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=Calendar of Events (Presentation Materials, Evaluation Forms, Etc. Are Included)= || Western and Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP) Meeting in Edmonton - Resource __Review__ for Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 12, Foundations of Mathematics 12, and Pre-Calculus 12 in both English and French with Marie Daniels, FH Collins, Stacey McDiarmid, René Dove, Porter Creek Secondary __#|School__, and Barb Bohne, Porter Creek Secondary School. ||
 * Date || Event ||
 * ==August== ||
 * 17-19 || New Teacher Orientation Presentation
 * 22-29 || [[image:http://www.wncp.ca/images/WNCP_images/englishh.gif align="left"]]
 * 31 || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:PBabCvQHVKYGvM:http://www.lcsc.edu/library/ILI/Classes/j0309615.jpg width="135" height="96" align="right"]]August/September newsletter completed. ||
 * ==September== ||
 * 3 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting

Public __#|Schools__ Branch Staff Meeting || || ||
 * 10 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 14 || Canadian Mathematics Consultants Meeting via Elluminate Live! - I was the chair for this meeting.
 * 15 || YTA Conference 2011 Committee Meeting

YNTEP Student Meeting with Pauline Paton about stories, games, and BC Performance Standards. || Friday Math Snippet sent ||
 * 17 || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:PBabCvQHVKYGvM:http://www.lcsc.edu/library/ILI/Classes/j0309615.jpg height="96" align="right"]]
 * 17-18 || Staff Development Branch Professional Development session on Pension ||
 * 22 || BC Performance Standards: Numeracy - Moodle __training__ session ||
 * 23 || After school meeting with Selkirk educator Maria Williams on programming for __#|five__ students in her class.

Friday Math Snippet sent || This workshop included Trish Hirsch and a YNTEP student from Elijah Smith, Susan Smith from Selkirk, and the Grey Mountain Primary Staff. They decided not to attend the November 8, 2010 follow-up. || Linda's Handouts : || Participants Inlcuded: Paula Thompson, Yukon __Education__ Lina Radziunas, Holy Family Elementary School Jane MacArthur, Ghùch Tlâ Community School, Carcross Jordan Borgford, Porter Creek Secondary, School || Friday Math Snippet sent ||
 * 24 || Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting Draft Agenda created[[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:PBabCvQHVKYGvM:http://www.lcsc.edu/library/ILI/Classes/j0309615.jpg height="96" align="right"]] ||
 * 27 || NCTM E-Workshop Problem Solving in Grades PreK-2
 * 27 || Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks speaker in Mayo - Linda Williams on Math Games in the Classroom & Family Math Night
 * 28 || NCTM E-Workshop Math Games for the Classroom (Grades 6-8)
 * 30 || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:PBabCvQHVKYGvM:http://www.lcsc.edu/library/ILI/Classes/j0309615.jpg height="96" align="right"]]
 * 30 || Curriculum Newsletter submission completed.

October newsletter completed. Newsletters ||
 * ==October== ||
 * 1 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting in the AM. || The "moosematicians" are pictured above. Participants: Jenna Sawkins Tim Diamond Shu Yu Pan Trygve Sort Mike Emerick David Ringlever Amy Hess Kalvin Beuerlein Sherry Macinnis Nita Connelly Sarah Baigent-Nixon || || Model Lessons @ Jack Hulland Elementary School with Carole Fullerton The 2nd Year YNTEP students, Kim Ramsay from Grey Mountain Primary School, Shari Heal from Whitehorse Elementary School, and Nicola Dietz from Whitehorse Elementary School all joined us. 8:40 - 9:25 Grade 5, Ms. Sherlock 9:30 - 10:10 Grade 3, Ms. Hines/ Mrs. Daniels 10:30 - 11:15 Grade 7, Ms. Tillett 11:15 - 12:00 Grade 6/7, Mr. Michayluk 1:15 - 2:00 Grade 6, Mr. Berneche 2:00 - 3:00 Grade 4/5, Mrs. Moore & Grade 6/7, Mr. Watts
 * 1 || I did an afternoon session at the Stikine Conference in the Town Hall at the Gold Rush Inn.
 * 4 || Mathématiques 9 New WNCP Curriculum & Resources In-Service (French) with Carole Fullerton
 * 5 || [[file:Memo For Jack Hulland PD Visitations October 5.pdf]]

Parent Night at Jack Hulland Elementary School. __#|Parents__ from all Whitehorse schools were invited to attend. || || Model lesson in Nicola Dietz's class at Whitehorse Elementary School. PM Schedule of Events
 * 6 || Mathématiques 6 New WNCP Curriculum & Resources In-Service (French) with Carole Fullerton
 * 7 || Mathématiques 3 New WNCP Curriculum & Resources In-Service (French) with Carole Fullerton in the AM and Paula Thompson in the PM
 * Introduction to Show Me Your Math!
 * (Re)Introduction to Numeracy Nets
 * Using Children's Literature in the Mathematics Classroom
 * PD Planning for September 2011

