For: Math Teachers, Math Department Heads, Team Leaders, Math Curriculum
Coordinators and Math Special Educators
Teaching Rates, Ratios,
and Proportional Reasoning in Grades 6–8
Featuring TEACHERS21 Workshop Trainer
Polina Sabinin
Response Proportional reasoning is a central component of the Common Core Mathematics
Standards in grades 6––8. It is the pillar on which students build their understanding of multiplicative
relationships, linear functions, as well as non-linear functions. This workshop will explore hands-on
activities and problems that offer students the opportunities to make sense of these central concepts
and to help them connect new ideas to what they already know.
Many students’ misconceptions have their roots in the area of rates, ratios, and proportionality. The
areas where these misconceptions are most likely to arise and how to select activities which allow
students to grapple with these misconceptions and to correct their thinking will be discussed.
Throughout the workshop, participants will be provided with a variety of refreshing Common Core
aligned activities and strategies for use in their classrooms in developing students’ Mathematical
Practices and stimulating further thought.
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Explore a variety of Common Core aligned classroom activities to engage all middle and high
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Experience the Standards for Mathematical Practice in action.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the MSSAA Office
Sign-In/Registration: 8:00 am
Workshop: 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Fees: Member $195/Non-Member $260
Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators’ Association
33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038
Workshop Contact: Linda Taylor
Phone: (508) 541-9832
Fax: (508) 541-9888
E-mail: [email protected]
Polina Sabinin is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Bridgewater State University. Previously
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she did consulting for TEACHERS21 while working on her doctorate in mathematics education at
Boston University. Polina has served as the Associate Director of the Center for Mathematics
Achievement at Lesley University and edited a mathematics text for Pearson Addison-Wesley. She is
currently co-authoring LogicGym, a teacher’s manual that introduces students to logic through an
engaging visual game. Polina is the Past-President of the Massachusetts Mathematics Association of
Teacher Educators (MassMATE) and former Newsletter Chair for the Association of Teachers of
Mathematics in Massachusetts. She earned her Bachelor of Science in biology and mathematics from
the University of Calgary where she also earned a Master’s Degree in oncology. Her doctorate
research focused on the development of algebraic and proportional reasoning.
DIRECTIONS TO MSSAA
For written directions to our office
please visit:
http://www.mssaa.org/directions
Early Bird
Discount
10%
Off!
If we receive your registration
AT LEAST
One month prior to the workshop date
MSSAA Workshop Registration Policies
Cancellation: Cancellations received up to 72 hours before the workshop will be honored. If you do not cancel and
do not attend, you are responsible for full payment.
Inclement Weather: If the weather is uncertain, please check the website at www.mssaa.org after 6:15 a.m. on the
morning of the workshop or call the MSSAA front desk at (508) 541-7997 for updates.
Confirmation: If you have not received an email confirming your acceptance within a few days of registering,
please contact Linda Taylor at (508) 541-9832 or [email protected]. This printed email is proof of registration.
Group Discount: Schools or Districts registering three or more people at one time qualify for a discount of $20 per
person per workshop.
“Umbrella”: Teachers may register at the member rate if their building principal is an MSSAA Member.
Teaching Rates, Ratios, and Proportional Reasoning in Grades 6 - 8
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Fees: Member $195/Non-Member $260
Name: ____________________________________________________________
School: _______________________________________Position: _______________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
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City: ___________________________________
State:
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Zip: _________
To be placed on a waitlist,
Phone & Ext: _____________________________
please contact
Linda Taylor at [email protected].
Email (mandatory): ___________________________________
Program fee includes training, training materials, continental breakfast and lunch!
Total Registration Fee: $_______________________
Check or Purchase Order #: ______________________
Return this form to: Linda Taylor, MSSAA, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA 02038
or fax to: MSSAA, Attention: Linda Taylor, (508) 541-9888
Register online at http://mssaa.org/professionaldevelopment
Earn four additional PDPs (per day) by using workshop content in your school or district! Information
on earning additional PDPs will be included in your workshop packet. Participants may combine
PDPs earned for workshops in the same strand.