JANUARY

Saturdays, January 5 - 12 - 19 - 26, 2008
10:30 am- 12 noon: Yardley, PA
Four Saturdays of fun with Let’s Read Math, Grades 3-5, at the Yardley Library
Do math activities related to books in the new Let’s Read Math Funbook Advanced Funbook, for upper elementary grades. Sign up for this series of workshops at the Yardley Makefield Library, 1080 Edgewood Road, Yardley PA 19067. 
Or call for more information:  215-493-2090



Tuesday, January 22, 2008                    
8:30 am – 3:00 pm: Montgomery County, PA
Let’s Read Math: An Introduction for Educators, Grades K-4, at Montgomery IU
This training will take place at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, 1605 W. Main Street, Norristown, PA 19403.  Participants will experience six different lessons for use in classrooms, or as family nights for parents and children together.  Lessons are drawn from the Let’s Read Math Funbook 1, and participants will receive copies of the Funbook to take home.   The Funbook has lesson ideas related to 16 children’s books, including the six that are featured in the workshop.  Six Act 48 credits will be rewarded.  Fee is $75 for subscribers; $95 for non-subscribers.  For more information, call Maria Johns at 610-755-9475, or write mjohns@mciu.org

Friday, January 25, 2008                          
10 am - 2 pm: Bethlehem, PA
AAUW – Let’s Read Math Training for Bethlehem/Allentown PA Branches
Workshop participants will experience Let’s Read Math lessons to use with children.   The featured books will be The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns, Grandfather Tang’s Story by Ann Tompert, and The King’s Commissioners by Aileen Friedman.   Training will be held at the Wesley United Methodist Church at 2540 Center Street, Bethlehem.  For more information contact CindaJen@aol.com.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008                     
4 pm – 6:30 pm: Ewing, NJ
Let’s Read Math for Teachers of Primary Grades, at The College of New Jersey
This training will take place at The College of New Jersey.  Participants will hear about the new Let’s Read Math Funbook for Primary Grades.  The Funbook has lessons related to 16 different children’s books, with student pages and teacher directions.  Included in the Funbook are punchout math manipulatives and stickers for hands-on  activities.  For more information or to sign up for this workshop, contact Michelle Ordini at ordini@tcnj.edu.

FEBRUARY

Saturdays, February 2 - 9 - 16 - 23, 2008              
10:30 am - 12 noon: Yardley, PA
Four Saturdays of fun with Let’s Read Math, Grades K-2, at the Yardley Library
Do math activities related to books in the new Let’s Read Math Funbook A, for children in primary grades. Sign up for this series of workshops at the Yardley Makefield Library, 1080 Edgewood Road, Yardley PA 19067.  Or call for more information:  215-493-2090

Tuesday, February 5, 2008                          
Bucks County Community College                          
Newtown, PA
Let’s Read Math for Prospective Early Childhood Educators
Presentation for Professor D’Auria’s early childhood class at Bucks County Community College. Members of the Future Teachers Club were also in attendance.



February 15 - 16 - 17, 2008
Beyond School Hours Conference Presentations               
Jacksonville, FL
Let’s Read Math for After School Centers
Claire Passantino will conduct three presentations for after school staff, at Foundations’ 11th national conference called Beyond School Hours XI: Bringing Learning to Life.  The conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel, in Jacksonville, FL.  Let’s Read Math presentations will take place as follows:
            Friday Feb 15              2:15-3:00 pm               City Terrace 5
            Saturday Feb 16         2:15-3:00 pm               City Terrace 5
            Sunday Feb 17            8:30-10:00 am             City Terrace 5

Saturday, February 23, 2008      
Yardley Branch of the Bucks County Free Library                              
Yardley, PA
NEMCO  AAUW Introduction to Let’s Read Math
Members from the NEMCO Branch of AAUW attended a Let’s Read Math parent-child workshop at the Yardley Library, to explore the idea of establishing a Let’s Read Math program in Montgomery County.



Wednesday, February 27, 2008                    
4 pm – 6:30 pm: Ewing, NJ
Let’s Read Math for Teachers of Upper Grades (4 - 6+) , at The College of New Jersey
This training will take place at The College of New Jersey.  Participants will hear about the new Let’s Read Math Advanced Funbook 1, for Upper Grades.  Lessons were developed for children in grades 4-6, but teachers told us these same lessons will work for middle grades.  The Funbook has lessons related to 16 different children’s books. Included in the Funbook is a detachable list of websites related to the math lessons.  These weblinks are also accessible on the Let’s Read Math website, www.letsreadmath.com.  (Go to the tab about Funbooks, and look under Advanced Funbook 1.) For more information or to sign up for this workshop, contact Michelle Ordini at ordini@tcnj.edu.