BC Math Contacts __Online__ Meeting via Elluminate Live! ||
 * 8 || Friday Math Snippetsent

Meeting with YNTEP student Pauline Paton on Tangrams in Grades 3-5 || || Western and Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP) Meeting in Edmonton – Resource Review for Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11 and Pre-Calculus Mathematics 11 in both English and French with Pat Joe, Yukon Education, Marie Daniels, FH Collins Secondary School, René Dove, Porter Creek Secondary School and Barb Bohne Porter Creek Secondary School || || Meeting with a YNTEP student, Donna, on Circles Meeting with a YNTEP student, Lauie Berglund, on Division in Grade 3 Meeting with a YNTEP student/parent, Trine Dennis, on resources for grade eleven and twelve. ||
 * 15 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 18 || Cyberchase Webinar ||
 * 18-22 || [[image:http://www.wncp.ca/images/WNCP_images/englishh.gif]]
 * 20 || YTA Conference 2011 Committee Meeting ||
 * 22 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 22 || [[file:October 22, 2011 Literacy - Comprehension Strategies Collaborative Meeting.pdf]]1:15 PM - 2:30 PM[[image:http://www.valdosta.edu/%7Eammuetzel/abc123.jpg width="83" height="87" align="right"]]
 * 25 || Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting Draft Agenda created

Meeting with Marie Daniels, FH Collins about the November 29 In-Service || || || Newsletters ||
 * 26 || Yukon Education Team Building Session - Building Workplace Trust
 * 28 || Meeting with a YNTEP student, Sherri Lafreniere on Grade 2 Addition ||
 * 29 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 31 || November newsletter completed.
 * ==November== ||
 * 3-5 || BC Math Contacts Meeting via Elluminate Live!

Ross River Moose Math Model Lessons with Fran Etzel in early AM and Kendra Haines 11:00 PM - 12:00 PM

Back to School with Assessment For Learning PD Day || || || Participants: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education Sabrina Bouayad, Whitehorse Elementary School awarded to Paula Thompson and Sabrina Bouayad. || || Participants: Paula Thompson from 8 AM - 9 AM || || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Launch Numeracy Nets Information Session from 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM in person or via videoconference A walkthrough of the numeracy nets resource can be viewed from the Pd page of the Yukon Education Professional Development wiki @ http://yukon-mathematics-assessment.wikispaces.com/Assessment+PD or @ [] This workshop was open to teachers outside of the Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project group too. Participants included:
 * 5 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 9 || Canadian Mathematics Consultants Discussion Group via Elluminate Live! on 21st Century Learning
 * 9 || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:dJmV74UGJRFAYM:http://www.teachersdeskreference.com/Portal/images/tdr/nctm.jpg height="65" align="right"]]NCTM E-Workshop Follow-up to September 28, 2010 - Math Games For The Grades 6-8 Classroom
 * 10 || Friday Math Snippet sent for Friday, November 12, 2010.
 * 12 || Vacation Leave ||
 * 15 || Getting Started with Elluminate Live! For Moderators [|Webinar]
 * 16 || Year 2 YNTEP student lesson on algebraic reasoning
 * 17 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]
 * Nicola Dietz, Whitehorse Elementary School
 * Kathleen Evans, Del Van Gorder School
 * Nancy Lewis, Heather MacLeod, Pam Harry, Pat Geddes, Takhini Elementary School
 * Cathy Harrision, Golden Horn Elementary School
 * Cathy Hines, Sharon Choy, Lois Moore, Jack Hulland Elementary School
 * Judith MacLean, Lina Radziunas, Holy Family Elementary School
 * Val Collins, Kelly Choy,Tanya Connors, Camille Luks, Peter Giangrande, Porter Creek Secondary School
 * Nita Daniels, Jack Hulland Elementary School (On her own at a different time.)
 * Sandy Silver, Robert Service School
 * Richard Malvasio, Sabrina Bouayad, Kat Lacroix, Whitehorse Elementary School
 * Bernadette Roy, École Émilie Tremblay
 * Geoff Scherer, Maggie Mann (6 Staff altogether), St. Elias Community School
 * Jane MacArthur, Margi Paszkowska, Ghùch Tlâ Community School
 * Kathryn Lewis, Chief Zzeh Gittlit School
 * Kendra Haines, Ross River School
 * Pauline Talsma, Selkirk Elementary School
 * Keith Clarke, Wendy Close, Golden Horn Elementary School
 * Stephen Jull, Dawna Lewis, Pat Joe, Yukon Education
 * Rollie Comeau, Jean MacLean, Watson Lake Secondary School
 * Emily Macht, Odette Burns, Amanda Wren, Christ the King Elementary School
 * Tina Moody, Rea Postoloski, Tammy Stoneman, Teslin School
 * Rob McGurk, FH Collins Secondary School
 * Doug Neill, Independent Learning Centre
 * Sheila Merkley, Vanier Catholic Secondary School ||
 * 19 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Next Steps with Elluminate Live! for Moderators from 11:00 PM - 12:00 PM Live Webinar Participants: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education

