Math Teacher Virtual Collaboration Day Brainstorming Document
(Better name coming soon!)

*Brainstorming is finalized and sessions are set.

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General Information about August 8, 2020 Virtual Collaboration Day

Throughout the years, we have learned SO much from our math teacher community  and as we venture into these “unprecedented times”, it’s even more important to have a collaborative network of teacher friends.  As a result, we are looking at a day of virtual learning to help jumpstart the 2020-2021 school year!

Important Understanding: We are trying something NEW to us & everyone because we know we have gained the most over the years from our fellow math teachers to help improve our learning and our teaching. We MISS the ability to connect face to face and we are going to try the best we can to make it meaningful for all. We are aware that there will be missteps and areas for growth and we welcome ideas to help make this as useful for teachers as possible in the midst of our current situation.

Date and Time: August 8th, 2020 - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time via Zoom

Sounds great!  Where do I sign up? This is just a brainstorming document to help us figure out what topics people want to discuss.  Click this link to sign-up →  https://bit.ly/MathTeachCollab

Organizing Ideas: More like an EdCamp where we come up with topics we want to discuss, but there is no formal presenter, but instead it’s an open discussion and sharing of ideas.  Sessions would be 45 minutes, with break times between sessions.  Informal / attend one or more sessions that interest you!

DIRECTIONS:
Let’s work together to create a list of things you’d like to attend, you’d like to present / facilitate, or things you’d like to hear more about. If you agree with someone else’s idea, add a +1 to the end of their idea. Feel free to add topics or even clarify topics that are already listed! No need to add your name or anything at this point a +1 is perfectly fine!

Topic Brainstorming for 8/8/20:

  • Intervention ideas and strategies +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1+1+1 +1+1
  • Communication with families
  • Discussing social justice/real world topics and connecting to standards +1+1+1+1+1+1
  • Possible subtopic or on its own, math behind gerrymandering and voter suppression +1+1
  • Using Statistics to understand systematic social justice issues (unequal pay, discriminatory policing) +1+1+1+1+1
  • Equity issues and Remote Learning +1
  • Notebooks in the Digital Classroom  +1 +1 +1+1+1+1+1+1
  • EdTech tools 
  • Leveraging Google Suite tools to do (almost) everything in one place (because TOO MANY APPS)+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
  • JamBoard +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
  • Interactive Google Slides +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
  • Google Forms / Quizzes
  • EdTech Tools Showcase 
  • FlipGrid  +1+1+1+1+1+1
  • Edpuzzle+1+1+1
  • Quizizz+1+1
  • PearDeck +1 +1+1 +1+1+1+1
  • Edulastic +1
  • Deck.Toys+1
  • Mentimeter+1
  • Padlet +1 +1
  • Geogebra Classroom +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
  • CK-12 resources+1
  • ThatQuiz
  • Nearpod +1
  • Whiteboard.fi+1+1
  • Desmos+1
  • Poll Everywhere+1
  • Delta Math+1+1
  • Is there one that can allow students to remotely be paired up to work on an activity, like a row game or partner practice? +1 +1 +1 +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
  • Lessons learned during Remote Teaching in the spring and how to move forward
  • Assessment / Feedback ideas for the Digital Classroom +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1+1+1 +1 +1 +1+1+1+1+1 +1+1+1+1+1 +1+1+1 +1(do we want to break up assessment and feedback?)
  • How to show your work in the virtual space +1 +1 +1  +1 +1+1 +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
  • How to maintain your mental health during all of the unknowns +1+1+1
  • How to build RELATIONSHIPS, including a positive classroom environment, safe space, classroom family when fully remote or even a hybrid system +1 +1 +1+1 +1+1 +1+1+1+1+1 +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
  • I’m teaching remotely - How do I even start?!?!? (Not sure if this makes sense… but it’s the current reality for many people) +1 +1+1
  • Best practices / pedagogical tools for teaching remotely (sync or async) or in a physically distanced classroom +1+1 +1+1 +1+1
  • Modifying classroom procedures / activities in a COVID world +1 +1 +1 +1+1+1+1 +1+1+1
  • Routines - Number Talks, WODB, Estimation 180, Math Games, Thinking Classrooms, 5 Practices +1 +1 +1+1+1 +1+1+1 +1 +1 +1+1+1+1+1
  • Social justice
  • SEL for students / staff
  • Balancing planning for and giving feedback to multiple groups of learners:  In person/synchronous online/asynchronous online +1 +1+1+1+1+1
  • Teacher tips, tricks, and hacks for teaching online +1+1+1+1+1
  • How to teach in a hybrid classroom (simultaneously teaching students in person and remotely) +1 +1 +1+1 +1 +1+1+1+1+1
  • Best practices for starting Blended learning, work-arounds for students lacking wi-fi, how to begin day 1/week 1 +1+1
  • Effective group work and collaboration in a remote or hybrid class (possibly separate synchronous and asynchronous collaboration) +1 +1 +1+1 +1 +1+1+1+1 +1+1+1+1+1+1 +1+1+1+1+1+1
  • Offline options for math in an online classroom +1 +1+1 +1+1+1+1+1+1+1
  • Teaching online - shifting mindsets and shifting roles+1
  • Important content to focus on in Algebra 2, Geometry (what to keep, what to take out) +1+1+1 +1+1+1
  • Flipped Classroom +1
  • An open sharing session - each teacher brings an idea they want to share :)
  • Like a 5 minute “My Favorite” session? +1
  • Having an emotion lesson using graphs - https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1282053663196766208?s=20
  • x^2 - super happy
  • 1/2 x^2 - kinda happy
  • 0 x^2 - neutral
  • -1/2 x^2 - kinda unhappy
  • - x^2 - super unhappy

Session#1 Notes - Intervention ideas and strategies