-8
1:00 - 2:00
Region 4 Education Service
Center
3065
Yes, mean absolute deviation is coming to the middle school
mathematics TEKS! Come explore both numerical and graphical
representations and descriptions of data which include center, shape,
342BE
6-8
Lyons Township High
School
Shifting Gears with Content
Mean Absolute Deviation—What? Grade 8
1:00 - 2:00
310C
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
3062
SECONDARY
Sherry Olivares,
Christi Fricks,
Erica Aiken,
Anderson School District 5
Using Fairness to Teach Probability, Area, Proportions, and
Distributions
Students know what fair is and what fair looks like. Probability
simulations and simulators can be used to launch great discussions
and learning opportunities. Come see some connections between
area, perimeter, probability, and simulations.
1:00 - 2:00
320A
Nicholas Restivo,
Mineola UFSD
3066
6-8
Teaching with Technology
Shifting Gears with Content
Inquiring Minds Want To Know
Construct a Box—Uncover and Discover Geometry
This session will share STEM lessons and paint a picture of what
inquiry looks like in a math classroom. Participants will gain an
understanding of how to encourage students to persevere through
problems while developing an understanding for mathematical
Participants will transform used greeting cards into boxes, while
inquiry lessons in a math classroom. Each lesson or activity will
focus on standards while highlighting how the practice standards
can easily be implemented into lessons and activities.
1:00 - 2:00
350F
3063
6-8
Debbie Sheridan,
middle school math instruction. Activities will focus on the Grade
6 to 8 TEKS. Topics will include multiple representations of data,
graphing, fraction computations, conversion, solving equations, and
able for use on the STAAR EOC, and STAAR Math Grade 8 exams.
3064
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
1:00 - 2:00
362BE
3067
6-8
Kevin Dykema,
Mattawan Consolidated
Schools
Shifting Gears with Content
Manipulatives in Middle School? Absolutely!
Middle School TEKS Activities Using the TI-84 Plus CE
Graphing Calculator
352E
polygons, especially quadrilaterals. Ratios and proportions are
explored and used.
Frassati Catholic High
School
Teaching with Technology
1:00 - 2:00
perimeter, area and volume. Give your students a better understand
Aubrey Adams,
Jeanette Robledo,
Maria Benzon,
teachHOUSTON
of using manipulatives in your middle school class to help students
better understand math as well as some ways to use a variety of
manipulatives. Manipulatives are a powerful tool for middle school
students!
1:00 - 2:00
352A
Rebecca Klemm,
NumbersAlive!
3068
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Put on your Pi(e) baking hat! Explore activities to estimate and un
Monty Hall and Barbie Bungee: Engaging Middle School
Lessons
No more boring lessons! Participants will explore two highly
engaging 5E lessons. First, probability through tree diagrams will be
explored using the Monty Hall Game Show: What is the probability
Second, data and linear relationships will be explored in a Barbie
Bungee Jump activity! Yes, we will be playing with Barbie (or Ken)
dolls!
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tics to learn about data collection, patterns, sorting, estimation, and
pattern recognition, logic, and teamwork.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
310A
3069
1:00 - 2:00
Region 4 Education Service
Center
3073
solutions help students understand the procedures related to solving
activities for solving inequalities in grades 6 to 8.
352B
Elizabeth Hodges,
3003
6-12
Math in context is motivating! Stories and anecdotes from Texas'
rich history provide a context for interesting questions and engaging
conversation that require the reader/student to use a variety of math
ematical skills. The presenter will share a collection of stories from
Texas history and demonstrate how questions that arise from these
stories promote the skills required to be mathematically literate.
1:00 - 2:00
6-8
Task Cards are fun and engaging for students to use instead of a
boring worksheet. Students are motivated using Task Cards because
there is one task per card. We will share how to implement Task
Cards with your students in a variety of ways. Participants will learn
how to create Task Cards for games, stations and incorporate them
into interactive math notebooks. The presenter will share how to
keep Task Cards organized and readily accessible from year to year.
You will leave this session prepared to use Task Cards immediately
with your students.
3071
6-8
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Brea Ratliff,
Southern Methodist
University
Jo Ann Bilderback,
Texas Education Agency
Interpreting MSTAR Universal Screening Reports
who may be at risk for success in mathematics. This session will
provide a brief overview of the MYSTAR (Middle School Students
in Texas: Algebra Ready) Universal Screener and describe how
making and help identify the intensity of student support in algebra
and algebra readiness skills.
1:00 - 3:30
Ballroom A
3072
Featured
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
STEPS
see page 14 for details
Yvette Henry,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Shifting Gears with Content
Incorporating the Mathematical Process Standards in
Algebra I
and communicate mathematical ideas. See practical examples of ways
to increase rigor, communication, and student processing by incorporat
ing the mathematical process standards into your algebra classroom.
1:00 - 2:00
352D
3075
Kathy Sampogna,
Melissa Williamson,
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Environmental Safety for Teacher Leaders, Coaches, and
Department Chairs
Are Negative Ned and Negative Nancy railroading your team or
destructive elements. This presentation will get to the root of why
teachers develop negative attitudes and behaviors and what you can
do as a teacher leader to create a more environmentally friendly and
safe culture that promotes student success.
1:00 - 2:00
381A
3076
6-12
Kathy Hale,
Region 14 Education
Service Center
Teaching with Technology
Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis: Lessons from
Middle School Mathematics Classrooms
Geometry Activities for Middle School and High School with
the TI-84™ Plus Graphing Calculator
STEPS provides an opportunity for secondary teachers (6 to 8) to
participate in activities that focus on geometry, measurement, and data
analysis lessons from the middle school mathematics classroom. Five
Jr. Appli
Plus to explore a variety of geometric concepts
to support instruction of geometry TEKS. The Cabri™ Jr. Applica
tion is available at no charge and can be used for instruction of both
the middle school and high school Geometry TEKS. Participants
will also learn about geometry activities and lessons found at www.
timath.com and www.education.it.com/explorations.
to attend every STEPS session may enter and leave STEPS during the
™
™
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SECONDARY
6-12
We Are Up to the TASK!
332BE
332AD
3074
Shifting Gears with Content
1:00 - 2:00
NCSU
Achieving Numeracy Through Texas History
Looking for Solutions?
3070
Robert Kimball,
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
1:00 - 2:00
332CF
Wednesday
6-8
Sana Brennan,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
362CF
Wednesday
3077
6-12
Reynaldo Duran,
1:00 - 2:00
Region 18 Education
Service Center
3081
be provided.
3078
Valerie Blackburn,
UTMB Educational
Outreach/ Blackburn STEM
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Composition of functions will be examined using a variety of tech
niques. See how handheld technology promotes algebraic think
ing and a deeper understanding of functions for students. Various
learning styles will be addressed through modeling "cool problems"
sentations. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards for
1:00 - 2:00
9-12
Participants will be introduced to several differentiation strategies
intended to enable teachers to adapt content, process, and products
of lessons in accordance with each student's readiness, learning
style, and interests. Participants will leave with a clear understand
ing of differentiated instruction and some great strategies ready to
use in any classroom!
372AD
350DE
3082
Get Your Differential Gear Moving!
1:00 - 2:00
Glen Rock High School, NJ
(emeritus)
A “Cool Problem” Approach to Composition of Functions
Adopt purposeful anchor charts to support them all year round.
310B
Tom Beatini,
Teaching with Technology
Algebra I Anchor Charts
6-12
SECONDARY
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
1:00 - 2:00
360CF
Kien Lim,
University of Texas at El
Paso
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Helping Students Develop Mathematical Process Skills,
Really?
Recognizing the importance of College and Career Readiness,
TEKS has included the Mathematical Process Standards. Nationally,
the Mathematical Practices Standards is in the Common Core. How
Cori Spellane,
3079
of tasks that make students think will be shared.
6-12
Pre-service/New Teacher
BYOD: Beat the Clock! Teach More in Less Time
1:00 - 2:00
322
3083
9-12
ers the tools to manage their classroom in a way that even the most
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
based and is used nationwide.
Interpreting Situations in Algebra I
1:00 - 2:00
362AD
Julie Horn,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Michelle Adams,
3080
sion for you! Come experience an interactive lesson that can be used
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Unlocking the Algebra I TEKS: Preparing for Classroom
Success
ready lesson that also includes foundational skills practice.
1:00 - 2:00
342AD
Gregory Foley,
Ohio University
3084
9-12
TEKS across grade levels to see what should have been taught and
what needs to be taught to promote positive change in your class
the gears moving as the school year grinds on.
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Grade 12 Mathematics for Adult Literacy and College
Readiness
NCTM says, “Every student should study mathematics every year
through high school, progressing to a more advanced level each
engaging and that prepare them for college and for life beyond high
school.
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Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
361AD
3085
Nicole Rose,
Kecia Wright,
2:30 - 3:30
1012
1009
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
Pre-service/New Teacher
Teach Me How to Factor
3086
F
Featured
Timothy Kanold,
Andrea Johnson,
Tim Smith,
TODOS
practices for preservice teachers in a methods classroom. There is a
better way to prepare them to teach students who struggle with lan
guage, conceptual understanding, and a sustained opportunity gap.
9-12
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
2:30 - 3:30
ine how to move your classroom discussions and discourse from
various checks for understanding into 4 components of deep and
meaningful formative feedback with action for students. We will
examine the nature of our feedback and how it causes students to ei
to persevere via productive struggle. As a bonus, we will also ex
amine the research and the role of homework as part of a formative
learning process for our students! Come and be inspired!
350B
1013
F
Featured
General Interest
Harold Asturias,
University of California at
Berkeley
Shifting Gears with Content
Linking Language and Learning
Finding ways to provide all students access and opportunity to
wrestle with, make sense of, and communicate about important
mathematics is the focus of this session. We will discuss how to
ensure equitable instructional practices that provide students access
to the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in school and
beyond.
2:30 - 3:30
1010
Assembly C
320A
Megan Morrison,
3087
General Interest
6-8
Teaching with Technology
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Ten Excellent Reasons to Visit the TI Website
Data Folders and Interactive Notebooks
This presentation will provide an update of the latest informa
education.ti.com. Learn about thousands of free calculator activities
interactive notebooks in her classroom. Her students love their note
books and keep them organized. They have learned to keep track
of their grades by using their data folders. They graph, test, quiz,
information to support student preparation for exams. Check out
the new STEM Behind Hollywood materials, learn about new Math
us! A Google Drive folder link will be provided with copies of the
on data!
facebook.com/ticalculators.
2:30 - 3:30
1011
Assembly B
David Molina,
David Molina & Associates
F
Featured
General Interest
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Rigor, Engagement and Discourse: The Gears that Turn Our
Students’ Success in Mathematics!
The new TEKS, STAAR, and accountability system call on teachers
provide an opportunity for each student to be successful in math
among rigor, engagement, and discourse.
2:30 - 3:30
382C
3088
6-8
Texas Society of
Professional Engineers
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
MATHCOUNTS: Fun Competition, Club, or Classroom
Problem-Solving
MATHCOUNTS is a nationwide program designed to provide
fun and challenging math problems for middle school students in
order to increase their academic and professional opportunities.
Come for a program overview and strategies for solving current
MATHCOUNTS problems. Participants will receive a handbook or
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SECONDARY
Checking for Understanding vs. Formative Assessment:
Inspiring Students to Learn!
2:30 - 3:30
Governors State University
Co-Teaching with Your Preservice Teachers: A Win, Win, Win
We will explore various methods for teaching students how to factor
quadratics.
Assembly A
Angela Thompson,
Wednesday
9-12
1:00 - 2:00
352C
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
2:30 - 3:30
Wednesday
3089
F
Assembly A
2:30 - 3:30
Marcy Cook Math
3093
360AD
Concepcion Molina,
SEDL
6-8
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
Featured
Reasoning, Relationship Thinking, and Problem Solving
Conceptual Understanding: Connecting the Dots
Actively engage all students in logical thinking and relationship
This session will focus on conceptual understanding in mathematics
of thinking as students probe, explore, and experiment with simple
materials. Practical ideas for immediate use will be given.
how the deep understanding of one topic can leverage and support
understanding of both related and seemingly unrelated concepts.
2:30 - 3:30
2:30 - 3:30
372AD
3090
6-8
SECONDARY
Marcy Cook,
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Beth Cory,
Rebecca Garcia,
Brandy Doleshal,
Sam Houston State
University
Inspiring Love for Mathematics Through Math Circles
Math Circles originated in Eastern Europe where mathematicians
circles) on puzzles and games that promote logical reasoning and
ematics. Participants will be introduced to Math Circles for grades 5
to 8 along with information and tips for starting their own circles.
2:30 - 3:30
381BC
3091
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Christina Starkey,
Sonalee Bhattacharyya,
320C
Ramona Davis,
3094
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Geometric Transformations: Properties of Congruence and
Orientation
through the lens of congruence and orientation. Patty paper activity
plus other materials will be available electronically by request. This
will address TEKS 8.10A (S). The student applies mathematical
process standards to develop transformational geometry concepts.
The student is expected to generalize the properties of orientation
2:30 - 3:30
350DE
Sara Peterson,
3095
Marie Linker,
6-8
Texas State University
Problem Solving Through Mystic Magic Squares
This presentation will demonstrate how to use magic squares as
Shifting Gears with Content
Interactive Student Notebooks for Middle School Math
activity with rich discussion questions to develop number sense,
distributive and commutative properties, and learn about mathemati
cal history in a fun and engaging manner.
2:30 - 3:30
2:30 - 3:30
352E
3092
6-8
Goria Castaneda,
Susan Cadena,
Josee Castaneda,
Shifting Gears with Content
Differentiating New Math TEKS in Middle School
Come learn how to differentiate the new Math TEKS to ensure stu
dent success and achieve student growth. Strategic methods will be
presented to help teachers monitor student growth. Using different
Samples will be given.
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342CF
Robert Kaplinsky,
Downey USD
3096
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Motivating Our Students with Real-World, Problem-Based
Lessons
that engage your students as they solve complex problems they care
about and are motivated to answer. Emphasis will be placed on
successful implementation strategies, as well as dealing with com
mon challenges. Participants will leave with access to over 200 free
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
2:30 - 3:30
340AB
Megan Wright,
2:30 - 3:30
3097
330AB
3101
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
San Marcos USD,
California
Gamify Your Classroom
eXtreme Math Games, Taking Math to the Extreme!
Learn simple and quick ways to both engage students in learning
and maintain effective classroom routines that promote student
learning.
You've taught the skills, now engage students in motivating practice
using baseball, football, basketball, and soccer to drive your instruc
tion. You are sure to score with all students while sharpening skills
in algebra, integers, fractions, decimals, all operations, and much
2:30 - 3:30
362CF
3098
6-12
Reynaldo Duran,
ties, and classroom management tips will be shared. Put on your
game face and come prepared to play!
Region 18 Education
Service Center
2:30 - 3:30
Shifting Gears with Content
371AD
Eloise Kuehnert,
Sarah Pratt,
6-12
University of North Texas
3099
Shifting Gears with Content
Algebra Readiness and Rigor, What’s That? How Do I
Implement the TEKS Successfully in the Classroom?
Prepare your students for the rigor of STAAR! Supplement your
curriculum with distributed practice and spaced repetition of the
TEKS to solidify your students skill base in 10 minutes a day. Learn
Shifting Gears with Content
Access for All: Distributive Property
teachers!
10 blocks. Connections to algebra will be done through the use
of algebra tiles and Algeblocks. The presenters will introduce the
numerical foundations of the distributive property through the area
model representation and explain how middle school teachers can
prepare students for algebra concepts such as factoring. This session
will focus on the use of manipulatives at an intermediate level.
2:30 - 3:30
2:30 - 3:30
350F
Barbara Ward,
362AD
Kelli Mallory,
3103
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Process vs. Product Thinking: Shifting the Instructional
Focus Grades 6-12
As teachers, we often focus on the products, or outcomes of solving
problems. However, the new TEKS assume that students are deep
ening their content understanding while focusing on the processes of
solving problems. Come learn some ways to shift the instructional
focus so that the mathematical processes become the highlight of
3100
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Algebra I Activities with the TI-84™ Plus CE Graphing
Calculator
™
Plus Color SE graphing calculator to explore a variety of algebraic
concepts to support instruction of the TEKS in algebra classrooms.
