Who Should Participate?

The workshop is designed for teachers from kindergarten through fifth grade.

About the Workshop

Participants use video-based materials to follow an instructional sequence over several lessons. Participants study the teacher's moves that support student learning, follow particular students as their understanding develops, analyze curricular design and choices, and see how teachers meet the needs of a diverse group of students. The math content will be a K-5 focus.

Participants will be able to:

• Hone their skills to become astute kid watchers, enabling them to maximize learning moments
• Investigate pedagogical strategies that support the development of learning communities, characterized by risk taking and genuine inquiry
• Construct their own landscape of learning, a long-term trajectory of models, strategies, and big ideas
• Deepen their understanding of the mathematics they teach and their ability to design mental math activities and mini-lessons for efficient and flexible computations

Young Mathematicians at Work provides multimedia environments that include video clips of lessons, samples of children's work, and interviews with teachers and children. The focus is on children's thinking, the big mathematical ideas they are constructing, and the various strategies and models they use in their investigations.

Schedule and Location

Schedule:
Please check back for 2010 dates.

Location:
University of Washington campus, Seattle

Cost

The 2009 workshop cost was $687 plus a $35 nonrefundable registration fee. A portion of tuition will go toward refreshments during the workshop.

Instructor

The instructor for Young Mathematicians at Work is Ruth Balf, professional educator with the Mathematics Education Project in the UW College of Education, experienced elementary school teacher, and teacher leader in Expanding a Community of Mathematics Learners project.

Credit/Audit Option

Participants earn three University of Washington credits upon satisfactory completion of the workshop. Those who do not require credit, but wish to earn clock hours, may audit the workshop. The cost is the same for clock hours or credits. Please indicate your preference on the registration form.

How to Register

• By telephone: Register using VISA or MasterCard by calling 206-897-8939 or 1-800-506-1325, Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
• By mail or fax: Print and mail or fax a .
  
  
• In person:
  
  
  • UW Extension, University District, Seattle
    (Administrative offices for UW Educational Outreach)
    4311 - 11th Ave. NE (see map)

    Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

    Parking: Free visitor parking is available in the building garage (entrance on 11th Ave. NE), in stalls marked "UW Educational Outreach."
    
    

Housing

Participants in UW-sponsored summer programs may stay in the campus residence halls through the Visiting Personnel Program.

To make reservations, please phone Visiting Personnel at 206-616-1031 or send an email to confhous@u.washington.edu, or request by fax at 206-543-4094. Please identify yourself as Visiting Personnel, provide the title of your particular program, Young Mathematicians at Work, and specify the approving department, College of Education, Educational Outreach. Guests must have advance reservations and be participating in a UW-sponsored program to make use of Visiting Personnel housing.

Questions

If you have questions, please call UW Extension at 206-897-8939 or 1-800-506-1325, or e-mail extnadvising@extn.washington.edu.