ems&tl math cafes
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ems&tl Math Cafes. Sorsha Mulroe Jennifer Stairs Joan Tellish. Purpose of Project…. *Deepen teachers’ understanding of division, fractions, and decimals. *Train teachers on the use of a Livescribe pen for formative assessment. Project Description…. Participants - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ems&tl Math CafesSorsha MulroeJennifer Stairs
Joan Tellish
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Purpose of Project…
*Deepen teachers’ understanding of division, fractions, and decimals.
*Train teachers on the use of a Livescribe pen for formative assessment.
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Project Description…Participants
13 teachers (Grades 1-5 and GT)3 Math Support Teachers
LocationBryant Woods, Longfellow, Stevens Forest
Elementary Schools all located in Columbia, Maryland
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Project Description cont’d…Sessions
2 hoursCafé style (food + pd = math fun!)3 on the topic of Division, Fractions, and
DecimalsLivescribe training and pencast assignmentsEngaging lessons, NCTM readings,
manipulatives
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Evaluation…At the end of each
session, participants completed an electronic survey using Google Docs.
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Our Data…
020406080
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Teacher Comfort Level with Use of Livescribe Pen
Before Session 1
After Session 1
After Session 2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
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ConclusionGrant provided professional development in three
challenging instructional topics in mathematics: Division, Fractions, and Decimals.
Teacher content understanding increased in all 3 content areas, however, decimals had highest increase.
Increase in teacher capacity to provide feedback to students with use of the Livescribe pen.
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Let’s hear from the teachers…