Leadership of Mathematics & Science

Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Statewide Conference Agenda

In support of the Center’s mission to assist the State of Florida in the improvement of K-12 teaching and learning in STEM, the Florida Center for Research in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (FCR-STEM) teamed with the Duval County School District to host a 3-day state-wide conference for district instructional leaders, school principals/assistant principals, and district mathematics/science coordinators. Materials from this conference are available in the following agenda.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

8:30-8:45

Opening General Session

Welcome by Laura Lang, Ph. D. – FCR-STEM

 

8:45-9:45

Next Generation Math and Science Standards (presentation)

Todd Clark, FL DOE

 

10:00-12:00

Morning Sessions 

1.       FL Standards Database & CPALMS (presentation)

2.       Advanced CPALMS (presentation)

Rabieh Razzouk, Danielle Sherdan, Susan Cornwell, Victor Sampson & Kim Lanier, FCR-STEM CPALMS Team

 

12:00-1:15

General Session at Lunch

Eric Smith, Florida Commissioner of Education

 

1:30-4:30 (with 15 min. break)

Concurrent Workshop #1

1.       Communities of Instructional Practice  (presentation) (handouts)

2.       Middle Grades Math: Dividing Fractions  (presentation)

3.       Hot Topics in Secondary Science I: The Nature of Science/Evidence Circles (Evolution) (presentation) (handouts)

4.       Observing Classroom Instruction: Discourse Matters  (presentation)

5.       Advanced CPALMS  (presentation)

6.       Model Elementary Lessons in Mathematics and Science: A Collaborative Effort  (presentation)

 

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 

8:30-9:45

General Session

FCAT (presentation) (handouts)

Vince Verges, FL DOE

 

10:00-12:00

General Session

Assessment & Response to Intervention (presentation) (handouts)

Kris Ellington, FL DOE & Heather Diamond, FL DOE

 

12:00-1:15

General Session at Lunch

Introduction to Depth of Knowledge (presentation)

Rob Schoen, FCR-STEM

 

1:30-4:30 (with 15 min. break)

Concurrent Workshop #2

1.       Algebra in the Early Grades (presentation)

2.    Walk this Way: Using Technology and the 5E instructional model to build an Understanding of Graphs (presentation) (handouts)

3.       Hot Topics in Secondary Science II: The Nature of Science/Evidence Circles (Climate Change) (presentation)

4.       Depth of Knowledge/Looking at Student Work

5.       Observing Classroom Instruction: Discourse Matters (presentation)

6.       Evidence of Effectiveness: What Works Clearinghouse, Best Evidence Encyclopedia (presentation)

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

9:00-12:00

Concurrent Workshop #3

1.       Linking Science and Literacy in Grades 3-5 Classrooms (presentation)

2.       Walk this Way: Using Technology and the 5E instructional model to build an Understanding of Graphs (presentation) (handouts)

3.    Looking at Student Work: Clarifying Performance Expectations (presentation)

4.       Observing Classroom Instruction: Discourse Matters (presentation)

5.       Making Sense of the Problem Solving/RtI Process in Mathematics (presentation)

6.    Florida's Mathematics Formative Assessment System (presentation)

 

12:00-2:00

Closing General Session at Lunch

Panel Discussion: Working Together in Florida to Increase Student Achievement in Math and Science

 

Original: Rick Stiggins, National Speaker on Math Assessment. Due to extenuating circumstances, Rick Stiggins was not able to join us.