Using Technology for Building Resources Across the Content Areas
St. John Regional Catholic School in Frederick

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A full day presentation for all teachers grades K-8
9:00am - 3:00pm

Get the Power: Using PowerPoint In Your Classroom

Presenter: Lisa Giacco, Grade One, St. John Regional Catholic School
Description: Learn basic PowerPoint skills to create a PowerPoint Presentation for classroom use.  Create a simple PowerPoint, adding clip art/photos to a presentation, create simple animation, and add links to videos and/or websites.  Hands on learning.  Bring a thumb drive to save your work and plenty of ideas to share and create.

Lexile: What is it and how can I use it?

Presenter: Mary Carroll,
Description: In this session, teachers will learn what a Lexile score represents, how it is computed, and where they can find it.  Teachers will work in the computer lab to tour the website, access the many tools available to them and learn how to best use a Lexile in their classroom. A list of ideas will be generated and shared including ideas on how to generate a summer reading list using the website and scores.

 Morning hospitality will be provided and starts at 8:30. Lunch will be available to all participants

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Mathematics Instruction for Students, Today and Tomorrow
State of Mathematics: Where It Was, Where It Is, Where It’s Going All handouts and an executive summary of this session will be mailed to every school in the AOB

A Full Day Agenda at St. John Regional Catholic School
9am - 3pm

Presenter 1: Dr. Francis “Skip” Fennell
Audience: Middle School Mathematics Teachers
Description:  Dr. Fennell will discuss today’s math standards – how to prioritize and teach for deeper understanding.

"Skip"  Fennell,
                   NCTM President (2006-2008)
                   Professor of Education, McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland
                   Author of Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley envisionMath 2009
 

M² (Math Matters)

Presenter 2: Members of the Frederick Community College Community
Audience:    Middle School Math Teachers
Description: A panel of Frederick Community College Faculty will share their expertise with the participants as well as introduce the partnership program, M² (Math Matters)
 

The Fruits of Our Labors: Algebra Standards

 Presenters 3: Algebra Task Force Sub-Committee
Audience: Middle School Math Teachers
Description: Participants will receive the Algebra I Standards and Benchmarks in final draft form, be given opportunities to become familiar with the content and discuss the timeline for implementation.

 Morning Hospitality will be offered starting at 8:30 and lunch provided by Pearson (Scott Foresman)