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1 Presents an outstanding TWO DAY Conference Presented BY Experienced Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers FOR Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN MATH: Conference for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers Spring 2013 Boston (Dedham), MA May 1 and 2, 2013 MA Contact Hours Verification Available CT Five (5) Contact Hours Available with District Approval ME CEUs Available NH Clock Hours Verification Available NY CPE Hours Verification Available with Prior District Approval RI Five (5) Contact Hours Available per day VT Inservice Credit Available with Prior District Approval Comprehensive Resource Handbook For All Sessions, Even Those You Don t Attend Choose from 21 Strategy Packed Conference Sessions, Including: Unlock the Power of Guided Math Groups in Your Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Classrooms! Effective Methods for Mastering Multiplication and Division Facts in Grades 3-5 Using the Best Technology Resources to Enhance Your Math Instruction in Grades 3-5 Exciting Ways to Use the ipad in the Math Classroom From Chore to More! Mastering Complex Problem Solving with Bar Modeling from Singapore Not to Miss Math Centers Designed Specifically for Grades 3 5 Marvelous Math Projects Perfect for Third Through Fifth Graders (A Make-and-Take Session) Differentiated Whole Group Math Lessons for Grades 3-5: Making it Easy! Motivating All Students: Building a Community of Eager Math Learners in Grades 3 5 Unlock the Secret to Mastering Fraction, Ratio and Proportion Concepts with Bar Modeling from Singapore Freaked by Teaching Fractions to Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders? Here are the Keys to Success! Best Strategies to Get Your Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Students to Ask and Answer the Right Questions in Math and Many More! ipad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

2 HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN MATH: Conference for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers What s Unique About This Conference Each strategy packed conference session has been designed by an experienced third, fourth and fifth grade teacher for third, fourth and fifth grade teachers to specifically address your concerns and needs. Unlike some conferences, this one features outstanding, experienced third, fourth and fifth grade math teachers as your session speakers. Every session emphasizes new, practical strategies, activities, tips, and tools that really work in teaching intermediate students the math skills they need to succeed. Uniquely Qualified Instructors DR. BARBARA BLANKE is an outstanding math educator, author and national presenter who is known for her creativity, enthusiasm and practical ideas for teaching students and teachers about mathematics. Barbara brings a special passion for meeting the needs of all students in grades 3, 4 and 5 in mathematics, along with a wealth of practical ideas for teaching math in your own classroom. You ll find her sessions lively, informative and packed with practical ideas. MARY PETERSON is an enthusiastic teacher with years of experience teaching third, fourth and fifth grade mathematics. She is known for her highly motivating ideas and the practicality of her presentations. Mary is the author of two professional books from Scholastic: Extra Practice Math Centers: Addition, Subtraction and More (2007) and Extra Practice Math Centers: Multiplication, Division and More (2007). Mary presents sessions that are fast paced, inspiring and, above all, practical. You will leave her sessions with dozens of ideas, strategies, tips, and tools you can use immediately in teaching mathematics in your classroom. CASSY TURNER is an outstanding math teacher who is well known for her high-energy, practical, engaging sessions chock-full of ideas that teachers in Grades 3-5 can use immediately in their own classrooms. In addition to being an expert on math strategies used in Singapore, Cassy also will be sharing outstanding new technology resources and ipad apps you ll want to use with your third, fourth and fifth grade students. Cassy s sessions are always fastpaced, fun and fill of the kind of ideas that make math fun to learn and teach. Special Benefits of Attending Numerous Strategy Packed Sessions Choose from 21 highly practical sessions and stock up on fresh ideas presented by outstanding math experts. Comprehensive Resource Handbook You ll receive an extensive resource handbook specifically designed for this conference. The handbook is brimming with all the resource materials for EVERY session, even those you don t attend. Meet and Share with Other Educators This conference provides a unique opportunity for participants to meet and share ideas with other educators who are teaching mathematics in third, fourth and fifth grades. Semester Credit Option One graduate level professional development credit is available per day of conference attendance with an additional fee and completion of a follow up practicum project. Details for direct enrollment with Brandman University, part of the Chapman University system, will be available at the seminar. Meet Inservice Requirements At the end of the conference, each attendee will receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify the hours of participation in meeting continuing education requirements. Who Should Attend Educators Teaching Mathematics in Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades: Classroom Teachers, Multiage Teachers, Special Education Staff, Title I Staff, Instructional Assistants, Math Specialists who work with students in Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades, and Administrators.

