Friday, April 26, 2012
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9:30-10:30
Terrace Ballroom 1
Convention Center
Nicholas R. Jackiw
Chief Technology Officer, KCP Technologies
Grade Band: General Interest/All Audiences
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Conference Highlights (Philly, 2012) Friday, April 26, 2012 |
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375 Fri 9:30-10:30 Terrace Ballroom 1 Convention Center |
Euclid’s
Elements: An Interactive Geometry Perspective Nicholas R. Jackiw Chief Technology Officer, KCP Technologies |
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Modern
tools, like Sketchpad, and modern applications, like
fractals and computer graphics, have revitalized school
geometry. Yet “the most famous textbook ever," Euclid’s
Elements, has dominated geometry's development for
millennia. Take a fresh look at the book's mathematical
and cultural impact from our current, technology-rich
perspective. Grade Band: General Interest/All Audiences |
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474 Fri 12:30-1:30 Terrace Ballroom 2/3 |
Why
Students Hate Word Problems Dan Meyer |
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The
fault lies not with our students but with the quality
of the word problems themselves, restricted for too
long by the paper they're printed on. As we start to
deliver curricula digitally, we need to reckon
seriously with the reasons and effective methods for
connecting math to the world outside the math
classroom. Grade Band: General Interest/All Audiences Dan’s website |
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Technology Strand sessions
- Thursday, April 25 All tech-related sessions at the conference. |
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