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April 2, 2010 Vol. 15, No. 14

THE MATH FORUM @ DREXEL INTERNET NEWS

Jaime Escalante, 1930-2010
The Math Forum at NCSM/NCTM | Can You KenKen at NCTM?
Math Forum PD: A Spectrum of Opportunities
Siemens STEM Institute

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JAIME ESCALANTE, 1930-2010

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/31/local/la-me-jaime-escalante31-2010mar31

Jaime Escalante was an inspiration to generations of high
school math students in East Los Angeles, and was made famous
through the movie about his teaching, Stand and Deliver.
Escalante died Tuesday, March 30, after a battle with cancer.

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THE MATH FORUM AT NCSM/NCTM

http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/exhibit.html

Come meet the people behind the Math Forum at NCSM and NCTM.

We'll be highlighting new partnerships and opportunities, and
sharing our best resources for getting all students solving
problems and communicating their ideas.

Learn more about how the Math Forum can help you get kids
problem solving:

- with fun, addictive KenKen puzzles
- in Britannica's Mathematics in Context(R) curriculum
- through our Problems of the Week, including our new
problem solving and communication activities

Stop by the Sponsor Displays (NCSM) or Booth 337 in the
Exhibit Hall (NCTM) to say hello, solve problems and puzzles,
get classroom-ready resources, and enter our drawings!

Plan to attend our sessions:

http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/index.ncsm.html

http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/

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CAN YOU KENKEN WITH THE MATH FORUM AT NCTM?

Learn more about using KenKen puzzles to help your students:

- become more persistent, confident problem solvers
- organize and communicate their math ideas
- improve their logical reasoning
- practice their math facts in a creative, engaging way

Visit KenKen @ The Math Forum to learn more about this exciting
partnership. You'll find lots of KenKen puzzles you can print
out or use with students online, as well as lesson plans and
activity ideas for using KenKen puzzles as a natural way to get
students thinking, talking, writing, and doing math.

http://mathforum.org/kenken/

Be sure to stop by the booth to solve some KenKen puzzles with
us, and have the chance to win great prizes from Nextoy and
the Math Forum.

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MATH FORUM PD: A SPECTRUM OF OPPORTUNITIES

The Math Forum is proud to be a part of Drexel University, and
thrilled that we can now offer our professional development
resources in everything from community-facilitated, affordable,
self-paced workshops to an online Masters in Mathematics
Education.

http://mathforum.org/pd/

Visit us at NCSM and NCTM to meet the faculty and staff who
lead many of our professional development courses and programs.
You can also meet some teachers who have taken our courses
across the spectrum, from online workshops to auditing our
Master's courses.

All Math Forum PD opportunities are based on our knowledge of
how students develop as mathematical problem solvers and
writers (honed by over 17 years of working with students online
and in classrooms as they solve tough problems and communicate
their ideas) and our commitment to student-centered,
problem-based learning. What's new is that there are now so
many ways to join us; just choose whatever fits your needs
and resources.

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SIEMENS STEM INSTITUTE

http://www.siemensstemacademy.com/index.cfm?event=showContent&c=36

The Siemens STEM Institute is an immersion program for teachers
of grades 6-12 that promotes hands-on, real-world integration
of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in the
classroom.

Fifty teachers will be selected as STEM Fellows to attend this
all-expense-paid, week-long professional development experience,
held August 1-August 6, 2010 just outside of Washington, DC.

- guest speakers at the forefront of STEM
- field trips to leading institutions to observe real-world
applications of STEM subject matter
- opportunities for networking and collaborating with peers
from across the nation
- thematic working groups to provide additional in-depth
exposure

The application deadline is April 16, 2010.

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Jaime Escalante, 1930-2010
The Math Forum at NCSM/NCTM
Can You KenKen at NCTM?
Math Forum PD: A Spectrum of Opportunities
Siemens STEM Institute



 



Online PD


<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/membership/">PoW Class Membership: ... Effective Implementation</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/process/">The Math Forum's Problem Solving Process</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/funpow/">Teaching Math with the Problems of the Week</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/rich/">Differentiated Math Instruction: Using Rich Problems to Reach All Learners</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/geometry/">Problem Solving in Geometry
and Measurement, Course 1</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/geometry2/">Problem Solving in Geometry
and Measurement, Course 2</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/movingstudents/">Moving Students from Arithmetic to Algebra</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/mic/">Resources & Strategies for Effective Math in Context (MiC) Implementation, Courses 1, 2, 3, and 4</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/problemsolving/">Problem Solving Strategies</a>

