AMSTI Professional Learning

This COS Overview for Grades K-5 is professional learning for elementary, special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and elementary math coaches. Learn about the conceptual framework: Position Statements, Mathematical Teaching Practices, Student Mathematical Practices, and the K-5 Content Areas.

Audience: K-5 Teachers

July 7, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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July 7, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

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Facilitators: Karma Clarke & Kristie Taylor, AMSTI-ALSDE

This COS Overview for Grades 6-12 is professional learning for middle grade, special education, and high school mathematics teachers. This 3-hour virtual session focuses on understanding the components of the new 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics and its conceptual framework. This session focuses on the framework, Math Teaching Practices, Student Mathematical Practices, and Position Statements components. Part 1 of the COS Overview for Grades 6-12 is a prerequisite for Part 2.

Audience: 6-12 Teachers

July 6, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitators: Elizabeth Hammonds & Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE

This COS Overview for Grades 6-12 is professional learning for middle grade, special education, and high school mathematics teachers. This 3-hour virtual session focuses on understanding the components of the new 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics and its conceptual framework. This session focuses on the framework, Math Teaching Practices, Student Mathematical Practices, and Position Statements components. Part 1 of the COS Overview for Grades 6-12 is a prerequisite for Part 2.

Audience: 6-12 Teachers

July 7, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitators: Elizabeth Hammonds & Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE

ProbABILITY: Increase YOUR Odds! - Part 1 is a 3-hour training designed to focus on the middle grades probability standards and how to more effectively teach probability concepts to students. This professional learning is for 7th-8th grade, special education, or high school “lab” mathematics teachers. Participants will acquire knowledge of the big ideas of probability and use research-based math strategies and resources to aid in effective classroom instruction. Part 1 of this ProbABILITY training is a prerequisite for Part 2.

Audience: 6-12 Teachers

July 8, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

ProbABILITY: Increase YOUR Odds! - Part 2 is a 3-hour training designed to focus on the middle grades probability standards and how to more effectively teach probability concepts to students. This professional learning is for 7th-8th grade, special education, or high school “lab” mathematics teachers. Participants will acquire knowledge of the big ideas of probability and use research-based math strategies and resources to aid in effective classroom instruction. Part 1 of this ProbABILITY training is a prerequisite for Part 2. However, Part 2 is not a prerequisite for Part 3.

Audience: 6-12 Teachers

July 9, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

ProbABILITY: Increase YOUR Odds! - Part 3 is a 3-hour training designed to focus on the high school probability standards to equip teachers to more effectively teach probability concepts to their students. This professional learning is for 8th grade, special education, or high school “lab” mathematics teachers. Participants will acquire knowledge of the big ideas of probability and use research-based math strategies and resources to aid in effective classroom instruction. Parts 1 and 2 of this ProbABILITY training are not prerequisites for Part 3. However, Part 3 is a prerequisite for Part 4 of this ProbABILITY training.

Audience: 6-12 Teachers

July 15, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE

ProbABILITY: Increase YOUR Odds! - Part 4 is a 3-hour training designed to focus on the high school probability standards to equip teachers to more effectively teach probability concepts to their students. This professional learning is for 8th grade, special education, or high school “lab” mathematics teachers. Participants will acquire knowledge of the big ideas of probability and use research-based math strategies and resources to aid in effective classroom instruction. Part 3 of this ProbABILITY training is a prerequisite for Part 4.

Audience: 6-12 Teachers

July 16, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE

Spotlight on Statistics is professional learning for mathematics middle grade teachers, special education teachers, and high school “lab” teachers. Participants will reflect on the teaching and learning of statistical concepts through interaction and student engagement. This 3-hour session focuses on student misconceptions, problem-solving strategies, and meaningful tasks to engage the student in statistical reasoning. Participants will acquire knowledge of the big ideas of statistical reasoning and use research-based math strategies and resources to aid in effective classroom instruction. Part 1 Spotlight on Statistics training is a prerequisite for Part 2.

Audience: 6-12 Teachers

July 26, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

Spotlight on Statistics is professional development for mathematics middle grade teachers, special education teachers, and high school “lab” teachers. Participants will reflect on the teaching and learning of statistical concepts through interaction and student engagement. This 3-hour session focuses on student misconceptions, problem-solving strategies, and meaningful tasks to engage the student in statistical reasoning. Participants will acquire knowledge of the big ideas of statistical reasoning to implement effective math instructions. Educators will use research-based math strategies and resources to aid in effective classroom instruction. Part 1 Spotlight on Statistics training is a prerequisite for Part 2.

Audience: 6-12 Teachers

July 27, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

Together we will explore Number Talks and examine why they are an effective tool for the K-2 mathematics classroom. In this session, you will see examples of Number Talks in action as well as practice them yourself. You will be equipped to implement this important mathematical routine in your classroom.

Audience: K-2 Teachers

July 9, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Kristie Taylor, AMSTI-ALSDE

How can educators make shifts in their instructional practices to foster sense-making in mathematics? How can educators provide opportunities for students to accurately, flexibly, and efficiently build computational fluency? Join us for an interactive collaborative professional learning to explore the power of Number Talks.

