Karen Corlyn

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Making Mathematics Meaningful and Memorable

• Hank Kepner
• kepner_at_uwm.edu

• Karen Corlyn
• kcorlyn_at_uwm.edu
• Lee Ann Pruske
• lapruske_at_uwm.edu

• Paige Richards
• richarda_at_uwm.edu
• Mary Mooney
• mooneym_at_uwm.edu

Association of Mathematical Teacher Educators
Tulsa, Oklahoma January 24-26,2008
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Teachers-in-Residence

• Experienced teachers from Milwaukee Public
  Schools.
• On special assignment at the University of
  Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
• Link academic teacher preparation and urban
  classroom practice. 
• Align teacher preparation and K-12 reform
  initiatives.

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MET Report Recommendations

• The mathematical education of teachers should be
  seen as a partnership between mathematics faculty
  and mathematics education faculty.
• There needs to be more collaboration between
  mathematics faculty and school mathematics
  teachers.
• Prospective teachers need mathematics courses
  that develop a deep understanding of the
  mathematics that they teach.

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Milwaukee Public Schools
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Mathematics Course Work
Core courses for MCEA majors

• Mathematical Explorations for Elementary
• Teachers I and II
• Mathematics Methods for Elementary and Middle
  School.
• Discrete Probability and Statistics for
  Elementary Teachers
• Geometry for Elementary Teachers
• Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for
• Elementary Teachers
• Algebraic Structures for Elementary Teachers

Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence (MCEA)
Math Minor
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Mathematics Educators
Mathematicians
Teachers-in-Residence
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National Research CouncilsStrands of
ProficiencyAdding It Up, 2001

• Adaptive Reasoning
• Strategic Competence
• Conceptual Understanding
• Productive Disposition
• Procedural Fluency

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Framework
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Karen CorlynMPS Middle School Teacher-in-Residenc
e _at_ UWM

• Middle School Math Methods
• Discrete Probability and Statistical Analysis
• Algebra Structures

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Its about making it accessible
Before
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Its about making it accessible
After
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Negations of Statements Utilizing Quantifiers.
Statement
Negation
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Its about making it accessible
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Its about making it accessible
Composition of Functions
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Its about making relevant connections
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Its about making relevant connections
Discrete Probability Statistical Analysis
Text Chapter 6/Section 1.1
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Its about making relevant connections
7th Grade
8th Grade
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Its about making relevant connections
Discrete Probability Statistical Analysis
Text Chapter 6/Section 1.2
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Its about making relevant connections
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
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Its about building understanding
Laura and Maddie using manipulatives (two color
counters and Hershey Kisses) to solve the
equation
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Most of all,Its all about the conversations .
. .
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Framework
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Lee Ann PruskeMPS Elementary School
Teacher-in-Residence _at_ UWM

• Elementary School Math Methods
• Geometry
• Problem Solving

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Collaboration . . .
"The TIR's bring the perspective of how to
present this (the content) in an elementary
classroom, and what a teacher could expect from
the elementary school students. They ground the
course and make it relevant to the future
experience of the prospective teachers Gabriella
Pinter, PhD
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Geometry on the Sphere
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Collaboration . . .
The TIR's move the class to hands-on activities
and discussions quickly. This opens up the
classroom to a different level of discourse and
involvement than is usually found in a university
math class. The TIR's look more critically at
who is in a presentation group, adjusting group
dynamics to enhance presentations and problem
solving" Gabriella Pinter, PhD
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Paige RichardsMPS Elem. School
Teacher-in-Residence _at_ UWM MATC

• Co-teach mathematics foundations courses at
  MATC.
• Design, implement and supervise math
  internships.
• Facilitate the student transition from MATC to
  UWM School of Education.

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Collaboration . . .
"As a mathematician, I can attest that the
greatest addition our TIR has brought to the
content courses in mathematics for elementary
teachers at this college has been her knowledge
and experience of pedagogical issues.  Her K-12
classroom expertise has been invaluable in the
transformation of our pre-service teacher
courses.  David Ruszkiewicz, MATC 
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Mary MooneyMPS High School Teacher-in-Residence
_at_ UWM

• Secondary School Math Methods
• Middle School Math Methods
• High School Algebra Labs

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Framework
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Thank you.
www.mmp.uwm.edu
This material was developed by the Milwaukee
Mathematics Partnership (MMP) with support by the
National Science Foundation under Grant No.
0314898. Any opinions, findings and conclusions
or recommendations expressed in this material are
those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the Foundation.