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3rd Annual One Day Conference
Making Math Meaningful
Through Collaboration
Sponsored by:
Michigan Council for Exceptional Children and
Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics
in conjunction with Michigan’s Integrated Mathematics Initiative
Lansing Community College
October 23, 2017
8:30am – 3:00pm
Conference Schedule
8:30-10:45 Keynote and Opening Session - Rooms M119-M122Redefining Success: Supporting All Students to Reach Their Full PotentialDr. Juli Dixon, University of Central FloridaJessica and Alex Dixon
11:00-12:00 Breakout #112:05-12:45 Lunch - Atrium12:50-1:50 Breakout #22:00-3:00 Breakout #3
Auditorium M119 M120 M121 M12211:00-12:00Breakout #1
Leveraging TRU (Teaching for Robust Understanding of) Math and Classroom Coaching to Increase Access and EquityPresenters:Danielle SeaboldDiane Owen-Rogers
Listen for Learning: Ramping up Student Talk by Focusing on Listening Skills
Presenter:Connie Hamilton
Co-Teaching to improve Learning for All
Presenter:Danelle Castle
Building Thinking Classrooms
Presenter:Kate Fanelli
Supporting Fluency with a Deck of Cards and a Number Cube
Presenters:Emily BouckMary Bouck
12:50-1:50Breakout #2
Tier 2 Mathematics Intervention for Understanding Fractions
Presenter:Mike Klavon
Building Partnerships: Using “Teach-To’s” to Build the Teacher-Student Team
Presenter:Kimba Munson
How to Achieve 1.5 Years Growth in Math While Conquering Poverty
Presenter:Shawn Hurt
Technology for Math Assessment and Progress Monitoring
Presenters:Peggy YatesJessie Store
The ANIE: Aligning Assessments with Math Practices While Encouraging Students to Explain Their ThinkingPresenters:Sharon RiveraCynthia Settecerri
2:00-3:00Breakout #3
A Day in Life ofCo-Teaching...
Presenters:Connie Beson-StegerElaine MahabirKendall Root
Doing Mathematics Together: Using Group Work to Promote Collaboration and EquityPresenter:Joy Oslund
CPA: Using Concrete Experiences to Build Better Math Understanding
Presenter:Patti Picard
Manipulatives as a Tool for Mathematics
Presenter:Kevin Dykema
Problem Solving and Progress Monitoring
Presenters:Tara Becker-UtessJen Bricarell
A Letter to You From the Conference Committee
Welcome and thanks for attending the third annual Making Mathematics Meaningful through Collaboration conference. We are very excited to have you here today. We trust you’ll find the story the Dixons share to be very powerful and inspirational.
Your participation today puts you in a group of educators who not only share an understanding of the importance of collaboration in mathematics, but also engage in professional learning for the benefit of each and every student.
The line between general education and special education continues to fade as we find students of all abilities in classes together and have special education and general education teachers working side by side in classrooms.
Like many of you, we, and members of our organizations, find ourselves looking to colleagues to help “fill in the blanks” when we have used all of our existing professional knowledge to reach students who struggle in mathematics. When special education teachers ask general education teachers about content and when general education teachers are asking special education teachers about accommodations, new conversations about student learning are occurring and our collective knowledge about meeting the needs of diverse learners is increasing.
Collaboration is an incredibly powerful tool we have to help meet the challenge and responsibility of improving mathematics learning for every student. This conference is designed to model collaboration at all levels, including the classroom, the school office, the district office, the county and state of Michigan.
Working together as organizations has been a pleasure and makes the end product more powerful than if any one of us would have done this separately. We hope this can be a model for educators everywhere.
As you return to your classrooms and offices, make mathematics meaningful through collaboration with your general and special education colleagues so that you and your students will grow in knowledge.
