DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 236
November 3, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Mathematics K-5 Professional Development |
The Virginia
Department of Education will be hosting two professional development
opportunities, “Elementary Mathematics Modules Training” and “Elementary
Mathematics Enhanced Scope and Sequence Training.” Teachers who work with
students in mathematics, kindergarten through grade five are invited to
attend. Both professional development
opportunities will be held at The Hotel Roanoke and
The Virginia
Department of Education will cover the cost of one night’s lodging for those
traveling over 75 miles to the site of the training. The Department encourages
school division teams to share rooms at the facility on a double occupancy
basis where appropriate. Room reservations for those outside the 75 miles must
be made by November 15, 2006, for the Modules presentations and November 16,
2006, for the Enhanced Scope and Sequence presentations, by calling the Hotel
Roanoke and
(540) 985-5900.
The dates and trainings
are as follows:
Elementary
Mathematics Modules on Tuesday, December 12, 2006:
·
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra for Elementary
School Teachers (Designed for K-5)
·
Geometry for Elementary School Teachers (Designed
for K-5)
·
Probability and Statistics(Designed for K-5)
·
Thinking Rationally about Fractions, Decimals and
Percent Instructional Activities (Designed for Grades 4-5 only)
Elementary
Mathematics Standards of Learning Enhanced Scope & Sequence on Wednesday,
December 13, 2006:
·
Enhanced Scope and Sequence for Kindergarten
·
Enhanced Scope and Sequence for Grade One
·
Enhanced Scope and Sequence for Grade Two
·
Enhanced Scope and Sequence for Grade Three
·
Enhanced Scope and Sequence for Grade Four
·
Enhanced Scope and Sequence for Grade Five
Presentations will
be held from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. with lunch provided. Fifty spaces will be available at each
session.
Registration for the
Elementary Mathematics Modules training on December 12, 2006, will be conducted
on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be completed online at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/mathmodules/.
Registration for the
Mathematics Enhanced Scope and Sequence on December 13, 2006, will be conducted
on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be completed online at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/msess/.
For
additional information, please contact Dr. Deborah Wickham, specialist for
mathematics, via e-mail at Deborah.Wickham@doe.virginia.gov or telephone at (804) 786-7986.
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