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Q-and-A W|A by SMS
http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2011/06/28/
chacha-and-wolframalpha-bring-computation-to-qa-and-sms/
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Now taking place: math education conversation of the hour
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"Thanks to all who replied privately. It is the Clifford
torus again...."
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- Arkadiusz, posted to the geometry.research discussion
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http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7492662
Statistics Workshops for K-12 Teachers
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2011/index.cfm?fuseaction=registration
The American Statistical Association (ASA) offers two workshops
in conjunction with the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings,
July 30 - August 4, Miami Beach, Florida.
The Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) Statistics Workshop for K-12
Mathematics and Science Teachers — with grade K-5, 6-8, and
9-12 strands — seeks to enhance teachers' knowledge and
teaching of data analysis and statistics within the mathematics
and science curriculum. This two day-long workshop will also
provide hands-on, classroom-ready activities aligned to the
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Guidelines for
Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE)
Report: A Pre-K-12 Curriculum Framework.
http://www.amstat.org/education/mwm
The Beyond AP Statistics (BAPS) Workshop, for experienced
Advanced Placement statistics teachers, consists of a day of
enrichment material just beyond the basic AP syllabus.
http://www.amstat.org/education/baps
Workshop registration, which does not require registering for
the overall Joint Statistical Meetings, includes access to the
conference's exhibit hall.
Sign up by July 13th to save money and to ensure
your selections:
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2011/index.cfm?fuseaction=registration
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Now taking place: math education conversation of the hour
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"I'm working on a letter to State Ed. and want to include a
list of all of the errors that we have seen (and the state has
officially recognized).... Here's a list of what I have so far.
Have I missed anything?"
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- Brent, posted to the secondary (grades 9-12) discussion
group of the Association of Math Teachers of New York State
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http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=7491938
The Math Place
http://www.themathplace.org/
Frank and Mickey Jo Sobierajski offer their narrated PowerPoint
presentations, problems, and video files of student solutions.
Their work — some with supporting documents such as Geometer's
Sketchpad sketches, others published in the journal Mathematics
Teacher — includes
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Millennium Force Rollercoaster
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Wheelchair Ramp
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The Chaos Game
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Dynagraphs
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Sliders in Sketchpad
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Think, Communicate, Justify
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Bead Patterns
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Greedy Bear Story
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