2013 Future Leader Initial NCTM Annual Meeting Attendance Awards Recipient

Digging Deeper with Mathematics   

Attending the 2013 NCTM Conference would be a wonderful opportunity for me as we adopt a new curriculum based upon the Common Core Standards. I teach in a rural district in Colorado where budgets are tight and professional development opportunities are limited. Attendance at this conference would be beneficial to all students at my school as I gain a deeper understanding of the Common Core and insight on planning and implementing effective intervention and differentiated lessons. Ultimately my goal is to share knowledge of mathematical thinking and reasoning with all staff. With 27% of third grade, 39% of fourth grade, and 46% of fifth grade students testing below grade level on TCAP, math continues to be the district's greatest area of need. It is critical that learning be shared with staff so student understanding can be deepened and student success can occur at the upper grades.