MARCH

March 1 - 2, 2008                  
Home Educators Network of Arizona (HENA)                     
Tempe, AZ
Conference Presentations at HENA’s Annual Conference
Participants will hear about how to use children’s books to launch fun math activities related to topics covered in state and national standards for teaching mathematics.  This is all about the integration of math, language arts and other subject areas.  Claire Passantino will do a presentation each day, and there will be a Let’s Read Math vendor’s table in the exhibit hall.   For more information about the HENA conference, go to www.hena.us or write conference@hena.us.

Saturday, March 15, 2008                         
Buffalo Branch of AAUW                                               
Buffalo, NY
Presentation for Leaders of the Tech Savvy Project, at the University of Buffalo
Tech Savvy is a STEM project to promote Science-Technology-Engineering and Math for girls in grades 6 to 8.  Leaders who work with the girls will attend two workshops: (1) about the Advanced Funbook lessons that have been created for use in upper grades, and (2) about having older girls mentor younger girls using Let’s Read Math lesson materials developed for younger grades. For details, write TBforAAUW@cs.com



March 30 - April 1, 2008                      
National Conference on Family Literacy                                     
Louisville, KY 
Let’s Read Math: Approaches for Family Literacy and English Language Learners
This is the annual conference of the National Center for Family Literacy.  Participants at Let’s Read Math sessions will hear about how Let’s Read Math is being used at family nights for parents and children together, and about efforts to include English Language Learners.  There will be a Let’s Read Math vendor’s table in the exhibit area.  For more information about the NCFL conference, go to www.famlit.org.  (Information about the conference is under “Events.”)  NCFL is also responsible for introducing an online course about Let’s Read Math over the Verizon Literacy Campus, at www.thinkfinity.org.

APRIL

Thursdays, April 3 - 10 - 17 - 24 and May 1 - 8
4:30 – 5:45 pm                                              
Yardley, PA
Let’s Read Math Private Classes for Children in Grades K-3
Six weeks of private lessons for small groups of children.  Classes will be held at the Yardley United Methodist Church, 300 Yardley-Langhorne Road, Yardley PA  19067.  Parents may attend if desired.  Fee is $150 for six weeks of lessons.  Children will receive a Let’s Read Math Funbook.  For more information, write or call Claire Passantino at cbpass@aol.com 
(215-493-0458) or Marna Matthews at  mmatthews111@verizon.net (215-321-6256). 



Thursdays, April 3 - 10 - 17 - 24 and May 1 - 8
6:00-7:15 pm                                                 
Yardley, PA
Let’s Read Math Private Classes for Children in Grades 4-6
Six weeks of private lessons for small groups of children.  Classes will be held at the Yardley United Methodist Church, 300 Yardley-Langhorne Road, Yardley PA  19067.   Parents may attend if desired. Fee is $150 for six weeks of lessons.  Children will receive a copy of the Let’s Read Math Advanced Funbook 1, for upper grades.  For more information, write or call Claire Passantino at cbpass@aol.com  (215-493-0458) or Marna Matthews at mmatthews111@verizon.net (215-321-6256). 



April 9 - 12, 2008                           
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics                              
Salt Lake City, UT
Let’s Read Math will not be presenting at NCTM’s national conference this year, but Let’s Read Math materials will be available for purchase at the EAI booth  (Eric Armin Inc, or EAI Education).  Let’s Read Math Funbooks and Teacher Guides, and the full book collections, are also available for sale online, at www.eaieducation.com.   (Type “let’s read math” in the search line.)

April 11 - 13, 2008                   
AAUW Pennsylvania State Convention                                       
Exton, PA
AAUW – Pennsylvania State Convention
Information about Let’s Read Math will be available at this year’s state convention. We are trying to orchestrate a meeting for branches who have started or are about to begin their own Let’s Read Math programs.  Find out more about Let’s Read Math by asking members from the West Chester-Chester County  or the Makefield Area Branches.  For information about our community action grant for spreading AAUW to other branches in the Mid-Atlantic Region, you may also contact Graham Boose at GDBoose@comcast.net or by phoning 610-431-7701.  

JUNE

June 24-25-26 (Tues - Wed - Thurs)
9 am – 2:30 pm
Ewing, NJ
Let’s Read Math Summer Institute I at The College of New Jersey
Each day will focus on a different grade level. Math coaches and supervisors will want to attend for all three days, to experience activities across the grades.   Teachers may want to attend just one or two days.  The Summer Institute will be repeated August 19 - 20 - 21, but the content will be different in August because we will feature different children’s books at each session. 
Tuesday: 
Books and activities from the new  Let’s Read Math Funbook  A for primary grades. Each participant will receive a copy of Funbook A. This workshop will feature a strong “make-it and take-it” component.
Wednesday:
Books, lessons and family night ideas for books from Funbooks 1 and 2.  The lessons work well at family workshops for parents and children in grades K-4, but are instructionally best for students in grades 2-3.  Participants will get a copy of Funbook 1 (red) or Funbook 2 (blue). (Participant’s choice.)
Thursday:
Books and activities from the new Advanced Funbook 1 for upper grades.  Lessons were developed using 5th grade standards.  Teachers in grades 4-8 have all told us they can use lessons from this Funbook. Come see for yourself.  We will also look at weblinks related to the lessons.  Each participant will receive a copy of the Funbook. 