™
Plus features including
™
Plus C SE is accept
able for use on the STAAR EOC, and STAAR Math Grade 8 exams.
2:30 - 3:30
3104
332CF
3073
Robert Kimball,
NCSU
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Achieving Numeracy Through Texas History
Math in context is motivating! Stories and anecdotes from Texas'
rich history provide a context for interesting questions and engaging
conversation that require the reader/student to use a variety of math
ematical skills. The presenter will share a collection of stories from
Texas history and demonstrate how questions that arise from these
stories promote the skills required to be mathematically literate.
SECONDARY
6-12
Experience a math workstation model that helps you reinforce the
tion and process integration to the nth degree. Sample math work
station activities will be provided.
Rhonda Brady,
Little Cypress Mauriceville
3102
Algebra I Workstations
2:30 - 3:30
332BE
Wednesday
6-12
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Nancy Paulson,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
2:30 - 3:30
351CF
Wednesday
3105
6-12
Stephanie Smith,
Brenda Bennett,
370CF
3109
Tanya Easley,
Wendy Mitchell,
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching with Technology
Note-Taking Assistance for Student Achievement
You're 1:1! Now What?
Join us as we share our experiences with the Chromebook in the
you struggle with how to turn your traditional notes into foldable
which Foldables will work best for the material you need to cover.
Come learn how to turn your lessons into fun, exciting Foldables.
2:30 - 3:30
361CF
3106
Leslie Prastik,
Barbara Snapp,
6-12
SECONDARY
2:30 - 3:30
2:30 - 3:30
361AD
3110
9-12
Cindy Schimek,
Libby Chaskin,
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Resources That Make Kids Think! (Algebra II/Precalculus)
Have you wondered how to reinforce and assess student content under
Teaching with Technology
BYOD: Journey to Virtual Journaling
low participants to experience student activities aligned to the new TEKS.
2:30 - 3:30
362BE
3111
9-12
2:30 - 3:30
352F
Carolyn Marchetti,
Discovery Education
3107
Inquiry and Student-Centered Instruction
F
Featured
6-12
Teaching with Technology
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to The Algebra EOC
381A
3112
cepts through magic. During this session, participants will analyze
patterns found within various card tricks and describe them using
numerical expressions, as well as develop algebraic expressions to
determine why the “trick” works for different scenarios.
3108
Shifting Gears with Content
2:30 - 3:30
So,You Want to See a Card Trick?
Ballroom C
Cindy Boyd,
Join Mary and Cindy as they keep their sense of humor amid the
6-12
2:30 - 3:30
Mary Selcer,
9-12
Andi Parr,
Region 12 Education
Service Center
Teaching with Technology
Algebra II Activities with the TI-Nspire™ CX Technology
™
Paula Moeller,
™
The University of Texas at
Austin
™
System
™
Carol Fletcher,
Texas Regional Collaboratives
Programming the Future
2:30 - 3:30
Texas, we have a problem! We lack the number of computer
3113
in the workforce. To change this dynamic, we need to engage
mathematics teachers in offering programming courses, building
student awareness, and supporting students as they progress through
complex programming topics.
360CF
9-12
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Kathi Cook,
Susan May,
Charles A. Dana Center
Transitioning to College Mathematics
worked with Texas school districts to develop a Transition to Col
lege Mathematics course. Participants will study the content frame
works developed by Texas Success Center and learn about Dana
Center resources to implement these frameworks.
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Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
2:30 - 3:30
352A
3114
2:30 - 3:30
Region 4 Education Service
Center
3117
360BE
9-12
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Mark von Rosenberg,
Nolan Catholic High
School/Fort Worth
Teaching with Technology
Transformations in Algebra
Trigonometry Problem Solving Program—A TI 84™ Menu
Approach
transformations. Come experience multiple ways to formatively as
sess your students understanding of transformations using multiple
representations and function notation.
Guide your students to the next level of understanding and technical
™
family calculator pro
gramming workshop. Using Smart View, you will be guided through
2:30 - 3:30
342BE
Susan Beane,
University of Houston—
Downtown
3115
9-12
Trigonometric Ratio solving from scratch. Calculators will be avail
able but it is strongly advised you bring your own. A detailed handout is
provided.
2:30 - 3:30
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Do you want your students to learn how to prepare for the Algebra
Cornell Lacy,
3118
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching With a Soul—The Importance of Establishing
Healthy Relationships With Your Students
approved EOC test questions! Students will actually have fun and
any other high school mathematics instructor. Over the course of the
2:30 - 3:30
371CF
Paul Rodriguez,
3116
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Gear Up the Math with Art and Writing!
tion! Through the use of collaboration and focused teacher men
toring, students create a synthesized product that expresses their
Getting your students to care about you and your math class is not
about buttering them up, being a pushover, or putting on a dog and
pony show. Come relax and have a discussion about this perceived
high school mathematics teacher.
Clear the Room Policy
To provide equal opportunity to sessions for each attendee, it
is the policy of the CAMT Board that rooms are to be cleared
of all participants at the end of each session. The Board
respectfully requests voluntary compliance with this policy.
We have made every attempt to provide adequate seating
for participants at the conference, but for your safety and
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leave the room.
The CAMT Catalog is now online!
Please remember:
All meeting rooms will be cleared between presentations.
any keyword you wish. The online catalog also lists the latest
updates on cancelled, moved, and new sessions.
www.camtcatalog.net
Reserving spaces in line or saving seats is not permitted.
Persons with disabilities and their assistants do not have
to clear the session room as others do.
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Team Up and Get the Gears Going with STAAR—Algebra 1
Question Cards
320B
Wednesday
9-12
Yvette Henry,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
Secondary Session Listings
F
Wednesday,
Thursday, June
June25,
24,2015
2015
Thursday Opening Sessions
8:00 - 9:30
Ervin Knezek,
Assembly A, B, C
Lead4Ward
The Times Are Changing with New Standards, New
Expectations, and New Solutions
Teaching for success in the new mathematics standards has a
professional learning, choosing resources, and designing
assessments. But ultimately, success in mathematics
education depends on us–on our ability to teach for depth and
complexity.
8:00 - 9:30
Ballroom B, C
Bea Luchin, NUMBERS
Professional Development
More Rigorous Mathematics for All—Are We There Yet? If
Not, How Do We Get There—Through Equity and Pedagogy
The new mathematics TEKS require more emphasis on
problem solving, integration of algebraic thinking, and
multiple representations than ever before. Equity and
pedagogy in daily instructional practices and high levels of
student engagement are critical to getting there, and getting
are classroom ready and have a proven track record where
they have been implemented.
STEPS (Secondary Teachers
F
Enhancing Performance for Students)
10:00 - 12:30
Ballroom A
STEPS
for secondary
teachers
see below for
presenters and
topics
Jessica Burleson and Tressa Milliorn,
It’s All About That Slope!!
Best Lessons from Middle School Mathematics Classrooms
to participate in activities that focus on algebraic reasoning
lessons from the middle school mathematics classroom. Six
clear, slope is used every day. Come see it, see it, in four multiple
ways. We got all the right views using all the right ways: graphs,
equations, tables, and the slope formula.
Jaime Chesnut and Casey Kimball,
pant may attend up to six sessions in any order. Participants
who do not want to attend every STEPS session may enter and
leave STEPS during the breaks between sessions. Sessions be
Looking for Points in All the Right Places?
and representing one variable inequalities.
Tamara Sampson,
and
Karlyn Hearne,
“CROC-ing” Rates and Slopes with Cookies
Miyuki Boone and Frank Reese,
Within the cookie dough is the key to understanding proportionality.
Come see how one math sentence can lead to the discovery of the
relationship between constant rate of change, unit rate, and slope.
Using food in a lesson has always been a fun way to grab your stu
Sweet Expressions
on approach to simplifying algebraic expressions, and the reward is
Katie Poole and Kerry Gehring,
Fun Functions and Mystery Graphs
Tables, Graphs, Equations, Oh My!
investigation as students explore the relationship between the shape
What does it mean to represent linear relationships using equations that
of the investigation to solve the mysteries found in related graphs.
engaging activities that can be adapted to multiple grade levels.
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Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
8:00 - 9:30
Ballroom B,C
1400
General Interest
10:00 - 11:00
NUMBERS Professional
Development
3400
350F
Maria Benzon,
University of Houston
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching with Technology
More Rigorous Mathematics for All—Are We There Yet? If
Not, How Do We Get There—Through Equity and Pedagogy
The new mathematics TEKS require more emphasis on problem
solving, integration of algebraic thinking, and multiple representa
tions than ever before. Equity and pedagogy in daily instructional
practices and high levels of student engagement are critical to
explore strategies that are classroom ready and have a proven track
record where they have been implemented.
Middle School TEKS Activities with the TI-Nspire™ CX
Handheld
™
™
with fractions and has a wide array of available representations,
including circle graphs, bar graphs, dot plots, histograms, and box
™
handheld is acceptable for use
Thursday
F
Opening Session
Bea Luchin,
™
8:00 - 9:30
Assembly A,B,C
Ervin Knezek,
F
Opening Session
10:00 - 11:00
310B
3401
General Interest
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
The Times Are Changing with New Standards, New
Expectations, and New Solutions
Teaching for success with the new mathematics standards has a
Shifting Gears with Content
Nicole Shanahan,
Mary Johnson,
Harris County Department
of Education
Calculating Our Future: Math Lessons on the Environment
and Society
Show students how to apply math skills to understanding and solv
this session, you will explore new ways to think about professional
learning, choosing resources, and designing assessments. But ulti
mately, success in mathematics education depends on you—on your
ability to teach for depth and complexity.
10:00 - 11:00
Assembly B
1402
F
Featured
and social studies themes – population growth, resource use, health
and education – while working on measurement, statistics, and
Diane Briars,
10:00 - 11:00
NCTM
3402
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching Practices You Can Count On to Develop
Procedural Fluency
362CF
Eileen Faulkenberry,
Rachel Schuster,
6-8
Tarleton State University
Shifting Gears with Content
Wrangling Ratios and Perfecting Proportions
the instruction of ratios and proportions.
ately—is an important outcome for all students. Yet, many students
10:00 - 11:00
3403
instructional practices and approaches will best help all students
351CF
Sara Peterson,
3095
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Interactive Student Notebooks for Middle School Math
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SECONDARY
Lead4ward
1401
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
332CF
Cathy Banks,
Jake Hammons,
6-8
Texas Woman's University
Thursday
3404
371CF
Christie LaFleur,
3408
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
Using Manipulatives to Manipulate Integers
Using an Investigative Approach for All Students
Participants will learn how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
integers using both the number line and two color counters.
Every teacher strives to create a learning environment respectful of
student diversity and conducive to active participation. Participants
in this workshop will model and explore activities for basic through
advanced mathematical investigations aligned to 7 Mathematical
Process. Foldables and VKV's will be demonstrated.
10:00 - 12:30
Ballroom A
STEPS
3405
6-8
10:00 - 11:00
Shifting Gears with Content
SECONDARY
10:00 - 11:00
3409
Best Algebraic Reasoning Lessons from Middle School
Mathematics Classrooms
STEPS provides an opportunity for secondary teachers (6 to 8) to
participate in activities that focus on algebraic reasoning lessons
every STEPS session may enter and leave STEPS during the breaks
10:00 - 11:00
350B
Doug Smeltz,
3406
6-12
Glenna Tabor,
Glenna Tabor Resources,
LLC
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Tabor Rotation: Simplifying Small Groups and Stations at the
Secondary Level
This session will explore how the Essential Elements of the Tabor Rota
tion Framework help a teacher plan for effective and powerful differ
math in all of your classes and leave inspired to go back and do it!
10:00 - 11:00
6-12
310C
Roger Fuller,
3410
Teaching with Technology
Programming and Coding with the TI-84™ Plus Graphing
Calculator
™
371AD
Plus family of graphing calculators. Attendees
Plus and begin to write a few simple programs of your
own. A variety of resources will be shared. Graphing calculators
will be provided or feel free to bring your own.
™
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Use a Reality-Oriented Framework for High-Engagement
Lessons
Today's students quickly disengage from lessons for which they see
no value or relevance. There are various ways to compensate for this,
will live) with a few short video clips and how/where to get them.
10:00 - 11:00
370AD
3407
6-12
Kien Lim,
University of Texas at El
Paso
Shifting Gears with Content
Capitalizing Students' Curiosity Using Provocative Tasks
One way to engage students mathematically is to pique their curios
ity. Provocative tasks with an element of surprise can captivate stu
dent interest and present a need for them to learn certain math con
will be presented to illustrate how it provokes the weighted average
concept. Other math problems will also be shared to highlight the
importance of making connections and reinforcing concepts.
captures student attention and builds a learning community.
10:00 - 11:00
330AB
3411
6-12
Youngstown State
University
Teaching with Technology
Tips and Tricks on the TI-84™ and TI-84 Color™ for Grades
7-12
This session is for new and experienced users. Receive several
™
and its color ver
™
much more effectively. Develop better conceptual
understanding. See how to use the 84 as an evaluator of complex
expressions easily, trace on a graph and table simultaneously, and
much more. Learn how to use color photos to help teach transforma
graphing calculator emulator.
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Tom Reardon,
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
351BE
Katey Arrington,
Bill Hopkins,
3412
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
What Are the Keys to Understanding and Using the New 6-12
TEKS?
How do big ideas form learning progressions across grade levels in
Center provides leadership in using standards to align teaching,
3416
9-12
Teaching with Technology
361CF
Valree Martinez,
Michael Ortiz,
Patricia Nicosia,
Sul Ross State University
Rio Grande College
Beauty Ancient and New
Too often algebra and geometry are viewed as airtight compart
ments, separate branches of human endeavor with little relation to
through conic sections, combining ancient learning with modern
technology through GeoGebra software. Lesson ideas, tips and
techniques for using GeoGebra, and links to online resources will be
provided.
10:00 - 11:00
10:00 - 11:00
320B
340AB
Carol Danner,
3417
9-12
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
50 Shades of Gray.… Hair!
An Alternate Flipped Classroom Model Implementing
Tempting Technology Tools
As a teacher with 37 years of experience, Carol will share some of
the tricks of the trade that have worked very well in her classroom.
session is a good session for both new and seasoned teachers.
means to deliver instruction. The new student roles suggested
10:00 - 11:00
dependence, emphasizing cooperation and learning from each other,
and using team members as a resource for instruction. Come learn
322
Mihaela Munday,
Savannah State University
3418
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
10:00 - 11:00
381A
Sarah Baugass,
3414
6-12
Teaching with Technology
The Flipped Classroom with TI Technology
digital content, activities,
materials, and tutorials can be used to support the Flipped Math
Classroom. A variety of social media resources will be explored
™
will also be provided with examples of several lessons that can
™
Teacher Software PublishView™
feature..
10:00 - 11:00
362AD
Tanya Gonzales,
3415
Strategies for Effective Differentiated Instruction
How do teachers choose meaningful and challenging tasks to maxi
powered with a collection of strategies to address and manage the
variety of learning needs in their classroom. This session will focus
on developing tiered lessons based on students' learning levels.
10:00 - 11:00
352D
Melody Young,
3419
9-12
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Gearing Up for Trigonometry
This session will look at a packet Melody uses in her precalculus
class as an assessment at the end of the trigonometry unit. This
assessment includes graphing trigonometry functions, harmonic mo
tion, and inverse trig functions.
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Catch the Math
Student work samples will be used to integrate the rationales and
remedies of common student errors in middle and high school math
course work. Errors to be reviewed include mathematical computa
tions and word problem interpretations.
page 35
SECONDARY
3413
Teaching with Technology
Thursday
The Charles A. Dana
Center, UT Austin
10:00 - 11:00
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
360AD
Thursday
3420
John Diehl,
10:00 - 11:00
CTAC
3424
9-12
cepts will be introduced with a graphical perspective and reinforced
by commands using powerful symbolic mathematics (or Computer
Algebra System) commands. The focus will be on two concepts:
the derivative as a limit of a difference quotient, and the integral as
a limit of a Riemann sum.
