December 2nd, 2011

Important Dates: 


Christmas Luncheon with In-Service and ASIM will be December 12th.  Please see Vicky's email for details and Lynn for the sign up sheet to indicate what "side dish" you will bring to share. 


The JSU Staff Christmas Luncheon will be (has traditionally been) December 19th. (Monday before Christmas).  


Everyone Save the date:
June 26th for a celebration of AMSTI 10 year anniversary at UAH.  This involves all full time employees. Travel to Huntsville on 26th, be prepare to spend the night and return on 27th. The celebration will be end too late to return home on the evening of the 26th.

TTT for AMSTI Math Specialists COS Phase II training is December 14, 2011 at the Lincoln Center, 901 9th Ave North, Birmingham, 35204.   8:00-4:30 (need to LEAVE AMSTI office at 6:30 AM)

Training will be in grade bands:  K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12.  K - 8 will be December 14 and 9 - 12 will be December 15 so Melanie and I will attend both.  Dec 15 is a half day.

January 25, 2012: TTT for LEAs in Central Alabama (Lincoln Center).  Not necessary for us to attend unless we receive instructions to attend.  It will be the same training we receive on March 14.

Standards Insight Database Tool Training will be in Feb/March for both AMSTI math and LEA teams.

April Statewide Staff meeting:  AMSTI Math specialists will recieve training on Common Core Units (units for  Investigations, CMP2, and IMP  to address common core standards not previously addressed in their units) and Math Practice Standards.

June 2012 Statewide Staff meeting - OGAP - a model for the practical application of learning trajectories which is the research base for the Common Core Standards in Math.

The following dates are now FREE for math specialists, AMSTI will not hold any math TTT sessions this year.  I do not have any additional info from Science at this time!

February 20 -23: North UAH, UAH, UNA, Athens
February 27- March 1: Central
JSU, UAB, UM, AU, UA, WSCC
March 5 – 8 : South
USA, Troy,

Math Specialists: Striplin is hosting a "World of Math" on March 7th and would like our assistance.  Contact Ms. Easley.

ARMT+ Specs :  the news is they will be out in January.

Before leaving for Christmas break, please snoop around in the refrigerator and throw out anything that belongs to you that is no longer consumable.  All unclaimed open containers of food or left overs will be tossed on December 22nd.