Computer Workshops @ the Navy Pier At a Glance

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Thursday, April 13
8:30am - 10:00pm
Room 302 Lab	PC Lab  (303)	PC Lab (304)
#53 Technology + Math + Problem Solving = Integration + Excitement + Multimedia  Susan Weiss (gr 4-8)	#55 Using the internet to enrich and expand learning opportunities for students Judy Ann Brown (gr  K-16)	#54 JAVA = Joyful and Vibrant Activities (on the Internet) -Evan Glazer (9-12)
10:30 am - 12:00 noon
#198 Elementary Graphing: It's More than Coloring in the Boxes! -Angela Revera-Nieves (gr K-5)	#199 Hands-On with Handheld Sketchpad: The Computer Comes to the Classroom, Bringing Exciting New Features with It -Scott Steketee (gr 7-14)	#200 Geometer's Sketchpad as a Tool for Algebra -Eric Bergofsky (gr 9-12)
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
#301 Shape Up with Geometry: Teach Students to Create Spectacular Slide Shows Deborah Davis (gr 6-8)	#300 Using the Probability Explorer to Investigate Chance and Proportional Reasoning Hollylynne Drier (gr 3-8)	#302 A Beginner's walk through TI-Interactive Cathy Jahr (gr 8-12)
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
#412 Geometry Is More than Vocabulary! Young Ones Understand with the Sketchpad Geri Anderson-Nielson (gr 1-5)	#413 Using Spreadsheets to Simulate Everyone's Future Paul Smith (gr 3-8)	#414 Visulalizing Mathematics in the Classroom with Mathimatica Debra Woods & Carol Castellon (gr 9-12)

Friday, April 14
8:30am - 10:00pm
Room 302 Lab	Room 303 PC Lab	Room 304 PC Lab
#521 Rethinking Proof with Sketchpad Michael de Villiers (gr 9-12)	#519 Using Virtual manipulatives on the Web to Develop Number Sense Margo Mankus (gr 4-6)	#520 Algebra and the Internet: Make the Connection! Walter Sherwood (gr 9-12)
10:30 am - 12:00 noon
#678 Posing Internet-based problems of  the week: a catalyst for school reform Ihor Charischak & Saundra Generals (gr 5-10)	#679 Architectual Design: Exploring Real-World Proportional Problems Mona Muniz (gr 7-9)	#680 A Walk along Escher's Trail of Islamic Art: Hands-On with Technology Gay Nixon (gr 7-12)
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
#784 Interdisciplinary Spreadsheet Projects for Middle School Students Fanny Sosenke & Jennifer Kuntz (gr 6-9)	#786 Make Learning Math Dynamic: Problem Solving With the Geometer's Sketchpad Rebecca McGraw & Fran Arbaugh (gr 9-12)	#785 Translation, Rotations, and Reflections for Beginners with Cabri for Windows P. Michael Lutz (gr 7-12)
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
#887 Beyond the Mythology of Technology: Designing a Mathematics Microworld Robert Berkman (gr 5-9)	#888 A Computer's Eye of View of "... a Strange New Universe" Jeff Connor (gr 9-12)	#889 Enhancing the Teaching of Mathematics with  Scientific Notebook Jonathan Lewin (gr 10-13)

Saturday, April 15
8:30am - 10:00pm
Room 302 Lab	Room 303 PC Lab	Room 304 PC Lab
#991 The Math Forum and ESCOT Present: Interactive Mentored Problems of the Week Jody Underwood, Suzanne Alejandre, Leslie Nielson	#990 Introductory or AP Statistics with Minitab George Bratton (gr 9-12)	#992 The Internet: Get Unstuck from the Web and Start Surfing! Susan Soche (gr 9-12)
10:30 am - 12:00 noon
#1138 Retiring a Millionaire: A Unit Integrating Personal Finance and Logarithms Debra Warner (gr 9-12)	#1139 Using Dynamic Graphs to Represent Quantitative Relationships and Algebraic Ideas Roberta Schorr & Walter Stroup (gr 4-8)	#1137 Identifying Middle and High School Mathematics Content in GIS and Remote Sensing Kristin Bjork (gr 9-12)
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
#1230 Internet Investigation: Using Data from the New World Wide Web Lisa Albukerk (gr 6-8)	#1228 Activity-Based Quantitative Reasoning Using Computer Tools Carolyn Narasimhan (gr 7-12)	#1229 Exploratory Computer Labs in Geometry Claudia Giamati (gr 11-16)
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
#1291 Using Technology to Enhance Students' Explorations Terry Goodman (gr 6-8)	#1293 Projects and Activities Using the Internet as a Resource Frances Petterson & Simonette Urbain (gr 9-12)	#1292 The Geometer's Sketchpad: Learn It Today, Use It Tomorrow in Your Classroom Paul Maiorano & Sarah Matloff (gr 9-12)

*stand by available in case of no-shows. Stop by a few minutes before workshop begins and put yourself on the waiting list.