116, 124, 128 and upstairs is 216, 224,228.

Vermont Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall 2015 Conference

Growing Math Minds

Day-at-a-Glance Schedule

Using Algebra
Tiles from
Polynomials to
Factoring
8:30

9:30
Grades 8-12
Sherri Billings, Kennett
HS, ME
128

Language Arts,
Math, and
Science..Oh My!
9:45

Location: Vermont Technical College,

Randolph

Registration, Exhibits, & Continental Breakfast

7:45

10:45

Depth Over
Breadth = Student
Success: An
Elem/Higher Ed
Partnership Assessing
Students'
Knowledge of Math
Thru Technology
General Audience
Caroline Caswell, RI
College and Elisa
Rivera, Central Falls
RI
216

Sierpinski's
Triangle in Two
and Three
Dimensions:
Common Core
Hands-On

The Role of
Argument in the
Math Classroom

Identifying Skill
Deficiency and
Personalizing Skill
Review

Grades 9-12

General Interest

TR Milne, Black River

HS
224

Andrew Burnett,
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
228

Finding Good 'Big

Picture' Geometry
Problems

Improving Practice
Through National
Board Certification

Creating Rubrics
to Define
Proficiency Levels
of Performance
Indicators

General Interest
Julie Longchamp, VT
NEA, and Cathy
Farman, Rutland City
Public Schools
216

General Interest
Lara White, VT
Agency of Education,
Emily Greaves,
Danville School
228

PreK-2

Grades 7-12

Grades 9-12

Maria Diamantis,
ATMNE
224

Meagan Boucher and

Sharon Fadden, St.
Johnsbury,Academy
128

David Rome, Essex

HS
124

Welcome and Keynote Address

Judd Hall

12:00

12:00

1:00

Lunch

Growing Math
Minds with Skip
Counting:
Seasonal Activities
to Keep Kids
Counting

2:05

Using the
Principles to
Actions Toolkit to
Engage and
Advance Teachers'
Implementation of
the CCSS and
Practices
General Audience

PreK-2

Grades 9-12

General Interest

Shawn Towle,
Falmouth (ME) MS,,
and Patty Kelly,
Springfield School Dist
124

Susan Schneider,
Tower School
Marblehead, MA
128

Kevan ODonnell,
Brattleboro UHS
224

Mary Ellen Simmons,

U32 HS
216

2:20

3:30
4:00

Exhibits

Theorems Out
Loud -The Greats
of Math

Hands-On
Trigonometry:
Actively
Developing
Conceptual
Understanding
from Concrete
Manipulatives

Connection
between Language
and Mathematics

Defying
Conventions:
Instructional
Considerations for
Developing Better
Problem Solvers
General Interest
Julie Conrad,
Educational Consultant
and ANESU
Mathematics
Coordinator
228

Two Case Studies How Do We Move

Students From
Transitional
Strategies to More
Efficient Algebraic
Applications?

Using Good
Questions to Grow
Math Minds

Using Multiple
Representations to
Solve a System of
Linear Equations:
A Case Study

Grades 7-12

Grades 6-12

Grades 9-12

Grades 9-12

General Interest

Christine Latulippe,
Norwich Univ
216

Shana Frank,
Pathways to
Mathematics
228

Susannah Gould and

Sharon Fadden, St.
Johnsbury Academy
224

Kate McCann, U32 HS

124

Susan McEwing, Math

Content Specialist,
Tracy Watterson, VT
Agency of Education
128

3:20

4:00

General Audience
Shawn Towle,
Falmouth (ME) MS,,
and Patty Kelly,
Springfield School Dist
124

Dr. Michael Shaughnessy

NCTM Past President 2010-2012

11:00

1:05

Using the
Principles to
Actions Toolkit to
Engage and
Advance Teachers'
Implementation of
the CCSS and
Practices

VCTM Business Meeting

Location: Judd Hall

Door Prizes

Location:

Writing to
Understand
Mathematics