 



Free Online Opportunities



<a href="http://mathforum.org/toolsandconcepts/">Tools for Building Math Concepts</a>

<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/algebraic/">Using Technology and Problem Solving to Build Algebraic Reasoning</a>

For PA teachers preparing for the Praxis II: <a href="http://moving2math.org/">Moving to Mathematics</a>, a series of online courses

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Jaime Escalante, 1930-2010



<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/31/local/la-me-jaime-escalante31-2010mar31">http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/31/local/la-me-jaime-escalante31-2010mar31</a>

Jaime Escalante was an inspiration to generations of high
school math students in East Los Angeles, and was made famous
through the movie about his teaching, Stand and Deliver.
Escalante died Tuesday, March 30, after a battle with cancer. 


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The Math Forum at NCSM/NCTM



<a href="http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/exhibit.html">http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/exhibit.html</a>


Come meet the people behind the Math Forum at NCSM and NCTM.

We'll be highlighting new partnerships and opportunities, and
sharing our best resources for getting all students solving
problems and communicating their ideas.

Learn more about how the Math Forum can help you get kids
problem solving:
<ul>
<li>with fun, addictive KenKen® puzzles</li>
<li>in Britannica's Mathematics in Context® curriculum</li>
<li>through our Problems of the Week, including our new
problem solving and communication activities</li>
</ul>
Stop by the Sponsor Displays (NCSM) or Booth 337 in the
Exhibit Hall (NCTM) to say hello, solve problems and puzzles,
get classroom-ready resources, and enter our drawings!

Plan to attend our sessions:
<a href="http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/index.ncsm.html">http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/index.ncsm.html</a>
<a href="http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/">http://mathforum.org/workshops/nctm2010/</a>


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Can You KenKen with the Math Forum at NCTM?

Learn more about using KenKen puzzles to help your students:
<ul>
<li>become more persistent, confident problem solvers</li>
<li>organize and communicate their math ideas</li>
<li>improve their logical reasoning</li>
<li>practice their math facts in a creative, engaging way</li>
</ul>
Visit KenKen @ The Math Forum to learn more about this exciting
partnership. You'll find lots of KenKen puzzles you can print
out or use with students online, as well as lesson plans and
activity ideas for using KenKen puzzles as a natural way to get
students thinking, talking, writing, and doing math.

<a href="http://mathforum.org/kenken/">http://mathforum.org/kenken/</a>

Be sure to stop by the booth to solve some KenKen puzzles with
us, and have the chance to win great prizes from Nextoy® and
the Math Forum.


<hr>


Math Forum PD: A Spectrum of Opportunities
The Math Forum is proud to be a part of Drexel University, and
thrilled that we can now offer our professional development
resources in everything from community-facilitated, affordable,
self-paced workshops to an online Masters in Learning and
Teaching. 
<a href="http://mathforum.org/pd/">http://mathforum.org/pd/</a>

Visit us at NCSM and NCTM to meet the faculty and staff who
lead many of our professional development courses and programs.
You can also meet some teachers who have taken our courses
across the spectrum, from online workshops to auditing our
Master's courses.

All Math Forum PD opportunities are based on our knowledge of
how students develop as mathematical problem solvers and
writers (honed by over 17 years of working with students online
and in classrooms as they solve tough problems and communicate
their ideas) and our commitment to student-centered,
problem-based learning. What's new is that there are now so
many ways to join us; just choose whatever fits your needs
and resources. 


<hr>


Siemens STEM Institute

<a href="http://www.siemensstemacademy.com/index.cfm?event=showContent&c=36">http://www.siemensstemacademy.com/index.cfm?event=showContent&c=36</a>


The Siemens STEM Institute is an immersion program for teachers
of grades 6-12 that promotes hands-on, real-world integration
of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in the
classroom.

Fifty teachers will be selected as STEM Fellows to attend this
all-expense-paid, week-long professional development experience,
held August 1-6, 2010 near Washington, DC.
<ul>
<li>guest speakers at the forefront of STEM</li>
<li>field trips to leading institutions to observe real-world
applications of STEM subject matter</li>
<li>opportunities for networking and collaborating with peers
from across the nation</li>
<li>thematic working groups to provide additional in-depth
exposure</li>
</ul>
The application deadline is April 16, 2010.


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