For more information about the summer institutes in June and August, contact Michelle Ordini at  609-771-2295  or by email: ordini@tcnj.edu .

JULY

July 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 (Tues - Wed - Thurs - Fri)
9:30 - 10:45 am
Yardley, PA
Let’s Read Math Private Classes for Children in Grades K-3
Four days of private lessons for small groups of children.  Classes will be held at the Yardley United Methodist Church, 300 Yardley-Langhorne Road, Yardley PA  19067.  Parents may attend if desired.  Fee is $100 for four days of lessons.  Children will receive a Let’s Read Math Funbook.  The summer sessions will feature different books from those used in our spring classes. For more information, write or call Marna Matthews at  mmatthews111@verizon.net (215-321-6256), or Claire Passantino at Projects in Education, cbpass@aol.com 
(215-493-0458).

July 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 (Tues - Wed - Thurs - Fri)
11:00 am – 12:15 pm                                                  
Yardley, PA
Let’s Read Math Private Classes for Children in Grades 4-6
Four days of private lessons for small groups of children.  Classes will be held at the Yardley United Methodist Church, 300 Yardley-Langhorne Road, Yardley PA  19067.  Parents may attend if desired.  Fee is $100 for four days of lessons.  Children will receive the Let’s Read Math Funbook Advanced Funbook.  The summer sessions will feature different books from those used in our spring classes. For more information, write or call Marna Matthews at  mmatthews111@verizon.net (215-321-6256), or Claire Passantino at cbpass@aol.com  (215-493-0458).

AUGUST

August 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 (Mon - Tues - Wed - Thurs)
9:30-10:45 am
Yardley, PA
Let’s Read Math Private Classes for Children in Grades K-3
Four days of private lessons for small groups of children.  Classes will be held at the Yardley United Methodist Church, 300 Yardley-Langhorne Road, Yardley PA  19067.  Parents may attend if desired.  Fee is $100 for four days of lessons.  Children will receive a Let’s Read Math Funbook.  The August session  will feature different books from those used in our July classes.   For more information, write or call Marna Matthews at  mmatthews111@verizon.net
(215-321-6256), or Claire Passantino at Projects in Education, cbpass@aol.com 
(215-493-0458).

August 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 (Mon - Tues - Wed - Thurs)
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Yardley, PA
Let’s Read Math Private Classes for Children in Grades 4-6
Four days of private lessons for small groups of children.  Classes will be held at the Yardley United Methodist Church, 300 Yardley-Langhorne Road, Yardley PA  19067.  Parents may attend if desired.  Fee is $100 for four days of lessons.  Children will receive the Let’s Read Math Funbook Advanced Funbook.  The August  session will feature different books from those used in our July classes. For more information, write or call Marna Matthews at  mmatthews111@verizon.net (215-321-6256), or Claire Passantino at cbpass@aol.com  (215-493-0458).

August 19 - 20 - 21 (Tues - Wed - Thurs)
9 am – 2:30 pm
Ewing, NJ
Let’s Read Math Summer Institute II at The College of New Jersey
Each day will focus on a different grade level. Math coaches and supervisors will want to attend for all three days, to experience activities across the grades.   Teachers may want to attend just one or two days. The content in the August institute will be different from the one in June because we will feature different children’s books during each 3-day  institute.
Tuesday: 
Books and activities from the new  Let’s Read Math Funbook  A for primary grades. Each participant will receive a copy of Funbook A. This workshop will feature a strong “make-it and take-it” component.
Wednesday:
Books, lessons and family night ideas for books from Funbooks 1 and 2.  The lessons work well at family workshops for parents and children in grades K-4, but are instructionally best for students in grades 2-3.  Participants will get a copy of Funbook 1 (red) or Funbook 2 (blue). (Participant’s choice.)
Thursday:
Books and activities from the new Advanced Funbook 1 for upper grades.  Lessons were developed using 5th grade standards.  Teachers in grades 4-8 have all told us they can use lessons from this Funbook. Come see for yourself.  We will also look at weblinks related to the lessons.  Each participant will receive a copy of the Funbook. 
 
For more information about the summer institutes in June and August, contact Michelle Ordini at  609-771-2295 or by email: ordini@tcnj.edu.