Presentations




Come See Me at These Upcoming Events!

ISTE Annual Conference June 2018
The Responsive (and Not Boring!) Math Classroom Using Formative Assessment Tech Tools

NCTM Annual Conference April 2018
Middle School Teacher in a Primary World: The Power of This Unconventional Partnership

 Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) Conference February 2018
Powerful Tech Tools for Formative Assessment in K-2
The Responsive (and Not Boring!) Math Classroom Using Formative Assessment Tech Tools

 Past Presentations:

 NCTM Regional Conference Nov/Dec 2017
iPads in Math Class: How to Best Use this Tool for Learning
Using Tech Tools to Make Student Thinking Visible


D70 i3 Conference, Libertyville, IL Oct 2017

Middle School Teacher in a Primary World: The Power of This Unconventional Partnership
Using Tech Tools to Make Student Thinking Visible

 Southland Learning Conference Summer 2017
Session Title: The Innovative Math Class
Description: Tech tools and online resources you need in math class!

Long Description: With so many resources available online and technology available to our students, how can we balance what we know about good mathematics instruction with a desire to be innovative? With experience in 1:1 classrooms as a math teacher and instructional coach, I will give you practical ideas to using tech tools to bring out student thinking, plan for instruction, and advance your own professional learning. Go beyond digital worksheets and skill and drill. Become the innovative educator you want to be!

 ISTE June 2017- Ed Tech Coaches Playground

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Metro Chicago Mathematics Initiative Summer Institute 2017
Tech Tools for Math (Grades 4-12)
Tech Tools for Math (Grades K-3)

 Global Math Department Webinar: March 2017

 


District 100 2016-2017 School Year:
Morning Meetings/Coffee Talks
Pershing, Komensky, Hiawatha, Piper, Emerson, Irving Schools: Increasing Rigor of Math Lessons and Improving Students' Number Sense

HMS Team Meetings
Feedback Tools
Math: It's Not Just For Math Anymore (Math in All Content Areas)


NIATM Meeting Presentation February 2017
Tech Tools & Using Social Media 

 MMC February 2017
Making Student Thinking Visible
Intro to Desmos

 ICTM January 2017 Webinar
Making Student Thinking Visible Using Tech Tools

 ICTM 2016
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 D100 Summer PD 2016
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Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) 2016
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D100 Institute Day 2-16-16
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MMC Conference 2016
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After Lunch Session: "Where Do the Inspiring Teachers Get Inspired?"
(this is my screencast version, not the live talk)



iMATHination 2016
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Let's Talk About Math (Math Discourse)


Past Presentations:

-Professional Development, Improving Number Sense, Berwyn South School District 100, November 2015
-Workshop Presentation, co-presented about Desmos and Other Tech Tools, West Cook Math Initiative Summer Workshops, June and August 2015
-Conference presentation, Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago (MMC), “Say Goodbye to Dear Aunt Sally- Rethinking “Tricks” in the Mathematics Classroom,” January 2015
-Conference presentation, Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM), “Say Goodbye to Dear Aunt Sally- Rethinking “Tricks” in the Mathematics Classroom,” October 2014
-Workshop presentation, “Math Talks and MARS Tasks,” April 2014, South Berwyn School District 100
-Workshop presentation, Freedom Middle School, “Implementing Standards Based Grading in the Middle School,” February 2014
-Conference presentation, Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago (MMC), “Let’s Talk About Math: Improving Discourse in the Math Classroom,” February 2014
-Teacher Institute Day Presentations, South Berwyn School District 100, “Overview of Math CCSS for Grades K-5” and “Implementing Problem of the Month in Grades K-1,” October 2013
-Conference presentation, Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM), “Let’s Talk About Math: Improving Discourse in the Math Classroom,” October 2013
-Workshop presentation, co-presented about Classroom Management and Structures to Support Mathematics in the Classroom, West Cook Math Initiative Summer Workshops, June 2013
-Workshop presentation, “Implementing the Math Common Core Standards in Elementary Grades,” Summer 2013, South Berwyn School District 100
-Conference presentation, National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), Co-presented about the West Cook Math Initiative at the national conference in Philadelphia, PA in April 2012
-Parent University Presenter, South Berwyn School District 100, “Helping Your Child Become a Better Problem Solver” and “Understanding the Illinois Learning Standards,” 2010-2012

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