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Asilomar, CA
Dec. 2 - 4
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SPEAKER
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Dennis Mulhearn |
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GRADES
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3 - 8 | ||
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Sat. | Dec. 3 | 8:00 - 9:00 am |
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LOCATION
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Pacific Grove Middle School room 38 | ||
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TITLE
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AREA - NO PROBLEM? | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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Investigate area comcepts by solving authentic, non-routine problems. Finding such problem-solving gems can be the real problem. Work through at least a dozen area classics, selected from the Math Olympiad library. Leave with these and over 50 additional rich problems. |
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SPEAKER
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Nicholas Restivo |
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GRADES
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3 - 8 | ||
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TITLE
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Generating Student Excitement for Mathematical Problem Solving Using Technology | ||
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Sat. | Dec. 3 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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LOCATION
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Pacific Grove Middle School room 36 | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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Real problems must be appropriately challenging, have multiple solution paths, and lead students to a better understanding of math concepts. Using interactive teaching technology, participants will discover ways for their students to become better problem solvers, while preparing them for any assessment they may encounter. | ||
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SPEAKER
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Nicholas Restivo |
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GRADES
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3 - 8 | ||
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DAY/DATE/TIME
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Sat. | Dec. 3 | 3:30 - 5:00 pm |
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LOCATION
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Pacific Grove Middle School room 39 | ||
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TITLE
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UNPACKING GEOMETRY PROBLEMS FROM BOXES YOU MAKE | ||
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DESCRIPTION
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Transform used greeting cards into boxes, while discovering geometry concepts that rely on properties and definitions associated with parallelograms. Real life problems using those properties will be explored |
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