Schedule for: 16w2681 - Ted Lewis Math Fair Workshop 2016
Beginning on Friday, May 6 and ending Sunday May 8, 2016
All times in Banff, Alberta time, MDT (UTC-6).
| Friday, May 6 | |
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| 16:00 - 19:30 |
Check-in begins (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre - open 24 hours) ↓ Note: the Lecture rooms are available after 16:00. (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre) |
| 19:30 - 22:00 |
Informal gathering in 2nd floor lounge, Corbett Hall. ↓ Meet and greet - puzzles, games and conversations. Beverages and a small assortment of snacks are available in the lounge on a cash honour system. (TCPL or Corbett Hall Lounge (CH 2110)) |
| Saturday, May 7 | |
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| 07:00 - 09:00 |
Breakfast ↓ A buffet breakfast is served daily between 7:00am and 9:00am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops. (Vistas Dining Room) |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Introductions (TCPL 201) |
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Tanya Thompson: The Basics of a SNAP Math Fair (TCPL 201) |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer) |
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
Tiina Hohn: Puzzles in the Classroom ↓ How to introduce puzzles and what kinds of puzzles you can do in the class to get into the math fair mood. Hands on. (TCPL 201) |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Ted Lewis: Some puzzles I have come across on the web that have been used by teachers (TCPL 201) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch ↓ A buffet lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops. (Vistas Dining Room) |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Creating a Numeracy Rich Environment - Carolyn Jones and Janice Hoffman ↓ “Children make sense of their environment through observations and interactions...Mathematics learning is embedded in everyday activities, such as playing, reading, beading, baking, storytelling and helping around the home.” Alberta Program of Studies, Mathematics K-9 (2007, Revised 2014)
How can we create a numeracy rich environment? What types of visuals, manipulatives, technology tools and mathematical vocabulary support our learners? Participants will be lead through the creation of a plan for making their environment numeracy rich. (TCPL 201) |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer) |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Nicole Kotyk: Evergreen Elementary's Journey from Math Fair to Robotics (TCPL 201) |
| 17:30 - 19:30 |
Dinner ↓ A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops. (Vistas Dining Room) |
| Sunday, May 8 | |
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| 07:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast (Vistas Dining Room) |
| 09:00 - 09:45 |
Sean Graves: Math Fair and Computing Science ↓ Particular Math Fair puzzles can develop into very difficult problems in building algorithms in computing sciences. Introducing puzzles in early elementary years can help develop algorithmic thinking for future years. (TCPL 201) |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer) |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Geri Lorway: Spatial reasoning and spatial skills in Math Fair (TCPL 201) |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Summary and closing remarks (TCPL 201) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Checkout by Noon ↓ 2-day workshop participants are welcome to use BIRS facilities (Corbett Hall Lounge, TCPL, Reading Room) until 15:00 on Sunday, although participants are still required to checkout of the guest rooms by 12 noon. There is no coffee break service on Sunday afternoon, but self-serve coffee and tea are always available in the 2nd floor lounge, Corbett Hall. (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre) |
