A balanced mathematics program prepares confident students for success in life.  The Clark County School District’s Curriculum and Professional Development Division seeks to achieve this by fostering enduring understanding of mathematical concepts, encouraging mathematical thinking and problems solving, and by helping to connect mathematics to real life situations.

Goals: 

• Student mastery of mathematical concepts and skills
• Student demonstration of problem solving, connections, communication, and reasoning in mathematics
• Student application of mathematical skills into real life situations

• The Secondary Math Contest will be held on Saturday, April 18, at Bonanza HS, from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm.
• A Math Round-Robin Software Training is scheduled for April 18, at Chaparral HS, from 8:00 am – 12:30 pm. Participants will have the opportunity to attend three out of the four sessions offered : Geometer’s Sketchpad, TinkerPlots, Fathom, and Acces. Registration is available on Pathlore.
• The National Middle School Association’s 2009 Middle Level Essentials Conference will be held on April 23rd and 24th, at Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference sessions will focus on differentiated instruction to meet the needs of every student. The Ninth Grade Academy, a conference within a conference, will have sessions dealing with ninth grade learning teams, connecting the curriculum, and increasing student accountability. More information can be found here.
• A Mathematics Conference for long-term substitutes and new teachers is planned for April 6 – 8, 2009. It will include sessions on a variety of topics from assessment development to instructional strategies for all learners. It will be held at the Curriculum and Professional Development Building from 8 am – 3 pm.