352F
F
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching With Technology: Calculus Concepts and CAS
Calculators
10:00 - 11:00
Carol Fisher Burns,
One Mathematical Cat
Featured
Teaching with Technology
Assembly C
Monique Chatman,
Algebra Pinball (a Fun Way to Master Algebra I) and More
curriculum have timed exercises that challenge students to master
important foundational skills—from adding signed numbers to fac
toring trinomials. With the click of a button, students get informa
tion on the number of problems attempted, the number correct, and
average seconds per correct problem. Add a bit of teacher coercion
a class (or school) competition for even more fun. This talk also
explores other fun classroom techniques and digressions.
SECONDARY
3421
10:00 - 11:00
9-12
361AD
3425
Teaching with Technology
9-12
Gearing Up to Make Connections with Extended Family!
John Linares,
Deborah Velasquez,
Shifting Gears with Content
™
to make connections among multiple representations
and process standards will be emphasized to probe/deepen student
understanding and push students to think. Participants will leave
with strategies to integrate math discussions in their classroom and
™
lessons to use in class to support student compre
hension.
10:00 - 11:00
3422
360CF
3112
9-12
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Kathi Cook,
Susan May,
Functions that Function
ideas and activities that can be used in your classroom. Algebra
2 function activities presented will include: Exercise with Parent
Function, The Pendulum Swing, Rockets in Space, Penny Toss,
Slicing the Cone, and Car Ramps.
10:00 - 11:00
Shifting Gears with Content
worked with Texas school districts to develop a Transition to Col
lege Mathematics course. Participants will study the content frame
works developed by Texas Success Center and learn about Dana
Center resources to implement these frameworks.
Exploring Functions with Physics Concepts
Explore linear, quadratic, reciprocal, periodic, square root functions,
and inverse relations using physics concepts that give meaning to
functions more engaging and relevant.
10:00 - 11:00
3423
320C
Michelle Adams,
3080
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Unlocking the Algebra I TEKS: Preparing for Classroom
Success
TEKS across grade levels to see what should have been taught and
what needs to be taught to promote positive change in your class
the gears moving as the school year grinds on.
page 36
Divina Browne,
9-12
Charles A. Dana Center
Transitioning to College Mathematics
10:00 - 11:00
380A
3426
360BE
3427
College
Rebecca Dibbs,
Texas A&M University–
Commerce
Shifting Gears with Content
Understanding Calculus Through Approximation: Limits,
One of the biggest challenges when teaching calculus is helping students
gain a conceptual understanding of limits. Recent research suggests that
introducing additional numerical approximation activities may help stu
dents gain a greater understanding of limits. This presentation will discuss
three limit approximation activities for introductory calculus courses,
goals of the activities are for students to analyze a context, build a model,
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
352E
3428
11:30 - 12:30
Texas A&M University–
Commerce
1404
can be used in and out of the classroom to improve instruction. This
presentation will introduce several of these services which can be
used in a multitude of ways to improve student engagement in math
ematics and the presentation of important concepts. The practical
uses of these services will then be demonstrated with real examples
used to teach mathematics online and in class.
3429
Geoffrey Miller,
Deborah Engelke,
Effective and Successful Grant Writing Strategies
This session will provide practical advice in preparing grant pro
posals for federal, state, local, foundation, and corporate funds to
purchase data collection and graphing technology for classroom
calculator technology. You will also learn basic grant writing skills
to prepare a grant for any materials and resources you might need in
your classroom.
11:30 - 12:30
361CF
3431
Jennifer Mitchell,
Rachel Moore,
6-8
Marcos
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Filling in the Gaps: Helping Developmental Math Students
Succeed
Low expectations and narrow curricula can discourage high student
Foundation!
ing and tools on how to write questions for differentiation. Explore
instructional methods at a Texas public university were providing
tal mathematics education.
10:00 - 11:00
352B
success and raise student achievement rates.
11:30 - 12:30
Maria Earl,
6-8
MS State University
3430
320C
3432
Warren Koepp,
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Shifting Gears with Content
College
Probability in Flatland: An Unlikely Tale of Dimension and Chance
Pre-service/New Teacher
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Use CAD Technology to
Teach Mathematics in an Arts Course
of outcomes that produce a given event to the size of the set of all
possible outcomes, in a random process." This seems to apply only
One component of STEM mathematics learning should perhaps
bottom of economically similarly ranked countries. By including
arts, CAD technology, and mathematics learning in an arts course,
mathematics enthusiasts, and CAD technologists to solve unique
problems.
concepts of measurement and dimension from the novella and mov
ie Flatland
be used for all types of probability experiments, tying in concepts of
geometry, measurement, and number operation models via standard
classroom manipulatives.
11:30 - 12:30
11:30 - 12:30
1403
F
Featured
Assembly A
1011
David Molina,
David Molina & Associates
General Interest
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Rigor, Engagement and Discourse: The Gears that Turn Our
Students’ Success in Mathematics!
382AB
3433
6-8
Nancy Paulson,
San Marcos USD,
California
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Factoring Fun for All Students… Factoring Strategies Using
Math Games
The new TEKS, STAAR, and accountability system call on teachers
provide an opportunity for each student to be successful in math
among rigor, engagement, and discourse.
GCF. Strategies for decomposing and recomposing numbers which
lead to success in algebra and higher mathematics are detailed.
Strategies based upon the distributive property can be extended for
factoring of polynomials and quadratics.
page 37
SECONDARY
College
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
1008
Shifting Gears with Content
Using Internet Services to Improve Mathematics Instruction
382C
Jennifer Brewer,
General Interest
Teaching with Technology
10:00 - 11:00
350B
Thursday
College
Adam Bowden,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
371BE
Paul Patison,
Thursday
3434
350DE
3438
6-8
6-8
Teaching with Technology
Shifting Gears with Content
Tawnia King,
Johnette Monaghan,
BYOD: The 4 E's (Edmodo Excites Everyone Everyday)
Looking for a Great Resource and Partner in Teaching? Try
a Collaborative!
Join the community of Edmodo where teachers can connect, share,
and discuss ideas with other teachers from around the country (and
Teaching math is our love and we have fallen in love with our
Texas Regional Collaborative. We will demonstrate what the Texas
a world where they can engage, interact, create, and publish their
about our great road map to changing gears!
11:30 - 12:30
342AD
3435
SECONDARY
11:30 - 12:30
Melissa Allo,
Carole Merrill,
11:30 - 12:30
320B
3439
6-8
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
Using Projects to Enhance Learning in 6-8 Algebra Classes
Did your students struggle with the new Algebra TEKS passed
Debra Junk,
Carol Fletcher,
Laura Veselka,
The University of Texas at
Changing Gears in High School Math with the Geometry in
Construction
Geometry in Construction (GiC) is an innovative and ambitious
high school program of study that has been gaining traction all over
the US. GiC offers a way to offer rigorous math classes that both
prepare students academically for college/career and provide them
with engaging experiences that attract rather than drive students
away from STEM careers. The Geometry in Construction program
11:30 - 12:30
Assembly B
Jo Ann Bilderback,
Texas Education Agency
3436
F
Featured
6-8
Texas Curriculum and Assessment
(STAAR, EOC, TEKS Revisions)
dual course in your school.
11:30 - 12:30
362BE
TEA Update for Middle School
Colleen Eddy,
University of North Texas
3440
6-12
This session will present the most current information regarding
Drew Wyrick,
Shifting Gears with Content
as state and federal requirements, revised TEKS, STAAR assess
Access for All: Multiplying and Factoring Polynomials
will be discussed. Participants will be given the opportunity to ask
questions.
11:30 - 12:30
361BE
Jennifer Mascheck,
3437
6-8
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Knowing What Your Students Know: Knowing When to Rev
Your Engine, When to Shift Gears, and When to Apply the
Brakes
Assessment, any assessment, should supply useful information to
work, “Knowing What Your Students Know” will analyze student
errors, patterns alongside big ideas in mathematics, and discuss
implications for middle school instruction, now, and in the future.
page 38
engage in a series of scaffolded problems to model multiplying and
factoring polynomials. The area model will utilize algebra tiles,
and the Cartesian Plane model will utilize Algeblocks to facilitate
understandings.
11:30 - 12:30
340AB
Darah Edwards,
3441
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Tips for New Teachers
will give you the gears you will need for a smooth operating school
year.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
3442
382C
3075
Melissa Williamson,
Kathy Sampogna,
11:30 - 12:30
370BE
3446
6-12
Teaching with Technology
BYOD: What To Do with Technology
Students have more devices than they know what to do with. How
Are Negative Ned and Negative Nancy railroading your team or
and how the students reacted.
destructive elements. This presentation will get to the root of why
teachers develop negative attitudes and behaviors and what you can
do as a teacher leader to create a more environmentally friendly and
safe culture that promotes student success.
332CF
3447
Lori Robinson,
Jackie Alvey,
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Eric O'Brien,
Communicating Mathematically
Bellmore Schools
3443
310A
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
cessful as a math student, communicating mathematically is key!
Marvels of Number Theory
Beginning with the Break the Code Game, take your students on a
whirlwind ride of number theory. Challenge your middle and high
school students to experiment with number theory, rather than sim
ply feeding them the facts. Stretch your students beyond their core!
11:30 - 12:30
350F
representation of mathematics!
11:30 - 12:30
Region 14 Education
Service Center
6-12
Jake Hammons,
Cathy Banks,
6-12
Texas Woman's University
3448
Kathy Hale,
3444
351AD
Teaching with Technology
Be Smart! Use a Smart Pen to Facilitate Student Success!
Teaching with Technology
Using a Graphing Calculator for Success on the STAAR
Math Grade 8 Exam
Join us for a session on how the appropriate use of graphing technol
ogy can impact test scores. Learn several calculator strategies on how
to assist students as they problem solve their way through some of the
more commonly missed Release Test items. See how the technology
can help students analyze data and statistics and make predictions.
™
Plus family of graphing calculators is acceptable for use
This session will demonstrate the ease of incorporating a smart pen
into your daily routine. We will describe the many different ways
in which we have incorporated this technology into our classrooms
and discuss student reactions to the use of the pen.
11:30 - 12:30
310C
Roger Fuller,
3449
6-12
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
11:30 - 12:30
381A
Debbie Sheridan,
Frassati Catholic High
School
3445
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Using a TI-Nspire™ CX for Success on the STAAR Grade 8
Exam
™
handheld as a tool to explore items on the recent STAAR Grade 8
Exam. Learn several strategies on how to assist students as they
problem solve their way through some of the more commonly
missed Release Test items. See how the technology can help
Nspire™
™
Integrating STEM/PBL with Rigorous Mathematics—The
Easy Way
STEM and PBL are increasingly becoming more important in the
mathematics curriculum. Learn how to easily incorporate both their
process and content into high school math lessons. See examples
common mistakes. This is an interactive, multimedia presentation
this interesting and informative session.
SECONDARY
11:30 - 12:30
11:30 - 12:30
Thursday
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Environmental Safety for Teacher Leaders, Coaches, and
Department Chairs
Shayla Hoffman,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
360CF
Thursday
3450
9-12
11:30 - 12:30
Glen Rock High School, NJ
(emeritus)
3453
310B
Cornell Lacy,
3117
9-12
Teaching with Technology
Shifting Gears with Content
A FUNdamental Approach to FUNctions Using
Transformations
Teaching With a Soul—The Importance of Establishing
Healthy Relationships With Your Students
behavior and discover fun ways to make sense of transformations.
Emphasis will be placed on connecting representations of functions
any other high school mathematics instructor. Over the course of the
11:30 - 12:30
SECONDARY
Tom Beatini,
361AD
Jeffrey Townsend,
NYOS Charter School
3451
Getting your students to care about you and your math class is not
about buttering them up, being a pushover, or putting on a dog and
pony show. Come relax and have a discussion about this perceived
high school mathematics teacher.
9-12
11:30 - 12:30
Shifting Gears with Content
Growing Into Inquiry: Preventing Inquiry's Escape in
Higher-Level Mathematics Courses
3454
classrooms.
11:30 - 12:30
362CF
3452
9-12
Sharon Benson,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Shifting Gears with Content
Purposeful Processing: Building Understanding, High
School
3026
9-12
As students advance in their math courses, many teachers may
true that students are more able to learn with less inquiry as they
develop mathematically, but this does not mean that students no
362AD
Shifting Gears with Content
Anne Joyoprayitno,
Susan May,
Charles A. Dana Center, UT
Austin
Gearing Up for the New Geometry TEKS
will study the new Geometry TEKS with a focus on a transforma
tions approach to congruence and similarity. Participants will ex
perience activities for engaging students in the new content. These
activities will draw from a variety of sources, including an online
teaching tool, available to schools on a subscription basis, devel
oped by the Dana Center in collaboration with Agile Mind.
11:30 - 12:30
3455
342CF
3114
9-12
Susan Beane,
University of Houston—
Downtown
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Team Up and Get the Gears Going with STAAR—Algebra 1
Question Cards
Do you want your students to learn how to prepare for the Algebra
“come to life” and develop a purposeful plan to build processing
approved EOC test questions! Students will actually have fun and
page 40
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
360BE
3456
Deedee Henderson,
11:30 - 12:30
Oxford City School System
3460
372AD
3024
9-12
Pre-service/New Teacher
FUN-da-Mental Topics in Algebra
Survival 101 for Beginning Teachers
Many fundamental topics that make up the Algebra 1 and Algebra
2 curriculum can be explored though investigations enhanced by
This session will focus on classroom management techniques and
realistic expectations for beginning teachers. Participants will leave
the session with a detailed classroom management plan that they
connections to the graphs of polynomial, exponential, and rational
functions will be completed in order to make learning mathematical
content more meaningful and fun!
proper rules and procedures for the classroom.
11:30 - 12:30
11:30 - 12:30
352A
Jeri Sutton,
The Hockaday School
3457
Ruth Payne Eddy,
Colleen Eddy,
College
University of North Texas
3461
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Shifting Gears with Content
Concurrent Validation of AssessToday: A Short-Cycle
Formative Assessment Observation Protocol
Hands-On Calculus
formative observation protocol and the results of concurrent validity
permits, participants will explore other calculus concepts that can be
11:30 - 12:30
3458
352F
Monique Chatman,
3421
day was originally validated with mathematics and science teachers.
1:00 - 2:00
1405
F
Featured
9-12
Assembly B
Cathy Seeley,
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching with Technology
Gearing Up to Make Connections with Extended Family!
Nspire™
and process standards will be emphasized to probe/deepen student
understanding and push students to think. Participants will leave
with strategies to integrate math discussions in their classroom and
™
Math is Supposed to Make Sense! The Most Important
Mathematical Habit of Mind
solving model and every list of mathematical processes, practices,
or habits of mind. But becoming a mathematical thinker involves
involves expecting that mathematics will make sense. How can you
help your students become so grounded in mathematical thinking
hension.
Because math is supposed to make sense!
11:30 - 12:30
370AD
Jennifer Garner,
1:00 - 2:00
3459
9-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Don't Tell My Mom I Am Lazy Thief!
371AD
1406
General Interest
Paula Moeller,
The University of Texas at
Austin
Shifting Gears with Content
So You Want to be a CAMT Speaker...
that will cause your students to think and stretch their mathematical
Join us for an informative session to learn how you can be a CAMT
speaker. Learn to speak up now and be the change in mathematics!
page 41
SECONDARY
9-12
352B
Thursday
9-12
Teaching with Technology
Olivia Shirley,
John "Bart" Shirley,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
352C
Thursday
1407
General Interest
1:00 - 2:00
The University of Texas–
Pan American
3465
The purpose of this session is to provide a wide range of examples
3462
6-8
3094
Shifting Gears with Content
This Is What Injustice Looks Like in Mathematics Education
381A
Ramona Davis,
6-8
Pre-service/New Teacher
1:00 - 2:00
351AD
Michelle Rinehart,
Region 18 Education
Service Center
Geometric Transformations: Properties of Congruence and
Orientation
through the lens of congruence and orientation. Patty paper activity
plus other materials will be available electronically by request. This
will address TEKS 8.10A (S). The student applies mathematical
process standards to develop transformational geometry concepts.
The student is expected to generalize the properties of orientation
SECONDARY
Teaching with Technology
Using the TI-Nspire™ CX for Success on the STAAR Algebra
I EOC Exam
™
1:00 - 2:00
6-8
handheld as a tool to explore items on the recent STAAR Algebra
problem solve their way through some of the more commonly
™
™
STAAR Math Grade 8 exams.
