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In This Issue
NY Times Knowledge Network Courses
HitTrackerOnline
Summer Fermi League
 Special Offer
through June 30, 2009 on Problems of the Week class, school, or district memberships when you add a PD online course!
Online PD
The Math Forum's Problem Solving Process
PoW Class Membership: ... Effective Implementation
Teaching Math with the Problems of the Week
Problem Solving in Geometry
and Measurement, Course 1
Moving Students from Arithmetic to Algebra
Problem Solving Strategies
Tools for Building Math Concepts
Free Online
Opportunities
For teachers of students in grades 5-9:
Using Technology and Problem Solving to Build Algebraic Reasoning
Technology Tools for Thinking and Reasoning about Probability
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NY Times Knowledge Network Courses
http://www.nytimesknownow.com/professional-development/
The New York Times is proud to welcome the Math Forum to its
Knowledge Network of prestigious educational institutions
delivering lifelong learning programs. The Forum's courses
are now available via their main page or professional
development header.
Other providers of current courses include:
- Thomas Edison State College
- Gotham Writers' Workshop
- CUNY's School of Professional Studies
- Towson University
- StraighterLine
The Math Forum's courses can still be accessed through our own
website, where you can find our NSDL workshops, as well:
http://mathforum.org/pd/
HitTrackerOnline
http://www.hittrackeronline.com/
Hit Tracker "determines the true distance a home run travels by
recreating the precise trajectory the ball followed during
flight, and extending that trajectory all the way back to field
level to allow 'measurement' of the home run."
- Leaderboards of home runs based on true distance and speed
off bat
- Listings of "no doubts," "just enoughs," and "lucky homers"
- Scatter plots of every round tripper hit by a Major League
Baseball batter or conceded by a pitcher
The table of current season home runs links to game video, and
allows sorting by date, inning, or alphabetically by name of
hitter, pitcher, or ballpark.
The "Highlight Homers" section provides in-depth examination of
"notable home runs from the past and present, particularly long
ones."
Summer Fermi League
http://www.district287.org/fermi/
New for 2009: Math in Your Bathrobe now expanded to fit Grade
7-9 Bathrobes.
The Fermi Off-the-Wall Math League is an Internet-based math
competition appropriate for enrichment, small group work and
individuals wanting creative, technology-rich experiences in
the summer.
In its 10th year, the Fermi Math League is open to students
world-wide. The four-week Summer '09 season of Fermi Math
starts Tuesday, July 7.
Details of the program:
- Cost: $40 per student per team
- Students may work solo, or in teams up to four
- Divisions for grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 plus 7-9 regular and
7-9 "web designer" division
- All work done on the Internet via email
- Model archive is available online to registered students
and schools
- Rules and tips are available to all online
- Grade 1/2 problems are "family math" oriented--parents and
kids as partners
- Prizes: medals, ribbons, certificates, fame...
Student registration materials are now available for the Summer
Session.
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