HeyMath! 2008 Workshops

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HeyMath!

Opportunities for Western Massachusetts math teachers...

Choose from two free sessions:

Hampshire Educational Collaborative is working with the Massachusetts Department of Education to introduce HeyMath! to local math teachers. HEC will offer free two-day seminars in June and August to provide teachers with an opportunity to gain experience working with this exciting program.

Presenter Damon Douglas will blend instruction, experimentation,  planning, and practice with HeyMath! materials with an eye toward:

• enhancing standards-based classroom lessons and instruction
• introducing real-world applications and multiple forms of assessment
• strengthening teachers' math content knowledge  

Participants will create and implement at least two standards-based lessons that make use of HeyMath! material. The lessons, including a reflection on the efficacy of implementation, will be posted on-line through the HeyMath! website.

How HeyMath! Works 

The HeyMath! E-learning program is designed to benefit both students and teachers in Grades 5-12. Teachers go on-line to access a high quality curriculum that is mapped to state standards and used by some of the world's highest performing school systems. The program incorporates state of the art Flash animation that creates innovative, interactive lessons, peppered with animation, graphics, real life problems and quizzes that are designed to help dispel the fear of math, improve student motivation, and lead to better results. Learn more at www.heymath.com.

Workshop Details:

$100 stipend  |  Lifetime subscription to HeyMath!  |  20 PDPs available  |  AM coffee provided; brown bag lunch

PDPs and stipends awarded on successful completion of program requirements. 

Damon Douglas is a Data and Instruction specialist and member of the Collaborative School Support Team. A leader in efforts to use test data  to inform instruction, Damon has twenty years of classroom teaching  experience. In his HEC role, Damon works with schools on curriculum  projects and data team development. He also teaches educator licensure  courses for the Collaborative's Licensure@HEC program and leads a pilot project introducing HeyMath!, a web-based instructional tool for 5-12  mathematics students, in cooperation with David Parker of the  Massachusetts Department of Education and Rick Last, Director of the  Math Path. Damon is currently the Curriculum Coordinator for the Pioneer Valley Regional School District. 

REGISTRATION

For information and registration, please download the Hey Math! Registration Flyer (.pdf).

$25 refundable deposit must accompany registration: Deposit check (payable to Hampshire Educational Collaborative) will be held and returned on successful completion of the session.

If you find it necessary to withdraw, you must notify HEC Professional Services (see  below) no later than five days prior to the workshop start date. In the event of late withdrawal or failure to attend your session, the deposit will be forfeited.

Click here for complete program policies and member information.

For additional information about registration, please contact: Nashema Morales, HEC Professional Services by email or telephone (413-586-4900 x183).
        
For information about program content, please contact: Damon Douglas by email or telephone (413-586-4900 x165).

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