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9/15/03 |
"Why didn't anyone sign up for Number Sense and Operations?" Heidi Burgiel |
Number Sense and Operations, Grades 6-8 Discussion of Pizza Party Project and/or Chicken Recipes |
The
Japanese Education System: A Case Study Summary and Analysis (Chosen by Erin Costello, Fall 2003) |
9/22/03 |
"Is it justified to curve or scale grades?" Kevin Quigley |
Measurement Watch video on data collection using calculators and discuss the role of technology in the classroom. |
Teachers' Tolerance for Discomfort: Implications for Curricular Reform in Mathematics Brenda LaRouche |
9/29/03 |
"What are the benefits (or drawbacks) of standardized testing?" Lisa Corrick |
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability, Grades 6-9 Roller Derby Brenda LaRouche |
Brainstorming Heather Trahan |
10/6/03 |
"How can I motivate an ADHD student who is not paying attention in class?" Brenda LaRouche |
Patterns, Relations and Algebra, Grades 6-8 Generating Palindromes Megan McBride |
Should Ability-Level Tracking be Abandoned? Lisa Corrick |
10/13/03 |
"What after school activites can we sponsor to support math learning?" Greg Belsky |
Patterns, Relations and Algebra, Grades 8-10 Exponential growth and decay Jessica Bourque |
A Teaching Style That Adds Up Allison O'Keefe |
10/20/03 | Examining Students' Reluctance to Use Graphs |
Patterns, Relations and Algebra, Grades 10-12 Exponential and Arithmetic sequences Heather Trahan |
The Challenges and Opportunities of the No Child Left Behind Act: Seven Strategies for Teacher Educators JT Leth-Steensen |
10/27/03 |
"When I assign grades for group work, how do I arrange that students who don't participate receive lower grades?" Megan McBride |
Number Sense and Operations, Grades 8-10 The differences between Mean, Median and Mode Kevin Quigley |
Number Sense and Operations, Grades 6-8 Related Changes -- Tables and Graphs Lisa Corrick |
11/3/03 |
"Is there a good way to include disruptive students in group work?" Jessica Bourque |
Geometry, Grades 8-10 Proving and Using the Pythagorean Theorem Allison O'Keefe |
From Indignation to Indifference: Teacher Concerns About Externally Imposed Classroom Interruptions Greg Belsky |
11/10/03 | No Class | No Class | No Class |
11/17/03 |
"What do you do when you discover that several students in your class lack prerequisite knowledge?" Heidi Burgiel |
Geometry, Grades 10-12 Spherical Geometry JT Leth-Steensen |
The Art of Posing Problems and Guiding Investigations Kevin Quigley |
11/24/03 | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving |
12/1/03 | "How much should we let students' private life affect their schooling?" JT Leth-Steensen |
Question and answer session with Chris Christopher, retired middle school math teacher. |
Reconcilable Differences? Standards-Based Teaching and Differentiation Using Real-Life Problems to make Real-World Connections Megan McBride |
12/8/03 |
"What are good class opening activities?" Heather Trahan |
Measurement, Grades 9-12 The Law of Sines and the Distance to Saturn Greg Belsky |
Excerpt from The Boys and Girls Learn Differently Action Guide for Teachers |
12/15/03 | Allison O'Keefe | Team Teaching and Technology video: It's a Wild Ride Project. |
Sum of Songs: Making Mathematics Less Monotone Jessica Borque |
12/22/03 | Informal discussion of final projects. | Informal discussion of final projects. | Informal discussion of final projects. |