Long Service Awards at the High Country Inn - 15 Years || Lorrie Greer, Porter Creek Secondary School and Sheila Merkley, Vanier Catholic Secondary School applied and attended this event. || || Please refer to the grade 10 wiki for their resource uploads too @ http://yukon-education-math-grade-10.wikispaces.com/home and http://yukon-education-math-grade-10.wikispaces.com/Foundations+of+Mathematics+%26+Pre-Calculus+Grade+10
 * 22-25 || [[file:PCAP Memo.pdf]]
 * 24 || YTA Conference 2011 Committee Meeting ||
 * 26 || Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting Draft Agenda created ||
 * 26 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 29 || Foundations of Mathematics & Pre-Calculus 10 In-Service with JD Caudle, Vanier, Marie Daniels, FH Collins, and Kathy Andrus, Yukon Education

Participants included: Jane Londero, Caroline Holway & JD Caudle, Vanier Catholic Secondary School Anthony Grottoli & Marie Daniels, FH Collins Secondary School Rollie Comeau & Jean MacLean, Watson Lake Secondary School Sandy Silver, Robert Service School via videoconference Kathy Andrus, Yukon Education Michael McInnis, JV Clark School Claus Vogel, Eliza Van Bibber School Kelly Choy, Trish Lefebvre & René Dove, Porter Creek Secondary School Veronique Theriault, École Émilie Tremblay Darcy Kirkham, Ross River School Michael Allaway, St. Elias Community School Paula Thompson, Yukon Education || Newsletters || Please refer to the grade 10 wiki for their resource uploads too @ http://yukon-education-math-grade-10.wikispaces.com/home and http://yukon-education-math-grade-10.wikispaces.com/Apprenticeship+%26+Workplace+Mathematics+10
 * 30 || December/January newsletter completed.
 * 30 || Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 10 In-Service with Rollie Comeau, Watson Lake Secondary School, Peter Menzies, Robert Service School, Kathleen McDade, St. Elias Community School, Kelly Ogle, Yukon Education and Kathy Andrus, Yukon Education

Participants included: Benita Parkari, FH Collins Secondary School Sheila Merkley, Barb Bergsma & Trish Lefebvre, Vanier Catholic Secondary School Kathy Andrus, Yukon Education Peter Mather, Judy Irwin & Pat Watson, FH Collins Secondary School Peter Menzies, Robert Service School Kathleen McDade, St. Elias Community School Michael McInnis, JV Clark School Claus Vogel, Eliza Van Bibber School Darcy Kirkham, Ross River School Rollie Comeau, Watson Lake Secondary School René Dove, Porter Creek Secondary School Veronique Theriault, École Émilie Tremblay Doug Neill, Independent Learning Centre || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study All Groups Session 1 - Foundations of Student-Centered Instruction Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. ||
 * ==December== ||
 * 1 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]
 * 2 || BC Math Contacts Online Meeting via Elluminate Live! ||
 * 3 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting || Participants included: Sara Tillett, Jack Hulland Elementary School Kendra Haines, Ross River School via videoconference Judith MacLean, Holy Family Elementary School Chris Vaino, Selkirk Elementary School Jane MacArthur, Ghùch Tlâ Community School The following people did not attend but asked for a recording of the session and the corresponding resources: Pam Harry, Takhini Elementary School Bernadette Roy, École Émilie Tremblay Shari Heal, Whiterhorse Elementary School ||
 * 8 || Cyberchase Webinar with Corey Nascenzi via Elluminate Live!
 * 9 || Cyberchase webinar follow-up ||
 * 10 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Public Schools Branch Staff Meeting from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ The Yukon Inn || I chaired this meeting. ||
 * 13 || Vacation Leave ||
 * 14 || Canadian Mathematics Consultants Discussion Group via Elluminate Live!
 * 15 || Staff Development Branch Training - Your Union Working For You in the AM

YTA Conference 2011 Committee Meeting || || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Workshop Follow-up
 * 17 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 20-24 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Planning

