Whatcom and Skagit Mathematics Partnership Workshop

Whatcom and Skagit Mathematics Partnership Workshop July 19 — July 23, 2004 8:30 A.M. — 3:30 P.M.

Who: Mathematics teachers (6-14) from Bellingham, Blaine, Burlington-Edison, Ferndale, Lummi, Lynden, Meridian, Mount Baker, Mount Vernon, Nooksack Valley, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley College, Whatcom Community College, and Bellingham Technical College.

What: A workshop about (see full schedule on next page):  Working Towards Cross-Grade Articulation in Mathematics (6-14)  Exploring Algebraic Ideas: A Look into Pandora’s Box (9-14)  Connecting Mathematics Concepts; depth and Breadth (6-8)  Exploring Precalculus Ideas in Interesting Ways (9-14)  Using Graphing Calculators to Explore Interesting Mathematics Ideas (6-8)  Motivating the Unmotivated Student (6-14)  New Ways to Look at Teaching Fractions (6-8)  Making Sense of Linear Functions (9-14)  Interesting Geometry Explorations (6-14)  Some new mathematics problems to explore (6-14)  Skateboards, Clocks, Trains, Bicycles, Bernoulli, Galileo, Pascal, and More…(6-14)  Using GPS systems as Part of Mathematics (6-14)  Building an Art/Mathematics Project (6-14)  plus more …

Where: Fairhaven Middle School

When: July 18 – July 23, 2005, Daily 8:30 A.M. — 3:30 P.M. Some of the Leaders for Sessions at this Workshop: Heidi Ypma — Whatcom CC Jerry Johnson — WWU Edna Arthurs — WWU Millie Johnson — WWU Chuck De Vange — Bellingham Scott Smith — Mount Baker Greta Kocol — Skagit Valley College Sue Eddins — Illinois Jim Miller — Cle Elum George Hart — New York

Stipend: $x/day for each participant who attends the entire workshop (i.e. six days – seven hours per day). As we expect space to be limited, only those who can commit to full workshop should apply.

Materials: “Tons” of handouts and appropriate resource texts daily for each participant.

Lunch: Each participant needs to bring their own brown bag lunch.

Optional Credit: Clock hours or 2 WWU Mathematics Credits (400-level) for the workshop.

Note: A $50 registration fee (i.e. a personal check made out to WWU Math Department) is required to confirm each person’s registration. This same check will be returned to those teachers who subsequently attend the workshop.

Register with your school representative by June 5, 2005…be sure to include deposit!

Again, space is limited and only those able to commit to the full workshop should apply. SUMMER WORKSHOP 2005 July 18-23

Grades 6-8

Mon-18th Tue-19th Wed-20th Thur-21st Fri-22nd Sat-23rd 8:30 Introduction Problem Connecting 9:00 Jerry J. Solving Fun Math Interesting Working Working Jerry J Concepts Geometry Towards Towards 9:30 Connecting Connecting Scott S Explorations 6-14ness 6-14ness 10:00 Math Math Connections George H Sue E Sue E 10:30 Concepts Concepts Problem Scott S Scott S Solving Fun 11:00 Connections Connections Jerry J 11:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 12:00 Skateboards, Motivating Connecting 12:30 Clocks, Unmotivated New Ways to Math GPS 1:00 Trains….. Students Look at Concepts or TBA Millie J Edna A Teaching Scott S ART/MATH 1:30 Graphing Graphing Fractions Connections 2:00 Calculator Calculator Jim M Problem 2:30 Explorations Explorations Solving Fun Chuck D Chuck D Jerry J 3:00 Closure Closure Closure Closure Closure Closure

Grades 9-14

Mon-18th Tue-19th Wed-20th Thur-21st Fri-22nd Sat-23rd 8:30 Introduction Exploring Exploring 9:00 Jerry J Algebraic Making Sense Algebraic Working Working 9:30 Exploring Ideas of Linear Ideas Towards Towards Algebraic Heidi Y Functions Heidi Y 6-14ness 6-14ness 10:00 Ideas Connections Jim M Connections Sue E Sue E 10:30 Heidi Y Problem Problem 11:00 Connections Solving Fun Solving Fun Jerry J Jerry J 11:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 12:00 Skateboards, Exploring Exploring 12:30 Clocks, PreCalculus Algebraic Interesting GPS 1:00 Trains….. Ideas Ideas Geometry or TBA Millie J Greta K Heidi Y Explorations ART/MATH 1:30 Exploring Motivating Connections George H 2:00 PreCalculus Unmotivated Problem 2:30 Ideas Students Solving Fun Greta K Edna A Jerry J 3:00 Closure Closure Closure Closure Closure Closure