1:00 - 2:00
352D
3463
6-8
Sherry Olivares,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Come experience strategies that differentiate instruction while sup
porting STAAR™ readiness. Leave with a tool box of intervention
the Pythagorean Theorem.
1:00 - 2:00
382C
Texas Council on Economic
Education
Understanding Credit Reports
Learn why it is important to establish a positive credit history, what
information can be found on a credit report, how long negative in
formation is retained, and what is the value of the report to borrow
ers and lenders. Participants will participate in a grade 6 lesson that
1:00 - 2:00
320C
3432
6-8
Warren Koepp,
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Shifting Gears with Content
Probability in Flatland: An Unlikely Tale of Dimension and
Chance
of outcomes that produce a given event to the size of the set of all
possible outcomes, in a random process." This seems to apply only
Jerri LaMirand,
3464
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Linear Relationships in the New Math Standards
Linear Relationships are being introduced beginning in fourth grade
in the new math standards. Do you know the difference between
use different variables across grade levels to represent linear func
tions. This session is intended to help math teachers in grades 4 to
8 understand the written and symbolic language that is used to help
students transition from additive and multiplicative patterns to linear
equations.
page 42
Cindy Manzano,
Shifting Gears with Content
3467
Supporting All Learners: Making it Real, Grade 8
361BE
3466
concepts of measurement and dimension from the novella and mov
ie Flatland
be used for all types of probability experiments, tying in concepts of
geometry, measurement, and number operation models via standard
classroom manipulatives.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
3468
Nancy Crouch,
1:00 - 2:00
Lead4ward
3472
370CF
6-8
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Featured
Out with the Old, In with the New: Implementing the New
Middle School Math TEKS
minds of our teachers today. Come experience some of the free
lead4ward tools that are available to you to support you in plan
ning for instruction: TEKS Snapshots, TEKS Scaffold Documents,
Sukhbir Singh,
Using Quizzes and Quick Poll for TEKS Assessment Via TINspire™ CX Handhelds and TI NavigatorTM System
Come explore dynamic ways to collect evidence of learning using
™
™
system. Participants will learn
how to create a variety of assessments, including quizzes, tests, and
quick polls. Teachers can leverage the collection and analysis of this
and student learning.
Thursday
F
Assembly C
Vocabulary Analysis, and Student Learning Reports.
1:00 - 2:00
1:00 - 2:00
350F
6-12
Region 14 Education
Service Center
322
3473
6-12
Crystal Munsinger,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Teaching with Technology
Teaching with Technology
Using a Graphing Calculator for Success on the STAAR
Algebra I EOC
Join us for a session on how the appropriate use of graphing tech
nology can impact test scores. Learn several calculator strategies
on how to assist students as they problem solve their way through
some of the more commonly missed Release Test items. See how
the technology can help students analyze data and statistics and
BYOD: Are Your Strategies Fully Charged?
beginning. This session will highlight ways to merge great technol
ogy tools with strategies for classroom implementation. You will
walk away with practical ideas that can be used immediately!
1:00 - 2:00
332AD
3474
Grade 8 exams.
Eliseo Olivares,
Reynaldo Guerrero,
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
1:00 - 2:00
382AB
3470
6-12
Kim Seymour,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Humor in the Math Classroom
a session that has the potential to increase your positive relationships
with your students. Gather a few ideas on how to share your sense of
Math: Thinking, Reasoning, and Problem Students
and reasoning skills affect the learning process. Learn new terms
like tunnel thinking. Discover ways to reach this student population
to maximize their achievement using changes in the way we think
as instructional professionals, Changes need to be made in the way
we deliver instruction to students in the classroom.
1:00 - 2:00
310B
3475
1:00 - 2:00
350B
6-12
Donna Harris,
Mark von Rosenberg,
Nolan Catholic High
School/Fort Worth
Teaching with Technology
3471
BYOD: Algebra I: The Discriminating Discriminant! A TI84™ Programming Calculator Approach
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Using the TI-Nspire™ Teacher Software to Create Worksheets
and More!
™
This presentation will empower teachers at the introductory level to
™
Plus calculator program that will instantly
generate the discriminant elements in a quadratic equation. While
Teacher
can be used to make a variety of worksheets. By using this software
program, classroom review sheets or assessments can be made to
™
handhelds. Participants will
dratic relationships through interpretation of calculator generated
data. A detailed handout will be provided.
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SECONDARY
3469
Kathy Hale,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
362AD
Auston Cron,
Thursday
3476
1:00 - 2:00
Tarleton State University
3480
6-12
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Shifting Gears with Content
Jolynn Tucker,
BYOD: GeoGebra Can Be Your Gear to Success
Fundamentals of Factoring Using Functions
GeoGebra is a dynamic mathematics environment which will
Come learn how to help your students understand polynomials by
examining the fundamentals of functions. This will be a conceptual
learning experience over all the cool things about polynomials, such
as multiplying, factoring, and rational expressions. Handouts and
lessons using their own devices, interactive white boards, and touch
screens. Discover resources for R2U lessons/samples. A demo on
most devices will be shown. GeoGebra will assist you in gearing up
your students for change and success. GeoGebra is free for al!
1:00 - 2:00
1:00 - 2:00
3477
SECONDARY
352F
332CF
3013
6-12
Dia Collins,
Cumberland County
Schools
3481
Math Motivators and Strategies for Success
Collect tips, ideas, and pointers on motivating your students to learn
and participate as well as keep disciplinary issues to a minimum.
Learn how to keep students focused while you are teaching and
limit socializing to their own time. Motivate using a "Kiss of En
3446
6-12
BYOD: What To Do with Technology
Students have more devices than they know what to do with. How
and how the students reacted.
1:00 - 2:00
310C
3478
6-12
Karlie McQueen,
Kaylin Burleson,
Shelby Skeen,
You've Heard of Flipped, Now Let Me Demonstrate
for your classroom. This session will walk you through from start
sion with the understanding of how to take the philosophy and turn
it into a workable format for your secondary classroom.
3479
310A
3010
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Melissa Heinz,
Kim Sadler,
SpringBoard,
The CollegeBoard
Sparking Math Conversations with Virtual Tools
centered learning environments! Virtual manipulatives that promote
and solidify conceptual understanding of middle and high school
topics, including number concepts, algebra, geometry, and prob
ability will be explored. Connections to both TEKS content and
process standards will be discussed. These manipulatives can be
used on tablets, computers, and mobile devices.
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3482
371CF
Christie LaFleur,
3408
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Using an Investigative Approach for All Students
Shifting Gears with Content
1:00 - 2:00
Shayla Hoffman,
Teaching with Technology
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
1:00 - 2:00
370BE
Every teacher strives to create a learning environment respectful of
student diversity and conducive to active participation. Participants
in this workshop will model and explore activities for basic through
advanced mathematical investigations aligned to 7 Mathematical
Process. Foldables and VKV's will be demonstrated.
1:00 - 2:00
360AD
Patrick Vennebush,
Discovery Education
3483
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Exploring Rich Problems with Technology and Online
Resources
and vertical angles. Paper Pool allows students to explore prob
ability in an engaging context. Using a variety of interactives from
problems that promote deep thinking will be explored. Come pre
pared to laugh, think, and learn.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
351BE
1:00 - 2:00
3484
342BE
Vince Schielack,
Texas A&M University
3488
9-12
Teaching with Technology
BYOD: Vocabulary Strategies for the Algebra I Classroom
Mathematics in the Media, Advertising, and Popular Culture
Several vocabulary strategies will be shared, modeled, and
Mathematics is encountered in the real world every day in many dif
ferent settings, including TV and print media, all forms of advertis
ing, and popular TV shows. Too often, there are misuses of basic
focusing on vocabulary. Strategies range from individual work to
group work, and interactive to technology. These strategies have
been especially effective with special populations, such as ELL and
SPED.
1:00 - 2:00
361AD
3485
Susan May,
Kathi Cook,
1:00 - 2:00
Charles A. Dana Center, UT
Austin
3489
Gearing Up for the New Precalculus TEKS
will study the new Precalculus TEKS with a focus on content shifts
and new content. Participants will experience activities for engag
ing students in the new content. These activities will draw from a
variety of sources, including from an online teaching tool, available
to schools on a subscription basis, developed by the Dana Center in
collaboration with Agile Mind.
1:00 - 2:00
342CF
3486
9-12
Cindy Boyd,
Mary Selcer,
361CF
3109
9-12
Cindy Schimek,
Libby Chaskin,
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Resources That Make Kids Think! (Algebra II/Precalculus)
Have you wondered how to reinforce and assess student content
This session will allow participants to experience student activities
tested activities will be shared.
1:00 - 2:00
360CF
Mary Gillespie,
3490
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Gifted/Talented
Fears, Tears, Jeers, And Gears
BYOD: Calculus Explorations with Geogebra
Join Cindy and Mary and face our fears and wipe our tears as we
gear up for the new TEKS and their effect on the EOC.
Student engagement is a given when students create simulations
using Geogebra, which is freely available as either a program for PC
or APP for other devices. Mary will share electronic copies of les
sons on Riemann Sums, derivative of an inverse, Taylor Series, and
other topics. Download Geogebra to your device before coming
and create during the session!
1:00 - 2:00
352A
John Albers,
Austin Community College
3487
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Calculating the Volume of a Regular Polyhedron
A manipulative has been developed to illustrate that n faced regular
polyhedron is composed of n congruent pyramids. The manipula
tive also shows how the radii of the spheres inscribed and circum
1:00 - 2:00
380A
Kay Kubena,
3491
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Exciting Exponential Functions
table of the accepted values for the surface areas and volumes of the
polyhedrons and spheres has been prepared.
to make predictions. You will collect data, create scatterplots, and
create a model for each activity. You will also look at patterns in
tables, graphs, and symbolic forms with the help of a graphing
calculator. All participants will create a foldable to establish visual
connections to the exponential model. This lesson is perfect for
use with Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 students to introduce exponential
functions.
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9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
video examples of both good and bad uses from various sources,
both to use as teaching opportunities and to help your students rec
Thursday
6-12
Pre-service/New Teacher
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
Thursday
3492
360BE
3427
College
Rebecca Dibbs,
2:30 - 3:30
Texas A&M University–
Commerce
1409
Syndy Lynch,
1010
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching with Technology
Understanding Calculus Through Approximation: Limits,
Ten Excellent Reasons to Visit the TI Website
This presentation will provide an update of the latest informa
One of the biggest challenges when teaching calculus is helping
students gain a conceptual understanding of limits. Recent research
suggests that introducing additional numerical approximation activi
ties may help students gain a greater understanding of limits. This
presentation will discuss three limit approximation activities for
in introductory calculus. The main goals of the activities are for
students to analyze a context, build a model, reason quantitatively,
SECONDARY
350B
education.ti.com. Learn about thousands of free calculator activities
information to support student preparation for exams. Check out
the new STEM Behind Hollywood materials, learn about new Math
facebook.com/ticalculators.
2:30 - 3:30
1:00 - 2:00
352B
Terry Goodman,
Bon Crowder,
The Monarch School
1410
Concordia University
3493
330AB
General Interest
College
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
BYOD: Pinterest for Math Teachers
Missouri's EMS Story: SHOW ME the Specialists!
This session will provide the audience with information concerning
the development, current status, and future goals of the Missouri El
of study. The presenters will describe the collaborative organization
courses in the program.
2:30 - 3:30
1408
F
Featured
Ballroom C
1400
General Interest
also learn how (and what it means) to repin, like, comment and
users can set up their Pinterest account during this session too!
Bea Luchin,
NUMBERS Professional
Development
2:30 - 3:30
1411
1407
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
More Rigorous Mathematics for All—Are We There Yet? If
Not, How Do We Get There—Through Equity and Pedagogy
The new mathematics TEKS requires more emphasis on problem
solving, integration of algebraic thinking, and multiple representa
tions than ever before. Equity and pedagogy in daily instructional
practices and high levels of student engagement are critical to
explore strategies that are classroom ready and have a proven track
record where they have been implemented.
352C
The University of Texas–
Pan American
Pre-service/New Teacher
This Is What Injustice Looks Like in Mathematics Education
The purpose of this session is to provide a wide range of examples
2:30 - 3:30
352B
1412
General Interest
Dusty Jones,
Sam Houston State
University
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
AMTE-TX Business Meeting
will hold their regular business meeting. Members and interested
individuals are welcome.
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Gearing Up for Change
2:30 - 3:30
370AD
1413
2:30 - 3:30
Texas Retired Teachers
Association
3497
361BE
6-8
Pre-service/New Teacher
Cindy Manzano,
Texas Council on Economic
Education
Thursday
General Interest
Timothy Lee,
Teaching with Technology
Is Someone Trying to Take Your Money?
BYOD: Online Tools for Personal Financial Literacy
TRTA is working to protect your future retirement and we want to
ensure your retirement is safe!
2:30 - 3:30
351CF
Aben Ellerbee,
Ellerbee Consulting
3494
6-8
Brenda J. Morgan,
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Participants will also learn effective math strategies that provide
deep understanding of paying and earning compound interest and
will be provided with links to free lessons.
2:30 - 3:30
Slopes All Around Us
3498
382C
Jerri LaMirand,
3464
Shifting Gears with Content
application problems solved using slope. Using technology that
incorporates math concepts can facilitate teachers understanding of
different ways to teach the updated Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills (TEKS).
2:30 - 3:30
362AD
Rebecca Atnip,
Casey Pena,
6-8
Catnip's Word Walls
3495
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
It's All Greek to Them: Changing World, Changing Words
The world of math is changing fast and the words of math are
changing with it. Whether old language or new, it's all Greek to
them!! Research shows that the use of a visually engaging, interac
tive word wall, along with a variety of vocabulary instructional
strategies, can help break the "language" barrier for your students.
Linear Relationships in the New Math Standards
Linear Relationships are being introduced beginning in fourth grade
in the new math standards. Do you know the difference between
use different variables across grade levels to represent linear func
tions. This session is intended to help math teachers in grades 4 to
8 understand the written and symbolic language that is used to help
students transition from additive and multiplicative patterns to linear
equations.
2:30 - 3:30
361AD
3499
6-8
Hazel Russell,
Consulting
Shifting Gears with Content
M3 = Making Mathematics Meaningful
This session will offer practical math activities that are fun and mo
tivating. The activities promote increased student achievement.
2:30 - 3:30
2:30 - 3:30
371BE
3496
6-8
Teaching with Technology
Jeanette Robledo,
Maria Benzon,
University of Houston—
teachHOUSTON
Zombies, Superheroes and Toy Story to Motivate Middle
School Math Students
ticipants will learn how to better engage students with a lesson on
zombies and antidotes (i.e., exponential growth and decay), super
hero costumes and superpowers (i.e. probability and scale factor),
and toys in motion (i.e., rates of change). Materials will be available
electronically.
352F
3500
6-12
Valerie Blackburn,
UTMB Educational
Outreach/ Blackburn STEM
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Building the Skills of Argumentation and Collaboration in
STEM
Argumentation and collaboration are practices of scientists and en
workforce of tomorrow. While designing the solution to a problem
or describing how data describes a phenomenon, collaboration is
required. Teams must collect accurate and meaningful data which
must stand up to argumentation and rebuttal. During this interactive
session, participants collaborate to solve a problem, state a claim by
citing evidence, and then engage in discourse and argumentation to
reach consensus about their data.
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CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
2:30 - 3:30
381A
Thursday
3501
6-12
Jennifer High,
Valerie Roebuck,
Teaching with Technology
2:30 - 3:30
™
™
that will engage students while
enhancing their learning. Learn strategies for increasing both
student ownership in the learning process and math talk among
students.
CPM
3505
6-12
Closure: Making Every Minute Count
Making every minute count in a classroom means leaving everyone
with a lasting impression of what was learned in class that day. The
participants will experience many closure activities using study
team/pair strategies as well as individual activities like Power Writ
ing, Ticket Out, and Reciprocal Teaching, to name a few.