Workplace & Apprenticeship Mathematics 10 Workshop Follow-up

Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10 Workshop Follow-up || || Participants included: Debbie Gohl, Yukon Education Paula Thompson, Yukon Education || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study K-3 Group Session 2 - Developing Early Number Concepts and Number Sense Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. || || || || At least two Yukon educators, Sandy Silver, Robert Service School and Caroline Holway, Vanier Catholic Secondary School applied to BC for consideration. The BC Ministry had more that enough interest out of BC and did not accept any of the Yukon applicaitons for the Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10 BC Provincial (BCP) Examination Standards Setting Meeting.
 * 24 || Friday Math Snippet sent for Friday December 4, 2010 - Friday, January 7, 2011
 * December 25, 2010 - January 3, 2011 || Vacation Leave ||
 * ==January== ||
 * 1-3 || Vacation Leave ||
 * 4 || I joined Deb to view an archived webinar called Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom 1:00 PM
 * 5 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]
 * 7 || Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting
 * 14 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 12-16 || "Transforming Barriers to Assessment for Learning" workshop by Anne Davies and Sandra Herbst in Comox, British Columbia
 * 16-17 || [[file:BCP Grade 10 Standards Setting Meeting.pdf]]

They did not have enough suitable applicants for the Workplace & Apprenticeship Mathematics 10 BCP standards setting meeting so a Yukon educator was able to attend that meeting: The BC Ministry of Education brought down René Dove, Porter Creek Secondary School for the Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics Grade 10 BC Provincial Examination Standards Setting Meeting. || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study 3-5 Group Session 2 - Number and Operation Sense Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. ||
 * 18 || Visa Acquisition Card Logs ||
 * 19 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]
 * 21 || Visa Acquisition Card Logs

Friday Math Snippet sent || Newsletters || I attended on February 1, 2011. || I attended on February 1, 2011. || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study K-3 Group Session 3 - Developing Meaning for the Operations and Solving Story Problems
 * 24 || Math Arcade delivery to Golden Horn Elementary School ||
 * 25 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]] Cypher planning ||
 * 27 || Golden Horn "Math Mania" Theme: Play (Math Arcade) ||
 * 28 || Curriculum Staff Meeting Draft Agenda created ||
 * 31 || February newsletter completed.
 * January 31 - February 1, 2011 || Dynamic Assessment of Young Children
 * ==February== ||
 * 1 || Dynamic Assessment of Young Children
 * 2 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. || ||
 * 3 || BC Math Contacts Online Meeting via Elluminate Live! on 21st Century Learning etc.
 * 4 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Math arcade pick-up from Golden Horn Elementary School ||
 * 7 || "Transforming Barriers to Assessment for Learning" workshop follow-up meeting with participating consultants and Elizabeth.

Math Arcade delivery to Hidden Valley Elementary School. Math Arcade at Hidden Valley Elementary School. ||
 * 8 || Numeracy Assessment Plan work

Canadian Mathematics Consultants Discussion Group via Elluminate Live! || Participants included: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education Lina Radziunas, Holy Family Elementary School Lorrie Greer, Camille Luks, & Nicole Swift, Porter Creek Secondary School Joe Morrison & Jane MacArthur, Ghùch Tlâ Community School Trish Lefebvre, Vanier Catholic Secondary School This workshop was also offered earlier in the school year. Please refer to the September 28, 2011 file. || || Math arcade pick-up from Hidden Valley Elementary School.
 * 9 || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:dJmV74UGJRFAYM:http://www.teachersdeskreference.com/Portal/images/tdr/nctm.jpg height="65" align="right"]]NCTM E-Workshop Math Games for the Grades 6-8 Classroom
 * 11 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 14 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Cypher planning || Education Week planning meeting with Chris Madden, Yukon Education
 * 15 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Cypher planning || Math programming meeting with Madeleine Lanctôt, Kindergarten Teacher, Whitehorse Elementary School 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
 * 16 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study K-3 Group Session 4 & 3-5 Group Session 3 - Helping Children Master the Basic Facts Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. ||
 * 17 || YTA Conference 2011 planning ||
 * 18 || Friday Math Snippet sent

AYSA in AM || || Newsletters
 * 21 || Show Me Your Math! Wiki Maintenance ||
 * 22 || YTA Conference 2011 planning ||
 * 24 || Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting Draft Agenda created. ||
 * 24 || Friday Math Snippet sent for Friday, February 25, 2011.
 * 28 || March newsletter completed.

Math Arcade delivery to Grey Mountain Primary School. || I did two talks, one each day, at this confernce. Participants included: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education Stella Martin, Hidden Valley Elementary School Deb Gohl, Yukon Education Sharon Holloway, St. Elias Community School Linda Lamarche, Whitehorse Elementary School Michelle Baudry, Whitehorse Elementary School Barb Bergsma, Vanier Catholic Secondary School Jane Wilson, Selkirk Elementary School Áine Larkin, Tantalus School Evaluations:
 * February 28 - March 1, 2011 || SETSA Mini-Conference

