Math Professional Development Calendar

Pie and Pi : Spring Snack-and-Chat Series

Go to the Math Pathways and Placement Canvas course to find handouts and recordings from previous sessions. Not enrolled in the canvas course? Email Dawn Draus at ddraus@sbctc.edu to gain access.

Enhancing Instruction with Desmos Calculators

Tuesday, May 6, 2:00 - 3:00

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Whether you’re new to Desmos or a seasoned veteran, this session will elevate your calculator skills through guided exploration of our free tools. We’ll begin with an introduction to Desmos, including 2D and 3D calculators, and then extend into the latest features. By the end of our time together, you’ll walk away with clear strategies for creating and sharing dynamic visualizations and interactive graphs to enhance student learning.

Polypad Virtual Manipulatives

Tuesday, May 13, 2:00 - 3:00

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Join David Poras, Product Director for Polypad by Desmos Classroom to learn about using Polypad virtual manipulatives including how to make free teacher and student accounts, how to get started exploring Polypad, how to create custom lessons and activities, how to view students work on Polypad in real-time, and so much more.

Teaching Routines that Engage Students

Tuesday, May 27, 2:00 - 3:00

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Join us for an engaging hour with Tamara Smith, Math Coordinator at Olympic ESD 114, as she shares some of her favorite, and lesser-known, teaching routines. Discover engaging math tasks and useful resources to help you implement them in your classroom.

Faculty Support Networks (FSNs)

Peter Liljedahl and Robert Weston at the 2nd Building Thinking Classrooms Conference in Phoenix AZ, July 2024

Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms, and Robert Weston, Math Faculty at Clark and leader of our BTC FSN, at the 2nd Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference in Phoenix, AZ