Chris Berry, MCTM Executive Director; [email protected]
Amanda Brennan, Resource Room Teacher, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools; [email protected]
Kevin Dykema, Math Teacher, Mattawan Consolidated School; [email protected]
Kate Fanelli, Project Coordinator, Alt+Shift; [email protected]
Ben Hicks, Special Education Supervisor, Charlevoix-Emmet ISD; [email protected]
Laurie Jefsen, MCEC Executive Director; [email protected]
Kimberly Krug, Teacher Consultant, Ann Arbor Public Schools; [email protected]
Denise Smith, MCEC Executive Associate; [email protected]
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Morning Keynote:Redefining Success: Supporting All
Students to Reach Their Full Potential
8:30am – 10:45amRooms M119 – M122
Presenters:Dr. Juli Dixon, University of Central Florida
Jessica Dixon and Alex DixonJessica, Juli and Alex Dixon
Redefining Success: Supporting All Students to Reach Their Full Potential
Juli, Alex, and Jessica provide a unique perspective on how to support each and every student to learn. Juli, a university mathematics educator, provides the viewpoint of both the educator and the parent of children with special needs. Alex, a college freshman, shares her story related to both medical and educational struggles. Jessica, a high school junior, provides the position of both the sibling and student with a disability and connects her experiences as a high achiever to a new perspective on Universal Design for Learning.
Participants will:
• Connect with the Dixon family’s journey,• Make sense of learning mathematics with understanding through the eyes of students with
special needs, and• Explore strategies for supporting learners who struggle in an inclusive environment
Bios
Juli Dixon is professor of mathematics education at the University of Central Florida (UCF). She coordinates the award-winning Lockheed Martin/UCF Academy Master of Education in K–8 Mathematics and Science and the PhD in Mathematics Education. Dr. Dixon is focused on improving teachers’ mathematics knowledge for teaching so that they support their students to communicate and justify mathematical ideas. She is a prolific writer who has published numerous books, textbooks, and articles. Dr. Dixon delivers keynotes and other presentations throughout North America. She is co-author of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Go Math for K-8 Mathematics and AGA and Integrated Mathematics for High School. She is also co-author of Solution Tree’s Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching book and video series. Especially important to Dr. Dixon is the need to teach each and every student. She shares her personal story of supporting her own children with special needs to learn mathematics in an inclusive setting.
Juli is joined by her teenage daughters Alex and Jessica. The Dixons provide a unique perspective on supporting each and every student to learn. Juli provides the educator’s viewpoint as a parent of children with special needs. Alex, a college freshman enrolled in Early Childhood Education shares her story related to educational struggles. Jessica, a high school junior and co-author of A Stroke of Luck: A Girl’s Second Chance at Life provides the position of a high achieving student with disabilities.
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Sessions: 11:00am to 12:00pm
Leveraging TRU (Teaching for Robust Understanding of) Math and Classroom Coaching to Increase Access and Equity – Auditorium
Presenters: Danielle Seabold, Kalamazoo RESA; Diane Owen-Rogers, Kalamazoo RESAGrade Level: High School, Middle School, PreK - Early Elementary, Upper Elementary
What happens to student achievement in math when teachers and coaches focus their collaborative work on equity for all students by using the dimensions of TRU Math? How do increased access, agency, and identity impact students’ ability to problem solve? Learn how the TRU Math dimensions and tools supported classroom-embedded coaching to impact student success in math, especially for diverse student populations. Teachers devoted to equity in math, together with their coaches, should be strategic and intentional in the instructional practices and tools they use to address issues of access to content & agency, and identity for diverse student populations. Coaches provide classroom-embedded supports to ensure that teachers implement evidence-based strategies from the TRU math framework along with key strategies from cognitive, learning sciences. We will share our equity framework for coaching together with specific instructional practices and tools.
Listen for Learning: Ramping up Student Talk by Focusing on Listening Skills – Room M119
Presenter: Connie Hamilton, Saranac Community SchoolsGrade Level: High School, Middle School, PreK - Early Elementary, Upper Elementary
Classrooms around the country are increasing the opportunity for students to work collaboratively, working together to understand math concepts. This session will focus on how to improve those protocols by intentionally focusing on listening strategies so students can have deeper dialogue - moving beyond just describing how they got an answer but critiquing the reasoning of others through high levels of listening. Come prepared to interact and learn through doing. The protocols used in this session will be applicable in your classroom tomorrow.
Co-Teaching to Improve Learning for All – Room M120
Presenter: Danelle Castle, Wellspring Preparatory High SchoolGrade Level: High School
This session will talk about the different methods for co-teaching, the importance of co-planning when co-teaching, how co-teaching helps improve student teacher relationships, and how to improve engagement through co-teaching.
