Educators worldwide are invited to join the Early Math Project for a free Virtual Symposium held via Zoom on Friday, June 21, 2024 from 9am – 1pm U.S. Pacific Time.
The Early Math Symposium (and its buddies Science, Engineering, and Technology) is a professional development opportunity jointly sponsored by the California Department of Education, the California State Board of Education, First Five California, WestEd, the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, the AIMS Center for Math and Science, the Department of Social Services, and the California Early Math Project.
The symposium will uplift Early Math and its buddies, Science, Technology, and Engineering. Join a morning of learning, hands-on activities, and fun!
This virtual symposium will highlight dynamic and engaging sessions focusing on the following topics:
- Supporting ALL Learners – Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Literature and STEAM Connections
- STEAM across the Curriculum
- Count Play Explore Resources
- Exploring Early Math
- Math and Play
Join keynote speaker Dr. Lateefah Id-Deen at 9:10 am (PST) for her session on
Seeing Math Differently: Nurturing Positive Math Identities in Children.
Join Mathical Books coordinator Kirsten Bohl at 2:05pm (PST) for Mathical Biographical Stories that Nurture Growth Mindset.
Children’s literature with mathematical themes, including youth biographies of persistent mathematicians persevering despite barriers to education, social connection, and vocation, can speak powerfully to children’s imagination as future mathematicians. Imaginative literature provides a special invitation to non-math-lovers in the math classroom. Students who do not yet experience math as relevant and meaningful may resonate with stories of mathematicians as young people. Here, we share three examples from among the 25 youth biographies of the lives of mathematicians and scientists currently featured in the Mathical List: Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain, by Cheryl Bardoe; The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague, by Julia Finley Mosca; and Friend of Numbers: The Life of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, by Priya Narayanan. We will examine some of the barriers faced by these mathematicians and explore ways to introduce and integrate the books into the math classroom.
Check out the registration page for a complete list of breakout session speakers and descriptions for each session.
Attendance certificates will be available for those attending the event. You can also earn one Continuing Education Unit from Fresno Pacific University. For more information, click here.
Generously sponsored by: Count Play Explore, previously known as the California Statewide Early Math Initiative.
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