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Creating a K-12 Aligned Curriculum

      



 94% agree that PPS should have a k-12 CCSS aligned curriculum that includes common standards, PD, Year-end Benchmarks, Assessments and Materials.

Upcoming Math Days

World Maths Day





Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.
Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits passed its decimal. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. While only a handful of digits are needed for typical calculations, Pi’s infinite nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize, and to computationally calculate more and more digits.

Problem Solving:at the Heart of the Common Core

Reminder to all K-12 Teachers of Mathematics,

Before you take your winter break, make your plans to attend this March Professional Development opportunity to recharge your mathematical tool belt.  This full-day Conference for K-12 teachers will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Rhode Island College.  The 2013 conference theme is, "Problem Solving: at the Heart of the Common Core."
Joseph Malkevitch, from York College (CUNY) will present both a keynote talk, "Need a Fairness Expert? Who Do You Call?" and a follow-up workshop in the afternoon.  A 1-page Program-At-A-Glance is attached along with the full program for the day which contains descriptions of all sessions in each of the grade level strands of K-5, 4-6, 6-8, 7-12 & 9-12.

The conference fee of $32 covers all conference expenses including morning refreshments and lunch with your colleagues.
Details, a conference flyer and registration information are posted at: http://www.trworkbench.com/stem/mar16conf

For additional information contact: ristem@ric.edu<mailto:ristem@ric.edu>.

Rick Hess: Straight Up

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