Participants included: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education Scott Kirby, FH Collins Secondary School Susan Tinevez, Elijah Smith Elementary School Kerrie Paterson, Whitehorse Elementary School Chris Stacey, Hidden Valley Elementary School Meghan Colgan, Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon (LDAY) Christiane Robert, Robert Service School Áine Larkin, Tantalus School Stephanie Sidney, Elijah Smith Elementary School Sharon Holloway, St. Elias Community School Evaluations: || I did two talks, one each day, at this confernce. Participants included: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education Stella Martin, Hidden Valley Elementary School Deb Gohl, Yukon Education Sharon Holloway, St. Elias Community School Linda Lamarche, Whitehorse Elementary School Michelle Baudry, Whitehorse Elementary School Barb Bergsma, Vanier Catholic Secondary School Jane Wilson, Selkirk Elementary School Áine Larkin, Tantalus School Evaluations:
 * ==March== ||
 * February 28 - March 1, 2011 || SETSA Mini-Conference

Participants included: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education Scott Kirby, FH Collins Secondary School Susan Tinevez, Elijah Smith Elementary School Kerrie Paterson, Whitehorse Elementary School Chris Stacey, Hidden Valley Elementary School Meghan Colgan, Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon (LDAY) Christiane Robert, Robert Service School Áine Larkin, Tantalus School Stephanie Sidney, Elijah Smith Elementary School Sharon Holloway, St. Elias Community School Evaluations: || Several educators held World Math Day events including: Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. || Cypher prep
 * 1 || World Math Day
 * Kim Ramsay, Grey Mountain Primary School
 * Roma Dobrowolsky, Hidden Valley Elementary School
 * Selkirk School
 * Jack Hulland Elementary School
 * 1-4 || Math arcade at Grey Mountain Primary School. ||
 * 2 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study K-3 Group Session 5 - Base-Ten Concepts and Place Value Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. || || || Robert Service School Math Arcade and Professional Learning Community
 * 3 || E-mail catch-up ||
 * 4 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 7 || Math arcade pick-up @ Grey Mountain Primary School. ||
 * 8 || Canadian Mathematics Consultants Meeting via Elluminate Live!
 * 8-11 || [[file:March 8-11, 2011 Travel Request.doc]]

The elementary students and teachers participated in the the math arcade.

The professional learning community was about contextual and cultural inclusion in the mathematics classroom. We looked at the cultural inclusiveness of playing games and using children's literature via the "Show Me Your Math!" wiki. In particular, we looked at the Ross River sample "The Snowsnake Game" and video clips from other jurisdictions and played a lot of moose math games. I asked them to submit their Know, Wonder, Learn and a response to a reflect stem as their evaluation of the event: || || Participants included: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education Jane MacArthur, Ghùch Tlâ Community School Trish Lefebvre, Vanier Catholic Secondary School Lina Radziunas, Holy Family Elementary School Camille Luks, Porter Creek Secondary School
 * 11 || Friday Math Snippet sent for Friday, March 11, 2011 to Friday, April 1, 2011.
 * 14-18 || [[image:http://www.wncp.ca/images/WNCP_images/englishh.gif]]Western and Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP) Meeting in Edmonton – Resource Review for Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics 12, Foundations of Mathematics 12, and Pre-Calculus 12 in both English and French with Doug Neill, Independent Learning Centre, Pat Joe, Yukon Education, René Dove, Porter Creek Secondary School, & Marie Daniels, FH Collins Secondary School. ||
 * 15-29 || Vacation Leave ||
 * 30 || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:dJmV74UGJRFAYM:http://www.teachersdeskreference.com/Portal/images/tdr/nctm.jpg align="right"]]NCTM E-Workshop Math Games for the Grades 6-8 Classroom Follow-up to February 9, 2011 Session

Certificates awarded to: Paula Thompson, Yukon Education Jane MacArthur, Ghùch Tlâ Community School Trish Lefebvre, Vanier Catholic Secondary School Lina Radziunas, Holy Family Elementary School Camille Luks, Porter Creek Secondary School || Cypher prep
 * 30 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study All Groups - Strategies for Whole Number Computation Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. || Newsletters || || Cypher prep
 * 30 || April newsletter completed.
 * ==April== ||
 * 4 || Education Week newspaper article writing for Chris Madden, Yukon Education.
 * 6 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study 3-5 Group Session 5 - Developing Fraction Concept

Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. ||
 * 7 || BC Math Contacts Online Meeting via Elluminate Live!

Description for upcoming AYSA discussion group prepared. ||
 * 8 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Cleared old math resources out of the mezzanine. || I was able to join the keynote speaker - Dr. Helen Haste via Elluminate Live!. She spoke about competence in the 21st Century. || | ||
 * 11-15 || Education Week Activities ||
 * 11 || Math arcade drop-off @ Selkirk Elementary School ||
 * 11-12 || Action on Curriculum Research Roundtable
 * 12 || Canadian Mathematics Consultants Meeting via Elluminate Live!
 * 13 || Evening math arcade @ Selkirk Elementary School ||
 * 14 || Meeting with Judy 9:00 AM

Lunch Hour Talk

Education Week Open House @ Yukon Education || || Cypher prep
 * 15-19, 21 || Cleared old math resources out of mezzanine. ||
 * 15 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 20 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study 5-12 Group Session 3 - Fraction Concepts and Computation



Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session.

