SECONDARY MATH FALL NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2015
NCCTM Secondary Math DPI Sessions
DISTRICT COORDINATORS
District Coordinators: K-12 Collaboration
Session (90 minute session)
Jennifer Curtis
Thursday 12:30-2:00 in Auditorium III
This is a network and sharing session specifically
for district level coordinators. Coordinators will
collaborate on current work at the state level and
discuss possible next steps.
Principles to Actions DPI
Sessions
Principles to Actions: Ensuring Math Success
for All
High School: Joseph Reaper, Lisa Ashe, and
Chase Tuttle
Thursday, 2:30-4:00 in Auditorium III
Grades 6-8: Lisa Ashe, Joseph Reaper and
Julie Felix
Friday, 8:30-10:00 in Auditorium III
Come experience the action required to ensure
that all students become mathematical thinkers
and are prepared for any academic career or
professional path they choose. Principles to
Actions from NCTM sets forth a set of strongly
recommended, research-informed actions for all
teachers, coaches, and specialist in mathematics.
North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction (DPI) updates will also be given in
this session.
Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices
1. Establish mathematics goals to focus learning.
2. Implement tasks that promote reasoning and
problem solving.
3. Use and connect mathematical representations.
4. Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse.
5. Pose purposeful questions.
6. Build procedural fluency from conceptual
understanding.
7. Support productive struggle in learning
mathematics.
8. Elicit and use evidence of student thinking.
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