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Building Thinking Classrooms – Room M121
Presenter: Kate Fanelli, Alt+ShiftGrade Level: High School, Middle School, PreK - Early Elementary, Upper Elementary
Building Thinking Classrooms is the result of 10 years of research by Dr. Peter Lilijedahl at Simon Fraser University that examined normative behaviors in general education and inclusive mathematics classrooms, and specific practices that promote problem solving and thinking. Are you wanting to try an alternative to direct instruction and drill with your special education students? Are you struggling to implement the Standards for Mathematical Practice? Have you tried using problem solving methods with fidelity, such as rich tasks and orchestrating discourse, but not getting the student thinking you want? In this session, participants will learn about and experience specific classroom practices you can use immediately to increase thinking and engagement.
Supporting Fluency with a Deck of Cards and a Number Cube – Room M122
Presenters: Emily Bouck, Michigan State University; Mary Bouck, Michigan State UniversityGrade Level: PreK - Early Elementary, Upper Elementary
This presentation will discuss ways to support fluency in students with disabilities or struggling students (i.e., students who may be receiving Tier 2 services in a response to intervention system) via games. Board, card, and dice games from commercial products, curricula, and created games will be discussed. Participants will have an opportunity to try out the games as well as discuss the mathematics supported.
Sessions: 11:00am to 12:00pm
Lunch • 12:05pm – 12:45pm
Atrium
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Tier 2 Mathematics Intervention for Understanding Fractions – Auditorium
Presenter: Mike Klavon, Ottawa Area ISDGrade Level: Middle School, Upper Elementary
The Delta Math RtI program, with the support of Michigan’s Integrated Mathematics Initiative (MI)^2, has developed Tier 2 intervention lessons informed by evidence-based recommendations provided by the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES). This session will highlight each IES recommendation integrated into the intervention resources to help educators support students who struggle (available at www.deltamath.org). Time will be provided to explore the visual representations and mathematical vocabulary used to support student conceptual understanding of fractions.
Building Partnerships: Using “Teach-To’s” to Build the Teacher- Student Team – Room M119
Presenter: Kimba Munson, Center for Teacher EffectivenessGrade Level: High School, Middle School, PreK - Early Elementary, Upper Elementary
Want to stop the push and pull of the teacher-student relationship with challenging students? I can show you how to build the Teacher-Student Team with evidence-based techniques from “Teach-To’s” to diffusers to on-task behavior...after one request! As the profession of teaching continues to place more demands on the teacher, time becomes extremely valuable. A teacher needs more time for instruction instead of time for various discipline problems that arise throughout the day. Strategies you will learn in my session give back to the teacher what is needed – instruction time. These strategies can be implemented by all teachers for all classes for all students. These teaching strategies empower the teacher to connect with students, understand behavior, discover how to teach good behavior and learn valuable discipline techniques. After using the strategies from this session, any teacher will be successful and do what they are trained to do – TEACH!
How to Achieve 1.5 Years Growth in Math While Conquering Poverty – Room M120
Presenter: Shawn Hurt, C & C Consulting and EducationGrade Level: High School, Middle School, PreK - Early Elementary, Upper Elementary
Do you feel pressure to close the achievement gap? The added layers of servicing students with disabilities, minority students, students living in poverty, all while in charters operating with limited resources makes this task seem impossible. This highly skilled turnaround specialist will demonstrate to participants how to achieve 1.5 years’ worth of growth for all students through implementing culturally responsive teaching strategies, facilitating data dialogs, planning purposeful professional development, and establish sustainable partnerships.
Sessions: 12:50pm to 1:50pm
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Technology for Math Assessment and Progress Monitoring – Room M121
Presenters: Peggy Yates, Alma College; Jessie Store, Alma CollegeGrade Level: High School, Middle School, PreK - Early Elementary, Upper Elementary
Would you like to revisit or learn new technology tools for uncovering students’ knowledge levels, and tracking student achievement and progress on IEP goals? This hands-on session will build on your data driven individualized instructional strategies. It will focus on customizing programs such as Illuminate, Ed Puzzle, FrontRow, and Socrative. Participants should bring laptops or mobile devices.