3 Comprehensive Resource Handbook You will receive an extensive resource handbook, specifically designed for this conference. Included in the handbook are resource materials for ALL conference sessions, even those you don t attend. These materials include: Highly effective teaching strategies and activities for meeting the diverse needs of third, fourth and fifth grade students in mathematics Specific ideas for implementing the new Common Core Math standards and domains in grades 3, 4 and 5 Powerful techniques for using guided math groups and math learning centers in intermediate classrooms Dynamic strategies to solve word problems with model drawing from Singapore Dozens of practical strategies for teaching and reinforcing math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, especially designed for intermediate grade level students Exciting ways to use the ipad and the best ipad apps for teaching math in third, fourth and fifth grades HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN MATH: Conference for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers Spring 2013 RESOURCE HANDBOOK Bureau of Education & Research Come with Colleagues or Bring Your Family for Fun and Activities in Boston Join your colleagues from throughout the region for two strategy packed days at HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN MATH: Conference for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers. All conference sessions will be held at Holiday Inn Dedham. If sightseeing is on your list of things to do, the greater Boston area offers a diverse variety of opportunities. The world famous Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Museum, the Freedom Trail through Boston s historic sites, and a boat cruise on the Charles River are just a few of the many nearby sightseeing opportunities available. Bring a friend or come on your own and join us for two days packed with exciting ideas and strategies. You ll find this conference a delightful opportunity to learn, converse, relax, and play. We hope you will join us! Hotel Accommodations For overnight accommodations, please call Holiday Inn Dedham directly at (781) Mention you are attending this BER conference to receive the special rate of $95 (Single/Double), rates subject to availability. On Site Training Most BER seminars as well as this conference can be brought to your school or district. See the options at or call to speak to one of our On Site Training Consultants. Can t Attend? A related BER seminar, Guided Math: Practical Strategies to Differentiate Your Math Instruction Using Small Group Instruction and Math Learning Centers (Grades 3 6), also presented by Barbara Blanke, is available on CDs with a comprehensive resource handbook at a cost of $99.00 each plus $9.00 shipping and handling. To order, call toll free (Stock #A MUB 1715) or use the order form on the back page. Conference Agenda Day One 7:45 a.m. 8:25 a.m.... Registration 8:30 a.m. 9:05 a.m.... Opening General Session 9:15 a.m. 11:55 a.m... Morning Sessions 11:55 a.m. 1:05 p.m.... Lunch Break (on your own) 1:05 p.m. 3:45 p.m.... Afternoon Sessions Day Two Participants, please check in at the registration desk each day you attend. 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m... Registration 8:30 a.m. 11:20 a.m... Morning Sessions 11:20 a.m. 12:35 p.m... Lunch Break (on your own) 12:35 p.m. 3:20 p.m... Afternoon Sessions PROGRAM GUARANTEE We stand behind the high quality of our programs by providing the following unconditional guarantee: If you are not satisfied with this program, we ll give you a 100% refund of your registration fee.

4 DAY 1 Opening General Session 8:30 a.m. 9:05 a.m. Here They Are: Five Key Ideas for Brain Compatible Math Instruction in Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades Mary Peterson Help your students over the math anxiety hurdles that are so prevalent in intermediate grades! Build success for all students by teaching math the way the brain learns best. Join Mary as she shares stories from her classroom along with five motivating, easy to implement math practices to use with a wide range of math skills. Get ready to start this dynamic conference with a keynote address that will leave you feeling empowered, energized and well equipped to meet the diverse needs of your students. DAY 1 Wednesday, May 1 MORNING SESSIONS Choose ONE Full Morning Session OR TWO 70 Minute Sessions 9:15 a.m. 11:55 a.m. Full Morning Session A 1: Unlock the Power of Guided Math Groups in Your Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Classrooms! Barbara Blanke Come experience what guided math is all about! Learn how to reinforce and extend basic math skills in a small group setting to ensure student success in grades 3 5. See the power of just in time teaching that keeps students fully on track and positively motivated. These fresh, new ideas will help reduce your students math frustration by guiding their learning when they need it most and extending learning for those students who are ready to go! BREAK 10:45 a.m. 11:05 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 