Trainings & Presentations

Here are some of my past workshops and presentations. If you would like to discuss a potential training or presentation for your staff, please contact me.

Past State, Regional and National Presentations & Trainings

• Creating Desmos Classroom Activities, 14 February 2020, BCAMT Desmos Workshop, Surrey BC.
• Making Learning Visible with Mathcasts, 18 October 2019, WAETAG 2019, Bellevue WA.
• Desmos-ify Your Math Classroom, 10 October 2019, 2019 NW Math Conference, Tacoma WA.
• Desmos Essentials, 29 July 2019, Washington Education Association Summer Learning Institute, Vancouver WA.
• Desmos Essentials, co-presented with Stephanie Blair, 18 October 2018, 2018 Northwest Math Conference, Whistler BC.
• Developing a Vision of Student Learning, 9 Dec 2017, 2017 WERA Winter Conference, Seattle WA.
• Learning and Leading through a District Fellows Program, 10 December 2015, 2015 WERA Winter Conference, Seattle WA.
• The Key to Operationalizing the New Standards: Proficiency Scaling, 16 October 2015, Association for Middle Level Education Annual Conference (AMLE 2015), Columbus OH.
• Operationalizing the Common Core through Proficiency Scaling, 12 Dec 2014, WERA Conference, Seattle WA.
• Operationalizing the Common Core through Proficiency Scaling, 27 Oct 2014, WA Educators Conference, Seattle WA.
• Engage Your Classroom with Socrative. 11 Oct 2014, 2014 NW Math Conference, Portland OR.
• Formative Assessment Strategies Utilizing Technology. 11 Oct 2014, 2014 NW Math Conference, Portland OR.
• CCSS for Business Leaders. 22 April 2014, Woodinville Rotary, Woodinville WA.
• Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. 21 April 2014, WA Common Core Communications Leadership Summit. Presented with Anne Gallagher, Mathematics Director, OSPI.
• Formative Assessment Strategies Utilizing Technology, 1 Feb 2013, Annual Conference of Catholic Educators (ACCE), Honolulu HI.

Past District and School Professional Learning Opportunities

• Become a Desmos CL TOP CHEF!, Summer 2022, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Math Differentiation & Collaboration, Spring 2022, Moorlands Elementary, Kenmore WA.
• Building Thinking Classrooms PLC, 2021-2022 school year, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Academic Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies for ALL Learners PD series, 2021-2022, Northshore Middle School, Bothell WA.
• Menu Math: A Differentiated Math Strategy, 17 August 2021, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• 3, 2, 1, LAUNCH! Lesson Launches that Spark Curiosity, 17 August 2021, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Feedback for LEARNING Using Desmos, 17 August 2021, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Setting Math Instructional Priorities and Addressing Unfinished Learning, August 2021, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Math Differentiation: Addressing Key Prerequisites, 26 May 2021, Moorlands Elementary, Kenmore WA.
• Desmos Computation Layer Series, Spring 2021, Mukilteo School District, Mukilteo WA.
• Mathematics Assessments in Schoology, 20 August 2020, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Elementary Math Workshop, 13 November 2019, Wellington Elementary, Woodinville WA.
• Making Learning Visible with Mathcasts, 21 August 2019, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos Activity Builder, 20 August 2019, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos Computation Layer, 20 August 2019, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos-ify Your Math Classroom, 20 May 2019, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City CA.
• Math Differentiation & Collaboration, 9 January 2019, Sunrise Elementary, Redmond WA.
• Engaging Math Strategies for Highly Capable Students, 7 January 2019, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos Essentials for K-5 Math, 7 November 2018, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos Essentials for Secondary Math, 7 November 2018, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos-ify your Algebra/Geometry Classroom PLC, 2018-19 school year, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Operationalizing the  K-5 Common Core Math Standards through Proficiency Scaling, October 2018, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos Computation Layer PLC, 2018-19 school year, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos-ify Your Classroom, 20 August 2018, Battle Ground School District, Battle Ground WA.
• Charging Up Math Lessons with Desmos, 16 May 2018, Battle Ground School District, Battle Ground WA.
• Priorities in the 3-5 Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, 2 April 2018, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Priorities in the K-2 Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, 26 March 2018, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Charging Up Math Lessons with Desmos, 15 March 2018, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Rich Math Tasks, 6 December 2017, Bear Creek Elementary, Bothell WA.
• Using Desmos in 6-12 Mathematics, 25 August 2017, Northshore School District Summer Institute, Bothell WA.
• Engaging Students with Desmos 2.0, 25 August 2017, Northshore School District Summer Institute, Bothell WA.
• Using 3-Act Math Tasks in the K-5 Classroom, 24 August 2017, , Northshore School District Summer Institute, Bothell WA.
• Using Desmos in 6-12 Mathematics, 21 March 2017, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Supporting Productive Struggle in Mathematics, 30 January 2017, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• 2016-2017 NSD Math Fellows Program: Mathematical Mindsets, January-May 2017, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Using 3-Act Math Tasks in K-6 Math
  • 30 Nov 2016, Kokanee Elementary, Woodinville WA.
  • 14 Dec 2016, East Ridge Elementary, Woodinville WA.
  • 15 Feb 2017, Moorlands Elementary, Kenmore WA.
• Using 3-Act Math Tasks PD Series for K-12 Math, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
  • Session 1: 3 Nov 2016
  • Session 2: 19 Jan 2017
• Deleting the Textbook, 7 April 2016, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• What is “This?”: Creating a Vision of Student Learning, 5 April 2016, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Using 3-Act Math Tasks, 23 March 2016, Bear Creek Elementary, Woodinville WA.
• Supporting Productive Struggle, 8 March 2016, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Creating Headaches, 2 February 2016, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos Activity Builder, 3 December 2015, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Desmos Polygraphs, 5 November 2015, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Engaging Math Tasks, 1 October 2015, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• NSD Math Fellows Program & Principles to Actions, Sept 2015-May 2016, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Math Teaching Practices for Common Core, 19 August 2015, 2015 Northshore School District Summer Institute, Bothell WA.
• SBAC Performance Tasks. 8 April 2015, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.
• Depth of Knowledge & Using Open Questions. 2 April 2015, Northshore School District, Bothell WA.

Past State Assessment Presentations & Trainings

• OSPI End-of-Course Item Writing Workshop, 28 February – 1 March 2012, Olympia WA.
• Using State Assessment Items in Classroom Formative Assessments, 9 Dec 2011, WERA Winter Conference, Seattle WA.
• OSPI End-of-Course Assessment Updates, 8 Dec 2011, WERA Winter Conference, Seattle WA. View support document.
• OSPI End-of-Course Item Writing Workshop, 1-3 March 2011 Olympia, WA.
• OSPI End-of-Course Assessment Updates, 8 Dec 2010, WERA Winter Conference, Seattle WA. View support document.