Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center

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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Math, Science, and Social Studies: A Focus on English Language Learners in Middle School

October 6, 2008 - October 7, 2008
Event attendance by NWRCC staff

The 2008 CREATE Conference will present current research on methods for improving the content area learning of ELLs in the middle grades. The presenters are among the nation’s foremost scholars in areas related to the academic achievement of ELLs. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with the presenters and colleagues from across the country in small group settings. Featured speakers will include CREATE researchers and other experts in the field.

Diane August - CREATE; Center for Applied Linguistics

Contact: 
Linda Griffin, NWRCC

National Math Panel Forum

October 6, 2008 - October 7, 2008
Event attendance by NWRCC staff

The Forum in October, planned to be the first in a series, will focus on four of the seven areas in which the National Math Panel makes recommendations:

* Teachers and Teacher Education
* Learning Processes
* Instructional Materials
* Standards of Evidence-Research Policies and Mechanisms

Contact: 
Kit Peixotto, NWRCC

Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction Workshop

February 9, 2007
Event sponsored by NWRCC
Contact: 
Claire Gates, NWRCC

Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction Workshop

February 8, 2007
Event sponsored by NWRCC
Contact: 
Claire Gates, NWRCC

Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction Workshop

March 16, 2007
Event sponsored by NWRCC

This is the fourth of five standards-based mathematics instruction workshops for Idaho middle school teacher leaders who are teachers in the Principal Academy of Leadership(PALS) schools.

Contact: 
Claire Gates, NWRCC

Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction Workshop

March 15, 2007
Event sponsored by NWRCC

This is the fourth of five standards-based mathematics instruction workshops for Idaho middle school teacher leaders who are teachers in the Principal Academy of Leadership(PALS) schools.

Contact: 
Claire Gates, NWRCC

Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction Workshop

April 13, 2007
Event sponsored by NWRCC

Workshop for Idaho middle school teacher leaders in the Principal Academy of Leadership (PALS) schools.

Contact: 
Claire Gates, NWRCC

Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction Workshop

April 12, 2007
Event sponsored by NWRCC

Workshop for Idaho middle school teacher leaders in the Principal Academy of Leadership (PALS) schools.

Contact: 
Claire Gates, NWRCC

Math Coffee Chat

January 15, 2008
Event sponsored by NWRCC

The first of bi-monthly discussions with representatives from all CCs about mathematics. The topic of this discussion is interventions used in schools.

Contact: 
Claire Gates, NWRCC