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SUPTS. MEMO. NO. 223
December 17, 1999 |
| TO: | Division Superintendents |
| FROM: | JoLynne DeMary Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| SUBJECT: | Regional K-5 Mathematics Training Opportunities on Instructional Strategies for Teaching Students with Mathematics Learning Problems |
Are you looking for instructional strategies to use when teaching students who are
at-risk of achieving the K-5 Mathematics Standards of Learning? The Virginia
Department of Education has sponsored the development of a video/CD-ROM titled
MathVIDS (Allsopp, Ingram, and Kyger, 1999), which demonstrates effective
instructional strategies for students who have problems learning mathematics.
Regional institutes will be offered this winter to train trainers to use MathVIDS.
One copy of MathVIDS will also be sent to each school housing K-5 students in
February 2000.
The purpose of these Standards of Learning institutes is to train trainers within
the school divisions to use MathVIDS. These trainers will provide help on MathVIDS
to teachers within the school division who teach students who have difficulty
learning mathematics.
You are invited to send a team of two to three individuals who will serve as
trainers from your school division to attend a training institute in your part of
the state. It is recommended that these individuals represent mathematics specialists
or math lead teachers, Title I mathematics coordinators or teachers, and special
education directors or teachers. The institute participants will be provided with
information, materials, activities, and the CD-ROM that may be used to train other
school personnel.
The institutes are being sponsored through the Virginia Department of Education's
Technical Assistance Centers (T/TAC). The dates, times, sites, and MathVIDS contacts
for the institutes are listed below. There is no charge for participation in the
institutes; however, school divisions will need to pay for travel costs and
substitutes, as appropriate. Local Eisenhower funds or SOL Training Initiative funds
may be used to cover these costs.
School division registration forms are attached to this memo. Please identify two or
three participants to participate in one of the institutes listed below. School
division participants are asked to complete the enclosed registration form and
either mail or fax a copy of the registration form to the MathVIDS contact for the
region by January 12, 2000. Participants will receive a confirmation letter
indicating the workshop location and directions after their registration is received.
A copy of this memo is being sent to your key instructional leader, mathematics
specialist, Title I coordinator and special education director. If you have any
questions or comments, please contact Dr. Carol Rezba, elementary and middle school
mathematics specialist, at (804) 225-2676 or the appropriate MathVIDS contact listed
below.
JLD/CLR/pl
Attachment: A hard copy of this memo and its attachment
will be sent to the superintendent's office
Sites for Regional MathVIDS Training
REGION 1
MathVIDS Contact:
Jo Smith Read
Virginia Commonwealth University
T/TAC for Region 1
P.O. Box 216
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Phone: (804) 828-6947 (Jerri Cash) or 1-877-383-1199 (Jo Read)
FAX: (804) 828-7495 or (804) 848-6333
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2000
Location: Virginia Commonwealth University
Oliver Hall, School of Education, Room TBA
1015 West Main Street
Richmond, VA
Time: Session I: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Session II: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
REGION 2
MathVIDS Contact:
Mary Holm
T/TAC Office for Region 2 and 3
The College of William and Mary
School of Education
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Phone: 1-800-323-4489
FAX: (757) 221-5053
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Location: Lafayette High School
Williamsburg, VA
Time: Session I: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
REGION 3
MathVIDS Contact:
Mary Holm
T/TAC Office for Region 2 and 3
The College of William and Mary
School of Education
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Phone: 1-800-323-4489
FAX: (757) 221-5053
Date #1: Monday, January 24, 2000
Location: Lee Jackson Middle School
Mathews County, VA
Time: Session I: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Session II: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Region 3 (Cont.)
Date #2: Wednesday, February 9, 2000
Location: Walker Grant Middle School
Fredericksburg, VA
Time: Session I: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Session II: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
REGION 4
MathVIDS Contact:
Carmen Rioux-Bailey
George Mason University
T/TAC
Keller Center for Human disAbilities
4400 University Drive, Mail Stop 1F2
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Phone: (703) 993-3670
FAX: (703) 993-3681
Date #1: Monday, January 24, 2000
Location: Warrenton County
Specific Location TBA
Time: Session I: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Date #2: Monday, January 31, 2000
Location: Prince William County
Specific Location TBA
Time: Session I: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Date #3: Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Location: Fairfax County
Specific Location TBA
Time: Session I: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
REGION 5
MathVIDS Contact:
Maggie Kyger
James Madison University
T/TAC Office for Region 5
MSC 6101
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: (540) 568-3348 or 1-888-205-4824
FAX: (540) 568-6726
Date: Monday, March 6, 2000
Location: James Madison University
Chandler Hall Computer Laboratory
Time: Session I: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Session II: 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
REGION 6
MathVIDS Contact:
Deb Schwabe
VA Polytechnic Institute & State University
T/TAC Office
College of Human Resources & Education
222 Lane Hall
MS 0254
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 1-800-848-2714 or (540) 231-2989
FAX: (540) 231-5672
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Location: Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg, VA
Computer Lab: Location TBA
Time: Session I: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Session II: 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
REGION 7
MathVIDS Contact:
Deb Schwabe
VA Polytechnic Institute & State University
T/TAC Office
College of Human Resources & Education
222 Lane Hall
MS 0254
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 1-800-848-2714 or (540) 231-2989
FAX: (540) 231-5672
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 (Snow Date: Wednesday, February 2)
Location: Critzer Elementary School, Pulaski, VA
Time: Session I: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. for the following school divisions:
Bland, Carroll, Galax, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski,
Smyth, Radford, Wythe
Session II: 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. for the following school divisions:
Bristol, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Tazewell,
Washington, Wise
REGION 8
MathVIDS Contact:
Debby Wesson
T/TAC Office for Region 8
P.O. Box 216
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Phone: 804) 848-6339
FAX: (804) 848-6333
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2000 (Snow Date: Thursday, March 2)
Location: Southside Virginia Community College
Keysville Campus, Room TBA
Time: Session I: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGIONAL MathVIDS TRAINING
PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORM
(Copy as necessary)
Each participant should complete the entire participant registration form.
Participants will receive a confirmation letter and directions once their
registration is received. Please include your FAX number.
Application deadline: January 12, 2000. Send your application to the Regional
MathVIDS contact for the location you plan to attend.
School Division:_______________________________________________________
Name:__________________________________________________________________
Last First Middle Initial
School Name:__________________________________________________________
School Address:________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:________________________________________________________
School Phone:(____)__________________ School FAX:(____) _____________
Are you a classroom teacher? yes no If yes, what grade?__________
If no, what is your position?__________________________________________
Have you ever led an in-service program for teachers? _________________
Institute Registration Information:
I plan to attend the following session:
REGION _____________
Date: _____________
Location: _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Time: Session #_____ Time:_____________________