Summer Math Institute

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Length of Program

• Twenty-days during the 2004 summer
• (June 14-June 25, July6-July 19)
• Plus
• Two days of follow-up

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Goals
Summer Math Institute

• To improve the leadership skills of
  building-level administrators in facilitating
  math instruction, comprehension, and student
  achievement
• To integrate mathematics topics directly related
  to content standards into daily instruction
• To integrate and utilize technology into daily
  instruction (for example, graphing calculators,
  computer technology, and web-based resources) to
  foster the learning concepts of mathematics
• To be able to interpret appropriate data
• To be able to develop and implement action plans
  addressing math content areas.

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30 Participants

• Twenty teachers of grades 6-8 mathematics (two
  from each of ten school districts)
• Ten building-level administrators whose primary
  responsibility is the supervision and development
  of instruction

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Team of Instructors

• A a university faculty member from the Department
  of Mathematics
• University faculty members from the Department of
  Educational Leadership and Research
• A practicing grades 6-8 Master Teacher (Michelle
  Green from Stringer in 2003)

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School District Partners

• Covington County Schools
• East Jasper County Schools
• Hattiesburg Public Schools
• Jefferson Davis Schools
• Jones County Schools
• Lamar County Schools
• Lawrence County Schools
• Lumberton Public Schools
• Moss Point Schools
• Perry County Schools
• Simpson County Schools
• Walthall County Schools
• Wayne County Schools
• West Jasper Schools

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Anticipated Results

• Teachers will use technology skills and their
  understanding of math concepts to enhance student
  learning.
• The math portion of the 2004 MS Curriculum Test
  will show fewer students scoring at the minimal
  and basic levels
• The rate of students passing Math in grades 6-8
  during the 2003-2004 school year will increase as
  compared to the 2002-2003 school year

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TI 83 Silver Edition!

Teacher Topics
Hi Oh Silver Away!
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• I 83 Plus Silver Edition calculator tips
• Discount problems by spreadsheet and TI lists
• Building a grade book spreadsheet emphasizing
  weighted averaging, median, and mode
• MS Department of Education online grade book
• (Its a spreadsheet, so how does it work?,
  What mathematical concepts does it employ?)
• Teaching through PowerPoint
• PowerPoint presentations by teachers on math
  concepts such as factions
• (unlike denominators, addition, least common
  multiples, least common denominators)
• Pie and bar charts emphasizing proportions and
  percentages
• Monthly budgets
• (by spreadsheets and TI lists emphasizing
  monthly income and expenses, sales tax, and
  estimation)
• Utilization of distance learning

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Spreadsheet on the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition

• To access the lists ? STAT 1
  There are six preset lists ? L1, L2, L3, L4, L5
  and L6. These names can also be accessed
  through 2nd and numbers 1 to 6 on the face of
  the calculator
• Names can also be given to lists. To name a
  list ? STAT 5 . The
  calculator will be in alpha mode. Type the name
  of the list using up to five characters. Once a
  list has been named, the calculator is
  automatically in SetUpEditor mode. Use the arrow
  keys to highlight the name placeholder and type a
  name in a new column using up to five characters.
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A Practice Problem There are 20 units of
string. By making as many rectangles as possible
with integer lengths and widths, which rectangle
has the largest area?

• Create four lists titled length, width,
  perimeter, and area
• Enter the numbers 1 9 into list length
• Use the formula ? (20 2LLENGT)/2 for the
  WIDTH list
• Use the formula ? 2LLENGT 2LWIDTH) for the
  PERMI list
• Use the formula ? (LLENGT LWIDTH) for the
  AREA list

NOTE YOU MUST USE THE NAMES OF THE LISTS IN
THE FORMULA
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TI Screen One
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Clearly more calculator fun!
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This looks like fun!
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Andrea FortenberryLarwence 5th Grade
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Ann-Michelle Sanford Hattiesburg, grades7-8.
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Framework, Technology Standards, and Benchmarks
utilized during the 2003 Summer Math Institute
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Mississippi Technology Standards for
Teachers General Goal Skills every Mississippi
Teacher should master to effectively integrate
technology in the instructional program for the
benefit of all students.

• Teachers Will
• Infuse technology into the classroom to
  facilitate teaching and life-long learning.

• Use technology to design and deliver
  instructional practices which foster
• Student-centered activities
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving
• Creative exploration and productivity
• 2. Facilitate the integration of technologies
  across the curriculum
• 3. Assist learning in individual, small, and
  large groups with technologies
• 4. Effectively use technology in the
  teaching/learning process

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Correlation of activities to Mississippi
Framework and Technology Standards

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Administrator Topics
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Problem-Solving Process
Brainstorming
1. Fact Finding (Gathering information 2.
Problem Finding (Identifying problems and
subproblems) 3. Idea Finding (Creating new
ideas) 4. Solution Finding (Using criteria to
evaluate ideas systematically) 5. Acceptance
Finding (developing a plan of action)
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Also
School Leadership Web-Based Resources School
Culture Data Analysis No Child Left
Behind Successful Change Risk Taking Improving
Instruction Restructuring and Empowerment Building
a Shared Vision
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2003 Web-Based Resources Sample
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