Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in the 2013 CCGPS Mathematics Resource Revision Team. This opportunity generated an overwhelming response. While we have only 57 openings for grades K - 10, we received over 800 applications. Selection was difficult at best, due to the high quality and quantity of submissions. The final team members represent every U.S. congressional district across the state of Georgia. If you have been selected, you will receive an email on or before March 15, 2013, verifying your selection and indicating your grade level team.
 * 2013 CCGPS Mathematics Resource Revision Team Opportunity **
 * DEADLINE HAS PASSED: Team Members will be notified around March 15th **

If you do not receive an email notification indicating that you have been selected, we encourage you to apply for future opportunities as they become available. Again, thank you to all applicants. We appreciate your dedication to the students and teachers of the state of Georgia.

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//If you did not apply for this opportunity and are receiving this email, it is because you are a member of our listserve. Please ignore and delete this email if it does not apply to you. // Grades 6-High School Brooke Kline bkline@doe.k12.ga.us Mathematics Program Lead Specialist

Grades 6-High School James Pratt jpratt@doe.k12.ga.us Secondary Mathematics Program Specialist

Grades K-5 Turtle Gunn tgunn@doe.k12.ga.us Elementary Mathematics Program Specialist


 * Career-Based Mathematics Task Challenge **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">As part of the continuing implementation of CCGPS in the year 2013 - 2014, the current GADOE mathematics frameworks and units are being reviewed, revised, and augmented. We are offering an opportunity for educators to assist in this critical process.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The challenge:Create a career-based mathematics task using guidelines provided to supplement and/or address gaps in the existing CCGPS frameworks units.If your task is selected for addition to a unit, you will receive a $200 honorarium per task. All work is to be original using support structures provided by the Georgia Department of Education Mathematics Team.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">If you are interested in participating in this challenge, please view the task creation guidelines at http://ccgps-task-submission-guidelines.wikispaces.com/, and get started! Task submission period begins now and closes **May 1, 2013**. We look forward to seeing your tasks.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Student Work Samples **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">As part of the continuing implementation of CCGPS in the year 2013 - 2014, the current GADOE mathematics units are being augmented. We would like your assistance with this critical process.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Student work samples are a vital component of the frameworks which only you can provide. If you have been using the GADOE frameworks and have student work which you would be willing to share, please send it our way. We will remove any identifiers, and include selected student work samples in the revised frameworks which are slated to be released July 1, 2013. If your student work sample is selected for inclusion we will notify you of its placement in the units via email.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Submission guidelines **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Attach the work sample(s) to an email in any format. Whatever works for you, works for us.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Indicate the grade level, unit, and task in the body of your email, and on the work sample in the upper left corner.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">You may cover any student/school identifiers if you wish, and we will do the same if any remain.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Send the email with student work attached to the appropriate team member below.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">To be considered for inclusion, work samples must be submitted by **May 17, 2013**.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">We look forward to seeing your students’ work.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Sincerely, <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Georgia Department of Education Mathematics Team

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Turtle Toms tgunn@doe.k12.ga.us <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Elementary Mathematics Program Specialist

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Brooke Kline bkline@doe.k12.ga.us <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Mathematics Program Lead Specialist

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">James Pratt jpratt@doe.k12 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Secondary Mathematics Program Specialist