2:30 - 3:30
350F
SECONDARY
3502
6-12
Janna Smith,
Region 5 Education Service
Center
Teaching with Technology
™
Plus family of graphing calculators. Topics will include
the equation solver, storing pictures, using Boolean Logic to test an
swers, memory reset for testing, archiving, games, table setup, zoom
memory, bar graphs, circle graphs, grouping, split screens, and
3506
6-12
3503
3105
6-12
Susan Beane,
University of Houston—
Downtown
Shifting Gears with Content
Come rev your class up with the “The Amazing Factor Dance,” a
fun, innovative way to obtain quadratic factoring success. The song
ing method with key numbers. When students lose their fear of
kinesthetic learning model, you will know you have revved up your
class. A handout to my Prezi link provided.
2:30 - 3:30
350DE
342CF
Sing and Dance Your Way To Quadratic Factoring Success
Graphing Calculators for Intermediate Users—Tips, Tricks,
and Good Stuff
2:30 - 3:30
Lois McCarty,
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Rising to the Challenges of the Process Standards Using the
TI-Nspire™ Navigator
2:30 - 3:30
360BE
Stephanie Smith,
3508
3447
Lori Robinson,
Jackie Alvey,
6-12
Brenda Bennett,
Shifting Gears with Content
310B
Shifting Gears with Content
Communicating Mathematically
Note-Taking Assistance for Student Achievement
you struggle with how to turn your traditional notes into foldable
which Foldables will work best for the material you need to cover.
Come learn how to turn your lessons into fun, exciting Foldables.
2:30 - 3:30
372CF
cessful as a math student, communicating mathematically is key!
representation of mathematics!
2:30 - 3:30
3509
3504
322
3473
6-12
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching with Technology
We've Created Our Interactive Notebooks, What's Next?
Crystal Munsinger,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
BYOD: Are Your Strategies Fully Charged?
beginning. This session will highlight ways to merge great technol
ogy tools with strategies for classroom implementation. You will
walk away with practical ideas that can be used immediately!
only will you leave with ideas to use from day one but also with
your brain churning to start the new year right.
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Gearing Up for Change
2:30 - 3:30
3510
370CF
3448
2:30 - 3:30
9-12
Teaching with Technology
Be Smart! Use a Smart Pen to Facilitate Student Success!
This session will demonstrate the ease of incorporating a smart pen
into your daily routine. We will describe the many different ways
in which we have incorporated this technology into our classrooms
and discuss student reactions to the use of the pen.
3511
371AD
Cynthia L Schneider,
3514
Texas Woman's University
Teaching with Technology
2:30 - 3:30
371CF
Valree Martinez,
3413
Keeping the Gears of Change Moving
be shared to help manage the change process. Let's have some fun
and keep our gears moving!
2:30 - 3:30
362CF
3515
6-12
9-12
Teaching with Technology
Julie Horn,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Completing the Square in Algebra I
means to deliver instruction. The new student roles suggested
the method of completing the square. Come explore a lesson that
teaches students the concept of completing the square with algebra
tiles and makes connections to the algebraic procedure.
2:30 - 3:30
340AB
3516
Kathy Vidourek,
Carol Danner,
9-12
Teaching with Technology
2:30 - 3:30
382AB
Rebecca Dougharty,
3512
6-12
Brush the Rust Off the Old Gears to Get Your Classroom
Revved Up!
This session will present many new, old, and refurbished ideas that
will keep your classrooms running in high gear. With a total of
Shifting Gears with Content
Walk away with tunes and activities that help students learn math
classroom gears from clogging.
concepts and strategies through familiar tunes and chants. This
session uses ideas and songs that can be used in your classroom
2:30 - 3:30
3517
332AD
Jennifer Garner,
3459
9-12
2:30 - 3:30
3513
Assembly B
Kyle Seipp,
The University of Texas at
F
Featured
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Don't Tell My Mom I Am Lazy Thief!
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Instructional Coaching–Continuing the Conversation
tions, techniques, and layers for support are your teachers aware of
starting point, or an established coaches looking for a fresh perspec
tive, we will share and network practices that lead to instructional
improvements for your teachers and students.
that will cause your students to think and stretch their mathematical
abilities. These are a combination of virtual and paper based activi
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Shifting Gears with Content
An Alternate Flipped Classroom Model Implementing
Tempting Technology Tools
dependence, emphasizing cooperation and learning from each other,
and using team members as a resource for instruction. Come learn
Thursday
6-12
Jake Hammons,
Cathy Banks,
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
2:30 - 3:30
352A
Thursday
3518
2:30 - 3:30
Austin Community College
3522
360CF
9-12
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
Dane Ehlert,
Triangle "Reconciliation": Adjustments to Fit the Laws
3 Act Math—A How-To
Due to the inaccuracies of measurements with rulers and protrac
tors, calculations to verify laws of triangles only agree to two or
three digits. An algorithm has been developed that optimizes the
format called “3 Act Math.” The format is designed to tackle the
will conduct a 3 ACT Math task in order to inform and persuade
the audience to implement these engaging lessons. Dane will also
estimates.
mindset.
380A
Joanna
Papakonstantinou,
9-12
9-12
Episcopal High School
Teaching with Technology
Shifting Gears with Content
2:30 - 3:30
3519
SECONDARY
John Albers,
360AD
3420
John Diehl,
2:30 - 3:30
CTAC
3523
Teaching With Technology: Calculus Concepts and CAS
Calculators
cepts will be introduced with a graphical perspective, and reinforced
by commands using powerful symbolic mathematics (or Computer
Algebra System) commands. The focus will be on two concepts:
the derivative as a limit of a difference quotient, and the integral as
a limit of a Riemann sum.
2:30 - 3:30
3520
320C
3418
Mihaela Munday,
Savannah State University
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Strategies for Effective Differentiated Instruction
How do teachers choose meaningful and challenging tasks to maxi
powered with a collection of strategies to address and manage the
variety of learning needs in their classroom. This session will focus
on developing tiered lessons based on students' learning levels.
2:30 - 3:30
3521
342BE
3488
Vince Schielack,
Texas A&M University
9-12
Teaching with Technology
Mathematics in the Media, Advertising, and Popular Culture
Mathematics is encountered in the real world every day in many dif
ferent settings, including TV and print media, all forms of advertis
ing, and popular TV shows. Too often, there are misuses of basic
video examples of both good and bad uses from various sources,
both to use as teaching opportunities and to help your students rec
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Hands-On Activities for the Algebra 2 Classroom
understanding of Algebra 2 topics will be presented. Discovery ac
tivities provide students opportunities to recognize the mathematics
understanding of topics, and develop an appreciation of how to look
at the world with mathematical eyes. Games and puzzles allow
students to practice their skills and demonstrate their understanding.
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Thursday
SECONDARY
Clear the Room Policy
To provide equal opportunity to sessions for each attendee, it
is the policy of the CAMT Board that rooms are to be cleared
of all participants at the end of each session. The Board
respectfully requests voluntary compliance with this policy.
We have made every attempt to provide adequate seating
for participants at the conference, but for your safety and
leave the room.
CAMT Catalog Online
Please remember:
The CAMT Catalog is now online!
All meeting rooms will be cleared between presentations.
Reserving spaces in line or saving seats is not permitted.
Persons with disabilities and their assistants do not have
to clear the session room as others do.
any keyword you wish. The online catalog also lists the latest
updates on cancelled, moved, and new sessions.
www.camtcatalog.net
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Secondary Session Listings
Wednesday,
Friday, June
June
26,24,
2015
2015
Secondary Session Listings
(see page 13 for instructions)
CAMT 2016
Be a Math Champ! Go for the Gold!
Make plans now to attend
CAMT 2016 in San Antonio June 29-July 1
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
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8:30 - 9:30
1600
F
Featured
Assembly B
Pam Harris,
8:30 - 9:30
371BE
Eric O'Brien,
Bellmore Schools
3601
6-8
General Interest
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
Multiple Ways to Multiply
You can empower all students to mathematize! Mathematizing is
about having a dense brain structure with multiple connections and
relationships to draw from instead of having a sparse brain structure
Take your students on an expanded view of computation, allowing
you will learn how to help your students build powerful numeracy.
Students who are constructing powerful numeracy solve problems
by thinking, reasoning, using relationships and connections, and
cognitively reorganizing to make sense of intriguing situations. The
problem string lesson structure helps students and teachers work to
connections among computation, number theory and algebraic rea
8:30 - 9:30
340AB
Friday
Building Powerful Matematizers: Numeracy
Mark Schmit,
ETA hand2mind
3602
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
1601
Ballroom C
Matt Larson,
Lincoln Public Schools
F
Featured
General Interest
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Overcoming Obstacles to Make Mathematics Work for All
The Area Model Through the Years.
The Area Model is used to help elementary students understand the
model and investigate its use in middle grades and Algebra 1. How
can you expand on students' prior knowledge of the area model to
transfer to the Distributive Property, Multiplying Binomials, and
New content standards may improve overall student achievement,
raise the achievement of all students and simultaneously close learn
ing differentials, program improvement efforts must simultaneously
address six program shifts as well as persistent obstacles that have
stood in the way of making mathematics work for all students. This
obstacles, implement highly effective mathematics programs, and
ensure that mathematics works for all students.
8:30 - 9:30
382AB
3600
6-8
Pamela Webster,
Texas A&M University–
Commerce
Shifting Gears with Content
Gearing Up for Algebraic Reasoning
Are you interested in ways to use simple scenarios in order to
8:30 - 9:30
352D
3603
6-8
Dennis Mulhearn,
(Retired) Valley Stream NY/
MOEMS
Shifting Gears with Content
My Favorite Math Contest Problems
Problem solving is central at all levels of math. Carefully choosing
the setting and content can make math fun and exciting. Challenge
your students with classic contest problems and discover solutions
that enrich understanding.
8:30 - 9:30
352C
3604
Abby Turner,
Diana Woodlock,
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
integrate manipulatives, algebra, and a little bit of fun. You will
examine ways to use Cuisenaire Rods™
Folding the New Standards into 7th Grade Math
to "Cross the River". The speaker will reference Mark Driscoll's
activities, and more. Teachers will leave this session with several
complete lessons aligned to the current 7th grade standards.
door prizes will be given!!
With the shift in standards, it feels like you have to teach a year
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8:30 - 9:30
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8:30 - 9:30
381BC
3606
6-8
Friday
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Savannah Hill,
8:30 - 9:30
Southern Methodist
University
3610
Todd Steckler,
6-12
Jo Ann Bilderback,
Teaching with Technology
Texas Education Agency
Interpreting MSTAR Diagnostic Assessments Reports
TI-Nspire™ Technology for the Intermediate User—Beyond
the Basics
might hold. This session will provide a brief overview of the
MSTAR (Middle School Students in Texas: Algebra Ready) Diag
nostic Assessment and describe how to interpret the results. These
Nspire™ technology. Participants will explore various menus from
each handheld application and learn which features were added with
Operating System 3.6 and the current Operating System, Version
to necessary content needed for interventions.
8:30 - 9:30
SECONDARY
381A
352B
3607
3480
6-12
™
Tarleton State University
8:30 - 9:30
Jolynn Tucker,
3611
Come learn how to help your students understand polynomials by
examining the fundamentals of functions. This will be a conceptual
learning experience over all the cool things about polynomials, such
as multiplying, factoring, and rational expressions. Handouts and
370BE
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Jennifer Clayton,
Harmony School of
Discovery
Valerie Blackburn,
Emily Clayton,
Shifting Gears with Content
Grueling Graphing Gone Groovy—Getting Guys and Gals to
Graph
some pretty classy graphs at the end of this school year!
8:30 - 9:30
Tired of students forgetting the wonderful math concepts you've
350B
Region 7 ESC
6-12
Teaching with Technology
TI Products—Downloads and Upgrades—How to Get It and
How to Install It
facilitate learning, improve retention, and engage all learners!
Please go to the following link to begin the session before you enter
342CF
3609
6-12
Susan Beane,
University of Houston—
Downtown
Revving up Everyday Assessments
Master of Math!
Sherry Morton,
3612
Blackburn STEM
Educational Consulting
Flipped Lego PBL
8:30 - 9:30
Bon Crowder,
6-12
Fundamentals of Factoring Using Functions
3608
360CF
The Monarch School
Shifting Gears with Content
8:30 - 9:30
on statewide exams.
This is not a session for beginners.
™
™
Plus Color SE, at
Connect™ software will also be shown. Additionally, a demonstration
and discussion of various connectivity cables will also be provided.
8:30 - 9:30
310B
3614
6-12
Patti Nicodemo,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Revving up Everyday Assessments
with the current application of my mastery testing system and its
BYOD: Formative Assessment for the 21st Century
tem! They actively discuss concepts and methods with their peers to
Come explore current 21st century tools that will make formative
assessment fast and fun. You will use these tools along with forma
tive assessment strategies to identify areas for improvement so that
you can adapt lessons to meet the needs of your students.
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8:30 - 9:30
351CF
3615
6-12
Jennifer NorthMorris,
Education
8:30 - 9:30
3619
372CF
3504
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Shifting Gears with Content
We've Created Our Interactive Notebooks, What's Next?
The pressure is higher than ever to include investigative tasks in
mathematics. Come explore and experience some "life or death"
solving and modeling look like. Will you take the plunge with
in math while they are building on their learning. Not only will you
leave with ideas to use from day one but also with your brain churn
ing to start the new year right.
8:30 - 9:30
3616
332CF
3106
Leslie Prastik,
Barbara Snapp,
8:30 - 9:30
360BE
Carolyn Marchetti,
Discovery Education
3620
6-12
Teaching with Technology
BYOD: Journey to Virtual Journaling
Instructional Technology
BYOD: Teaching and Assessing Math in a Digital World
This session will cover integration and effective use of digital tools
and resources into math instruction and assessments to build stu
8:30 - 9:30
8:30 - 9:30
370AD
3617
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
350F
Patrick Fariss,
3621
6-12
Kathi Cook,
Anne Joyoprayitno,
The University of Texas at
Austin
Teaching with Technology
What to Clear and How to Clear It!
Gearing Up for the New Algebra I and Algebra II TEKS
the TAKS and STAAR EOC tests. Participants will learn how to
content shifts and new content. Participants will experience activi
ties for engaging students in the new content. These activities will
draw from a variety of sources, including an online teaching tool,
available to schools on a subscription basis, developed by the Dana
Center in collaboration with Agile Mind.
8:30 - 9:30
3618
F
Featured
Assembly C
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
ScafFOLDing Vocabulary Instruction via Notebook
Foldables®
brains manage the new information is by organizing the information
in a useable, recallable way. Notebook Foldables® are effective,
™
™
Plus
handheld. Handouts
of all procedures will be provided.
8:30 - 9:30
310C
3622
6-12
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
BYOD: Checking for Understanding Tools and Resources
diverse ways of checking for student understanding will be covered
in this session. The session will model, discuss, and share proven
through checks for understanding. Participants will walk away with
a variety of tools and resources to use in their classroom.
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6-12
Friday
Do the Math Like Your Life Depends On It
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
8:30 - 9:30
Friday
3623
372AD
8:30 - 9:30
Mathspace
3048
6-12
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
BYOD: Mathspace: Why You’ll Never Grade Math
Assignments Again
Paul Rodriguez,
3115
Teaching with Technology
Gear Up the Math with Art and Writing!
tion! Through the use of collaboration and focused teacher men
toring, students create a synthesized product that expresses their
you can focus on teaching; handwritten answers, showing full work,
class math software. BYOD to try it for yourself and come ask
about a free school trial!
8:30 - 9:30
SECONDARY
3627
370CF
352E
10:00 - 11:00
361BE
Kelli Mallory,
3628
6-8
Victoria Soto,
Shifting Gears with Content
3624
Promoting Proportional Thinking in Grades 5-8
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Teaching with TI-Nspire™ CX and Navigator™ Technology:
Can You Guess My Age?
Participants will take the popular Guess the Age activity and bring
™
culators will be provided for you. Come experience a middle school
of a guesser you are. Leave with an inspiring activity to take back
to your campus.
Algebraic thinking and proportional reasoning are a huge part of the
TEKS and essential for supporting a solid foundation for Algebra
students learn and use proportional reasoning and algebraic thinking
through the new TEKS. Topics include additive vs. multiplicative
thinking, rates and ratios, proportional problem solving, and much
more!
