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| 9/8/05 | Announcements and Handouts |
This year's theme: Understanding Mathematics Excerpt from Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics, by Liping Ma. Calculus II Handount on Present Value |
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| 9/15/05 | "How can we motivate 7th and 8th grade students to focus on activities?" Lisa Corliss |
Patterns, Relations and Algebra, Grades 6-8 Solving equations, Kevin Quigley |
Geometry of Transformations: Teacher and Unit Under Construction. Mathematics Teacher v. 99 no. 2 (September 2005) p. 88-92 Heidi Burgiel |
| 9/22/05 | "Should teachers (be required to) give make-up tests?" Melissa Machado |
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability, Grades 8-10 Statistical analysis of a bag of M&M's, Patricia Eddy |
Innumerate and Proud of It, Crystal Nilsson |
| 9/29/05 | "How do we maintain our energy and our students' motivation through the end of the school year?" Patricia Eddy |
Measurement, Grades 6-8 Triangles, and the Diameter and Circumference of a Circle, Lisa Corliss |
Curcio, F. R., et. al., Providing Meaningful Fieldwork for Preservice Mathematics Teachers: A College-School Collaboration. Mathematics Teacher v. 98 no. 9 (May 2005) p. 604-9 Kevin Quigley |
| 10/6/05 | "How do we divide our time between students who acquire concepts quickly and students who do not?" Courtney Talbot |
Geometry, Grades 8-10 Properties of isoceles and equilateral triangles, Crystal Nilsson |
Martinez, J. G. R. Thinking and writing mathematically: "Achilles and the tortoise" as an algebraic word problem. Mathematics Teacher v. 94 no. 4 (April 2001) p. 248-52 Melissa Machado |
| 10/13/05 | "What do you do when your school administration confronts you to complain about low standardized test scores?" Fred Michaud |
Measurement, Grades 8-10 Surface Area and Volume, Melissa Machado |
Teenager or Tyke, Students Learn Best by Tackling Challenging Math. Northwest Teacher Spring 2000 Missy Fowler |
| 10/20/05 | "Would you consider working in an urban school and how could you relate to the students there?" Crystal Nilsson |
Patterns, Relations and Algebra, Grades 8-10 Exponents and Rational Expressions, Missy Fowler |
Bay-Williams, J. M. Poetry in Motion: Using Shel Silverstein's Works to Engage Students in Mathematics. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School v. 10 no. 8 (April 2005) p. 386-93 Adam Rosen |
| 10/27/05 | "If you were required to use a text that you didn't like, how would you ensure your students get the best possible education?" Kevin Quigley |
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability, Grades 6-8 Experimental Probability, Adam Rosen |
Promoting Reading Strategies for Developmental Mathematics Textbooks and Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (SQ3R) Lisa Corliss |
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11/3/05 Portfolio Project |
Discussion of end of semester activities. |
Geometry, Grades 10-12 Dilations, Courtney Talbot |
Peressini, D. D. Building bridges between diverse families and the classroom: involving parents in school mathematics. Yearbook (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) v. 1997 (1997) p. 222-9 Patricia Eddy |
| 11/10/05 | Veteran's Day | Veteran's Day | Veteran's Day |
| 11/17/05 | "In project-based instruction, how do you ensure that each of your students contributes their fair share?" Adam Rosen |
Number Sense and Operations, Grades 6-8 Applications of math to medicine, with DVD Emergency!. Fred Michaud |
Chapter 7 of Math: Facing an American Phobia Courtney Talbot |
| 11/24/05 | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving |
| 12/1/05 | "What precautions will you take to protect yourself from false accusations?" Missy Fowler | Symmetries and Quilts, Pizza place selection, and Paper folding. | "The Math Myth" and related articles, Time magazine, March 7, 2005. Fred Michaud |
| 12/8/05 | Bulletin Board Decoration | Bulletin Board Decoration | Pizza Party Planning |
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12/15/05 Field Experience Report |
Pizza Party | Special Guest Chris Christopher |