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Abstracts for Session 3
Friday, 11:30am-12:15pm
- Discussion Session: Technology and Rigor (Joe Kincaid moderating), Room 125
- As mathematics education begins to rely more on technology for class
demonstrations, student projects and ease of calculations, what is
happening to the traditional value placed on mathematical rigor? Is there
any effect? If so, in what ways is the effect positive and in what ways is
the effect negative? Are there teaching techniques or ideas we can use to
help offset the negative effects and emphasize the positive ones?
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- Discussion Session: Challenging the Student, Not the Calculator (Tim Chappell
moderating), Room 203
- What effect does the presence of technology in the math classroom have
on
the way we design daily work, projects, quizzes and tests. How can we
motivate students to use technology as a tool and not a crutch? What types
of questions or activities will help us focus our students' attention on
mathematical concepts? Please feel free to bring some examples of work
that
you have found successful.
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- Discussion Session: New Mathematics Teachers' Readiness for Technology (Andy Bennett
moderating), Room 302
- Are the new mathematics teachers coming into schools today ready to
teach effectively with technology? What can colleges do to better
prepare preservice teachers for the modern classroom? How can schools
provide a better environment to encourage beginning teachers to use
technology appropriately? Come share you experiences and ideas.
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- Richard Gill, Successful First Time Use of the Graphing
Calculator in the Classroom OR So you want to use the
graphing calculator in your classroom? Do's and Don'ts to ensure that your first experiences with graphing
calculators will be positive, Room 306
- If, for whatever reason, you are now forced/required/desire to
begin using graphing calculators in the classroom, but have an
aversion and/or lack of confidence when it comes to technology in
general, this presentation is for you. Participants will receive
detailed, step-by-step explanations of what can go wrong on the
graphing calculator and how to avoid such problems. The TI-83 will be
used for demonstration, however the general concepts can be
transferred to all graphing calculators currently used. Participants
will receive sample lesson plans/worksheets which can be used directly
in the classroom or modified to suit the needs of the participants.
This presentation is particularly aimed at those individuals who have
never used the graphing calculator in the classroom, or have very
limited experience with graphing calculators. This presentation will
help insure that your first lesson plan with graphing calculators
(which for most in Algebra would be an exploration with linear or
parabolic graphs) will be demonstrated to show the full potential of
the graphing calculator as a tool in the classroom. Participants
should bring the graphing calculator that they wish to use in the
classroom, so that specific questions concerning individual
calculators can be discussed.
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