Dr. Nydia Powell, Vice President of Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ACTM), contacted me a few weeks ago about the possibility of presenting my manipulatives at their Fall Forum at Alabama State University in Montgomery on November 2nd. I plan to be a presenter at the Forum as well as an exhibitor. Take the time to visit my exhibitor booth on Nov. 2; I’d love the opportunity to show you firsthand how my manipulatives work.
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I have been invited by Ms. Renee” Mixon, Continuous Improvement Project Consultant/GLRS, to present my math manipulatives to math educators in the Southern Region of NWGA RESA. My presentation to the Northwest GA group in April was a wonderful opportunity to interact with regional special education directors and consultants as we work together to increase student achievement with our new CCGPS Standards. After such a positive meeting in April, I look forward to the November meeting!
Due to the great response I received at the Houston Assistive Technology Network Conference in June, I will be traveling back to Texas in October to share my ideas at one of the largest math conferences in the United States. The conference coincides with my fall break and also allows me to complete a series of “follow-up” visits throughout Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. I am excited about the opportunity to share with thousands of math educators!
I shared my math manipulatives with the Inclusive Schools Network’s educational consultants on June 12th. I presented my manipulatives to them and explained how all students, including the deaf, visually impaired and blind, would benefit from using them. At the end of our meeting, they offered me an opportunity to have my products featured in their August newsletter which will go out to 3,000-4,000 subscribers and help me “get the word out” about my math manipulatives. Their offer is greatly appreciated.
My dream of a business trip to Park City, UT may actually come true! Ms. Julie Edwards, the immersion teacher at McTolin Elementary School, provided some fantastic student feedback concerning my manipulatives. According to her, the students loved the colors and how easy they were to learn to use. They liked that the products gave them a visual way to help solve their math problems.
June 4th was a busy and productive day for Slide-A-Round Math Manipulatives! I met with Ms. Lynette Johnson, Director of Special Services for Frederick County Public Schools, and she seemed impressed with the versatility of my manipulatives in helping the students solve a variety of math problems. She also thought the slide storage was a nice feature and requested a manipulative and information to share with her staff.
I had the opportunity to meet with Ms. Margaret Kursey, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction for Berkeley County Schools in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on June 4th. I was encouraged by her enthusiasm as well as her positive feedback. I look forward to providing math manipulatives to help her students master our new CCGPS Standards.
Ms. Connie Rigby and I were able to coordinate a meeting on June 18th so that I can share my ideas and products with her. She is always looking for new and better ways to meet the academic needs of her students in Boaz, Alabama.
I had the opportunity to share my manipulatives and ideas with Dr. Ron Wells on June 6th. Dr. Wells, a member of the PA Bureau of Special Education, liked the fact that I had the “follow-through” to not only create a concept to help my own students but also to manufacture my manipulatives to try to help other students. We are in the process of scheduling a follow-up meeting to give me the opportunity to present my ideas/manipulatives to his colleagues as well.
I have a meeting scheduled in Wilmington, Delaware on Friday, June 8th with Ms. Hester Sutton. I am also in the process of scheduling meetings with several schools systems in Virginia and Pennsylvania and will update soon! As a follow-up, my meeting with Ms. Sutton and Ms. Todorow of the Brandywine School District was quite productive. They are planning to share my manipulatives with their teachers, and I look forward to working with their school system.