Math Alliance Project 2009-2010

The "Alliance for Teaching Mathematics to Special Education Learners" aims to strengthen the content knowledge and collaboration of special education and regular education teachers of mathematics in grades 4-9.

Spring and Summer 2010 Component

General Documents Project Goals PDF document Syllabus PDF document Session Dates 2010 PDF document Session Agendas and Handouts Session 1: January 5, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Clinking Glasses Problem Word document Think Aloud handout PDF document Think Aloud Script and Slides Word document Examining Strategies Slide Word document Session 2: January 19, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Presentation: Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities and the Impact on Learning Mathematics Powerpoint Presentation Session 3: February 23, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Case Study Guidelines  Word document Presentation on Math Understanding: Meeting Students Where They Are Powerpoint Presentation Session 4: March 9, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Thinking About Vocabulary Powerpoint Presentation Case Study Grid for Part 1  Word document Case Study: Developing an Assessment with CABS Powerpoint Presentation Case Study: Developing an Assessment Guidelines  PDF document Exploring Addition and Subtraction Situations   Powerpoint Presentation Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Situations handout PDF document Clare's Bears Word Problems and Diagrams  Word document and PDF document Session 5: March 16, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Case Study Part 1: CABS Powerpoint Presentation Computational Fluency: Place Value and Addition Powerpoint Presentation Session 6: March 30, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Computational Fluency: Multi-digit Addition & Subtraction Strategies Powerpoint Presentation Student Case Study: Part II, Option B Word document CABS: Student Performance and Teacher Observations Powerpoint Presentation Session 7: April 13, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Computational Fluency: Connections to MPS Math Programs Powerpoint Presentation Developing a Common Vocabulary Powerpoint Presentation Session 8: April 27, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Exam 1 Study Guide Word document The Empty Number Line: A Model for Thinking Powerpoint Presentation Student Samples: Empty Number Line PDF document Worthwhile Tasks Powerpoint Presentation Session 9: May 11, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Computational Strategies: Student Reactions & Implications Powerpoint Presentation Strategy Posters as a Scaffold for Students Powerpoint Presentation Session 10: May 18, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Scaffolds: Strategy Posters, KWL, Cue Cards Powerpoint Presentation Multiplication: Understanding the Meaning of Multiplication Powerpoint Presentation Session 11: May 25, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Multiplication: Building Arrays Powerpoint Presentation Splitting Arrays handout PDF document Question of the Week: Accommodations versus Scaffolds Powerpoint Presentation Rubric Word document Session 12: June 1, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Multiplication: Conceptualizing the Distributive Property (slides) Powerpoint Presentation Modes of Representation handout PDF document Start With Cards Word document Start With Cards Recording Sheet Word document Reconsidering Explicit Instruction (slides) Powerpoint Presentation Session 13: June 8, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Large Number Multiplication Powerpoint Powerpoint Presentation Puzzled Penguin Slides Word document Question of the Week: Open Questions Powerpoint Presentation Case Study Sharing Word document Session 14: June 22, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Language Difficulties Powerpoint Powerpoint Presentation Scaffold Guide  Word document Distributive Property Powerpoint Powerpoint Presentation Note Taking Guide  Word document Quick Quiz (7 x 8) Word document Study Guide for Exam 2 Word document Session 15: June 29, 2010 Agenda & Homework  PDF document Case Study Part III Description Word document Case Study Part III Overview Powerpoint Presentation Understanding Division Powerpoint Presentation Concept-based Definitions of Operations Word document Division Situation Worksheet Word document Session 16: July 6, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Visual Spatial Processing Slides Powerpoint Presentation Division Algorithms Slides Powerpoint Presentation Lima Bean Worksheet Word document Think Multiplication Worksheet Word document Session 17: July 13, 2010 Agenda & Homework PDF document Framework for Visual Processing Worksheet Word document Definition of Division Criteria Powerpoint Presentation Fraction Concepts and Comparrisons Powerpoint Presentation Benchmark Cards Word document Fraction Cards Word document Reasoning About fractions Worksheet Word document Session 18: July 20, 2010 Agenda PDF document Reasoning with Rational Numbers (Fractions) powerpoint Powerpoint Presentation Estimation Benchmarks Card PDF document Word Problem Envelopes Task PDF document Session 19: July 27, 2010 Agenda PDF document Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Powerpoint Presentation Final Exam Study Guide Word document Math Alliance dates 2010-2011  Word document

Fall 2009 Component

Project Flyer and ApplicationPDF document Informational Meeting Flyer PDF document

Project Reports and Presentations

Powerpoint Presentation (October 2009). Huinker, D., & Winn, J. Alliance for Teaching Mathematics to Special Education Learners. Presentation at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Math and Science Partnership Meeting, Baraboo, WI, October 27, 2009. Powerpoint Presentation and Handout (May 2010). Huinker, D., Winn, J., Spidell, M., & Cuthrie, C. Collaborative Practices of General & Special Education Teachers: Making a Difference in Students' Mathematics Learning. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Mathematics Council, Green Lake, WI, May 7, 2010. Powerpoint Presentation  (October, 2010). Huinker, D., Winn, J., & McLeod, K.  Alliance for Teaching Mathematics to Special Education Learners.  Presentation at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Math and Science Partnership Meeting, Baraboo, WI, October 19, 2010. Poster Presentation  (March, 2011). Huinker, D., & Winn, J.  Strengthening Mathematical Knowledge of General and Special Education Teachers: Year 1 Results of  Impacts on Teacher Knowledge and Student Performance.  Presentation at the U.S. Department of Education Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program Regional Conference, San Francisco, California, October 21-23, 2011.

Archived Resources

2010-2011 School Year Page

Summer 2011 Page

Funding for this project is provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Mathematics and Science Partnership Program, ESEA Title II Part B.