2007 Program

2007 Abstracts

2007 Sharing Sessions

2007 Schedule
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Precalculus:

e: The True Hollywood Story
“Transforming” How We Teach Graphing in Algebra I, Algebra II & Precalc
Using “Parent Functions” as an Organizing Principle in Precalculus
Very Strange Ellipses

Calculus:

The A.P. Calculus Course Audit
The Critical Importance of Geometry for the Elementary Calculus
Daily Assessments in A.P. Calculus
A Spring Basket of Neat Problems in Calc I & Calc II

Algebra & Geometry:

The “Art” of Transforming Functions
How Geometer’s Sketchpad Has Changed Our Classrooms
Integrated Standards-Based Mathermatics in High School
Making Kaleidoscopes Using Geometer’s Sketchpad (and Not)

Discrete Mathematics:

The Figurate Numbers—Exploring Patterns
Pascal’s Triangle and Tetrahedron
The Utilities Problem and Planar Graphs

Statistics:

Big Ideas in Data Analysis
Statistics and Math: A Happy Marriage or a Path to Divorce?
Using PowerPoint to Teach a Statistics Class

Applications:

Analyzing Weather Data Using a Graphing Calculator
Timing the Stock Market with Trigonometry and Calculus
Using the APPS Key on the TI-83+/84+

Assessment:

Don’t Just Solve for “x”, Solve for “Why”!
Learning Beyond the Textbook: Creative Precalculus Projects
Representation on the SAT Mathematics Test
Writing in the Math Classroom Whilst Keeping Your Sanity

General:

Brain-Based Study Strategies to Help Students Succeed on Exams
Building Conway’s Pencil Models
Motivating Students Using Web-Based Media
The Sixth Sense: Number Sense
The Smarts on the SMART Board
TAPPED IN—An Online Environment for Teacher Prof. Development
Using Data to Improve Your School’s HSPA Math Performance
Using Differentiated Instruction in Geometry: The Key for Success

Mathematics and Technology:

Mathematics with Creative Designs on a TI-83, 84, 89 & Voyage 200
Mathematics, Dynamic Software and Powerful Ideas!
Using CAS in Precalculus
Using Navigator in Precalculus

L. Charles Biehl, Charter School of Wilmington (DE)
Brother Patrick Carney, DePaul Catholic High School, Wayne (NJ)

The presenters are authors for a project called "We All Use Math Every Day", a joint project with Texas Instruments, NCTM, and CBS television. They and other authors develop classroom materials to introduce high school students to the mathematics used on the highly successful CBS crime drama NUMB3RS. Topics cover a wide range, especially discrete mathematics and mathematical modeling. (See http://www.weallusematheveryday.com/tools/waumed/home.htm) The session will include samples of these activities, along with connections that show how mathematics is used in the REAL real world.

Chuck Biehl teaches mathematics and directs special academic programs at the Charter School of Wilmington, DE. Brother Pat Carney teaches mathematics at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, NJ. In addition to writing for the NUMB3RS project, both Chuck and Pat are regular presenters at local, regional, and national conferences. Chuck Biehl won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Math Teaching in 1992 and Pat Carney received a Distinguished Teacher Award from the White House Presidential Scholars Program in 1993.

Informal discussions of the following topics:

• A - What to Keep and What to Leave Out of Algebra & Geometry
• B - What to Keep and What to Leave Out of Calc & Precalc
• C - Veterans Share with Newer Teachers Ideas that Work
• D - Alternative Assessment in Algebra & Geometry Classes
• E - Alternative Assessment in Calc & Precalculus Classes
• F - Keeping Algebra Skills Fresh While Taking Geometry
• G - What Are the Characteristics of a Good Precalculus Exam?
• H - Strategies for Undoing Common Student Mistakes
• I - Preparing High School Students for College Math

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