Introduction+to+the+workshop

This wiki serves to provide support for the workshop for effective use of ActivInspire in mathematics. The training will be geared toward the five strands of mathematics including operations and algebraic thinking, numbers and operations in base ten, numbers and operations in fractions, measurement and data, and geometry. The training will be differentiated for participants based on grade level and/or skill level, to be determined by the makeup of the registered participants. The intended audience for this wiki is for K-5 teachers with intermediate proficiency in using the toolbar and basic functions of the software program.

The following plan is outlined to span one week, including four hours a day for five days. The plan is to take place in the computer lab classrooms at the facilities at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland. By the end of the course, participants will submit one completed flipchart for one specific objective, utilizing all three of the main interactive techniques taught in the course: pull-out, drag-and-drop, and rub-and-reveal. Additionally, participants will create a blog on Day 1 of the course for the purpose of reflection on each day’s learning and interacting with other course participants. Blog reflections and flipcharts will be used to assess participant mastery.