10:25 a.m. First 70 Minute Morning Sessions CHOOSE ONE: A 2 or A 3 A 2: Effective Methods for Mastering Multiplication and Division Facts in Grades 3-5 Mary Peterson You will be surprised how quickly your third, fourth and fifth grade students will master multiplication and division facts! In this powerpacked session you will receive many detailed, across-the-curriculum activities to improve conceptual understanding of multiplication and division. Join Mary as she shares the secrets behind getting students to perform multiplication and division operations with fluency and strategic confidence. A 3: Using the Best Technology Resources to Enhance Your Math Instruction in Grades 3-5 Cassy Turner Looking for some outstanding resources to supplement your math instruction? Cassy cuts through the Web s clutter and shares some gems student-friendly websites that promote math comprehension above all else. You ll leave this session with more than a dozen time-tested websites that Cassy enthusiastically recommends for their positive impact on students math skills. BREAK 10:25 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:55 a.m. Second 70 Minute Morning Sessions CHOOSE ONE: A 4 or A 5 A 4: Exciting Ways to Use the ipad in the Math Classroom Mary Peterson Come explore the innovative ways to use the ipad to significantly enhance math lessons and learning stations. Whether you have one ipad or several ipads in your classroom, you will discover a wealth of amazing apps, organization tips and lesson ideas on how to use this motivating technology to increase confidence, enjoyment and achievement in math. A 5: Make it Easier to Master Math Concepts with Motivating Math Games for Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders Cassy Turner Hands-on activities enhance math comprehension by giving your students visual reinforcement of key concepts. Join Cassy as she shares games that you can easily play with materials you already have in your classroom! You ll leave this dynamic session with use them tomorrow ideas for games and activities to support number sense, place value and mental math with the four operations. 11:55 a.m. 1:05 p.m. Lunch break (on your own) A great time to network with colleagues!

5 DAY 1 Wednesday, May 1 AFTERNOON SESSIONS Choose ONE Full Afternoon Session OR TWO 70 Minute Sessions 1:05 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Full Afternoon Session B 1: From Chore to More! Mastering Complex Problem Solving with Bar Modeling from Singapore Cassy Turner Start solving multi-step word problems with your students tomorrow using the bar model drawing methods popularized in Singapore, the nation that produces the world s top math students. You ll see the power of this innovative approach and receive the tools to enable your students at all skill levels to see, manipulate and understand how math works. BREAK 1:55 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 1:05 p.m. 2:15 p.m. First 70 Minute Afternoon Sessions CHOOSE ONE: B 2 or B 3 B 2: Not to Miss Math Centers Designed Specifically for Grades 3 5 Barbara Blanke This fast paced session is brimming with ideas you ll want to try immediately in your classroom. Innovative, hands on, interactive small group and independent activities will be shared that meet the diverse needs of students in grades 3 5 and increase their understanding and proficiency in math. Don t miss these effective techniques that enable you to teach guided math groups! B 3: Powerful Ways to Enhance Performance and Understanding in Place Value, Geometry, Measurement and Fractions Mary Peterson In this highly practical session Mary will share dozens of motivating and enticing activities, games and lessons which are classroom proven to meet the rigorous Common Core Math Standards. Don t miss this opportunity to learn a wealth of ways to make your math lessons and learning stations engaging, productive and highly effective. (Please bring: Scissors, glue and 5 sheets of paper.) MAKE & TAKE BREAK 2:15 p.m. 2:35 p.m. 2:35 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Second 70 Minute Afternoon Sessions CHOOSE ONE: B 4 or B 5 B 4: Building a Language Rich, NOT Language Dependent Math Classroom in Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades Barbara Blanke Join Barbara as she shares strategies to support ALL of your students academic language in mathematics. You will leave with ready to use activities to build geometric vocabulary that are packed full of fun. Find out what it takes to fully engage your students while helping them develop the rich academic language they need to fully succeed in mathematics. B 5: Engaging Ideas to Increase Math Vocabulary for Third through Fifth Graders Mary Peterson Jumpstart your students vocabulary knowledge with highly motivational, classroomproven math vocabulary games and activities. Mary offers innovative, motivating strategies to help your students learn and retain math vocabulary. All activities support the Common Core Math Standards and are based on fully-researched principles of vocabulary instruction. You ll leave this dynamic session with great, new, easy-to-implement math vocabulary ideas you can use right away! You ll receive an extensive resource handbook for ALL sessions even those you don t attend

