Volume 10, Number 4

24 January 2005 Vol. 10, No. 4 THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS 100th Day of School | ENC Focus: The Closed-Door Syndrome 2005 National High School Student Calculus Competition 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL http://mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.100.html Chances are that some time in January or February your students will be attending school for the 100th day this school year. While 100th Day can be a lot of fun, it is important to remember the mathematical significance of the celebration. Counting up to 100 for the 100th day of school gives teachers many special opportunities to investigate place value. The discussions and links to Web resources found in the FAQ provide many ideas to make your 100th Day a memorable experience for your students. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- THE CLOSED-DOOR SYNDROME: OVERCOMING TEACHER ISOLATION http://enc.org/features/focus/archive/isolation/ In this week's ENC Focus issue Vivian Troen and Katherine C. Boles explore the roots of the problem of teacher isolation and consider some systemic solutions for improvement. Sections of the issue include: - The Curse of Teacher Isolation, and a Possible Cure - The Importance of Professional Community - From the 21st Century: A Technological Turn of Events - Finding Solutions: Articles and Alternatives -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- 2005 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CALCULUS COMPETITION http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~calculus/prize2005.html Any high school (or pre-high school) student in the United States is eligible to be nominated by a teacher. The winner will receive a prize of $1000. The application deadline is February 28th, 2005. Read about previous years' winners: http://www.calculus.org/2004prize.html -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE: The Math Forum @ Drexel http://mathforum.org/ Ask Dr. Math http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Problems of the Week http://mathforum.org/pow/ Mathematics Library http://mathforum.org/library/ Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Teacher2Teacher http://mathforum.org/t2t/ Discussion Groups http://mathforum.org/discussions/ Join the Math Forum http://mathforum.org/join.forum.html Send comments to the Math Forum Internet Newsletter editors Donations http://www.drexel.edu/ia/mathforum/ Ask Dr. Math Books http://mathforum.org/pubs/dr.mathbooks.html _o \o_ __| \ / |__ o _ o/ \o/ __|- __/ \__/o \o | o/ o/__/ /\ /| | \ \ / \ / \ /o\ / \ / \ / | / \ / \

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