2009 Program

2009 Abstracts

2009 Sharing Sessions

2009 Schedule
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Precalculus:

Investigating Domain and Range Using TI-Nspire
Teaching Precalculus and Algebra 2 with Symbolic Geometry
An Inquiry Lesson in Precalculus
What Precalculus Teachers Need to Know to Smoothly Transition Students to Calculus

Calculus:

Create Mathematical Connections in Calculus
See the Derivative Come Alive

Algebra:

Visualizing the Big Ideas in Algebra
Graphing Linear Functions
Effective Ways of Using TI-Nspire CAS in an Inclusion Class
Teaching Algebra to Future Calculus (and other) Students

Geometry:

Name Reflection Project Using Geometer's Sketchpad
Coordinate Geometry: A Bunch of Good Ideas

Discrete Mathematics:

Applications of Graph Coloring
Fair Division - Apportionment - The Mathematics of Social Choice
The Principle of Inclusion and Exclusion: A Powerful Combinatorial Tool

Probability & Statistics:

Probability with Pizzazz!
What Does Expected Value Really Mean?
To Be Announced

Applications:

Satisfying the New Financial Literacy Requirement in Math Class, Part 1
Satisfying the New Financial Literacy Requirement in Math Class, Part 2
Mathematically, How Projectiles Work
The Intersection of Music, Math, and Physics

Assessment:

The SAT in a Flat World
Classroom Voting in Mathematics

General:

Teaching Difficult Topics from a Different Angle
When Are We Ever Going to Use This Math
The New Jersey Mathematics Standards
The Math Wars – What Are We Teaching and Why Are We Teaching It?

Mathematics and Technology:

Making the Switch to TI-Nspire
Mathematics with Creative Designs on a TI-8X Family and Voyage-200
The 21st Century High School Mathematics Classroom in New Jersey
A SMARTer Board with SMART Notebook Math

Speaker(s) to be announced

Abstract will be posted once the title has been determined.

Biography will be posted once the speaker(s) have been determined.

Informal discussions of the following topics:

• A - What Algebra and Geometry Topics are Needed for Precalculus
• B - What to Keep and What to Leave Out of Calculus & Precalculus
• C - Veterans Share with Newer Teachers How to Survive
• D - Assessment in Algebra and Geometry Classes
• E - Effective Use of Technology in Calculus & Precalculus Classes
• F - Strategies for Undoing Common Student Mistakes
• G - Preparing High School Students for College Math
• H - The Algebra I Assessment: Impact on Curricula
• I - The Algebra I Assessment: Impact on Classrooms

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