6 HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN MATH: Conference for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers DAY 2 Thursday, May 2 MORNING SESSIONS Choose ONE Full Morning Session OR TWO 75 Minute Sessions 8:30 a.m. 11:20 a.m. Full Morning Session C 1: Marvelous Math Projects Perfect for Third Through Fifth Graders (A Make-and-Take Session) Mary Peterson Increase your students positive attitude toward math with these motivating and creative math projects. These exciting projects can be used with a wide range of math topics and include writing activities, art projects, math models, puzzles, booklets and more! Come prepared to create several sensational math projects you and your students will love! (Please bring: Scissors, glue, tape and 20 sheets of paper.) BREAK 10:05 a.m. 10:25 a.m. MAKE & TAKE 8:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. First 75 Minute Morning Sessions CHOOSE ONE: C 2 or C 3 C 2: Differentiated Whole Group Math Lessons for Grades 3-5: Making it Easy! Barbara Blanke Unlock the power of differentiated instruction that focuses on the diverse needs of your students in grades 3 5, from those who excel in math to those who struggle with basic math facts. Learn practical ideas to minimize your effort and maximize all of your students mathematical understanding in one whole group lesson! C 3: Key Strategies to Empower Your Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders Mental Math Abilities Cassy Turner In this fast-paced session, Cassy will share tools you can immediately use to teach students to master mental math. Working with sample addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems, you ll learn methods to enable your students to develop strong mental math skills, number sense and life-long confidence with these best strategies for manipulating numbers. BREAK 9:45 a.m. 10:05 a.m. 10:05 a.m. 11:20 a.m. Second 75 Minute Morning Sessions CHOOSE ONE: C 4 or C 5 C 4: Motivating All Students: Building a Community of Eager Math Learners in Grades 3 5 Barbara Blanke In this fast paced session Barbara will show you step by step how to build a community of learners that will support your ability to work with small groups and keep the rest of the class engaged in meaningful mathematical work. See how to set social norms that make all the difference! Take advantage of this opportunity to gain a full understanding of how to motivate all your students to learn mathematics. C 5: Unlock the Secret to Mastering Fraction, Ratio and Proportion Concepts with Bar Modeling from Singapore Cassy Turner The Common Core is loaded with standards that begin, Solve real world problems involving Model drawing from Singapore provides a powerful method to demystify fraction, ratio and percentage problems. In this lively interactive session, you ll learn to use a signature feature of math from Singapore to help your students work with these higher-level concepts with ease. 11:20 a.m. 12:35 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own) A great time to network with colleagues!

7 DAY 2 Thursday, May 2 AFTERNOON SESSIONS Choose TWO 75 Minute Sessions 12:35 p.m. 1:50 p.m. First 75 Minute Afternoon Sessions CHOOSE ONE: D-1, D-2 or D-3 D 1: Techniques that Really Work: Dynamic Strategies to Solve Word Problems with Model Drawing from Singapore Mary Peterson If your third, fourth and fifth grade students are easily frustrated when trying to solve word problems, here s a proven way to make it much, much easier for them and for you! Join Mary for this exciting introduction to Singapore Math model drawing and learn simple techniques that will make your students actually enjoy solving word problems. Mary will show you the seven reliable steps that your students can use to solve word problems with accuracy. D 2: Here They Are: Practical Tips for Managing Math Learning Centers for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades Barbara Blanke Come learn about classroom proven techniques for setting up highly motivating math centers that your students will enjoy and that will keep them independently focused on mathematics. Barbara will share tried and true management strategies that respect your valuable teaching time by minimizing set up, planning and grading while students are actively engaged in math centers. D 3: Freaked by Teaching Fractions to Third, Fourth and Fifth Graders? Here are the Keys to Success! Cassy Turner Take advantage of Cassy s best strategies, tips and techniques for teaching this challenging Common Core domain. Discover multiple ways of representing fractions and decimals that allow your third, fourth and fifth graders to truly understand and manipulate all four operations. BREAK 1:50 p.m. 2:05 p.m. 2:05 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Second 75 Minute Afternoon Sessions CHOOSE ONE: D-4, D-5 or D-6 D 4: Incorporate Differentiated Math Learning Stations and Guided Math Groups