Melinda DeCoriolis, Director
19601 W. Bluemound Road, Suite 200
Brookfield, WI  53045
Phone: 262-370-5451
Fax: 262-787-9501
e-mail: sracademy5451@sbcglobal.net
Week 2: July 14-18, 2008/Waukesha

STATEWIDE ACADEMIES

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Chiwaukee Academy
Kenosha/Racine Area
August 11-15, 2008
 

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Christa McAuliffe Academy
Appleton Area
July 14-18, 2008
 

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Cray Academy
Chippewa Falls Area
July 4-7, 2008

 

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Gitche Gumee Academy
Ashland Area
July 28-August 1, 2008
 

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John Muir Academy
Verona Area
July 28-August 1, 2008
 

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Northwoods Academy
Rhinelander Area
August 4-8, 2008
 

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Sally Ride Academy
West Allis Area/June 23-27, 2008
Waukesha Area
/July 14-18, 2008
Grafton Area
/July 28-August 1, 2008
Fond du Lac Area
/August 11-15, 2008

 

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Star Academy
River Falls Area
July 29-August 1, 2008
 

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Washburn Academy
Holmen Area/July 14-18, 2008
Onalaska Area
/July 28-August 1, 2008
 

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WASDI

 

MAKING MATH MEANINGFUL FOR BOTH STUDENTS & TEACHERS

INSTRUCTOR(S): Greg Tang, Award  Winning Author & Math Educator (Tuesday Only)
Melisa Mello, Lake Forest School District
Jennie Lamb, Waukesha School District

GRADE LEVEL: K-6
CREDIT: 1
(Tuesday-Wednesday only.  Registration cost = $200)
 

On Tuesday, Greg Tang will lead you on a math journey like no other.  If you ever felt like you were missing "math gene," never connected with the way you were taught math, or are simply looking for ways to make math more intuitive and compelling to your students, then come discover what thousands of teacher have learned first hand: a simple, common sense approach to the numbers that holds the key to arithmetic problem-solving, and mathematical thinking.

Join Greg as he as he shows teachers from kindergarten through 6th grade a step-by-step, consistent, and coordinated approach to teaching math  that develops good number sense, builds strong computational skills, and encourages creative thinking and problem solving.  Best of all, it is so simple and straightforward that it leaves teachers wishing they had been taught this way.  If you ever had doubts about math in the past, you'll come away inspired and passionate about how math can be taught in the future.

 

Sally Ride Academy