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CMC-South-2014

Welcome to the 55th Annual CMC-South Conference in fabulous Palm Springs!

Thank you for making the conference a huge success!

To access Speaker Handouts or PPTs, please click on the session you are interested in and look to see if one was submitted. You can also email the speakers directly through Sched or through their email listed in the program.

See you next year, November 6-7, 2015!!

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8:30am PDT

120 - Build Productive Mathematical Thinkers Mesquite GMary Cavanagh 121 - Land of Ten-Activities for Place Value Learning Chino AMichelle Kubiak • Susan Kunze 180 - Mathematical Modeling - Problem Solving in Action! Smoke Tree ABetty Gasque 190 - Taylor Series: A Beautiful Story Behind a Most Dreaded Topic Plaza ABence Szamosfalvi 191 - Calculus Before Calculus Plaza BSusan Keeble 129 - Fear Not the Fraction: Embracing the changes of the CCSS MaderaJames Burnett 130 - Model fraction operations with a number line and rectangle Palladium NorthJennifer Synold 131 - Fractions & The Common Core: Engaging Children Differently Plaza DCarolee Koehn Hurtado • Brandon McMillan 132 - increase mastery of multiplication and division Mesquite DMary Peterson 133 - A Plan B: Enhance Students’ Understanding of +, -, x, and ÷ Mesquite HPat Ballew 134 - Tiered Real World Problems Address Mathematical Practices VenturaArjan Khalsa 135 - Exploring Fractions Through Number Talks Routine San JacintoShelah Feldstein • Kim Webb 136 - Preparing a good math game – from my desk to yours Plaza CGreisy Winicki Landman 101 - How Old is the Shepherd? Primrose AROBERT KAPLINSKY 137 - Transforming Mathematical Practices into Action Santa RosaDr. Juli Dixon, Alex and Jessica Dixon 138 - Getting to the Point on Decimal Fractions CactusAllan Turton 139 - Use Cubes As a Setting for Your Problem Solving Woodstock TwoDennis Mulhearn 140 - Discovering PI and solving proportions Roxyjoe shim • Veronica Smith 141 - Fantasy Baseball: A Task for Project-Based Learning Mesquite CAndrea Hammond • Gregory Hammond 142 - Algebra Intervention & CCSS: Prob Solving, the Intersection Woodstock OneMardi Gale 143 - Engineering a Number Line – a Common Core unit for all ages Primrose CBrent Ferguson 144 - Promoting Mathematical Discourse: Mystery Bags, Speed Dating Primrose DDr. Mark Ellis • Susanna Meza 150 - Assess Mathematical Practices using Practice-Forward tasks Palladium SouthMona Toncheff 152 - Polynomials, Logarithms and Trigonometric Functions AndreasAnna Kwak 153 - Merging the 'Bookends' of STEM: Science and math Chino BLeann Iacuone • Jeff Lukens 160 - I have to write? I thought we were in algebra! Mesquite FEsmeralda Orozco • William Stuart 161 - HANDS ON TRANSFORMATIONS: RIGID MOTIONS Mojave Lrng CtrShelley Kriegler 162 - Understanding Functions Through Problem Solving Pueblo BStaci Shackelford 163 - Writing activities that SUPPORT common core initiatives Mesquite BRobert Gerver 164 - The Art of Questioning: Transforming Your PLC Smoke Tree BJennifer Wilson 170 - Build the Algebraic Foundation for Confident Problem Solvers Mesquite EAl Rabanera • Armandina Turner 172 - Mira Mira on the Wall: Hands on Constructions in Geometry SierraKyndall Brown 193 - Strengthen statistical interpretations with technology Smoke Tree DLinda Saeta 195 - Estimating a Margin of Error from a Sample Survey TapestryDaren Starnes 196 - Providing Students Specific Feedback from Diagnostic Data Roxy OneBruce Arnold 105 - Build Competent Problem Solvers with Rubrics not Percentages Smoke Tree CTim Hudson 112 - Problems Per Primary Pupils Primrose BCook Marcy 113 - Illustrating Common Core Standards through math tasks PasadenaJody Guarino 110 - Counting & Number Sense with Young Children Smoke Tree EHasmik Cochran • Linnea Paul 111 - 3 Reasons Kids Don’t Know Addition Facts And How to Help Palm CanyonChristina Tondevold 197 - Mathematical Practices: The Key to Better Problem Solving Pueblo AJudith Jacobs 148 - La Cucina Matematica: Free Tools for your Math Kitchen Roxy TwoJohn Stevens • Matt Vaudrey 149 - NSPIRE PROBLEM SOLVERS WITH DOC PLAYER Smoke Tree FSherrina Clark 199 - Middle Years Catch Up: Games WITH CARDS AND DICE Mesquite AJohn Felling

