Math+Registration

- - - CHANGE OF VENUE - - - **
 * Math Collaboration Day


**Keynote:** Dr. Clay LaCoe, Assistant Superintendent, Western Wayne SD **The Northwest Area Education Association has announced that a strike will begin on Monday, November 17th.** Thanks to Patty Smith,and the MASD Administration Math Collaboration Day __**will**__ take place as scheduled, At Montrose High School ** Thank you for your understanding under these unfortunate circumstances. ** Sincerely, ** J. Pesta **** - **** Northwest ** ** High School **** CFF Coach **
 * Date:** November 19, 2008

**Montrose Area Jr/Sr High School**
**Directions:** Click [|here] to find directions from your location. **GPS Directions:** Latitude 41° 50' 26.5374" Longitude -75° 50' 43.1052"
 * Schedule:**

**8:00--8:30 Registration 8:30--9:00 Introduction & Keynote 9:00--10:15 Session 1 10:30--11:45 Session 2 11:45--12:45 Lunch & Display Sessions 12:45--1:45 Session 3 1:45--3:00 Collaboration & Wrap-up**


 * Content Area Descriptions **


 * Algebra:** These sections will address the content presented in any course that has algebraic concepts as its core focus: General Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, or Algebra II.
 * Geometry:** Any level of Geometry course.
 * Advanced Mathematics:** This section will address the content presented in any course that has gone beyond the basics of any algebra course such as: Algebra III, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, and Calculus.
 * Alternate:** Should the Algebra, Geometry, or Advanced Math presentations in a particular session not relate to your curriculum or interests, you are welcome to register for the alternate topic.

//__**The following charts offer the specific mathematical content area within which each presention has focus, a brief description of each session's presentations, and the names of the presenters. To find out more about a session click on the session link. (Currently all of these are under construction)**__// **Session #1 **
 * **Presentation** || **Presenters** || **Description** ||
 * **// Free Online Math Software//** ||  Karla Carlucci & Leeta Dennenbaum || <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Free Online Software: Using Geogebra and WinPlot in your Algebra Classes. ||
 * **// Connecting Web 2.0 Tech and High Stakes Testing//** || Rich Mackrell || Connecting Web 2.0 Technology and High-Stakes Testing: Using blogging/wikis to connect student learning to open-ended PSSA questioning.  ||
 * Standards Based Concepts || Vicki Glod & Barb Moran || Incorporating social bookmarking and other online tools to teach geometry concepts and meeting PA math standards. ||
 * **//Getting Interactive with the Promethean Board//** || Patty Smith & Janeen Miller || Tools! Tools! And more tools for math classes with Promethean Boards. ||

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 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 130%; color: rgb(243, 242, 242); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(19, 0, 235); text-align: left">Session #2 **
 * ** <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(235, 0, 0)">Presentation ** || **  <span style="color: rgb(235, 0, 0)">Presenters   ** || **  <span style="color: rgb(235, 0, 0)">Presentation Description   ** ||
 * **//Standards Based Concepts//** || Vicki Glod & Barb Moran || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Incorporating social bookmarking and other online tools to teach algebra concepts and meeting PA math standards. ||
 * **//Google Earth Isn’t Just for Social Studies//** || Tim Snyder & Nancy Brown  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Basic introduction to using Google Earth in Math classrooms; Learn how you can use measuring tools in Google Earth like the ruler and paths to help connect your class to the real world. Additional skills will include making basic place marks, downloading kmz files, running a kmz file once downloaded and basic search and find functions inside of Google Earth.
 * **// Using the CFF Tools for Learning Projects in Higher Math//** || [|Rebekah Ihlefeldt] || Activities for the upper level math classroom. This session will cover activities and projects you can do in Calculus, Statistics, Pre-Calc/Trig, and Algebra II. ||

**Collabrative Session Resources** :
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; background-color: rgb(9, 4, 180); text-align: left">Session #3 **
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(235, 0, 0)">**Presentation** || <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(235, 0, 0)">**Presenters** || <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(235, 0, 0)">**Presentation Description** ||
 * **//Connecting Web 2.0 Tech and High Stakes Testing//** || Rich Mackrell || <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Connecting Web 2.0 Tech and High-Stakes Testing: Using blogging/wikis to connect student learning with open-ended PSSA questioning. ||
 * //**Geometer SketchPad**// || Patty Smith &Janeen Miller || Learn the capabilities of this software for your math classroom. ||
 * **// The Student Driven Classroom //** || Judy Gruen& Joe Voyt || Learn how your math classroom can become interactive using the whiteboard and various software titles some of which are free downloads. Mrs. Gruen's classroom features student lead lessons using the CFF technology with mastering the content the main goal. ||
 * **//Google Earth Isn’t Just for Social Studies//** || Tim Snyder & Nancy Brown || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Basic introduction to using Google Earth in Math classrooms; Learn how you can use measuring tools in Google Earth like the ruler and paths to help connect your class to the real world. Additional skills will include making basic place marks, downloading kmz files, running a kmz file once downloaded and basic search and find functions inside of Google Earth. ||
 * ClassZone
 * Hippocampus
 * NLVM
 * PH School
 * [|GeoGebra]
 * [|WinPlot]
 * [|GraphCalc]
 * [|Core-Plus Mathematics]
 * [|www.scriblink.com]


 * <span style="font-size: 180%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(44, 0, 255); text-align: center; display: block">[|Survey] **