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October 30th, 2003
Session
2 - Learning Spreadsheets in the
One
Computer Classroom, The
Classroom Cluster
and The
Computer Lab
December 17th, 2003
Session
3 - Mathematical Learning with the
Geometer's
Sketchpad
Monday, January 12th, 2004
Session
4 - Personalizing
the Curriculum
with
Data
Analysis
February 25th, 2004
Session 5 - Using Effective
Strategies
and Discourse
with Technology
March 16,
2004
Session
6 - Methods for Assessing
computer-based
learning in Problem Solving Environments
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Session 1 - Exploring Software and Internet Resources for Mathematical Problem Solving
Examples of Internet based problem explorations
Birthday Problem
Are you the Average Traveler?
The Pizza Server
Examples
of Microworlds Math Activities
Spiros
Billiards
Mind Reader Can you explain how this works?
Session
2 - Using Spreadsheets in the One Computer classroom, the Computer
Cluster, and the Computer Lab
The Jinx & Birthday Puzzles
Birthday Problem Revisited and Explained
Great Job offer!!
More Microworlds
Session 3 - Learning Mathematics with the Geometer's Sketchpad
Demo: Why 180?
Drawing vs. Constructing a Square
Three squares and a triangle
(3squares&tri.gsp)
(pythagoreas.gsp)
Name that Shapemaker (shapemaker.gsp)
Constructions: Making your own Shapemaker set
Making Triangles and Untriangles (tri.gsp & untri.gsp)
Pinwheel - make one!
It's Pizza Time
Eratosthenes Pizza
Session 4 - Personalizing the Curriculum with Data Analysis
Today's Questions & Activities
What is Data Analysis really all about? Some Questions
Is it colder in Northern States than in Southern States?
Do taller people have larger feet than smaller people?
How Round is the earth (ala 200 BC)?
Activities
Personlizing the Curriculum for Data Analysis - Using publisher's websites
Session 5 - Using Effective Strategies & Discourse with Technology
What
is "great" teaching all about?
Remember the three "gurus"? (click
here)
Some thoughts on teaching by
Fred Jones
Unique and Compelling Activities
Revisiting
Session 4 Activities (from a
teaching perspective)
The Great
Green Globs Challenge
The
Noon Day Collaborative Project
Compelling
activities in Probability
Flipping
Coins
Rolling
Dice
Is this a
fair Game?
An
Intriguing Game
How
the West Was One
The Dude's Revenge - Playing the Return Game.
West
on the Web!
Session 6 - Methods for Assessing computer-based learning in Problem Solving Environments
An Sample of Good
Assessments
Exemplars K-12
Guessing
Dilemma (handout)
Fair Game??? Dilemma
Finding Area of Polygons
Using Pick's Rule
More
about Pick's method (applet)
Decisions
at
The Ptomaine Fish Co.
Mr. Berkman's class selects a shipping company. (video)
Super Bee
How fast is this Bee really flying? (video)
The Great Green Globs Challenge
The Million Cube Roll
Noon Day
Stock Market
A
Teacher's Project
Favorite
Websites - George Miller
Tools for Teaching - Fred Jones
Pi Day
Math Cats Microworlds
Interactive Mathematics - Virtual manipulative Library
Game of 24