10:00 - 11:00
342AD
Jenna Peery,
3629
6-8
8:30 - 9:30
Teaching with Technology
352A
Wukovits,
3625
9-12
Teaching with Technology
BYOD: Using Technology for Discovery-Based Lessons
Word
Using and Enjoying Parametric Equations
students discover the big ideas within math concepts. Participants
will leave with knowledge of using technology in the classroom and
access to usable class handouts. Topics covered will include scien
them as a means to draw unusual curves.
8:30 - 9:30
3626
361AD
3451
Jeffrey Townsend,
10:00 - 11:00
NYOS Charter School
3630
9-12
6-8
Teaching with Technology
Teaching with Technology
Growing Into Inquiry: Preventing Inquiry's Escape in
Higher-Level Mathematics Courses
As students advance in their math courses, many teachers may
true that students are more able to learn with less inquiry as they
develop mathematically, but this does not mean that students no
classrooms.
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372CF
Jennie M. Bennett,
Lois Moseley,
NUMBERS Mathematics
Professional Development
Revving Up Formative Assessment
Participants will experience engagement activities and exit ticket
assessments aligned to the Standards.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
352D
3631
6-8
Dennis Mulhearn,
10:00 - 11:00
(Retired) Valley Stream NY/
MOEMS
3635
370AD
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Instructional Technology
BYOD: In A.W.E. of Math (Apps Webtools+Engagement)
Area concepts can be investigated and reinforced by solving
Often educators are presented with new technology tools, but are at
a loss of how to effectively use them with students. This presenta
source. Participants will work through at least a dozen contest clas
sics involving area and will leave with these and over 50 additional
problems to take back and use immediately.
10:00 - 11:00
352B
3632
with daily classroom activities to engage students of all ages. Leave
Connie Kilday,
10:00 - 11:00
ExploreLearning
3636
362BE
Teaching with Technology
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
10:00 - 11:00
3633
332AD
3494
6-8
Aben Ellerbee,
Ellerbee Consulting
Brenda J. Morgan,
Using Game-Based Learning as an Acceleration for Key
Learning Concepts
learning skills. These games also include a formative assessment
tive. Let the games begin!
10:00 - 11:00
3637
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
F
Featured
Slopes All Around Us
Kenny Miller,
SECONDARY
6-8
Math topics come to life and student depth of understanding soars
when using online simulations to introduce, develop and expand
conceptual understanding of math. Participants will experience
using online simulations to develop academic vocabulary and the
conceptual understanding of math concepts such as fractions.
Tamyra Walker,
Oakland USD
6-8
A Simulation Is Worth a Million Words—Visualizing Math
Assembly A
3468
Nancy Crouch,
Lead4ward
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Out with the Old, In with the New: Implementing the New
Middle School Math TEKS
application problems solved using slope. Using technology that
incorporates math concepts can facilitate teachers understanding of
different ways to teach the updated Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills (TEKS).
10:00 - 11:00
352C
3634
Abby Turner,
Michelle Peterson,
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Folding Algebra into Grade 8 Math
minds of our teachers today. Come experience some of the free
lead4ward tools that are available to you to support you in plan
ning for instruction: TEKS Snapshots, TEKS Scaffold Documents,
Vocabulary Analysis, and Student Learning Reports.
10:00 - 11:00
380A
Susan Troutman,
Rice University School
3638
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Investigating the Geometry Around Us
teachers to relate algebra skills to 8th grade students. Participants
and lessons on slope, equations, direct variation, and much more.
Teachers will leave with complete lessons that align to current grade
8 TEKS.
Friday
Finding Great Area Problems
games to discover, enhance, and make connections to geometry
will be provided.
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Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
350DE
April Chauvette,
Jessica Williams,
Friday
3639
10:00 - 11:00
310C
3643
6-12
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching with Technology
BYOD: Google-fy Your Curriculum Structures
What happens when you rebuild your entire curriculum from
BYOD: If I Flip My Instruction, What Do I Do with Class
Time?
You get a truly living, breathing curriculum that supports teachers,
students, and parents. With the use of Google Sites, Drive, Docs,
free time you have now created.
teacher collaboration. Come take a look and consider gearing up
with Google too!
10:00 - 11:00
352A
10:00 - 11:00
350F
6-12
Robb Wilson,
3640
Shifting Gears with Content
6-12
John Edgell,
Texas State University
3644
SECONDARY
Lyons Township High
School
Areg S. Gessas,
Texas State University,
Undergrad Student
Understanding and Applying Tri-gonal Arrays: Euclid to
Euler
Teaching with Technology
Where’s the “On” Button Graphing Calculators for Absolute
Beginners
Plus
Plus Color Silver Edition graphing calculators to support
classroom instruction of the TEKS. Topics will include mode settings,
entering data into lists, setting windows, constructing statistical plots,
exploring data tables, and using split screens. This session is for begin
ners. Calculaators will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.
™
™
10:00 - 11:00
381A
10:00 - 11:00
6-12
Teaching with Technology
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ System—Activities for Beginners
Navigator™
™
™
Nolan Catholic High
School/Fort Worth
Teaching with Technology
Guide your students to the next level of understanding and technical
™
Plus family calculator
programming workshop. Using Smart View™, you will be guided
system and
Navigator™ classroom learning system to
help you get stared. Learn how to use screen captures, how to make
™
to transfer them to student handhelds. This session is for beginners,
but even experienced users might learn something new.
problem solving from scratch. Calculators will be available but is
strongly advised you bring your own. A detailed handout will be
provided.
10:00 - 11:00
3646
372AD
3642
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Sabrina Barboza,
Maria Benzon,
teachHOUSTON
Writing in Math through Fun and Creative Comics
Having to explain one's thinking isn't a lot of fun, but comics are
loads of fun! Learn how to access the power of comics to get stu
dents to write out their thinking. Explore how to use technologies
such as Microsoft PowerPoint and websites such as pixlr to edit or
tablet would be ideal, but not necessary to participating fully.
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Mark von Rosenberg,
Algebra I Proportion Solving Program—A TI 84™ Menu
Approach
6-12
10:00 - 11:00
371AD
3645
Rick Sanchez,
3641
™
will be explored.
371CF
3478
6-12
Karlie McQueen,
Kaylin Burleson,
Shelby Skeen,
Shifting Gears with Content
You've Heard of Flipped, Now Let Me Demonstrate
for your classroom. This session will walk you through from start
sion with the understanding of how to take the philosophy and turn
it into a workable format for your secondary classroom.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
340AB
Mary Evans,
6-12
Lisa Hudson,
MaryEllen Maddox,
3647
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
10:00 - 11:00
3651
310B
3614
6-12
Patti Nicodemo,
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Revving up Everyday Assessments
BYOD: Formative Assessment for the 21st Century
When it comes to teaching math to the reluctant learner, building a
solid student to teacher relationship matters! Learn how to connect
Come explore current 21st century tools that will make formative
assessment fast and fun. You will use these tools along with forma
tive assessment strategies to identify areas for improvement so that
you can adapt lessons to meet the needs of your students.
great tips and be inspired to reach and teach all "at promise" students!
10:00 - 11:00
352F
Brad Fountain
10:00 - 11:00
3652
F
Featured
Assembly B
6-12
Friday
Help Me Reach Them, So I Can Teach Them!
James Epperson,
University of Texas at
Arlington
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
3648
Shifting Gears with Content
50 Ways to Integrate Discovery Education Streaming Into
Your Math Classroom
Discovery Education Streaming is a resource many of us have had
about some of the great resources beyond videos that can be utilized
to support math instruction and walk away with practical math ideas
you can begin using tomorrow in your class. Regardless of your
grade level or familiarity with Discovery Education, your eyes will
be opened to a wealth of new ideas and instructional strategies.
10:00 - 11:00
362CF
3649
6-12
With over half of our brain devoted to processing visual infor
mathematical discovery and understanding emerges as a critical task
for teachers, especially in an effort to reach a broader cross section
dynamic visualization tasks grounded in algebra, precalculus, and
calculus. You will also examine new questions that can arise in
the classroom including the impact these tasks have on visualizer
versus nonvisualizer students. The session concludes with data on
the incorporation of visualization on high stakes algebra exams and
corresponding connections to expectations in college mathematics.
Tom Reardon,
Youngstown State
University
10:00 - 11:00
352E
Angela Melnyk,
3653
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Creative Ways to Teach Graphing Functions and
Transformations
Teaching with Technology
Nspiring Algebraic Thinking
Obtain a thorough list of cool and fun ideas to help your students
learn to graph the parent functions and transformations of these
basic, but important, functions: linear, quadratic, absolute value,
exponential, square root, cubic, cube root, greatest integer, and
reciprocal. Participants will see how algebra aerobics, practice gifts,
This session will look at how to provoke algebraic thinking through
the use of the student explorations. You will work through Algebra
™
.
technology can be used to create cool pictures with these functions.
3654
10:00 - 11:00
361CF
Lois McCarty,
CPM
3650
6-12
10:00 - 11:00
361AD
Michelle Adams,
9-12
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Algebra 2 is Still Important!
Shifting Gears with Content
Reasoning Quantitatively with Units and the Giant One
Participants will explore the clout of the multiplicative identity, the Giant
tions and perform operations of fractions including rational expressions.
Ratios, similarity, unit conversions, and solving proportions can also be
1 is "sense making" from fractions to simplifying rational expressions.
to be the course that all STEM endorsement students are required to
schedule into their high school graduation plan.
SECONDARY
The Role of Visualization in Mathematics Teaching and
Learning: Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Algebraic Steps?
6-12
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
10:00 - 11:00
350B
Friday
3655
Richard Parr,
11:30 - 12:30
Rice University
3659
9-12
6-8
Teaching with Technology
Pre-service/New Teacher
Exploring Pre-Calculus and AP™ Calculus Activities with the
TI-Nspire™ CX
and AP™ Calculus can be explored graphically, numerically, and
Patricia McMorris,
Classroom Management 1+1
Participants will learn basic classroom management instructions on
how to keep math students engaged and motivated with using “Do
Now” and “Exit Tickets.”
™
Nspire
™
™
™
10:00 - 11:00
3656
SECONDARY
320A
320B
3456
Emulator.
11:30 - 12:30
3660
3636
6-8
Deedee Henderson,
Oxford City School System
362BE
Tamyra Walker,
Oakland USD
Kenny Miller,
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Using Game-Based Learning as an Acceleration for Key
Learning Concepts
9-12
Teaching with Technology
FUN-da-Mental Topics in Algebra
Many fundamental topics that make up the Algebra 1 and Algebra
2 curriculum can be explored though investigations enhanced by
learning skills. These games also include a formative assessment
connections to the graphs of polynomial, exponential, and rational
functions will be completed in order to make learning mathematical
content more meaningful and fun!
tive. Let the games begin!
10:00 - 11:00
3657
360CF
3457
Jeri Sutton,
11:30 - 12:30
352D
Renee Lee,
3661
6-8
The Hockaday School
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
9-12
Supporting AVID in the Math Classroom
Shifting Gears with Content
This session is for participants who want a better understanding of
Hands-On Calculus
reading) and create a math interactive notebook that you can take
with you.
permits, participants will explore other calculus concepts that can be
11:30 - 12:30
11:30 - 12:30
3658
362AD
3005
6-8
Region 4 Education Service
Center
Shifting Gears with Content
Engaging Students in Mathematics! Grades 6-7
tions with an emphasis on student communication as you explore
options for ongoing formative assessment.
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330AB
Nancy Wisker,
3662
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Making Dollars and Cents Make Sense with Envelope
Graphic Organizers
an Envelope Graphic Organizer. Now add Notebook Foldables
eracy, and you have the perfect recipe for success in the classroom.
See the possibilities unfold before you and depart with examples
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
310A
Nikki Bitzer Coree
Covington,
6-8
6-12
Texas Education Centers
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Pre-service/New Teacher
11:30 - 12:30
382AB
3663
Jessica Davis,
11:30 - 12:30
Think Through Math
3667
Designed to meet the rigor of STAAR, Think Through Math has fast
choice. TTM is a simple system that addresses the needs of every
remediation, and actionable reports. This session will detail how
the system works and provide tips for effective implementation.
11:30 - 12:30
372BE
Kristina Gill,
West Texas A&M
University
3664
help you shave hours of time off your busy schedule while raising
math scores in your district. This system can be easily implemented
in any classroom. Nikki will show you how to incorporate all the
fun activities you're learning here at CAMT. Learn how to track all
those math papers, receive hints for grading, and learn how to man
age cooperative learning groups. As Harry Wong says, "Effective
2014.
SECONDARY
6-8
Nikki's Work It: Easy, Effective, and Economical Classroom
Management That Works!
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
11:30 - 12:30
I Hate Math! When Does This Negative Attitude Start?
We will discuss student motivation and attitude in intermediate level
mathematics. Results from the Math and Me Survey will be pre
320C
6-12
Exponents and logarithms are freakish things—they don't seem to
follow any of the rules. And the logs seem to always want to roll
Gearing Up for Tasks That Engage Learners in Mathematical
Practices
Examining the role of problem solving, perseverance, and reason
ing in the context of selecting tasks is essential to support learners
in the development of key mathematical practices supported by the
TEKS. You will engage in activities that can be used in grade 6 to
12 classrooms to get students geared up for learning.
381A
Abby Sanchez,
3666
students can connect with. You'll even learn to sing the log song!
11:30 - 12:30
352B
Gladys Scott,
3669
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
How to Edit, Update, Personalize, and Distribute Interactive
Text Book Resources
to assemble and customize their own interactive textbooks!! Math
and science content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards
throughout the website. During the session, participants can start
from scratch or build from anything found in the www.ck12.org
library. Participants will successfully edit resources listed or create
6-12
Teaching with Technology
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ System—Activities for
Intermediate Users
™
6-12
Baylor University
Shifting Gears with Content
11:30 - 12:30
The Monarch School
Fun and Easy Exponents and Logarithms—Really!
Trena Wilkerson,
Keith Kerschen,
Alexa Samuel,
3665
Bon Crowder,
Shifting Gears with Content
attitude toward mathematics based on gender and race
11:30 - 12:30
351CF
3668
ate groups and share resources within the group.
™
handheld technology to support
™
Navigator™ re
sources available at the www.mathnspired.com website will also be
™
™
™
Friday
Addressing Learner Needs with Think Through Math
™
system and have been using it for instruction, this session is for you.
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Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
352F
3670
6-12
Monica Kendall,
Manager
11:30 - 12:30
Friday
Pam Littleton,
3673
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Teaching with Technology
Surviving an Online-only Textbook Adoption!
Participants will learn and share instructional practices for teaching
Data and Statistics Activities for the TI-84™ Plus and the
STAAR
only access to newly adopted mathematics textbooks. Points of
for students to analyze through the use of graphic organizers. This
outside of class, aligning instructional strategies and resources, and
creating alternatives to student practice and homework.
11:30 - 12:30
351BE
Rodelio Abuan,
3671
SECONDARY
350B
6-12
™
Plus family of graphing calculators. Examples of items to be dis
cussed include scatterplots, box and whisker plots, histograms, and
and the STAAR Math Grade 8 exams.
11:30 - 12:30
Revving up Everyday Assessments
360BE
Adrian Mendoza,
3674
6-12
Middle and High Schools
Teaching with Technology
Maximize the learning potential of students by engaging them in
learning by playing. You will be taught how to make and use games
The Power of iPads
class size. These games can be used as restroom or tardy passes,
in the best way possible in order to be productive. Strategies for
different ways of using iPads will be shown, such as basic rules,
cises, exit tickets, etc. You will also be taught how to make work
sheets for every game activity to be used for student assessment.
apps, and more.
11:30 - 12:30
11:30 - 12:30
350F
Corina Srygley,
Hoyos,
3672
6-12
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Fraction, Ratio, and Proportional Reasoning Activities for
the STAAR Using the TI-Nspire™
in Mathematics resources. Building Concepts in Mathematics is
a series of lessons that covers essential foundational mathemat
ics concepts—like fractions, ratios, and proportions. Participants
will receive samples of lessons and activities that can be used with
™
technology. Activities used will address both the
352E
3675
Teaching with Technology
Nspiring the Learning for Student Achievement
calculator and Navigator™
system to enhance student learning. This session will focus on
providing formative assessments in order to make mathematical
connections more meaningful to students.
