Bill Atwood is a Collins Associate with over 40 years of experience in public and private schools and a Presidential Award finalist for excellence in math and science teaching. His books and videos describe strategies that improve both thinking and writing skills. Most recently, Bill has been involved in developing workshops that support evidenced-based reading and writing as well as creating materials ready to be downloaded and used in classrooms.
Bill has led thousands of workshops across the country and is known for his sense of humor, enthusiasm, and ability to focus on practical ideas that teachers can implement easily. He is part of the graduate faculty at Castleton University and Endicott College.
ONLINE COURSE
How Did You Get That? Improving Open Responses in Math
For math teachers, department heads, principals, supervisors, curriculum committee members, and special educators
ONLINE COURSE DESCRIPTION
This online course, using the nationally known and research-based Collins Writing framework, provides educators with practical classroom strategies and teaching techniques. The Collins framework is designed to improve the quality of student engagement, and teacher feedback, as well as develop critical procedural skills, conceptual understandings and vocabulary, and problem solving expertise. Imbedded in the course will be strategies for both traditional classroom instruction and remote learning as well as ideas to involve parents and guardians. This course will guide teachers as they plan and implement strategies to strengthen their teaching and use alongside any published math program.
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COURSE SYLLABUS
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COURSE DATES
June 14 to August 16, 2023, ten weekly sessions 4:30-5:50
REGISTRATION
WHEN REGISTERING PLEASE BE SURE TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT COURSE OPTION AND FEE. OPTION 1 ($800) INCLUDES A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE ONLY. OPTION 2 ($1,175) INCLUDES 3 GRADUATE CREDITS.
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