The Assessment of Numeracy in Education (ANIE): Aligning Assessments with Math Practices While Encouraging Students to Explain Their Thinking – Room M122
Presenters: Sharon Rivera, Birmingham Public Schools; Cynthia Settecerri, Birmingham Public SchoolsGrade Level: Upper Elementary
We will be presenting information about the ANIE and how and why to align the math practices and daily instruction with assessments. Students should be assessed using methods that allow them to work as mathematicians who show their thinking, if we want students to develop thinking skills that allow them to use math in real life situations.
Sessions: 12:50pm to 1:50pm
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A Day in Life of Co-Teaching… – Auditorium
Presenters: Connie Beson-Steger, Midland Public Schools; Elaine Mahabir, Midland High School; Kendall Root, Midland High SchoolGrade Level: High School, Middle School
In this session, you will experience first-hand an engaging co-taught math lesson in a lively atmosphere. We will model best practices based on current research and common core standards. We will discuss strategies to work with all forms of learners including at-risk, disadvantaged, disengaged, IEP’s, 504’s, INUTS, and NHAH’s. You will leave with an array of ideas and strategies that you can use and implement immediately.
Doing Mathematics Together: Using Group Work to Promote Collaboration and Equity – Room M119
Presenters: Joy Oslund, Madonna UniversityGrade Level: Middle School, Upper Elementary
Group work is often promoted as a way to meet the needs of students with diverse abilities. However, a common problem with group work is that one student does the majority of the work while others do not contribute. This session will focus on why this happens and how to structure group work lessons that meet the needs of diverse learners while promoting equitable participation.
CPA: Using Concrete Experiences to Build Better Math Understanding – Room M120
Presenter: Patti Picard, Tawheed Center School of DetroitGrade Level: Middle School, Upper Elementary
Concrete math learning through hands-on experiences is critical in learning and developing math understanding in upper grades. Come learn some practical and easily implementable strategies and tools for increasing your students’ exposure to concrete learning opportunities.
Manipulatives as a Tool for Mathematics – Room M121
Presenter: Kevin Dykema, Mattawan Consolidated SchoolsGrade Level: Middle School, Upper Elementary
Do your students need some hands-on activities to help develop their mathematical concepts and to help actively engage them in learning new material? Discover the benefits of using manipulatives in your class as a tool to help students better understand math as well as some ways to use a variety of manipulatives.
Sessions: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Sessions: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Problem Solving and Progress Monitoring – Room M122
Presenters: Tara Becker-Utess, Ingham ISD; Jen Bricarell, Ingham ISDGrade Level: High School, Middle School, PreK - Early Elementary, Upper Elementary
Last year, consultants at Ingham ISD engaged in a coaching model called Project Practice. One of the skills we implemented with teachers was problem solving and progress monitoring. We built a template that walked teachers through identifying a problem all the way to progress monitoring the intervention that was chosen. This session will unpack this tool and how it can be used at any grade level and in any subject area to better serve individual students or classrooms where there is a gap in knowledge.
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• Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement - Dr. Marcia Tate• Adaptive Leadership - Ms. Carolyn McKanders• Trauma Informed Schools - Dr. Stephanie Grant
Wednesday Workshops
Our conference will offer over 100 breakout sessions on Thursday and Friday with the opportunity to learn about best practices being implemented around the state. The conference will feature a range of topics focused on special education instruction, support services to children, and collaboration between parents, schools, and community resources.
