Duane Bollenbacher's 24th Annual Summer Mathematics Workshops
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – August 7-9, 2012
After 48 years of teaching mathematics (30 in the high school and 18 more at the university), I still discover a new topic every day, a different way to work a problem (usually from a student), a wrinkle to a problem or solution, a very interesting tidbit or story, etc. Some of these classics are old, others I have just discovered. Perhaps you too may not be aware of many of these tidbits. In this workshop we will share some of these classic, and new, items. Every one of these items is to help you become a more informed, better teacher with many diverse topics and approaches.
This course, along with the June 12-14 HQT Workshop, may be used by an INTERVENTION SPECIALIST to become a Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) in mathematics content.
*Note: This course is a REPEAT of Summers 2010 & 2011
CONTENT
- Study (NEW) Common Core State Standards
- Classic problems—checkerboard, handshake, magic squares, 7 pt-3 pt problem, pieces of pizza, exactly 4 gallons of water, 20022002, chocolate pudding, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, ?
- Classic money problems
- Classroom techniques and hints for better teaching of certain topics
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
- Geometry
- Statistics; probability
- Misspellings and mispronunciations
- Famous mathematics stories to add interest and amusement
- Famous stories in history of mathematics, and greatest mathematicians
- Many unknown (often hidden) special features on the TI calculator
- Awesome moments in the classroom
- MANY, MANY more
Course expectations
- Attendance at all sessions
- Participation in all activities
- Sharing teaching ideas that have worked for you