10:30am PDT

200 - Determining What Children Know: Dynamic vs. Static Assessment Primrose CCathy Fosnot 203 - Reasoning, discovering, and critiquing with networked tasks Primrose BEli Luberoff 201 - Decisions and Shifts Required by the Common Core State Stds Primrose ADavid Foster 220 - CCSS and Math Fact Fluency Plaza CEileen Salsman 280 - ATTACKING FINANCE PROBLEMs ALGEBRAICALLY Mesquite BRobert Gerver 290 - Calculus Before Calculus Plaza ASusan Keeble 221 - Building Strong writing in mathematics Mesquite DCraig Willmore 231 - Rich Math Task with 5 Practices Plus Chino AJoan Commons 232 - The Multiplication Table is STILL the right math tool Plaza BChristopher Brown • Luis Vasquez 237 - Confidence = Exploration + Problem Solving Smoke Tree FWalter Lewis 238 - Supporting Critical Thinking in the Math Classroom Mesquite CKatie DeGraffenreid • Kim Voge 240 - Fostering Perseverance with Interesting Math Problems Pueblo ANanette Johnson 241 - Real students! Real classrooms! Real problems! Pueblo BBrent Jackson 243 - Teasing Out the Math – The Art of Facilitation RoxyJason Chamberlain • Mike Chamberlain 244 - Developing Problem Solvers Through Graphing Relationships Woodstock OneStacey Olson • Courtney Schreiman 239 - Algebra Intervention & CCSS: Prob Solving, the Intersection Palladium SouthMardi Gale 245 - Got the HOTS for Math? Woodstock TwoChris Shore 246 - Using Google Forms for Quick Formative Assessments Smoke Tree DRachel Lasek 247 - Are Students Using Technology or Is Technology Using Them? Mesquite HAvery Pickford 250 - Don't Call Me After Midnight - Solving Equations with DCMAM Mesquite FVanessa Amorin • Nicole Saltzman 251 - Creating a Classroom Culture of Confident Problem Solving Palladium NorthJim Short 252 - Notebook with Foldables: A Tool to Organize Student Learning SierraBence Szamosfalvi 260 - hands on transformations: dilations and similarity Mojave Lrng CtrShelley Kriegler 261 - The Great Applied Problem & Other Individualized Activities Mesquite ETom Reardon 262 - Put Yourself in Your Algebra Problems with Digital Video Smoke Tree BAllan Bellman 206 - Integrated Mathematics Courses: 'a-g' & Common Core Aligned Chino BOghwa Ladner • Stephen Mason 270 -Sidewalks of Prague Smoke Tree CMaureen Burkhart • Michelle Katz 271 - The reaL WORLD: TI-NSPIRE pALM SPRINGS Smoke Tree AScott Bricker • Monique Harrison 272 - Solutions, Extraneous Solutions, & the Logic of Solving Eqns AndreasJoshua Chesler 295 - Projects Promote Statistical Understanding: Common Core & AP TapestryDaren Starnes 296 - Student-centered Learning from the other side Roxy OneCaroline Clark • Martha Rojas 291 - “MOVING” THROUGH CALCULUS – ANIMATIONS PROPEL UNDERSTANDING Primrose DAudrey Weeks 210 - K-2 CGI Addition and Subtraction Problem Types Plaza DRosa 211 - Children's Invented Algorithms: A CGI Perspective Smoke Tree ENick Johnson 212 - Simple Accommodations for IEP Students in your Classroom CactusTricia Bagnas 213 - Literature and Manipulatives—Use BOTH to Teach the Standards VenturaSara Moore • David Schwartz 214 - Scaffolding Academic Language in Math for Accessing Rigor Palm CanyonDeborah Sheperd 215 - Supporting English Language Development In Math San JacintoShelah Feldstein • Kim Webb 216 - Real and Virtual Manipulatives: Effectively Teach the CCSS Santa RosaKevin Dykema 205 - Building the plane while flying: Our story of implementation Mesquite GKathy Bradley • Angela Torres 248 - Exploring Project Based Learning through the lens of CCSS Roxy TwoAmy Callahan • Jade White 299 - Finding and Addressing Common Core Math Gaps from K to 12 Mesquite AFrankie Mata

