With the start of a new calendar year, we will be offering AVMR courses this spring for anyone who would like to join. Due to the pandemic, all things will be a bit different, but I am excited to share with you the following information.
All AVMR courses will be completed virtually from 4:15 - 6:45. The virtual set up for all of the AVMR classes is both synchronous and asynchronous.
For AVMR Course 1 and Course 2, we will be meeting from 4:15 - 6:45 twice a week with much of that time for group learning, but also some time to work on the asynchronous part of the course.
For AVMR Fractions, we will be meeting once a week over the course of a few months (see the course dates below.)
Since we will not be having any classes during the day with subs filling your positions, we will be able to offer a stipend for any teacher who participates in the courses. Please see the courses listed below and sign up on this Google Form.
For AVMR Course 1 and Course 2, we will be meeting from 4:15 - 6:45 twice a week with much of that time for group learning, but also some time to work on the asynchronous part of the course.
For AVMR Fractions, we will be meeting once a week over the course of a few months (see the course dates below.)
AVMR Trainings:
AVMR Course 1 involves teachers learning about Add+VantageMR assessments and focusing on a continuum of learning in relationship to the Learning Framework in Number. Teachers learn to use a series of three assessments to develop a profile of number knowledge for children: number words and numerals, structuring, and addition and subtraction. The profile then assists teachers in making informed instructional decisions to advance students' knowledge and skills.
AMVR Course 2 is a continuation of numeracy continuum of learning in regards to the Learning Framework in Number. You will learn about place value and multiplication/division assessments that can be administered to your neediest students to know exactly where they are in their numeracy development so you can make instructional decisions that will help to move the students along in their learning. To sign up for this course, you need to have completed AVMR Course 1.
AVMR Fractions Course is the newest AVMR Course!
Developing Fractions Knowledge by Amy Hackenberg, Anderson Norton, and Robert Wright serves as the course text and provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to classroom and intervention teaching of fractions. This course combines online learning with team meetings. The teaching approach for this course relies heavily on working with students and then observing and documenting students' mathematical activity and thinking. Instructional sequences take into account detailed information about students' current levels of knowledge, as well as how students reorganize their ways of working with whole numbers in order to meaningfully work with fractions. It is highly recommended that you have completed AVMR Course 1 and 2 before signing up for this course, but not required.
TDP Courses:
The following TDP courses will be offered second semester of our 2020-2021 school year.
- Differentiation of Add+VantageMR (AVMR) Games and Activities (February) How do you meet the needs of all students? One way is to take a game or activity and consider how it can be tweaked for the different levels and constructs. That is exactly what we will do in this course! We will look at several games across the various AVMR areas and discuss how they could be differentiated for our students.
- AVMR Course 1 Revisited (February) Did you complete Add+VantageMR Course 1 and end up with more questions once you got back to your classroom? This course will review the information learned in AVMR and provide the time to further develop your understanding. We will take time to ask questions, share ideas with each other, and look at resources with activities to do with students. We will focus on Number Words and Numerals, Structuring, and Addition/Subtraction.
- AVMR Course 2 Revisited (March) When learning something new, it is often hard to remember all of the key concepts. This course will review the information learned in AVMR Course 2 and provide the time to further develop your understanding. We will take time to ask questions, share ideas with each other, and look at resources with activities to do with students. We will focus on Place Value and Multiplication/Division, as well as information in the red book.
If you are interested in participating in any of these learning opportunities, please fill out
this Google Form and indicate your choices. Since only a limited number of spots are available for some of the trainings, sign up early to guarantee a spot. You must attend all of the dates/times for each particular course.
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