All day professional development session on creating a strength-based culture. ||
 * 21 || Friday Math Snippet sent

The Yukon Education Jelly Bean Estimation Contest closed ||
 * 27 || E-mail catch-up

Public Schools Branch Staff Meeting || I was a speaker at the conference. || Newsletters || Participants: Jeanette Gallant, Yukon Education Paula Thompson, Yukon Education If you would like to view a recording of this session then please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca. || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study Grades 3-5 Group Session 6 and Grades 5-12 Group Session 4 - Decimal and Percent Concepts and Decimal Computation
 * 28 || AYSA Spring Conference
 * 30 || May newsletter completed.
 * ==May== ||
 * 4 || Morning PD from Educational Research in my office from 10 AM - 11:30 AM.
 * 4 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session.

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 * 6 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Public Schools Branch Staff Meeting ||
 * 9 || PM - Vacation Leave ||
 * 10 || Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting

|| || PM - Vacation Leave ||
 * 11-12 || PM - Vacation Leave ||
 * 12 || AM - Model lesson at Whitehorse Elementary School with Grade 7 students and educators Dan Bisson and Bruce Dent.
 * 13 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 17 || Assessment Committee Meeting

Lunch hour PD from ASCD in my office from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Participants: Deb Gohl, Yukon Eduation Louise Fallon, Yukon Education Val Collins, Yukon Education Paula Thompson, Yukon Education || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study Grades 5-12 Group Session 5 - Extending the Number System
 * 18 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. || || Non-Fiction Reading Power with Adrienne Gear
 * 20 || Friday Math Snippet sent
 * 20 || [[image:http://www.valdosta.edu/%7Eammuetzel/abc123.jpg width="111" height="118" align="right"]]

Adrienne's Handouts: || ||
 * 25 || YTA Conference 2011 Committee Meeting ||
 * 26 || Cypher IV prep
 * 27 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Worked on year-end report || || Newsletters || Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study Grades 5-12 Group Session 6 - Developing Concepts of Ratio and Proportion Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session.
 * 30 || Worked on year-end report
 * 31 || iPad Workshop ||
 * 31 || June/July newsletter completed.
 * ==June== ||
 * 1 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]

Book Study Recording Clip from Magisto.com [] ||
 * 3 || Friday Math Snippet sent

Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting ||
 * 6-7 || Year-End Report ||
 * 8 || Year-End Report in AM

Beginning Teacher orientation planning PM || Please e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca if you would like a recording of the session. ||
 * 8 || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:2etEDXLpfjGQPM:http://ovid.cs.depaul.edu/Classes/CSC440-W10/cipher_disk.jpg height="112" align="left"]]Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle Book Study All Groups Session 7 - Book Study Wrap-Up 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
 * 8 || Friday Math Snippetsent for Friday, June 10, 2011 - Friday, August 19, 2011

Year-End Report Submitted for Friday, June 10, 2011 Deadline || ||
 * 9-23 || Vacation Leave ||
 * 27-29 || Math programming meeting with Rose Blaire of Kluane Lake School in Destruction Bay.
 * ==July== ||
 * 5-29 || Under Construction ||

=Cypher Mathematics Leadership Project= This year the Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project began.

Workshop Summaries
=Curriculum Change Implementation Schedule=

=The Highlights!=

The Highlights - Assessment Focus

 * November 5, 2010 Back to School With Assessment for Learning Professional Development Day at Ross River School
 * November 17, 2010 Introduction to Numeracy Nets Workshop as the opener of the Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project. This particular workshop was open to participants outside of the Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project.
 * November 22-25, 2010 Yukon participation in PCAP Cut Score Setting meetings
 * January 16-17, 2011 Yukon participation in BC Provincial Examination Standards Setting meetings
 * January Going down to Comox in January with more of a team for the "Transforming Barriers to Assessment for Learning" workshop by Anne Davies and Sandra Herbst
 * [[file:Certificate January 12-14 Transforming Barriers to Assessment for Learning.pdf]]
 * February 1, 2011 Workshop on Dynamic Assessment of Young Learners
 * February 8, 2011 Numeracy Assessment planning
 * March 1, 2011 SETSA Mini-Conference Introduction to Numeracy Nets: Bridging the Gap Between Assessment and Instruction Workshop
 * Numeracy Nets Leaders Emerging
 * Lois Moore, Jack Hulland Elementary
 * Sharon Choy, Jack Hulland Elementary
 * Keith Clarke, Eliza Van Bibber School
 * Janine Blakesley, Christ the King Elementary School
 * Christiane Robert, Robert Service School (Spread the word about the resource to Laurel and then she asked for a copy for grade two.)



The Highlights - Communication
This year, I continued to focus on communication. To this end, I:
 * Created and/or maintained the Yukon Education Mathematics Wikis including:
 * http://www.yukon-education-mathematics.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-ed-mathematics-pd.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-mathematics-assessment.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-math-differentiated-instruction.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-ed-show-me-your-math.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-ed-virtual-math-arcade.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-ed-math-kindergarten.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-1.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-2.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-3.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-4.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-5.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-6.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-7.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-8.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-9.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-10.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-11.wikispaces.com
 * http://www.yukon-education-math-grade-12.wikispaces.com
 * www.yukon-education-calculus.wikispaces.com
 * The visits to all of these wikis has increased over the last year. [[file:Yukon Education Wikis - % Change of Visits 2009-2010 Compared To 2010-2011.pdf]]
 * Published The Yukon Education Mathematics Newslettersmonthly
 * The membership distribution list continues to grow. There are regular new requests to join the distribution list for both the snippets and the newsletters.
 * Created the Curriculum Branch Staff Meeting agendas and took and distributed the notes
 * Published The Yukon Education Friday Mathematics Snippetweekly
 * The membership distribution list continues to grow. There are regular new requests to join the distribution list for both the snippets and the newsletters.
 * Maintained and updated the [|Yukon Education Mathematics Blog]
 * Posted on Facebook and tweeted on on www.twitter.com (@pkathompson)
 * Maintained the Mathematics K-12 Teachers’ Global Conference on 1st Class
 * Workshops and In-services with positive feedback including many "Exceeded Expectations" (Please refer to the evaluation forms for the various events within the calendar.)
 * Monthly meeting with the Canadian Mathematics Elluminate Discussion Group
 * Monthly meeting with the BC Mathematics Elluminate Discussion Group
 * Maintenance of the Professional Development Teachers' Global Conference on 1st Class (The history of the postings show a lot of readership for the various events.)
 * Establishment and review of Google Analytics on various Yukon Education mathematics sites.



The Highlights - The Cypher Mathematics Leadership Project

 * ** 23/27 schools have a Cypher Mathematics Leadership Project participant on staff still. **
 * Completion of the Cypher III Mathematics Leadership Project (Grade 3) with eleven schools represented.
 * Many of the former Cypher Mathematics Leadership Project participants and SFU MEd graduates continue to work in mathematics leadership roles in their schools. Here are some of the things that they have been doing and/or have become (this is not an exhaustive list):
 * PCAP Cut Score Setting - Lorrie Greer, Porter Creek and Sheila Merkley, Vanier
 * WNCP Resource Reviews – Marie Daniels, FH Collins, René Dove, Porter Creek, Sandy Silver, Robert Service School
 * New Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10 Inservice was led by JD Caudle, Vanier and Marie Daniels, FH Collins
 * Jack Hulland Elementary School Parent Nights and/or Numeracy Leaders: Lois Moore, Nita Daniels, Cathy Hines, Karen Hanna
 * PD Volunteer Kim Ramsay et al. at GMP hosted and NCTM E-Seminar at their school. Taking on a leadership role in math education at her school. Also, organized the math arcade.
 * World Math Day Activities – Selkirk, Sara Tillet, Cathy Hines, Nita Daniels @ Jack Hulland and Kim Ramsay at Grey Mountain Primary
 * Former SFU MEd Students - Numeracy Christian Berneche – Continues work on PhD in mathematics education
 * Pat Bort – Chairing conference committee, PD chair, conference committee member
 * Wendy Close – Current principal of Golden Horn Elementary School
 * Tricia Toovey – Current principal of Hidden Valley Elementary School
 * Grant Hartwick – Working on a 2nd Masters Degree
 * Carrie-lyn Robinson – Teaching math methods and educational assistants classes at the college for YNTEP
 * Jeanette Gallant – Current Intemediate Consultat, Yukon Education
 * Kathy Andrus - Current TAL Consultant, Yukon Education
 * Nita Daniels, Cathy Hines, etc. - YTA Conference 2011 Speakers

The Highlights - Literacy Plan Connections

 * Comprehension Strategies Collaborative Meeting in October
 * Non-Fiction Reading Power Workshop with Adrienne Gear in May
 * Creation of a literacy page on the wiki @ http://yukon-education-mathematics.wikispaces.com/Literacy
 * Using Children's Literature in the Mathematics Classroom
 * Distribution of some Guided Reading in Mathematics resources to:
 * TBA
 * Maths en Tête series to some French Immersion teachers
 * Building up of resources in the Teachers' Professional Library. Particularly, non-fiction children's literature with math lesson plan inserts.
 * Dan Bisson
 * Shari Heal
 * Building up of resources in the Teachers' Professional Library. Particularly, non-fiction children's literature with math lesson plan inserts.