™
11:30 - 12:30
371CF
3676
6-12
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
Aaron T. Wilson,
Aaron Cavazos,
University of Texas—Pan
American
Analogous Mathematics Instruction: One Strategy to Teach
All?
This session will present preliminary results of a research study
aimed at developing mathematical analogies and addressing the
effectiveness of using the analogies to reach two traditionally
overlooked student populations: English Language Learners and
students with learning disabilities. Participants will be given exem
plary analogies useful for teaching common secondary mathematics
using the analogies with these students.
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Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
371BE
Deborah McClean,
3677
11:30 - 12:30
3680
6-12
Carol Fisher Burns,
One Mathematical Cat
F
Featured
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Assembly C
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Friday
Fusing Fun and Energy with Student Transition, Algebra and
Financial Literacy
One Mathematical Cat, Please! Empowering Students to
Teach Themselves Mathematics
MoneyCamp is an interactive program that infuses interaction and
you don't have access to the ideas in that language, even when the
ideas are simple. Not understanding a language creates a lot of
prepares students for college life. Players walk around the board
registering for classes, managing money, and discussing risky sce
narios that could arise on a college campus. Middle school students
play the Budget Mania game that merges algebra and money man
it with English, a problem emerges: English isn't designed to say
what mathematicians need to say. Carol's free online book One
Mathematical Cat, Please! takes the time to teach the structure of
the mathematical language, so people are taught how to teach them
selves mathematics while they're learning it.
11:30 - 12:30
11:30 - 12:30
362CF
Sami Briceno,
Carnegie Learning
3678
6-12
Matching, Sorting, and Exploring: Discovering Function
Families
Join us as we match, sort, and explore with cards galore! Experi
characteristics to classify function families using problem situations,
graphs, and equations. From function family graphic organizers to
“Name the Function” with body movements, this session is guaran
teed to be collaborative and interactive.
360CF
Sarah Pratt,
University of North Texas
3679
9-12
F
Featured
Cheryl Rose Tobey,
Mathematics Consultant
9-12
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Shifting Gears with Content
11:30 - 12:30
3681
Assembly A
Amie Tennyson,
Shifting Gears with Content
Access for All: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
This session is for advanced users of manipulatives in algebra tiles
and/or Algeblocks when representing multiplication as an area
Moving Learning Forward by Uncovering Student Thinking:
Get the FACTS!
sessment probes and formative assessment classroom techniques
(FACTS). FACTS are designed to uncover student misconceptions,
engage and motivate students, activate thinking and promote meta
cognition, provide stimuli for mathematical discussion, and improve
questioning and responses. Participants will learn about, practice,
tive thinking.
11:30 - 12:30
332AD
David Surdovel,
3682
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching Math Problem Solving Skills
Every math teacher knows that students need to have problem
solving skills, but how do we teach students to obtain these crucial
we will perform a cubic analysis to introduce the concept of instan
taneous rate of change through a concrete model. By the end of this
session, you should be able to use manipulatives at an intermediate/
advanced level.
suggested problems that students could work on to learn more about
problem solving. David will talk about drawing a diagram, making
systematic lists, solving an easier related problem, acting it out, us
ing algebra, matrix logic, and other problem solving skills as well.
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practical way.
CAMT 2015
Gearing Up for Change
11:30 - 12:30
361AD
11:30 - 12:30
Magnolia West High School
3683
1:00 - 2:00
Friday
9-12
381BC
1603
Teaching with Technology
SECONDARY
assessments and how can using them consistently and effectively
Janice Magee,
3684
Gear Up for Excitement with Foldables and Technology
You will construct Foldables with relevant teaching video clips to
students will want to come to class to see what you have prepared
next. Research shows that technology, embedded with Foldables,
create a great learning environment where more of the brain is used
and there is better recall of information.
11:30 - 12:30
University of North Texas
I Love My Math Class! Using Short-Cycle Formative
Assessments to Engage Students in Their Own Learning
along with necessary materials, will be provided to practice the
activity during the session.
342CF
College
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Modeling Optimization Problems
11:30 - 12:30
Adreana Andrus
Azantilow,
3687
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
370AD
General Interest
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Jason Bell,
Southern Methodist
University
Marilea Jungman,
Texas Education Agency
RtI Guidance at Your Fingertips
This session will inform teachers and administrators about an ongo
complementary website. This delivery mechanism is intended to
Participants are encouraged to bring their own device and take part
381BC
3685
9-12
1:00 - 2:00
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Are Your Students Ready for College?
371AD
Lymeda Singleton,
Texas A&M–Commerce
3688
6-8
Ensuring that students are ready for all aspects of college, includ
ing course work, organizational skills, selecting a college, being
Shifting Gears with Content
Witches, Ghosts, and Goblins, Oh My!
with these challenges. You will also take a look at the redesigned
11:30 - 12:30
380A
Alice Fisher,
Rice University School
3686
While creating a haunted house, participants will demonstrate their
knowledge of math vocabulary in the areas of number theory and
geometry including line relationships, types of angles, shapes, even/
odd, prime, composite, and many more areas.
9-12
1:00 - 2:00
310B
Shifting Gears with Content
6-8
Fun with Fractals and Functions
Teaching with Technology
Are you fascinated by the world of fractals, but unsure how to
son on functions, or as an introduction to sequences and the idea of
technology.
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Tony Morrow,
3689
Create a Generation of Thinkers with Deep Practice in
Procedural Fluency
rience First in Math®, the Texas Online Math Competition built on
the 24game®, where students get so excited about math, they solve
thousands of problems and soar beyond grade level. Create more
teaching time by compelling your students to immerse themselves
in Deep Practice with little direction incorporating algebraic reason
ing with the basics through grade 8 content.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
Assembly A
1:00 - 2:00
3690
F
Cheryl Rose Tobey,
1:00 - 2:00
Mathematics Consultant
3693
320A
6-8
6-8
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Shifting Gears with Content
Featured
sessment probes and formative assessment classroom techniques
(FACTS). FACTS are designed to uncover student misconceptions,
engage and motivate students, activate thinking and promote meta
cognition, provide stimuli for mathematical discussion, and improve
questioning and responses. Participants will learn about, practice,
Monica Merchant,
Friday
Moving Learning Forward by Uncovering Student Thinking:
Get the FACTS!
Patricia McMorris,
Gearing Up for Fun in Mathematics
activities to enhance mathematics instruction and ensure that their
students learn that mathematics can be fun.
1:00 - 2:00
360AD
3694
Marla Nickelson,
Rolando Merchan,
6-8
Accelerating and Integrating Interventions
tive thinking.
3691
6-8
John Felling,
lary, and Visible Thinking strategies for your middle school math
classroom. Leave with engaging activities to add to your teacher
toolbox!
Jacks
Shifting Gears with Content
Middle Years “Catch Up”—Basic Games for Basic Skills
1:00 - 2:00
362CF
Sami Briceno,
Carnegie Learning
sided dice that help students learn and master basic math skills
typically learned in earlier years, but for whatever reason, have not
been. Topics covered include basic math facts, basic operations
3695
and motivating and are easily differentiated to more closely address
the individual needs of all students in your classroom. The games
To Be or Not To Be a Function? Understanding, Not
Memorizing
6-8
Shifting Gears with Content
Game boards and student samples will be shared. Great for special
381A
1:00 - 2:00
SECONDARY
Ballroom B
1:00 - 2:00
Effective Strategies for English Language Development in
the Mathematics Classroom
Experience a collaborative interactive session that provides students
You will make connections among identifying functions from differ
ent representations.
Valerie Hudson,
3692
6-8
1:00 - 2:00
Teaching with Technology
322
Leslie Hilderbrand,
Rhonda Davis,
6-12
Fairplay Middle School
3696
Data and Statistics Activities for the TI-Nspire™ Technology
and the STAAR
Shifting Gears with Content
Outstanding Math Guide—OMG
for students to analyze through the use of graphic organizers. This
™
™
include scatterplots, box and whisker plots, histograms, bar graphs,
circle graphs, and spreadsheets. Activities used will address both
Come make an OMG student reference containing graphic organiz
ers with steps, examples, and vocabulary for key concepts taught
throughout the year. This creative guide will transform your class
see it to believe it!
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Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
3697
F
Pam Harris,
1:00 - 2:00
372BE
3701
6-12
6-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Teaching with Technology
Featured
Friday
Assembly C
Kristina Gills,
West Texas A&M
University
Building Powerful Mathematizers: Functions and Equations
Parabolas—What, Where, and Why
Mathematizing is about having a dense brain structure, with mul
tiple connections and relationships to draw from instead of having
This session provides algebra teachers with a sequence of lessons
that introduce quadratic functions as the product of two linear
®
to graphically
procedure. This session will focus on how to help students build
powerful understanding and skills to work meaningfully with func
tions and equations as they make sense of intriguing situations. the
lesson structures of problem strings and truly problematic situations
algebraic representations.
1:00 - 2:00
cated, and elegant problem solvers.
320C
1:00 - 2:00
350F
6-12
Corina Srygley,
3698
Tamika McLean,
Michigan State University
3702
SECONDARY
Ben Ceyanes,
Patricia McLean,
Shifting Gears with Content
Why Did the 5 Es Cross the Road?
6-12
Teaching with Technology
build their own understanding through cooperative learning activi
ties. This is an excellent way for students to gain an understanding
and feel for many of the concepts that they learn across differ
Here Come the Zombies!!! STEM Behind Hollywood
ics (STEM) to bring the magic to life on the big screen. “STEM
™
resource including forensics, asteroids, super heroes, and; of course,
zombies. Visit www.education.ti.com/stemhollywood for additional
details.
1:00 - 2:00
310A
Kathy Tipton,
3699
and science.
1:00 - 2:00
332AD
David Surdovel,
3703
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
Using Robots to Teach Math
Using robots to teach math can help engage students in learning the
content and brings a "wow" factor to class. Come to this workshop
6-12
Revving Up Everyday Assessments
Off the Wall Assessments
For assessment to be meaningful, students must be completely
engaged. Learn quick, simple strategies to engage students in active
assessment that is “off the wall.”
1:00 - 2:00
352E
Rosa DeLeon,
3700
6-12
Teaching with Technology
Visualizing Geometry with the TI-Nspire™ Calculator
This session will use exploration activities, documents, and quick
polls to create and connect geometry lessons and constructions us
™
System.
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some learning opportunities for yourself as well. This session will
feature David Surdovel, Executive Coordinator of STEM for Manor
these robots in classes and how teachers utilized them with their
students.
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
1:00 - 2:00
350B
3704
9-12
LaTonya Whitaker,
1:00 - 2:00
Region 7 Education Service
Center
3706
360BE
Georgina Garcia,
9-12
Teaching with Technology
Teaching with Technology
™
™
web
TI-Nspire™: Lists and Spreadsheets Across Math Curriculum
™
. These mini activities will
cover every content area from Algebra 1 to AP Statistics.
site – www.tinspire.com
™
™
will
1:00 - 2:00
380A
Richard Parr,
Friday
TI-Nspire™ Technology—Downloads and Upgrades—What’s
New and How to Get It
Rice University
3707
9-12
Shifting Gears with Content
1:00 - 2:00
361AD
Making Mathematics Connections Through Conic Sections
Learn how to make the study of conic sections fun and engaging for
9-12
Ramping Up for College and Career Readiness
Teaching with CourseSites by Blackboard
explore how to use the conic sections to make connections among
mathematics concepts in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
We will demonstrate how to implement CourseSites in the class
room to help navigate online math learning to prepare students for
college and those attending college.
CAMT 2016
Be a Math Champ!
Go for the Gold!
Make plans now to attend
CAMT 2016 in San Antonio
June 29-July 1
Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center
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To provide equal opportunity to sessions for each attendee, it
is the policy of the CAMT Board that rooms are to be cleared
of all participants at the end of each session. The Board
respectfully requests voluntary compliance with this policy.
We have made every attempt to provide adequate seating
for participants at the conference, but for your safety and
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Persons with disabilities and their assistants do not have
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SECONDARY
3705
Kecia Wright,
Nicole Rose,
CAMT 2015
index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
Abuan, Rodelio
Adams, Aubrey
Adams, Dennis
Adams, Michelle
Aiken, Erica
Alba, Shannon
Albers, John
Alderson, Serena
Allo, Melissa
Alvey, Jackie
Andrus Azantilow,
Adreana
Arenas, Kay
Arevalo, Erica
Arrington, Katey
Arterbury, Kristen
Asturias, Harold
Atnip, Rebecca
August, Veronica
Baker, Catherine
Balter, Nancy
Banks, Cathy
Barber, Amy
Barboza, Sabrina
Barrier, Dana
Basaraba, Deni
Baugass, Sarah
Beane, Susan
Beatini, Tom
Bell, Jason
Session Number(s)
Presenter’s Name
2007, 2038, 3671
3064
2002, 2028
3080, 3423, 3654
3062
2062, 2088
3487, 3518
3023
3435
3447, 3508
3687
3006, 3035
2054, 2629
2078, 3412
3052
1013
2087, 3495
2675
3058
2017, 2045
3020, 3055, 3404, 3448, 3510
2655, 2673
3642
2610, 2634, 3512
2013, 2460, 2625
3414
3115, 3455, 3506, 3609
3081, 3450
1603
3005, 3658
Boucher, Donna
Bourgeois, Stephanie
Bowden, Adam
Boyd, Cindy
Brady, Rhonda
Breneman, Vicki
Brennan, Sana
Brewer, Jennifer
Briars, Diane
Briceno, Sami
Browne, Divina
Bruun, Faye
Burleson, Kaylin
Cadena, Susan
Campbell, Samantha
Carter, Emily
Casey, Jan
Castaneda, Goria
Castaneda, Josee
Cavazos, Aaron
Ceyanes, Ben
Chaskin, Libby
Chatman, Monique
Chauvette, April
Childs, Leigh
Choate, Laura
Clayton, Emily
Clayton, Jennifer
Clos, Pat
index of speakers
3484, 3622
Beltrami, Joleen
Bennett, Brenda
Bennett, Jennie M.
