Session 422 - Macintosh Lab (Moscone 110)
TechPaths for Math - a Mathematics Assessment Management System for Grades K-8
Elementary (K--8) Workshop (Admission by Ticket)

A multimedia presentation of K-3 students in a math lab at work with a variety of math materials will lead participants to engage in related Tenth Planet activities, including journal writing and voice integration. The participants will view and discuss examples of students' work and journal writing. The session will emphasize geometric concepts in real life and journal writing. 

David R. Schumaker
TechPaths for Math, Hayfork, California

The electronic format of Standards 2000 not only updates, clarifies, and brings together the three previous volumes, but also takes NCTM Standards into the electronic world. To help illuminate the message and ideas put forth in Standards 2000, the electronic version will permit access to more detailed descriptions of mathematics teaching, learning, and assessment. A demonstration of the electronic format will be shown in this session. In preparation for this session, you may wish to access the electronic draft on the web at www.nctm.org/standards2000. Come, give your reactions to and suggestions for this next-generation version of the Standards.

NCTM Standards 2000 Electronic Format Group 
(future@nctm.org)
 

10:30 am - 12:00 noon (Friday)

Session 590 - Macintosh Lab (Moscone 110)
Finding a Balance in Teaching Mathematics Using Manipulatives, Activities, Exercises, and Technology
Middle School (6--8) Workshop (Admission by Ticket)

As a participant in three Math Forum summer institutes and as a mathematics classroom teacher I have been able to develop mathematics curriculum using technology as a tool. At the same time I strongly believe in the use of activities, manipulatives, processing and formalizing the mathematics. This presentation will be a hands-on explanation of the techniques that I use to achieve a balance in the presentation of the curriculum. Important will be a discussion of how to develop mathematics curriculum that encompasses the use of all of these tools. 

Here are some more examples of my work: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/alejandre and http://www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/coyote/math/math.html 

Suzanne Alejandre
Frisbie Middle School, Rialto, Californa (e-mail)

Presider: Cindy Mesko, Sierra Vista Elementary School, Bakersfield, California

Surf the net with your students to find real-world data to analyze.  This hands-on session will involve collecting data from all over the world.  No experience with the Internet is necessary. The Internet, Mathematical Modeling, and the Graphing Calculator

Jill Gough
The Kiskiminetas Springs School, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 
jill.gough@kiski.org

Presider: Sam Gough, The Kiskiminetas Springs School, Saltsburg,  Pennsylvania
 

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Session 681 - Macintosh Lab (Moscone 110)
The Case of the Missing Mathematical Tool:  The Spreadsheet
Middle/High School (5--10) Workshop (Admission by Ticket)

An essential tool in preparing students for 21st century mathematics is technology. How we teach and learn mathematics must change to match the way mathematics is developed and learned in the 21st century. This workshop focuses on solving the mystery of the missing mathematical tool for learning mathematics in grades 5-10 - the computer spreadsheet. Hands-on activities include NEW MYSTERY PROBLEMS for learning mathematical concepts. Instructional strategies with these ideas (and many more) are described to assist educators in embracing the vision of the 21st century where technology is an essential tool in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Related website: http://ucs.orst.edu/~niessm/

 Margaret L. Niess (niessm@ucs.orst.edu)
 Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 

Redefine and enrich mathematics instruction by bringing the Internet and HyperStudio into daily classroom lessons.  Journey with a teacher and her students as she develops and implements a fully integrated classroom curriculum rich with technology. Accessing the Internet allows students to broaden the way they use information in the mathematics classroom. Experience how to make this powerful resource an integral part of your mathematics program. Participate in lessons using active learning and technology that offer students a different way to experience and share their understanding of mathematics. 

Candy Atwood (catwood@pisd.edu)
Plano Independent School District, Plano, Texas 

Julia Haun
Plano Independent School District, Plano, Texas

Presider: Ingrid Huisman, Plano Independent School District, Plano, Texas

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Session 781 - Macintosh Lab (Moscone 110)
Traveling the Information Super Highway with Mathematics
Middle School (5--8) Workshop (Admission by Ticket)

This session will be an interactive, hands-on experience with a technology based curriculum unit developed for a specific Internet site.  The unit (TRAFFIC on the Information Super Highway) is an integrated mathematics unit that focuses on data collection and statistical analysis. The unit is based on a dynamic site that provides data on traffic flow and speed in large cities. Students have an opportunity to pose researchable questions, collect data, use a spreadsheet program to organize and represent the data, make hypothesis, draw conclusions from the data, and communicate what they have learned. 

Lucy L. Payne (llpayne@stthomas.edu)
University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Douglas A. Grouws
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

This session will introduce technology as a vehicle for integration of mathematics across the curriculum.  Focus will be on using the Internet to research, gather, and analyze data and information related to integrated thematic units.  Strategies will also be shared for using spreadsheet, multi-media presentation programs, and the Internet as both teaching and learning tools. Examples of finished student projects will be shared, as well as thematic lessons integrating mathematics and technology across the curriculum. Hand-outs will be given.

Chris Floyd (chris.floyd@harlandale.k12.tx.us)
Kingsborough Middle School, San Antonio, Texas

Presider: Sounny Slitine, Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas