ActiveMath Programs

Office location: 3149 Dundee Rd. #146, Northbrook IL 60062
Registration Contact: Hope Martin, 888.ACT.MATH or 847.883.8864
Note: Financial Aid students who are registering for ActiveMath workshops need to call the Center for Professional Development at 847.947.5247.
Do not register for the following classes through National Louis University.

Workshops

MHE585B | WS/Math Ed/IP/Teaching Problem Solving, Grades 5–9 (1sh)

This workshop takes a fresh look — with an eye on the Common Core State Standards — at key critical-thinking skills, concepts, and strategies associated with helping students become successful problem solvers. Participants will be actively engaged working in small groups.

Additional Details
Fri., 7/13, 4:00pm—10:00pm
Sat., 7/14, 8:00am—5:00pm
Holiday Inn Chicago, Tinley Park Convention Center, 18501 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, IL 60477
Instructor: D. Spangler

MHE585I | WS/Integrating Mathematics Across the Curriculum: Using Real-World Applications, Grades 5-9 (1sh)

This workshop explores rich, real-world interdisciplinary connections between mathematics and science, social studies, literature, and more. Key connections will be made between the Common Core State Standards (school math) and the math of the real world.

Additional Details
Fri., 7/20, 4:00pm—10:00pm
Sat., 7/21, 8:00am—5:00pm
Wyndam Garden Hotel, 900 W. Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Instructor: H. Martin

MHE585S | WS/Using Manipulatives & Activities to Teach the Math Standards, Grades 4-8 (1sh)

In this workshop, participants engage in hands-on, minds-on activities designed to motivate students and make skills and concepts from each domain of the Common Core State Standards more accessible to them. Participants learn how to make traditional mathematics topics more interesting through the use of manipulatives, real-world activities, and authentic assessment.

Additional Details
Mon. & Tues., 7/23 & 7/24, 8:00am—3:30pm
Double Tree Chicago–North Shore Conference Center, 9599 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077
Instructor: H. Martin & D. Spangler