The Highlights - Resources

 * Maintenance of the Professional Development Teachers' Global Conference on 1st Class
 * Maintenance of the Yukon Education Mathematics Wikis [[file:Yukon Education Wikis - % Change of Visits 2009-2010 Compared To 2010-2011.pdf]]
 * Building up of resources in the Teachers' Professional Library. Particularly, non-fiction children's literature with math lesson plan inserts.
 * WNCP Mathematics 11 and 12 resources developed concurrently in both English and French

The Highlights - Professional Development Opportunities
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 * Learning my way around Elluminate Live! to be able to build and moderate live online professional development.
 * Videoconferencing opportunities
 * Online Webinars, NCTM E-Seminars, NCTM E-Workshops etc.
 * [[file:Professional Development - September Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - October Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - November Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - December Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - January Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - February Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - March Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - April Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - May Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - June Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - July Offerings.pdf]]
 * [[file:Professional Development - August Offerings.pdf]]

The Highlights - Other

 * YTA Conference 2011 Committee
 * Meeting some of the teachers at the New Teachers' Orientation
 * //Leadership Mindsets// Book Study at the Curriculum Branch Staff Meetings
 * Completing clearing the old resources out of the mezzanine
 * Continuous positive feedback from Yukon educators
 * Continued popularity of the Math Arcade
 * Golden Horn Elementary School
 * Hidden Valley Elementary School
 * Grey Mountain Primary School
 * Robert Service School
 * Selkirk Elementary School
 * Maintenance of Show Me Your Math!
 * Maintenance of Show Me Your Shapes!
 * Differentiated instruction focus
 * Successful implementation of the new curriculums
 * Organizing professional development days/events at many specific schools including:
 * Grey Mountain Primary Problem Solving E-Workshop
 * JV Clark School Math Games in the Classroom with Linda Williams from Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks
 * Whitehorse Elementary School and Jack Hulland Elementary School model lessons with Carole Fullerton
 * Rural Cypher Participation via Elluminate Live!
 * Ross River School - Cypher participant Elluminate Live! online collaboration
 * Del Van Gorder School - Cypher participant Elluminate LIve! online collaboration
 * Chief Zzeh Gittlit School - Cypher participant Elluminate Live! online collaboration
 * Stikine Educators - Cypher participants Elluminate Live! online collaboration
 * Doing professional development days at specific schools including:
 * Ross River School - Assessment
 * Robert Service School - Contextual and Cultural Inclusion in the Mathematics Classroom
 * Having the technology required for the job including but not restricted to my computer, photocopier, videoconferencing, Elluminate Live!, wikis, facebook, blogs, twitter etc.
 * Having some many highlights!

=Budget Request= I am no longer required to submit a budget request. My budget has remained the same. If you need to know more about budgets then please contact Elizabeth.Lemay@gov.yk.ca.

=Work Plan=

2010-2011 Work Plan Work Still in Progress

 * Continue to have math sessions involving parents
 * Continue to work with administrators on the numeracy portion of their school plans
 * Cypher IV Mathematics Leadership Project – Mathematics Assessment (K-8)
 * Cypher Mathematics Leadership Project maintenance
 * BC Performance Standards – Numeracy development
 * School-based PD days
 * Guided reading in the mathematics classroom support
 * Further develop mathematics & social justice ideas and/or resources and post in appropriate wikis
 * Update my workplan and continue to cross-reference it to the department plan
 * Highlight more Yukon examples of mathematics assessment promising practices
 * Digitize some of the better print resources in my office

2011 - 2012 Work Plan (Work in Progress)
Here are a few notes:
 * YTA Conference Committee Member for September 2011
 * After-school PD sessions via Elluminate or videoconferencing
 * Attend at least one or two mathematics conferences
 * Speak at the new teacher orientation
 * Implementation of the new Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 11 curriculum in both English and French
 * Workplace and Apprenticeship Mathematics 11 inservice
 * Implementation of the new Foundations of Mathematics 11 curriculum in both English and French
 * Foundations of Mathematics 11 Inservice
 * Implementation of the new Pre-Calculus 11 curriculum in both English and French
 * Pre-Calculus 11 Inservice
 * Digging Deeper Into Numeracy Nets in Grades 3, 5, and 8
 * Grade 12 WNCP resource review organization
 * Mathematics arcades
 * Support the use of technology in the mathematics classroom
 * Further development and maintenance of the Yukon Education Mathematics Wikis
 * Further develop ideas and/or resources with aboriginal and northern content and post in appropriate wikis including Show Me Your Math!, Show Me Your Shapes!, & Photograph Math
 * Pilot of Mathematics 2, 4, 7 and 8 Number Sense Assessments
 * Implementation of the literacy plan

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