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=List Speakers and their Topics below:= Project Parallax – University of Virginia Javits Grant- 2 presentations Hilary Dack and Christie Trinter 6 PBL units developed to use in mathematics for grades 2 and 3 2010 Curriculum award from NAGC Also included a method of preparing teachers to teach such a curriculum including teaching them Subject and pedagogical information Steps: 1. Had them reflect on their mindset towards teaching math 2. experienced units as teachers - __Math Knowledge for Teaching__ a resource they used from Ball of the University of Michigan 3. engaged in non-routine problem solving - preassessed with Crossing the River with Dogs – Key Curriculum Press 4. introduced math content 5. videos of instruction – [|www.learner.org] – Annenberg Foundation 6. went on field trips to use math – used differentiation by color codes for levels of teachers’ Understanding of math 7. technology preparation – use of Excel and flip cameras 8. information on student assessment 9. debriefs of experiences