Breakout Sessions
Call for presentations for the 2018 MCEC Conference will be accepted until 5:00pm December 1, 2017. Presentations are sought for best practices in the following topic areas: Assistive Technology, Behavior, College Students, Curriculum, Data Collection, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Early Childhood, High Incidence, Inclusive Practices and Multi-tiered Systems of Supports, Institutes of Higher Education, Instruction, Leadership, Low Incidence, Parents and Families, School Social Work, and Transition; and ranging in rigor from basic to advanced levels of information. As a professional courtesy, reduced registration rates are given to presenters and teams of up to 5. Submissions can be made via the MCEC website at: www.MichiganCEC.org
Call for Presentations
Assist us in honoring the efforts of your colleagues and students by submitting nominees for the Michigan Council for Exceptional Children 2018 Honors and Awards Program. Deadline for submission is December 22, 2017. For more information, please visit our website at: www.MichiganCEC.org or email Wendy Minor at: [email protected] students with exceptionalities, there are the following awards:
• Exceptional Children’s Week Poster Contest – Art & Prose• Yes I Can! Awards – Academics, Arts, Athletics, School and Community Activities, Self-Advocacy,
Technology, Transition
For teachers, administrators, and college students pursuing special education careers, and others who support children with exceptionalities there are the following: • Teacher of the Year Award • Exceptional Parent(s) Award • Outstanding College Student Award • Entrepreneurial Classroom • Honor Recipient Award
Honors and Awards
State of the State: Join Teri Chapman, Director of the Office of Special Education on Thursday to hear her annual State of the State Address.
Friday Keynote Speaker: MCEC welcomes Holly Robinson Peete, actress, author, talk show host, activist, and philanthropist as our keynote speaker. Holly has written two books with her children; My Brother Charlie, a children’s book about autism from the sibling’s perspective and her latest book Same But Different: Teen Life On The Autism Express.
Keynotes
Join us for our 78th Annual MCEC ConferenceMark Your Calendars:February 28 – March 2, 2018Amway Grand Plaza • Grand Rapids
www.MichiganCEC.org
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Alt+Shift is a collaborative and impact-focused initiative advancing:
• The belief that every student is capable of learning and thriving within his/her educational environment.
• Educator skills, knowledge, and drive to improve learning.• Partnerships to co-construct systems at all levels to benefit students.
Alt+Shift offers long-term building or district level professional learning, including training, technical assistance, and co-constructed implementation planning, for general and special education teachers, and related services personnel.
Alt+Shift, encompassing Michigan’s Integrated Mathematics Initiative (Mi)2, is an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Grant Funded Initiative through the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education.
Communication• Teaching and learning can only happen when students are communicating.• Learn how to integrate communication and language development for both social and
academic purposes in the classroom.• Utilize augmentative and alternative communication for students with complex
communication needs.
MathematicsFoundations of Math and Foundations of Math: Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities
• Increase teacher mathematical pedagogical content knowledge.• Increase every student’s conceptual understanding and number sense, including
students with mild, moderate and significant disabilities.
Assistive Technology (AT)• Effective implementation of AT requires a thorough assessment by a multidisciplinary
team, including the student and parents.• Consideration of AT needs should focus first on the student’s needs and the tasks he/she
is required to achieve, rather than the tools that are available.• The Alt+Shift Lending Library is available to PK-12 Michigan public schools to borrow AT
to assess effectiveness before purchase.
Literacy• Be on the lookout for upcoming opportunities focused on improving outcomes in literacy
for students with Complex Communication Needs.
www.altshift.education
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Notes
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Conference Presenters
Presenter School District/Company Email
Becker-Utess, Tara Ingham ISD [email protected]
Beson-Steger, Connie Midland Public Schools [email protected]
Bouck, Emily Michigan State University [email protected]
Bouck, Mary Michigan State University [email protected]
Bricarell, Elaine Ingham ISD [email protected]
Castle, Danelle Wellspring Preparatory High School [email protected]
Dykema, Kevin Mattawan Consolidated School [email protected]
Fanelli, Kate Alt+Shift [email protected]
Hamilton, Connie Saranac Community Schools [email protected]
Hurt, Shawn C & C Consulting and Education [email protected]
Klavon, Michael Ottawa Area ISD [email protected]
Mahabir, Elaine Midland High School [email protected]
Munson, Kimba Center for Teacher Effectiveness [email protected]
Oslund, Joy Madonna University [email protected]
Owen-Rogers, Diane Kalamazoo RESA [email protected]
Picard, Patti Tawheed Center School of Detroit [email protected]
Rivera, Sharon Birmingham Public Schools [email protected]
Root, Kendall Midland High School [email protected]
Seabold, Danielle Kalamazoo RESA [email protected]
Settecerri, Cynthia Birmingham Public Schools [email protected]
Store, Jessie Alma College [email protected]
Yates, Peggy Alma College [email protected]