Benson, Sharon
Benzon, Maria
Bernal, Debra
Bhattacharyya, Sonalee
Bilderback, Jo Ann
3030
Bitzer, Nikki
Blackburn, Valerie
2037, 2470, 3667
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3105, 3503
2414, 3630
3000, 3452
3400, 2664, 3064, 3496, 3642
3060
3091
2656, 3054, 3436, 1602, 2013, 2412,
2460, 2625, 3071, 3606
3078, 3500, 3608
Session Number(s)
2446, 2631, 2650
2679
3428
3050, 3486, 3111
2064, 2443, 3102
2469, 2603
3069
1008, 1404
1402
3678, 3695
3426
2456, 2406
3478, 3646
3092
2010, 2411
3040
2071
3092
3092
3676
3701
3019, 3110, 3489
3421, 3458
3639
2437, 2623
2401, 2627
3608
3608
2610, 2634, 3512
3635
Collins, Dia
Collins, Kathy
Cook, Kathi
Cook, Marcy
Cory, Beth
Covington, Coree
Cron, Auston
Crouch, Nancy
Crowder, Bon
Cunningham, Jason
Curtner, Wendy
3013, 3477
2069, 2626, 2652
3113, 3422, 3485, 3617
2033, 2415, 2606, 2674, 3089
3090
2037, 2470, 3667
3476
3468, 3637
1410, 3611, 3668
2068, 2089
2614, 3044
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
Presenter’s Name
Damaske, Jane
Danner, Carol
Davis, Jessica
Davis, Ramona
Davis, Rhonda
Session Number(s)
3038
3417, 3516
3663
1004, 3094, 3465
2662, 3696
3675
3700
2407, 2474
3427, 3492
3420, 3519
2076
3090
3077, 3098
3004, 3067
3430
3109, 3018
3440, 3041, 3461
3644
3441
3522
Fosnot, Cathy
Fountain, Brad
Fricks, Christi
Fuller, Roger
Fuller, Shira
Gabrielson, Mollie
Garcia, Cindy
Garcia, Georgina
Garcia, Rebecca
3652
2420, 2439
2462, 3647
3621
3402
3425
Felling, Jane
2023, 2029, 2050, 2075, 2403, 2435,
2448, 2473
Felling, John
Fillman, Nicole
Finley, Jessica
Finn, CPA, Jay Allen
Fisher, Alice
2624, 2645, 2657, 3691
2400
2001, 2615
1005
3686
2607
2621, 3648
3062
3410, 3449
2022, 2065
2430, 2632
2051
3706
3090
3459, 3517
2419, 2440
3033
2024, 2086
3644
3664
3490
3701
2011
Gonzales, Tanya
Goodman, Terry
Grady, Debbie
Grahmann, Hellen
2420, 2439
2420, 2439
3027, 3084
2042, 2442
2046
3429
1406, 3108, 3439
3625
de Maria
Garner, Jennifer
Garrison, Shaunda
Garza, Natalie
Georges, Mark
Gessas, Areg
Gill, Kristina
Gillespie, Mary
Gills, Kristina
2447, 2468
3494, 3633
3057, 3424, 3680
3088
2610, 2634, 3512
2046
Session Number(s)
3415
3493
2618, 2646
3032, 2016
3480, 3607
Guerrero, Reynaldo
Gupta, Dittika
Hakansson, Susie
Hale, Kathy
Hammons, Jake
Hardin, Karen
Harlow, Laura
Harris, Donna
Harris, Pam
3474
2658
2423, 2444
3076, 3444, 3469
3448, 3510, 3020, 3055, 3404
2085
3028
3042, 3471
1600, 3697
3685
Hatchett, MaryAlice
2463, 2677
2013, 2460, 2625
index of speakers
Frances
DeLeon, Rosa
DePaul, Debi
Dibbs, Rebecca
Diehl, John
Dodd, Janet
Doleshal, Brandy
Dougharty, Rebecca
Dunn, Amanda
Duran, Reynaldo
Dykema, Kevin
Earl, Maria
Easley, Tanya
Eddy, Colleen
Edgell, John
Edwards, Darah
Ehlert, Dane
Elender, Carolyn
Eleuterius, Kelly
Ellerbee, Aben
Engelke, Deborah
Epperson, James
Estes, Carolyn
Estes, Melissa
Estes, Sandra
Evans, Mary
Fariss, Patrick
Faulkenberry, Eileen
Presenter’s Name
Fisher Burns, Carol
Fletcher, Carol
Foley, Gregory
CAMT 2015
index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
Hayata, Carole
Heinz, Melissa
Hemphill, Susan
Henderson, Deedee
Henry, Yvette
High, Jennifer
Hilderbrand, Leslie
Hill, Savannah
Hocutt, Sandra
Hodges, Elizabeth
Hodges, Mashawndria
Hoffman, Shayla
Hood, Suzanne
Hopkins, Bill
Horn, Julie
Hoyt Kidd, Dawn
Huber, Carrie
Hubler, Phillip
Hudson, Lisa
Hudson, Valerie
Hylemon, Jennifer
Session Number(s)
2412
3010, 3479
2457, 2482
3456, 3656
3074, 3114
3501, 3001
2662, 3696
3606
3015
3003, 3070
2679
3446, 3481
2047, 2665
2078, 3412
3083, 3515
3016
2046
2660
2462, 3647
3692
2449, 2481
3059
2044, 2640
index of speakers
2600, 2651
James, Jean
Jasper, Bill
Johnson, Andrea
Johnson, Mary
Johnson, Sandra
Johnston, Elisabeth
Johse, Valerie
Jones, Dusty
Jones, Jennifer
Joyoprayitno, Anne
Juenke, Carl
Jungman, Marilea
Junk, Debra
Kane, Nancy
Kanold, Timothy
Kaplinsky, Robert
Kendall, Monica
Kerschen, Keith
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2671
3037
Presenter’s Name
Kilday, Connie
Kimball, Robert
King, Lalonnie
King, Tawnia
Klemcke, Courtney
Klemm, Rebecca
Knezek, Ervin
Knoell, Donna
Koepp, Warren
Kresky, John
Kubena, Kay
Kuehnert, Eloise
Kulhanek, Stefani
Kutach, Kelly
Lacy, Cornell
LaFleur, Christie
LaMirand, Jerri
Larson, Matt
Laughter, Lesli
Law, Wilkie
Lee, Renee
Lee, Timothy
Lentz, Alison
LeRoy, Laura
Lim, Kien
Linares, John
1009, 1012
3401
2019, 2043
2024, 2086
2004, 2070, 2447, 2468
1412
2009, 2410, 2026, 2461, 2609
3026, 3454, 3617
2406, 2456
1602, 1603
3439
2641
3086
3096
3670, 2422, 2620, 3007
3665
Session Number(s)
2079, 2408, 3632
3073, 3104
2421, 2479, 2643
3438, 3036
2030, 2602
2605, 3068
1401
2053, 2663
3432, 3467
3043
3491
3099
2052, 2077
3002, 3053
3118, 3453
3408, 3482
3464, 3498
1601
2061, 2084
3049
3661
1413
2026, 2461, 2609, 2009, 2410
2445
3082, 3407
3425
3091
Littleton, Pam
Long, Penny
Lord, AlexSandra
Luchin, Bea
Lynch, Syndy
Maddox, MaryEllen
Magee, Janice
Mallam, Winifred
Mallory, Kelli
Manzano, Cindy
Marchetti, Carolyn
Martinez, Richard
Martinez, Valree
Mascheck, Jennifer
Mathes, Ann
3673
3051
3060
1400, 1408
1409
2462, 3647
3684
2638
2034, 3103, 3628
3466, 3497
3107, 3620
2422, 2620, 3007
3413, 3511
3437
2022, 2065
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
Mulhearn, Dennis
Mulligan, Ellen
Munday, Mihaela
Session Number(s)
2433, 2483, 2639
2081, 2409, 2601
3485, 3026, 3113, 3422, 3454
3505, 3650
3677
2424, 2616
3702
3702
3659, 3693
3478, 3646
3653
2466, 3674
Presenter’s Name
Munsinger, Crystal
Namakshi, Nama
Nebeker, Bill
Neufeld, Rudy
Ngoma, Abe
Nickelson, Marla
Nickerson, Rob
Nicodemo, Patti
Nicosia, Patricia
NorthMorris, Jennifer
Novelli, Barbara
November, Alan
3694
3659, 3693
Session Number(s)
3473, 3509
3091
2416, 2485
2422, 2620, 3007
2422, 2620, 3007
3694
2467, 2622
3614, 3651
2400, 3416
2058, 2428, 3615
2404, 2633, 2668
1000, 1003
1407, 1411
O'Brien, Eric
3443, 3601
3435
1010
2021, 2066
2425, 2604
2056, 2458, 2484
3023
2055, 2073, 2611
Olivares, Eliseo
Olivares, Sherry
Ortiz, Michael
3429
3636, 3660
3021
3431
3018, 3109
1406, 3108
3009, 3093
1011, 1403
3036, 3438
2418, 2441, 2666
3431
2057, 2413, 2454
2664
3494, 3633
3087
2080, 2431, 3689
3612
2414, 3630
2060, 2083, 1004, 2476, 2636, 3094,
3465
3603, 3631
2464, 2619
3418, 3520
3474
3061, 3463
3416, 2400
2635
Papakonstantinou,
Joanna
Parr, Andi
Parr, Richard
Parrish, Bob
Parrish, Sherry
Patison, Paul
Patterson, Joshua
Paulson, Nancy
Payne Eddy, Ruth
Peery, Jenna
Pena, Ariel
Pena, Casey
Perry, Debbie
Peterson, Michelle
Peterson, Sara
Pierson, Caryl
Prastik, Leslie
Pratt, Sarah
Price, Katy
Prince, Stacia
Ramey, Denise
3523
3112
3655, 3707
2006, 2475
2015, 2059
3434
3029
3101, 3433
3461
3629
index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
May, Ann
May, Haily
May, Susan
McCarty, Lois
McClean, Deborah
McCullough, Sabrina
McLean, Patricia
McLean, Tamika
McMorris, Patricia
McQueen, Karlie
Melnyk, Angela
Mendoza, Adrian
Merchan, Rolando
Merchant, Monica
Merrill, Carole
Michelle, Kewanta
Mikelman, Ricky
Miller, Afreeka
Miller, Christina
Miller, Geoffrey
Miller, Kenny
Miller, Sandra
Mitchell, Jennifer
Mitchell, Wendy
Moeller, Paula
Molina, Concepcion
Molina, David
Monaghan, Johnette
Monck, Donna
Moore, Rachel
Moore, Sara
Morales, Rodolfo
Morgan, Brenda
Morrison, Megan
Morrow, Tony
Morton, Sherry
Moseley, Lois
Moya, Amelia
2647
2087, 3495
2031, 2654
3604, 3634
3095, 3403
3033, 2042, 2442
3106, 3616
3679, 3099
2037, 2470, 3667
2036, 2608
3012, 3047
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index of speakers
Presenter’s Name
Ratliff, Brea
Reardon, Tom
Restivo, Nicholas
Reynolds, Michelle
Rhoades, Sharisa
Richards, Nancy
Rimbey, Kimberly
Rinehart, Michelle
Session Number(s)
3071, 2013, 2460, 2625
3022, 3411, 3649
2459, 2669, 3066
2648
2032
3031
2074, 2678
3462
3617, 3113, 3422
Roberts, Lara
Robinson, Lori
Robledo, Jeanette
Rodriguez, Paul
Roebuck, Valerie
2000, 2063
3447, 3508
3496, 3064
3116, 3627
3001, 3501
index of speakers
2628
Roling, Sanna
Roman, Ann
Rose, Nicole
Ruiz, Chonita J.
Rule, Lynn
Russ, Mary
Russell, Hazel
Sadler, Kim
Sampogna, Kathy
Samuel, Alexa
Sanchez, Abby
Sanchez, Rick
Sanders, JC
Schellinger, Kayci
Schielack, Vince
Schimek, Cindy
Schmit, Mark
Schneider, Cynthia L
Schuster, Rachel
Schwope, Faith
Scott, Gladys
Scott, Jane
Scruggs, Tami
Seeley, Cathy
Seipp, Kyle
Selcer, Mary
Seymour, Kim
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3011, 3046
2078, 3412
3085, 3705
Presenter’s Name
Shanahan, Nicole
Shanklin, Jayne
Sheridan, Debbie
Shirley, John "Bart"
Shirley, Olivia
Silver, Debbie
Simon, Rachael
Singh, Sukhbir
Singleton, Lymeda
Skaggs, Dave
Skeen, Shelby
Slack, James
Smeltz, Doug
Smith, Ashley
Smith, Janna
Smith, Mary Alice
Smith, Stephanie
Smith, Tim
2041, 2477
2003, 2049
3010, 3479
3075, 3442
3665
3666
3641
2067, 2471
2019, 2043
3488, 3521
3110, 3489, 3019
2417, 3602
3514
3402
2614, 3044
3669
2465, 2642, 3045
2016, 3032
Snapp, Barbara
3111, 3050, 3486
3017, 3470
2649
3063, 3445
3024, 3460
3024, 3460
1001, 1007
3025, 3056
3472
2438, 3688
2040, 2450
3478, 3646
2432
3406
2063, 2000
3502
3012, 3047
3105, 3503, 3021
1009, 1012
3106, 3616
3683
Sornson, Bob
Sorrells, Caren
Soto, Victoria
Sowder, Sheri
Spellane, Cori
Spotts, Barbara
Srygley, Corina
Stackhouse, Elizabeth
Stahl, Gayle
Staley, John
Starkey, Christina
Steckler, Todd
Stringer, Davina
Surdovel, David
Sutton, Jeri
Sutton, Kim
Tabor, Glenna
1405
3513
3401
3504, 3619
2661, 2676
2659, 3499
Session Number(s)
2025, 2402, 2427
2433, 2483, 2639
3624
2072, 2455
2436, 3079
2012, 2405
3672, 3698
2082
2048, 2478
1006
3091
3610
2476, 2636
3682, 3703
3457, 3657
2020, 2426, 2480, 2630
2005, 2039, 3409
2451
Tefertiller, Theresa
Tennyson, Amie
Thompson, Angela
2617, 2637
3679
1009, 1012
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
Presenter’s Name
Threadgill, Kelly
Tice, Mamie
Session Number(s)
Presenter’s Name
Session Number(s)
2040, 2450
2008, 2434, 3618
2653, 2672
2655, 2673
2618, 2646
Tipton, Kathy
Tobey, Cheryl Rose
Tondevold, Christina
Townsend, Jeffrey
Trent, Marlon
Trent, Nancy
Troutman, Susan
3699
2472, 3681, 3690
2003, 2049
3451, 3626
3025, 3056
3044, 2614
3638
3048, 3623
3480, 3607
3604, 3634
3425
3483
3439
3516
3117, 3475, 3645
3636, 3660
3100
2086, 2024
3600
1005
2018, 2027
3704
2613
2644, 2667
3665
3034
3639
2090
index of speakers
Tucker, Jolynn
Turner, Abby
Velasquez, Deborah
Vennebush, Patrick
Veselka, Laura
Vidourek, Kathy
von Rosenberg, Mark
Walker, Tamyra
Ward, Barbara
Ward, Elizabeth
Webster, Pamela
Webster, Tim
Whisnant, Susie
Whitaker, LaTonya
White, Carolyn
Whte, Sandra
Wilkerson, Trena
Williams, Danielle
Williams, Jessica
Williams, Michelle
Williamson, Melissa
Wilson, Aaron T.
Wilson, Robb
Wisker, Nancy
Woodlock, Diana
Wright, Kecia
Wright, Megan
Wyrick, Drew
Young, Melody
3442, 3075
3676
1002, 3640
2429, 2452, 3014, 3662
3604, 3634
3705, 3085
3097
3041, 3440
3419
3039, 3065, 3643
2035, 3008
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Gearing Up for Change
schedule
7:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Noon
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Secondary Catalog
Gearing Up for Change
alternate
schedule
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
7:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Noon
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
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Notes
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Co ntinuing Prof e ssi ona l E d u c a tio n Cr e d it Fo r m
Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
Gearing Up forHouston,
Change
Texas – June 24-26, 2015
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Gearing Up for Change
Guidelines for Speakers
Speakers are accepted each year for CAMT by the
Decisions are based on the guidelines with input from
evaluation of speakers and sessions from previous
meetings. No speaker is guaranteed an opportunity to
speak at CAMT.
Speakers are expected to exhibit a high level of profes
sionalism suitable for professional mathematics educa
tion.
CAMT 2015 Committees
Program Committee
CAMT 2015 Program Chair
Beth Bos, Texas State University
Jennifer Chauvot, University of Houston
Speakers should begin and end their sessions on time.
Crystal Munsinger, Region 4 ESC
Patti Nicodemo, Region 4 ESC
Richard Parr, Rice University
Speakers should avoid the use of language that could
be construed as sexist or as derogatory toward any
group.
Nicole Shanahan, HCDE
Speakers are not to promote a commercial product for
products such as software programs, innovative in
structional strategies presented in articles or books, or
MATH-A-RAMA
Dinah Chancellor, Consultant
Janie Schielack, Texas A&M University
brochures may not be handed out at the presentation.
STEPS
the presentation) are to be communicated clearly in the
program, in the presentation, and in any printed mate
rial given to the participants.
Registration Chair
Cynthia Schneider, CAMT Board
Speakers are encouraged, but not required, to provide
participants with bibliographies or handouts where
appropriate. There should be at least 30 percent more
Volunteers Chair
transparencies are used, they should be readable from
any part of a large room.
Exhibits Committee
Speakers are encouraged, but not required, to allow
their session to be taped at the request of a participant
or at the request of the Program Committee.
Technology Committee
Jennifer Law, Exhibits Chair
Kathy Riley, Exhibits Chair
Bill Hopkins, Chair, Charles A. Dana Center
or speaker are encouraged to communicate directly
with a member of the Program Committee or to present
written feedback at the registration desk addressed to
the attention of the Program Committee.
Violations of these guidelines may result in a speaker
not being accepted for future CAMT programs.
Adopted by the CAMT Board, February 17, 1989
CAMT 2015
Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching
Secondary Catalog
June 24-26, 2015
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Schedule of Events
Tuesday, June 23
TASM Business Meeting/Reception
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5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 24
Presentation and Activity Sessions
8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Exhibits
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 25
Presentation and Activity Sessions
8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Exhibits
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
TCTM Business Meeting and Reception
4:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Friday, June 26
Presentation and Activity Sessions
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