NEW for 2009! This session is designed for instructional specialists and teachers of this new course that is a fourth-year option, intended to address the needs of many students as they prepare for the implementation of the state's four-year mathematics requirement in 2010-2011. Advanced Mathematical Decision Making includes considerable attention to statistics and incorporates the use of algebraic, geometric, trigonometric and other mathematical models to make decisions and solve engaging problems and from a variety of contexts. A strong emphasis on financial applications and the use of technology and other appropriate tools runs throughout the course. The content and presenters will be provided by the Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin. Please note, this is NOT a trainer of trainer's session.

This session is designed for instructional specialists and teachers of Geometry to explore geometric concepts. Algebraic connections, coordinate geometry, conjecture, and justification are woven into the topics of geometric structure and transformations. Participants will also be provided the opportunity to use appropriate tools and STEM-focused instructional strategies, including technology. The content and presenters will be provided by the Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin. Please note, this is NOT a trainer of trainers session.

Problem solving provides an important context in which students can learn about various mathematical topics and through which teachers can assess student performance in all aspects of mathematics. Participants in this two-day session explore problem solving as it appears in and connects to the TEKS and will use a set of tools to support students' abilities to formulate and solve problems. The content and presenters will be provided by the Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin. Please note, this is NOT a trainer of trainers session.

Instructional specialists and middle school mathematics teachers will explore patterns and problems that lead to the development of algebraic thinking skills, gain a deeper understanding of the algebraic "habits of mind" called for in the middle school mathematics TEKS, and build connections among concrete, verbal, numeric, graphic, and symbolic representations of relationships between quantities. The content and presenters will be provided by the Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin. Please note, this is NOT a trainer of trainers session.

This session is designed for instructional specialists and teachers of Algebra I to explore the functional relationships of algebra. Participants will collect and manipulate data sets that generate linear algebraic patterns and quadratic relationships. Participants will also be provided the opportunity to use appropriate tools and STEM-focused instructional strategies, including technology. The content and presenters will be provided by the Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin. Please note, this is NOT a trainer of trainers session.

This session is designed for instructional specialists and teachers of Algebra II to explore complex concepts. Participants will investigate selected problem situations (from TEXTEAMS and other sources) from a perspective of how advanced problems build from previous course work and how this supports college readiness. Participants will also be provided the opportunity to use appropriate tools and STEM-focused instructional strategies, including technology.

This session is designed for curriculum specialists, third through fifth grade teachers, and administrators to explore how to use clarifying activities effectively in the classroom. The Dana Center's Standards in the Classroom book provides a clarifying classroom activitiy with sample questions for each student expectation in the Grades 3-5 mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Participants in this two-day session will also investigate questioning strategies and gain ideas for informal assessment. The content and presenters will be provided by the Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin. Please note, this is NOT a trainer of trainers session.