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IAS/PCMI Applications Due for Summer 2013
http://pcmi.ias.edu/program-sstp/2013
Reminder: apply by Thursday, January 31st, to attend the 2013
Summer Session of IAS/PCMI, the Park City Mathematics Institute
(PCMI) of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). This three-
week residential program takes place in Park City, Utah, from
June 30 - July 20, 2013.
Teachers receive full support and a stipend during the Summer
Session. In addition, 6 quarter-credits of 400-level
mathematics are available from the University of Washington.
To learn more about the Secondary School Teachers Program
(SSTP), visit
http://pcmi.ias.edu/program-sstp/
The Math Forum hosts information on PCMI's K-12 programs here,
including SSTP working sites dating back to 2001:
http://mathforum.org/pcmi/
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PoW taking place: math problem-solving moment of the week
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"This challenge helped me go beyond the content in the textbook
by making me think in different ways about triangle sides,
square roots, and the Pythagorean theorem. I had to make
decisions about how to solve the problem, about the validity
of the different answers I had gotten, and on how to go about
explaining how I got my answers. I investigated by asking my
teacher (Ms. Winne) several questions, and I received a few
small hints that planted the seed of the tall tree that I
climbed to the answer. I have used the Pythagorean theorem in
the past, on sites like Alcumus, but have never used it in a
problem as complex as this one. It was fun and challenging at
the same time. My dad has been talking to me a lot about
proving the Pythagorean theorem. It is a very useful theorem
and I would like to learn more about it and how to prove it."
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- Ben, highlighted in the Geometry PoW's Latest Solution
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http://mathforum.org/pows/solution.htm?publication=4162
Math Mistakes
http://mathmistakes.org/
Every day since last summer, New York City high school math
teacher Michael Pershan has posted a photo of a math error made
by a student — and invited other teachers to come analyze and
discuss the misunderstandings behind those mistakes.
Browse his blog by Common Core State Standards (CCSS) or
the categories
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Elementary School
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Geometry
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Middle School
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Algebra 1
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Algebra 2
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Trigonometry
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Calculus
Share interesting student work from your own classroom by
emailing pictures to mathmistakes@gmail.com.
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Now taking place: math education conversation of the day
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"Can you recommend iPad apps that are good for integer review
and practice? Can you point me to a place where I can find
reviews of applications for middle school?"
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- Sherry, posted to the middle school (grades 5-8) discussion
group of the Association of Math Teachers of New York State
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http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=2428405
Reel Math Video Contest Voting Has Begun
http://reelmath.org/videos
Come watch short math videos made by US middle school
students — and vote for your favorite before Thursday,
February 28th, in this contest run by MATHCOUNTS!
Browse the newest or "most liked" five minute-long clips; or
search by keyword, school name, Common Core State Standard,
key math topic, US state, or problem number from the 2012-2013
MATHCOUNTS School Handbook, freely available for download here:
http://mathcounts.org/handbook
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