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1/2 Price Workshops!

Wed, 05/06/2009 - 9:57am — jpj171

With over 30 workshops to chose from at half price, this is the perfect chance to earn college credit.....

Look for the Summer Stimulus icon (Summer Stimulus) below, and in the catalog of workshops in our registration system -- all courses with that icon are being offered at our special half-price rate.

 

 

ESSDACK Feature

Michelle Flaming / Cognitively Guided Instruction, July 8-10

Tue, 06/30/2009 - 11:43am — jpj171

ESSDACK Math Specialist, Michelle Flaming will hold a training for Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) for three days at ESSDACK in July.

Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) is an approach to teaching mathematics where teachers utilize what they know about children’s understanding of the mathematics to select problems, pose those problems, question students, and facilitate discussion and sharing. The approach is a result of research led by Elizabeth Fennema and Thomas P. Carpenter at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Some past participants tell about their experiences with CGI:

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