Secondary Mathematics Education FREE Webinar Series

Dates: March 6, March 19, April 1, and May 12

WMC and the WI Math Alignment Taskforce invites anyone interested in secondary mathematics to join us in a variety of learning and sharing conversations through webinars. Each webinar will consist of a 30-40 minute session where we will engage in a facilitated learning experience to build a shared understanding of important ideas in today’s secondary mathematics space. Following the shared learning together, there will also be a 20-30 minute opportunity to share your thoughts, experiences, and questions with the group. Together, this structure is to support one another as we strive to be reflective of our current systems and structures and the impact on students’ mathematical identities and achievement in order to make changes to ensure more students are prepared for all post-secondary options.

Session #1 Reimagining High School Math

Date: March 6th     

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm CST

The session will feature Mike Steele, who will share some overarching ideas on the future of HS Math and how the national conversations can impact our local work.

Session #2 Mathematics and Statistics

Date: March 19th

Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm CST

The session will feature Henry Kranendonk and Gail Burrill, who will share how mathematics and statistics can work together to support relevancy.

Session #3 Asset Based Teaching

Date: April 1st     

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 pm CST

The session will feature Mike Steele, who will provide an overview to the asset-based teaching designed to create an environment where all students feel valued and capable of being doers of mathematics.

Session #4 GAISE Reprot

Date: May 12th

Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm CST

The session will feature Angela Walmsley, who will provide an overview on how to use the GAISE Report to teach the Statistics Standards.

Session #5 Community Sharing

Date: May 21st     

Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm CST

The final session will provide our community with the opportunity to share our collective expertise regarding secondary mathematics education in Wisconsin. Your voice, ideas, and experiences matter!

The Wisconsin Mathematics Council of Wisconsin is now hosting the Wisconsin Math Alignment Task Force Special Interest Group. The work of this group is to build a community of mathematics educators who are interested in learning together about changes in secondary mathematics education across the state. In Wisconsin, the work to create opportunities for our children and young adults to learn mathematics lies with many of us, but ultimately the decisions about what that looks like often rests squarely with districts and schools. What this community wants to do is to co-create, collaborate, and build mutually beneficial relationships among all those committed to better outcomes for all students.