Region 1 AMSTI

Summer Professional Learning Opportunities by AMSTI-UNA

Welcome from Region 1 AMSTI-UNA

Thank you to all those who have registered for our AMSTI 2021 Summer Training. Confirmations will be sent out to participants soon. We will be closing the registration on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 4 pm.

We look forward to resuming opportunities to network and share learning with you this summer! Please do not hesitate to contact me if our AMSTI-UNA team can be of assistance to you.

Lori McGuire

Region 1 AMSTI-UNA Assistant Director

lamcguire@una.edu

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NUMBERS Training

NUMBERS provides educators the ideal blend of theory, domain-specific background knowledge, and classroom application immediately impactful to improving mathematics instruction across grades K–8.

NUMBERS is offered in five domains:

Number Sense (K–5)
Geometry and Measurement (K–5)
Fractions and Decimals (3–6)
Ratios and Proportions (6–8)
Algebraic Thinking (6–8)

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AMSTI Math Training

The AMSTI Math program deepens teacher content knowledge in mathematics and pedagogy to produce student mastery of standards in the Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics. The vision includes students involved in rigorous and meaningful standards-based mathematical tasks so teachers can use student work samples and dialogue to assess and refine student thinking. AMSTI Math training will take place within the structure of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in order to create a seamless connection between the foundation training and follow-up support during the school year.

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OGAP

OGAP is a systemic and intentional formative assessment system in mathematics grounded in the research on how students learn mathematics. Through extensive professional development, supported by tools and resources, teachers learn how to use formative assessments in their classrooms and analyze the resulting information about student thinking to guide instruction. OGAP is not a curriculum but is designed to be used with an existing curriculum on a regular basis. In addition to initial training, OGAP includes embedded Professional Learning Communities (PLC) during the school year.

Training sessions that did not meet minimum registration requirements have been cancelled.

Click here for all Math Training Dates

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NUMBERS Training.

Click here to register for NUMBERS Training.

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AMSTI Math Training.

Administrators will receive a link to request training for their teachers. Seating is limited.

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OGAP Training.

Administrators will receive a link to request training for their teachers. Seating is limited.

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Alabama Course of Study - Math Overview

The 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics defines the knowledge and skills students should know and be able to do after each course and upon graduation from high school. Courses within the 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics are organized into Alabama Content Areas which are adapted from those present in the draft of the NAEP 2025 Mathematics Framework. High school courses also incorporate recommendations for the Essential Concepts as identified by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2018) and other documents.

Mastery of the standards enables students to build a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and understanding in mathematics. To ensure student success, effective implementation of the 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics requires local education agencies to develop local curriculum guides utilizing the minimum required content of this document.

Alabama COS Math Training Dates

Alabama COS Registration

AMSTI Coaching Academy for K-5 School-based Math Coaches

The Alabama State Department of Education endorsed AMSTI to develop a Math Coaching Academy for all math coaches and their supervising administrators to attend. AMSTI-UNA math specialists will be facilitating this training on July 22, 23, 26, and 27. Coaches will attend all four days. Administrators are welcome to attend the first two days with their coaches but are required to attend the Administrator Academy on July 26 and 27 for a specifically designed administrator training. A secondary content piece will serve middle and/or high school coaches.

Registration Link for AMSTI-UNA Math Coaching Academy

Region 1 AMSTI/ASIM-UNA Science Training

AMSTI Science emphasizes mastery of all standards addressed in the Alabama Course of Study: Science by deepening teacher content knowledge and improving pedagogical techniques. The vision for K-12 includes student participation in hands-on, activity-based lessons that guide them toward making sense of scientific phenomena. Through concrete, research-based methods of instruction and inquiry, teachers will facilitate student thinking by asking purposeful questions and providing formative feedback. Teachers will establish evidence-based targets for learning and success criteria. To support this vision, curricular resources have been selected and modified providing units of study to build the knowledge and skills needed for students to meet the performance expectations in the Alabama Course of Study: Science.

AMSTI Science in Motion (ASIM) is the High School Science component of AMSTI. The goals of Science in Motion are to provide high-tech laboratory experiences for students and effective professional development for teachers. In many instances, the cost of the equipment involved would be prohibitive for individual schools or even systems. Sharing this equipment through Science in Motion offers equally enriching opportunities to students from different backgrounds and schools

*Training sessions that did not meet minimum registration requirements have been cancelled.

Region 1 AMSTI/ASIM Science Training Dates

Region 1 AMSTI/ASIM Science Training Registration

Click here to access the AMSTI Wakelet

This Wakelet has links to Digital Literacy and Computer Science, Math, and Science resources such as proficiency scales, ACAP resources, digital learning resources, and many other items to come!

Region 1 AMSTI-UNA Contact Information