Puget Sound Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Puget Sound Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a professional organization dedicated to improving Math Teaching in the Puget Sound Region. PSCTM is an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and one of the organizations that rotates in hosting the Northwest Math Conferences in October.  We offer an annual scholarship to PSCTM members for the conference to honor Elden Egbers, who was a big supporter of attendance at the conferences.  Talk to one of the board members at the next dinner for more details.


If you teach Mathematics in the Puget Sound region, consider joining PSCTM, Washington State Mathematics Council (WSMC), or both.

PSCTM was founded to encourage continual professional growth among local mathematics teachers. The organization sponsors three major activities during the year: a fall, a winter, and a spring dinner. A variety of topics of interest to K-12 math educators are presented at these events.

What I Needed to Know About Teaching I Learned From Kindergarten Teachers

What can a high school teacher learn from Kindergarten classrooms?

In our stratified education system, we seldom have the opportunity to see what’s going on in the classroom down the hall, let alone in other buildings and grade levels.

During her two years as a Field Supervisor, Kari has visited classrooms across the spectrum of public education, and she has been fascinated by the master teachers she has observed in primary grades. Kindergarten has been a revelation, as she has watched how teachers of our youngest students evaluate, differentiate, nurture, and challenge their kiddos.

In this session we’ll explore how Kindergarten teachers create vibrant and safe learning environments, address social-emotional learning needs, manage a classroom of wiggly youngsters, and engage students in rigorous lessons. What can all educators learn from these models of investigative, engaging instruction? Everything…

Kari Wilson

After 36 years teaching high school English and social studies in Everett, Kari Wilson is enjoying her new role as an Adjunct Instructor and Field Supervisor for Washington State University. She is a book study facilitator and grant recipient for the Center for the Strengthening of the Teaching Profession. Kari has been a National Board Certified Teacher since 2007, and holds a Masters degree in Instructional Leadership from the University of Washington. Her special interests include culturally responsive education, teacher leadership, interdisciplinary curriculum development, and instructional coaching. In her school district she piloted courses in the Holocaust and Human Rights, Ethnic Studies, and AP World History. She is an Alfred Lerner Fellow (Holocaust education), a Dow Jones Fellow (journalism education) and a Woodring Scholar (Western Washington University). Kari’s published work includes action research on secondary level content literacy, Holocaust education curriculum, and writing instruction for scholastic journalism. She has presented at national and state conferences, and served on the board of directors of the Washington Journalism Education Association and the education advisory panel of the Washington Holocaust Education Resource Center.



Schedule:

The Zoom link will be sent to all registrants on Sunday, February 2nd.

Free clock hours are provided by Puget Sound Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Please register for them at the door.