Maxima Project - Teacher Professional Development Institute II - July 16 to July 27, 2001
Week 1: Math Investigations Workshop
| Time | July 24 Mon. | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| S1: 8:30 - 10:00 | General Inf. & Get acquainted | Data Analysis | Addition & Subtractions Part II |
3-D Geometry | Home School Connections |
| Break | |||||
| S2: 10:15 - 11:45 | Additions
& Subtractions Part I |
2-D Geometry | Fractions | Building a foundations for Multipl. & Division | Home School Connections |
| Lunch | Catered | On your own | On your own | Catered | On your own |
| S3: 1:00 - 2:45 | Grade
Level Session |
Grade
Level Session |
Grade
Level Session |
Multiplication & Division in grades 3-5 | Grade
Level Sessions |
| S4: 2:45 - 3:30 | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work |
Week 2: Integrating Math, Science and Technology
| Time | July 24 Mon. | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| S1: 8:30 - 10:00 | Welcome
& Orientation/ Highlights of findings from Maxima Year I & STC |
Fractions & Science. Feliciano |
Building your own marine life aquarium Omar |
Beginners/Advanced learning technology workshop Manny & Shirley |
Continue work on collaborative unit |
| Break | |||||
| S2: 10:15 - 11:45 | Problem solving scenarios & STC | Grant writing Workshop |
Using graphing calculators & probes to integrate science w/ math | Workshop continues: Power Point/Inspiration | Integrating geometry with science. Rick Kitchen |
| Lunch | Catered | On your own | On your own | On your own | Catered |
| Journal
Writing 1:00 - 1:15PM |
Journal Writing | Journal Writing | Journal Writing | Journal Writing | Journal Writing |
| S3: 1:15 - 2:45 | Children w/ special needs & family/school connections. Guest Speaker: Nancy |
Collaborative unit work | Using Excel for monitoring students progress & more. |
Continue work on collaborative unit | More on graphing calculators & integrating science w/math Randy Yerrick |
| S4: 2:45 - 3:30 | Collaborative unit work | Collaborative unit work | Collaborative unit work | Collaborative unit work | Institute evaluation |