Math Matters
A FREE learning event for Oakland County parents
Topic: Understanding 21st Century Mathematics and How Families Can Support Learning
Focus on Grades 6-12 Mathematics
Event Information
Oakland Schools
When?
Thursday, May 11, 2017, 06:30 PM
Where?
Oakland Schools, 2111 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford Township, MI, United States
Agenda
6:00 - 6:30 pm Check-in and light refreshments
6:30 - 7:30 pm Whole group session
7:30 - 9:00 pm Breakout sessions (choose one below)
- Middle School: Homework support strategies and accessible family mathematics activities promoting student interest and success
- High School: Understanding the SAT and resources for home support
- All juniors in the state of Michigan take the SAT as the state-administered college assessment exam. In this session, participants will learn about the mathematics portion of the SAT, how it aligns to earlier conversations about 21st Century mathematics, and ways in which they can support students in preparing for this assessment.
What to expect
This session is designed to give families:
- a "feel" for learning 6-12 mathematics in the 21st Century classroom
- an understanding of how and why effective mathematics instruction is changing
- what families can do to support their learners
Presenters are Mathematics Consultants from Oakland Schools: Marie Smerigan, Valerie Mills and Geraldine Devine.
This event is FREE! We do ask that you register online with the link below. Questions? Contact Patricia Chunn at 248.245.4936 or Becky Brady at beckyabrady30@gmail.com.
Why should you attend?
Participants will "get a feeling" for the students' classroom experience, notice how it differs from their memory of "school math" and receive strategies to promote mathematics and support learning at home.