UCSMP Grades 6-12 User's Conference
November 15-16, 2008
The University of Chicago
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 East 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
This weekend conference is designed for teachers and administrators who:
teach from UCSMP Grades 6-12 (third edition),
are considering UCSMP Grades 6-12 (third edition),
use or have used earlier editions of UCSMP middle and high school materials, or
use or have used Everyday Mathematics (EM).
The conference will introduce you to the program and provide overviews of each course, teaching tips, technology usage, the research behind the materials, and more. On Saturday, take an in-depth look at books of your choice, devoting the morning to one text and the afternoon to another. On Sunday, you can attend as many as four sessions on special topics, and pre-register for a one-on-one meeting with a textbook author.
To learn more about the conference, please click on the links below. You will need Adobe Reader, a free program
available from www.adobe.com, to open them.
General Information and Registration Form (last updated 8/26/08)
Tentative Conference Program (last updated 11/10/08)
Latest Conference News(Last updated 10/23/08)
Save on early registration and group rates! Space is guaranteed if registration is received by November 5. After that date, please contact
UCSMP to find out
if the conference is at capacity. Rooms for participants are being held until October 30 at The Courtyard by Marriott, located on Chicago's Magnificent Mile,
at a discounted rate of $189/night for a single or double room. Rooms may be available after this date, however, the rate may differ from the group rate.
Questions? Please contact Carol Siegel, Coordinator of School Relations, at 773-702-9770
or cssiegel@uchicago.edu; or call UCSMP's general number at 773-702-1130.