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April - June 2002

June Math Forum @ Drexel: School Improvement Programs (23 June 2002) The Math Forum's goals are to help students learn mathematics, and to help schools improve math education. In addition to our public web site, each year we offer special programs for selected schools. We invite you to read more about these customized services. National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) (22 June 2002) San Antonio, Texas, June 17 - 19, 2002: At the annual meeting of computer using educators, Suzanne Alejandre and Kristina Lasher presented a Web Poster Session, The Math Forum @ Drexel: A Portal to Mathematics on the Internet and provided information to anyone stopping by the Math Forum's booth in the Exhibit Hall. Forum chosen as a winner of the 2002 Sci/Tech Web Awards (3 June 2002) ScientificAmerican.com has selected the Math Forum Web site as a winner of the 2002 Sci/Tech Web Awards. Their editors reviewed hundreds of Web sites and selected the Math Forum as one of five to list in the mathematics category. May New T2T FAQ (27 May 2002) Answers to a frequently asked question: First Year Suggestions: Can you give me some helpful suggestions for getting through my first year of teaching? Varnelle's Primary Math - Introduction to Symmetry (23 May 2002) A unit by Varnelle Moore, designed to guide young children through an introduction to symmetry using a puzzle set of seven geometric shapes called tangrams. As children manipulate the tangrams, they will visually learn about slides (translation), turns (rotation), and flips (reflection). Lessons include interactive, manipulative-based projects, technology, paper/pencil practice, and literature connections. May Workshops Passaic High School Passaic, NJ, May 20, 2002: Shelly Berman offered a full day inservice for the high school math teachers that included an agenda giving an overview tour and facilitated the search for resources. The workshop was held at the Passaic High School, in Passaic, NJ. New Jersey State Systemic Initiative Edison, NJ, May 8, 2002: As part of their Technology Professional Development Series, Shelly Berman followed an agenda that offered an overview tour and facilitated the search for resources for the New Jersey teachers from grades 2 through 12. The workshop was held at held at the Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ. Ask Dr. Math Archives (15 May 2002) The Math Forum has reorganized over 7800 Ask Dr. Math questions/answers to make them easier to browse and search. Our new format for the Archives categorizes items by mathematics topic and level. The new browse-by-level pages are:     http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.elem.html     http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.middle.html     http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.high.html     http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/drmath.college.html Read how to browse the archives effectively on the Dr. Math Help page. April Determination of Pi (15 April 2002) Alexander Bogomolny has contributed a middle school lesson to the Teacher Exchange which presents an interesting alternative to the customary game plan for the determination of pi. Bogomolny's lesson presents pi in the framework of similarity, which makes the existence of pi self-evident. Approximation of pi does not require several objects. Pi can be approximated by taking measurements of a single circular object with different tools and different techniques. April is Mathematics Awareness Month (1 April 2002) The theme for this year's Mathematics Awareness Month is Mathematics and the Genome. Read the theme essays: Mathematics and the Genome and Microarrays, Mathematics, and Medicine, see the poster, or submit announcements of activities that you are planning for your school, company, or community. 2013:  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2012:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2011:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2010:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2009:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2008:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2007:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2006:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2005:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2004:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2003:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2002:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2001:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2000:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  1999:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  1998:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  May/Jun  Mar/Apr  Jan/Feb 1997:  Dec  Nov  Oct  Sept  Aug  Jul  Jun  May  Apr  Mar  Feb  Jan 1996:  Dec  Nov  Oct  Sept  Aug  Jul  Jun  May  Apr  Mar  Feb

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