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AlgPoW: Free Mentoring Opportunity
http://mathforum.org/algpow/
Pre-service teachers from Northwest Missouri State University are offering free mentoring for the next Algebra Problem of the Week. "Hoop Heroes" will be active March 26 through April 8. Please have your students submit solutions.
If your students receive replies from a mentor, encourage them to revise. Not only will your students learn more, but the mentors will learn as well!
How to Use Free Mentoring
http://mathforum.org/pow/free_mentoring.html
Help your students make the most of the mentoring experience.
Trial Class Account
http://mathforum.org/products/
Free 21 day access to Current Problems of the Week and the Problems of the Week Library.
2007 Tess Contest
http://www.peda.com/tess/contest.html
Pedagoguery Software Inc. is accepting entries now through May 15, 2007, for their 2007 Tess Contest. Winners will be announced May 25, 2007. The grand prize is US$200, a set of die-cast polyhedra models, a site license and an individual license for Tess.
View past contest results:
http://www.peda.com/tess/2002/
http://www.peda.com/tess/2003/
http://www.peda.com/tess/2004/
http://www.peda.com/tess/2005/
http://www.peda.com/tess/2006/
Download a copy of Tess to enter the contest:
http://www.peda.com/download/
NSDL Online Teacher Workshops
http://mathforum.org/nsdl_mathtech/
The Math Forum is hosting a series of online workshops for teachers who work with students in 5th through 9th grade.
Teachers are exploring how technology can help students build algebraic reasoning as they model and solve contextualized problems using a variety of representations, including graphs, tables, equations, and words.
The workshop fees are being covered by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, and afford participants the convenience of anytime, anywhere online learning. There are a limited number of openings for the three upcoming six-week workshops.
Workshop 3: April 1 - May 12
Workshop 4: May 13 - June 23
Workshop 5: June 24 - August 4
Overview: http://mathforum.org/nsdl_mathtech/overview.html
Application: http://mathforum.org/nsdl_mathtech/apply.html
TI Technology in Hand Contest
http://www.84silver.com/techinhand/
Share your best idea for helping students purchase educational technology, and register to win a 32-student TI-Navigator classroom learning system.
Are you having success with bake sales? Have you tried a car wash? How about applying for grants? What about something completely new and unique?
Learn about the April 27 deadline and other rules for this contest here:
http://www.84silver.com/techinhand/rules.php
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