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A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE
Making Algebra Child's Play! ®
The Day1 Hands-On Equations®
Workshop
Duration:1
Day
Target Audience:Teachers grades 3 to 8
Registration Fee:$175
This one day workshop
empowers teachers to understand and use the visual, kinesthetic
and pictorial Hands-On Equations teaching methodology to successfully
present essential algebraic concepts to students in grades 3 to 8. By
"breaking the code of algebra," Hands-On Equations empowers students to
work with sophisticated-looking algebraic concepts, thereby enhancing
their self-esteem and their interest in mathematics.
By
participating in this workshop, you will:
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See a live student
demonstration with young students
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Learn how to physically
represent algebraic linear equations
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Understand the "legal
moves" which may used to solve equations
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Experience the
"teacher-as-the-coach" mode of instruction
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Understand the power of
Piagetian learning
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Enable your students to
understand and solve equations such as 4x + 2 = 2x + 10 and 2(x+3) = 2x
+ 7 in just six lessons
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Learn the pictorial
representation for solving equations
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Use the game pieces to set
and solve
verbal problems
Example
: "Find three consecutive
odd numbers whose sum is 21."
Example:
"Sally is 4
years older than Tim. If the sum of their ages is 20, how old is each?'
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Learn how to work with the white pawn, which is the opposite of the blue pawn and solve equations such as
x + 2 = 4 - x.
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Learn a meaningful way to
teach addition and subtraction of integers
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Receive
an individual set of Hands-On Equations (complete program for use with
one student at a time)
Obtain a complimentary
registration and class set of materials! Provide a group of
3rd, 4th and/or 5th graders
without prior experience with Hands-On Equations for the student
demonstration and receive a complimentary admission and class set.
Contact us at 800-993-6284 to see if we are still in need of children for
the workshop site of interest to you.
This
Workshop is Recommended for:
This workshop
is recommended for upper elementary teachers, middle and junior high math
teachers, math coaches, mathematics coordinators and supervisors. The
workshop will also be of interest to teachers of the gifted (grades 2-5)
and teachers of LD students (grades 4-12)
When
The workshops will begin at
9:00 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m. Plan to arrive between 8:30 a.m. and
8:45 a.m. for morning refreshments and check-in.
Where
Click here for a flyer
listing the spring 2008 schedule of public workshop. Click here for the hotel/site
listing for each workshop.
Registration
Fee
The registration fee by
mail, fax or phone for the one-day workshop is $175. This fee includes an
individual set of Hands-On Equations® (complete program for use with one
student), as well as morning refreshments and lunch and a $25 Discount
Certificate toward a Class Set of Hands-On Equations! Advance registration
is strongly encouraged as space is limited. The registration fee or a purchase order is due at the
time of registration.
Online
Registration
Register online with an Amex, Visa,
MasterCard or Purchase order and save $15! Online registrations
with purchase orders are tentative until faxed copy of
PO is received at 610-398-7863.
Mail-In
Registration
Click here to print a registration
form you can mail in. Please enter the workshop city and date from the attached
list
Group Offer
Submit
four paid registrations and receive a fifth registration for
free!
Continuing
Education Credits
Each participant who
successfully completes the full workshop will receive .6 CEU (6 contact
hours) from
Kutztown
University in
Pennsylvania . PA
residents are eligible to receive Act 48 credits (go to
Continuing Education Credits
Section).
Certificates of
Discount for Materials
Attendees receive a $25
Certificate of Discount good towards the purchase of a class set of
Hands-On Equations®, as well as a Certificate of Appreciation which
provides a $30 discount on the price of the Instructional Video Manual in
either VHS or DVD format (normally $69.95 and $79.95, respectively).
Certificates are valid for 6 months following the date of the
workshop. Materials purchased on-site via check, purchase order or
Amex, VISA or MasterCard will be exempt from the standard 6% shipping and
handling charge. Click here for the regular Hands-On
Equations® price list
prior to the above discounts.
Bring your completed order
form and/or purchase order to the workshop to take advantage of
complimentary shipping and handling on your order!
Accommodations
Participants are responsible
for securing and paying for their own lodging, if needed, and parking
fees, if any.
Cancellations
You may cancel your
registration up to 10 business days prior to the workshop and we will
refund your tuition less a $25 cancellation fee. If you need to cancel
less than 10 business days prior to the workshop, you may 1) send a
substitute from your organization or 2) transfer your tuition to a future
workshop that is scheduled within one year of the workshop date. Please
note that if you don't cancel and do not attend you are still responsible
for payment.
For
Further Information
Contact
Borenson and Associates, Inc.,
P.O. Box 3328,
Allentown,
PA
18106; Telephone
(800) 993-6284; Fax (610) 398-7863.
info@borenson.com
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