1:30pm PDT

301 - Come On In the Math is Fine! Dive into the CA Math Framework Primrose CTom Adams • Lisa Grant 302 - Mathematical Reasoning: Why we are bad at it Primrose APatrick Callahan 320 - Fill in the gap math VenturaJane Felling 329 - Problem Solving with Fractions Pueblo BShernice Lazare • Rosangela Viera 330 - Learn to Teach Long Division with Common Core Methods Mesquite CAlysia Krafel 331 - Building Strong, Sustainable Student Partnerships through CGI Plaza DJennifer Lawyer 332 - Connecting the Math Through Meaningful Tasks Plaza CJennifer North Morris 333 - FRACTIONS DON'T HAVE TO BE FRUSTRATING Palladium SouthKevin Dykema 335 - Persevere through the CCSS with ExploreLearning GIZMOS! Cactus 336 - Barbie, Ken and STEM: Tasks and Projects to Prompt Learning Woodstock OneCarole Greenes 339 - Digging into Fraction Division Palladium NorthJulie McNamara • Morri Spang 340 - 50+ CALCULATOR ACTIVITIES/GAMES TO ENCOURAGE PROBLEM SOLVING Mesquite FLynda Wormell 342 - Instructional practices that build competent problem solvers Plaza BAnn Trescott 343 - Math Practices & NCTM Teaching Practices = Problem Solving Woodstock TwoTrudy Mitchell 344 - TWO-WAY TABLES: A CHALLENGING NEW 8TH GRADE STATS STANDARD Mesquite HChase Orton 304 - BRINGING PROBLEM-SOLVING INTO YOUR MATH CLASSROOM CatalinaFAWN NGUYEN 345 - Modeling Mathematics Using Problem-Solving Tasks Primrose BAndrew Stadel 346 - You Talkin’ to Me? Discourse and Mathematics Pueblo AJoe Garland • Phet Pease 347 - Martin Gardner and the mathematical practices AndreasMichael Serra 348 - To own the MATH is to love the math Chino BJeff Lukens 349 - Apps -- an unusual key to problem solving RoxyDiana Herrington 350 - Transformational Geometry with Geogebra Smoke Tree FArmando Martinez Cruz • Ross Morrow 351 - Desmos: Infinite graphing power on every device. For free. Mesquite BMichael Fenton 352 - CCSS, Questioning Techniques, Technology, and Rich Tasks Mesquite ETom Reardon 353 - Trike Wars! How great tasks create great problem solvers AndreasMitch Heethius • Marti Hoyt 360 - Battleships, shuffleboard and problem solving-a connection? Santa RosaClaudia Maness 361 - How I Met Your Mother Function Mojave Lrng CtrIvan Cheng • Jaspreet Sandha 363 - “MOVING” THROUGH ALGEBRA – ANIMATIONS PROPEL UNDERSTANDING Primrose DAudrey Weeks 370 - Using Anchor Tasks to Drive Instructional Shifts Smoke Tree BKyle Atkin 371 - Using Technology to Enhance Common Core Mathematics Smoke Tree DMyra Deister 372 - Competence and Confidence with the TI-Nspire CX CAS Smoke Tree AJoanne Ryan 373 - Formulas No More: The Power of Inductive Reasoning SierraAlexandra Lee • Bence Szamosfalvi 393 - Strengthen statistical interpretations with technology Smoke Tree ELinda Saeta 396 - CSU-MTEP: A Session for Sharing Ideas and Giving Input Roxy OneMargaret Kidd • David Pagni 390 - Calculus in the cc ERA: HOW THE cc mP'S relate TO CALCulus Plaza AEric Shulman 395 - Statistics, Sports, and Real Research: a new experiment TapestryWilliam Thill 313 - Do the Math, Talk the Math Mesquite DJames Christman • Gordon Smoire 307 - Common Core Circles: Selecting Awesome tasks Smoke Tree CBruce Grip • Dina Williams 310 - Building Number Sense and a Love of Math for Life Mesquite GBob Sornson 311 - 3 Steps to Move From Procedural to Conceptual Teaching Palm CanyonChristina Tondevold 306 - One District’s Journey for Making the CCSSM a Reality San JacintoSophia Burr • Christine Roberts 337 - Making math meaningful: Decimals are Fractions, too! Chino AKimberly Rimbey 399 - Fact Mastery: Commutative Properties and Learning Centers Mesquite ARon Stuart

