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Atlantic City, NJ
Oct 19-21
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BOOTH
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Dorothy H., Jeanne S. |
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Thurs/Fri | Oct. 19-20, 2006 |
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LOCATION
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Atlantic City Convention Center - Booth 705 | |
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SPEAKER
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Sandy Cohen |
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GRADES
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3-5 | ||
| Thurs | Oct 19, 06 | 9:30 -10:30 am | |
| Atlantic City Convention Center | room 403 | ||
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TITLE
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Do You Think You Can Figure It Out? | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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We will use a variety of strategies and teacher made and commercial manipulatives to solve interesting authentic problems. Change your point of view from computation to problem solving. Packets of problems are provided. | ||
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SPEAKER
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Eric O'Brien |
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GRADES
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3-8, Teacher of Teachers | ||
| Thurs | Oct 19, 06 | 2:30 - 4 pm | |
| Atlantic City Convention Center | room 317 | ||
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TITLE
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Multiple Ways to Multiply | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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Students and teachers alike will improve their mental computation, gaining greater speed, accuracy, and enjoyment while developing reasoning skills. Computation actually becomes a series of higher-level thinking skills. Attendees often exclaim, "Why didn't they ever teach it to us this way?" | ||
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SPEAKER
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Richard Kalman |
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GRADES
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4-8, Teacher of Teachers | ||
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Thurs | Oct 19, 06 | 3:30 - 4:30 pm |
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LOCATION
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Atlantic City Convention Center | room 418 | |
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TITLE
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Ten Amazing Mathematical Problems for Now — and 50 More for Homework | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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Rich, engaging problems capture students' interest, build problem-solving skills, review multiple concepts and basic skills, and train students to think mathematically. This interactive session will model teaching for creativity and empowerment, which are the keys to preparing students well for assessments. | ||
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SPEAKER
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Mary Altieri |
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GRADES
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3-8 | ||
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Fri | Oct 20, 06 | 8 - 9 am |
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LOCATION
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Atlantic City Convention Center | room 402 | |
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TITLE
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Algebraic Thinking on Purpose | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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Finding ways to develop mathematical thinking algebraically is a current challenge for elementary school teachers. This session will focus on ways to take basic aspects of what we teach and approach them algebraically, not by accident, but on purpose! | ||
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SPEAKER
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Eric O'Brien |
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GRADES
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3-8, Teacher of Teachers | ||
| Fri | Oct 20, 06 | 9:30 - 10:30 am | |
| Atlantic City Convention Center | room 319 | ||
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TITLE
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Puzzles and Games Enrich the Study of Factors and Multiples | ||
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SPEAKER
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Richard Kalman |
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GRADES
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9-10, Teacher of Teachers | ||
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Fri. | Oct 20, 06 | 9:30 - 10:30 am |
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LOCATION
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Atlantic City Convention Center | room 415 | |
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TITLE
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THE WORLD’S GREATEST FACTORING PROBLEMS | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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Challenging factoring problems demand insight and understanding. Using only Algebra I tools, participants will factor expressions and solve equations beyond anything covered in standard classes. | ||
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SPEAKER
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Carol Greenes |
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GRADES
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6-8 | ||
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Fri. | Oct 20, 06 | 11 am - 12 pm |
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LOCATION
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Atlantic City Convention Center | room 419 | |
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TITLE
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Describing Mathematical Relationships: The Key to Algebraic Thinking | ||
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SPEAKER
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Richard Kalman |
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GRADES
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Teacher of Teachers | ||
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Fri | Oct 20, 06 | 2 - 3 pm |
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LOCATION
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Atlantic City Convention Center | room 322 | |
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TITLE
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Using Contests to Improve Teaching | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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Done correctly, good math contests empower and excite students while teaching them important concepts. More important, teachers develop greater depth in their comprehension, think more mathematically, and learn how to teach for creativity. We will discuss how to teach problem solving. You will receive a large packet of authentic problems. | ||