Audience: 3-5 Teachers

July 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

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Facilitator: Karma Clarke, AMSTI-ALSDE

Join us to learn about AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction which will be available for FREE to ALL Alabama teachers and districts. The AMSTI Curriculum was created by Alabama teachers for Alabama students based on the new 2019 Alabama Mathematics Standards. Participants will learn about the following:

• Goals of AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction

• Components of the AMSTI Units of Instruction

• How to access the AMSTI Units of Instruction

Audience: 6-12 Math Teachers

July 28, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s 6th-grade mathematics curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: 6th grade Math Teachers

July 20, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s 7th-grade mathematics curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: 7th grade Math Teachers

July 20, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s 8th-grade mathematics curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: 8th Grade Math Teachers

July 21, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s 7th-grade accelerated mathematics curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: 7th Grade Math Teachers

July 21, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s 8th-grade accelerated mathematics curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: 8th Grade Math Teachers

July 28, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

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Facilitator: Elizabeth Hammonds, AMSTI-ALSDE

This asynchronous course is designed to introduce Alabama Kindergarten-8th Grade teachers to the DLCS Course of Study. Participating educators will walk away with a better understanding of each strand of the DLCS Course of Study and be equipped with tools to integrate the course of study into their classrooms. Participants will create and maintain a Wakelet Portfolio throughout the course to share ideas, save resources, etc.

Audience: K-8 Teachers

July 1 - July 29

Schoology Course

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Facilitator: Amanda Cramer, AMSTI-ALSDE

This course is designed for 6th and 8th grade science teachers to take a deep dive into instructing and assessing 3-dimensionally in preparation for the Science ACAP. Join us as we explore the 3-dimensions of our science standards, ACAP support documents, and resources that can expose students to items similar to what they will experience on the ACAP.

Audience: 6th & 8th Grade Teachers

July 6, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Shane Haws, AMSTI-ALSDE

This course is designed to provide participants with information and strategies for success with facilitating student discourse in science. It will highlight the importance of discourse and provide various strategies for leading student talk in the science classroom.

Audience: K-12 Teachers

July 8, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

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Facilitators: Christy Dark, Charles Holloway & Keshia Williams, AMSTI-ALSDE

This course is designed for 4th grade science teachers to take a deep dive into the instructing and assessing 3-dimensionally in preparation for the Science ACAP. Join us as we explore the 3-dimensions of our science standards, ACAP support documents, and resources that can expose students to items similar to what they will experience on the ACAP.

Audience: 4th Grade Teachers

July 19, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

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Facilitator: Maria Franco, AMSTI-ALSDE

Science allows young students to tap into their natural curiosity about the world around them. Hands-on activities provide authentic learning that forms the foundation of science concepts vital throughout each year of their education. STEM jobs are in high demand. Science is the “S” in STEM! So, why is science instruction absent in many early childhood classrooms? Join us to see how you can include meaningful science instruction!

Audience: K-2 Teachers

July 20, 12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m.

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Facilitators: Christine Sealy, AMSTI-USA; Emily Burton, AMSTI-Athens; Kathy Colburn, AMSTI-UA-UWA; Christy Dark, AMSTI-ALSDE; Lupita Mendoza, AMSTI-Troy; Beth Balch, AMSTI-UAH, Tara Hood & Carol McGinnis, AMSTI-JSU

Calling all K-12 Science Educators! In this session, we will explore the purposes and uses of formative assessments, examine how formative assessments are different in science compared to other subjects, and correlate formative assessment strategies to the Alabama Course of Study: Science for both virtual and face-to-face environments.

Audience: K-12 Teachers

July 8, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

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Facilitators: Shane Haws & Maria Franco, AMSTI-ALSDE

This course is designed to provide participants with information and strategies for success with the Science Reasoning portion of the ACT test. This will be an overview of the types of questions, strategies, discussion of the performance level descriptors, and resources.

Audience: 9-12 Teachers

July 21, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

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July 28, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

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Facilitators: Charles Holloway & Keshia Williams, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI Kindergarten science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: Kindergarten AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

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Facilitator: Christy Dark, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI 1st Grade science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: 1st Grade AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

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Facilitator: Christy Dark, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI 2nd Grade science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: 2nd Grade AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

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Facilitator: Christy Dark, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI 3rd grade science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: 3rd Grade AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

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July 20, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Maria Franco, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI 4th grade science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: 4th Grade AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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July 19, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

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Facilitator: Maria Franco, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI 5th grade science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: 5th Grade AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

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July 21, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

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Facilitator: Maria Franco, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI 6th grade science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: 6th Grade AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

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Facilitator: Shane Haws, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI 7th grade science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: 7th Grade AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

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Facilitator: Shane Haws, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI 8th grade science units and is open to trained AMSTI teachers only. Join us as we explore changes and updates that have been made to units during the past two years. We will take a quick look at updated storylines and presentations for each grade level unit.

Audience: 8th Grade AMSTI Trained Teachers

July 7, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

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Facilitator: Shane Haws, AMSTI-ALSDE

The ALSDE and AMSTI have created proficiency scales for K-12 use in the core content areas of math, science, ELA, and social studies. This 2 hour overview session will introduce the basic concepts of proficiency scales, explain the benefits of using proficiency scales and describe the process of implementing proficiency scales to help guide instruction and assessment.

Audience: K-12 Teachers

July 26, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

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Facilitators: Amy Murphy and Keshia Williams, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s Geometry with Data Analysis curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: Secondary Math Teachers

July 20, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

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Facilitators: Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s Algebra I with Probability curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: Secondary Math Teachers

July 21,10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

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Facilitators: Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s Algebra II with Statistics curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: Secondary Math Teachers

July 29, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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Facilitators: Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s Applications of Finite Mathematics curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: Secondary Math Teachers

July 28, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

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Facilitators: Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE

This session highlights AMSTI’s Mathematical Modeling curricular units of instruction and is open to any teacher. Join us as we explore AMSTI’s Curricular Units of Instruction. We will explore the units, experience a sample lesson, and gain access to the resources.

Audience: Secondary Math Teachers

July 29, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

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Facilitators: Phenicia Nunn, AMSTI-ALSDE