3:30pm PDT

402 - Teaching Number Sense to the iGeneration Primrose AEric Milou 401 - CA Math Framework: A Tool for Teachers of English Learners Primrose CJose Dorado • Deborah Franklin • Lisa Grant 403 -Preparing Problem Solvers to Think Mathematically PasadenaCathy Seeley 421 - demystifying dice - games for exploring operations, and more VenturaJane Felling 422 - Math Happens When Children Wonder About What Authors Write Woodstock TwoDavid Schwartz 491 - I Love My AP Calculus Class! Plaza BHoward Alcosser 495 - Building Confidence with CCSS Statistical Inference TapestryJason Molesky • Douglas Tyson 822 - Claim, Support, Question – Thinking Routine Smoke Tree DJeff Linder • Vanessa Scarlett 429 - Let's explore the common core with math on the floor! Mesquite GWendy Hill (The Learning Carpet) 431 - Geometry Tasks that Develop Student Problem Solvers San JacintoChristine Roberts 432 - Tape Diagramming in the Common Core Smoke Tree EGrace Greenleaf • Sabrina Ortega 433 - Teaching Fractions in the Common Core Era Woodstock OneTricia Salerno 435 - Groups that Work – Building Collaborative Problem Solvers Roxy TwoEllen Crews • Annette Wilson 436 - Tools to Develop Competent and Confident Problem Solvers Palm CanyonMelanie Maxwell • Stephen Sher 437 - Effective CCSS Math Prep Through Personalized Learning Pueblo BRaymond Ramos 439 - Hitting the Trifecta! Fractions to Decimals to Percents Plaza CSabrina Blake • Dorothy Johnston 438 - Singin’ & Singin’: Steps & Applications thru Songs & Signs CactusSiegrid Stillman 440 - Number line: empowering mathematical thinking Primrose BBrad Fulton 441 - Games and Dancing in Pre-Algebra and Algebra Mesquite HIvona Grzegorczyk 442 - Building Connections Through Authentic Tasks Santa RosaErin Fraser • Brian Shay 444 - Be Creative with Problems, Projects and Performance Tasks Palladium NorthMarcella Cook • Linda Faulk 450 - A Scaled Up Approach to Area, Surface Area and Volume RoxyRoberto Garcia • Johnny Reyes 451 - Building Students' Confidence as Persevering Problem Solvers Palladium SouthJeanne Ramos 452 - Turning Students Into Posers + Solvers Mesquite BMichael Fenton 460 - Transforming Transformational Geometry Mesquite FJessica Jordan • Brisia De La Rosa 461 - Using the TI-Nspire as a Problem Solving Tool Smoke Tree ADavid Reeves 462 - Using Google Apps to launch the Transformation Smoke Tree FCheryl Brown 463 - The oohs and aahs of Math Practice Standard 3 Chino BRobin Levine-Wissing • Rhoda McInerney 464 - Put Yourself in Your Algebra Problems with Digital Video Smoke Tree BAllan Bellman 470 - The Task at Hand: Making Task-Based Learning Work for You SierraNate Goza • Liem Tran 471 - My (brief?) Journey as a Geometry Textbook Author/Publisher Mesquite EBill Doherty 496 - CAMTE Information Session and Meeting Roxy OneMargaret Kidd 490 - Problem-Solving with the FUNdaMENTAL Theorem Plaza ABrent Ferguson 466 - Mathematical Modeling with Strawberries and videos Primrose DSean Nank 411 - Making Math Meaningful: Problem Solving with Place Value Chino AKimberly Rimbey 412 - Orchestrating Powerful Discussions Beyond Show and Tell Mesquite CJody Guarino • Cathery Yeh 413 - Building Conceptual Understanding of Number & Operations Mesquite DSara Moore 414 - Math Literacy: Independent Problem SolvingStrategies Plaza DDanielle Moore 415 - Use CCSS OA Problems to Implement the Mathematical Practices CatalinaKaren Fuson 406 - Common Core Circles: Enacting Awesome Tasks Smoke Tree CMichael Farber • Jennifer Montgomery 405 - Empowering African American and Latino Youth for Success Mojave Lrng CtrLarry Bell 445 - Tricks of the Trade AndreasMichael Serra 499 - A Step Beyond STEAM Mesquite AMaz Wright