MATH TOOLS NEWSLETTER - JUNE 6, 2008 - No. 64 ***NEW ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE Problem Solving Strategies http://mathforum.org/pd/problemsolving/ Participating in this course is a chance to practice and think about mathematical problem solving with interesting and fun colleagues in a relaxed online environment. We'll do problems, share our strategies, and explore the details of a curriculum strand that can be integrated into any middle school and high school math course to explicitly build student confidence and competence in this area. Problems will be selected to match the interests and needs of participants. All individuals who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate indicating that they have completed 15 hours of professional development. This is equivalent to 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs); these can be received from the Drexel University School of Education for a fee of $15, in addition to our current discounted course cost of $126. led by Stephen Weimar, director of the Math Forum June 21 - July 3 Registration closes 5 pm ET on Friday, June 13 http://mathforum.org/pd/problemsolving/register.html ***FREE ONLINE OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS OF GRADES 5-9 Technology Tools for Thinking and Reasoning about Probability http://mathforum.org/nsdl_mathtech/online/prob.html Each participant's $100 workshop fee is being covered by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, affording participants the convenience of anytime, anywhere online learning. The workshop will be offered June 30 - August 11. Certificates of completion will be available for participants finishing the six weeks of interaction. For an overview with additional detalis, visit: http://mathforum.org/nsdl_mathtech/online/overview.prob.html Deadline for applications is Monday, June 23, 2008. http://mathforum.org/nsdl_mathtech/online/apply.prob.html \|/ Participants in the Forum's first Technology Tools for Thinking and Reasoning about Probability workshop last month drafted these tPoWs: ***tPoW DRAFT Cereal Boxes and Spinners by Lana Steckler-Marshall & Linda Fahlberg-Stojanovska http://mathforum.org/tpow/index2.ehtml?puzzle=235 ***tPoW DRAFT Heads and Tails by Craig Russell http://mathforum.org/tpow/index2.ehtml?puzzle=236 ***tPoW DRAFT Beat the Odds? by Carol Speck http://mathforum.org/tpow/index2.ehtml?puzzle=238 ***tPoW DRAFT Dice Sums by Deyanira Salazar http://mathforum.org/tpow/index2.ehtml?puzzle=240 ***tPoW DRAFT Pick a Number by Thomas Bateman http://mathforum.org/tpow/index2.ehtml?puzzle=237 ***tPoW DRAFT Box Model by Kathy Boyle http://mathforum.org/tpow/index2.ehtml?puzzle=239 If you try any of them with students, we'd love to hear your feedback! Send email to Suzanne \|/ As you browse the catalog, please take a moment to rate a resource, comment on it, review it -- start a new discussion, or join an existing conversation! ***FEATURED TOOL Tool: Google Sketchup 6 http://mathforum.org/mathtools/tool/48658/ Google Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create, export and present 3D models. Whether you want to design a new deck for your house, build models for Google Earth, or teach geometry to your fifth-graders, you can use SketchUp to see your ideas in 3D. And when you're done, you can export an image, make a movie or print out a view of what you made. Available in Windows 2000/XP/Vista or Mac OS X (10.4+) format. CHECK OUT THE MATH TOOLS SITE: Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/ Register http://mathforum.org/mathtools/register.html Discussions http://mathforum.org/mathtools/discuss.html Research Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/research/ Developers Area http://mathforum.org/mathtools/developers/ Newsletter Archive http://mathforum.org/mathtools/newsletter/ \`. .--------------.___________) \ |//////////////|___________[ ] `--------------' ) ( '-' The Math Forum @ Drexel -- 6 June 2008