in Your Third Through Fifth Grade Classroom Mary Peterson Discover dynamic ways to reinforce and strengthen math skills for all students with a differentiated approach to math instruction. Mary will share the most effective differentiation techniques for planning and organizing productive math learning stations and guided math instruction that will meet the needs and abilities of all students while maximizing time, materials and resources. D 5: Best Strategies to Get Your Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Students to Ask and Answer the Right Questions in Math Barbara Blanke Discover the secrets to helping your students make sense of mathematics! Barbara will share 12 specific, research based questions that prompt higher-order thinking for all students. You ll learn the newest, most explicit strategies to pose questions that enable your students to explore, justify and prove their mathematical thinking. D 6: Here They Are: The Best ipad Apps for Teaching Math in Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades! Cassy Turner More and more people are turning to ipads as motivating teaching tools. With thousands of math applications available, how do you choose the right ones to support and strengthen your classroom teaching? Discover the best, most valuable math apps currently available. Your students will love practicing number sense, fractions and problem-solving in an engaging new way, and they ll love you for introducing them to these outstanding apps. Every session packed with highly practical ideas

8 FIRST NAME M.I. LAST NAME POSITION, SUBJECT TAUGHT SCHOOL NAME HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN MATH: Conference for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers Registration (NME3S2) Boston (Dedham), MA Both days: May 1 and 2, 2013 One day only: May 1 or May 2, 2013 I d like to order the CD version of the related seminar, Guided Math: Practical Strategies to Differentiate Your Math Instruction Using Small Group Instruction and Math Learning Centers (Grades 3 6), by Barbara Blanke, $99.00 plus $9.00 shipping (Stock #A MUB 1715). GRADE LEVEL th Avenue SE PO Box Bellevue, WA HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED IN MATH: Conference for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers Spring 2013 Conference Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Bureau of Education & Research SCHOOL MAILING ADDRESS CITY & STATE ZIP CODE SCHOOL PHONE NUMBER HOME PHONE NUMBER ( ) ( ) Registration confirmations are sent via . If you would like a confirmation, please provide your address. E MAIL ADDRESS HOME MAILING ADDRESS CITY & STATE PRIORITY ID CODE: Please fill in the six digit number from the mail label ZIP CODE METHOD OF PAYMENT Payment is due prior to the program. No cash please. First Day only, $229; Second Day only, $229; Both Days, $389 A check (payable to Bureau of Education & Research) is attached A purchase order is attached, P.O. # (Be sure to include priority ID code on the P.O.) Charge my MasterCard VISA Discover Account # Exp. Date: Please print name as it appears on card MO/YR Signature (required for credit card purchases) DAY 1 DAY 2 Please do not detach the mail label, just make changes as needed. SESSION PREFERENCES: SESSION NUMBERS REQUIRED One Full Morning Session: A 1 OR Two 70 Minute Morning Sessions A and A (A 2 or A 3) (A 4 or A 5) One Full Morning Session: C 1 OR Two 75 Minute Morning Sessions C and C (C 2 or C 3) (C 4 or C 5) One Full Afternoon Session: B 1 OR Two 70 Minute Afternoon Sessions B and B (B 2 or B 3) (B 4 or B 5) Two 75 Minute Afternoon Sessions D (D 1, D 2 or D 3) AND D (D 4, D 5 or D 6) REGISTRATION FEE: The fee for the first or second day registration only is $229 per person. If a person registers for both days, the registration fee is discounted to $389 per person. Registration fees are due prior to the program. No cash please. Fee includes conference registration, a personalized certificate of daily attendance and an extensive conference resource handbook with materials for all sessions even those you don t attend. CANCELLATION/SUBSTITUTIONS: 100% of your paid registration fee will be refunded if you can t attend and notify us at least 10 days before the conference. Late cancellations will be refunded less a $15 service fee. Substitutions may be made at any time without charge. (NME3S2) 2013 Bureau of Education & Research. All rights reserved. Please return the above panel in its entirety for proper registration FOUR EASY WAYS TO REGISTER: PHONE toll free: (Weekdays 6 a.m. 6 p.m. Pacific Time) FAX this form to: MAIL this form to: Bureau of Education & Research th Avenue SE PO Box Bellevue, WA REGISTER ONLINE at: Meeting Site & Hotel Accommodations This conference will be held at the following site: Holiday Inn Dedham, (781) If needed, please make your own guestroom reservations by calling the hotel above. Mention you are attending this BER conference to receive a special room rate of $95 (Single/Double), based on availability.. Further Questions: Call the Bureau of Education & Research (800) or visit us online at NME3S2