Math Madness

Thursday, March 29, 2001

Northern Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics

4:00 – 5:30Sessions

5:30 - 6:00Meeting, Pizza & Social

at Northern Kentucky University

$4 Membership/Conference Dues for those who are presently not members of NKCTM

RSVP for Dinner Reservations to Gina Foletta at foletta@nku.edu by Friday March 23, 2001

Elementary Session: BEP 204

Integrated Science & Mathematics Workshop

Reeda Hart will conduct this workshop, which will include meeting core content guidelines by providing hands-on, motivating, purposeful activities for all elementary students. Emphasis will be on using process skills, promoting inquiry in the classroom, integrating math skills into science topics.Those attending the workshop will participate in three hands-on activities (focusing on earth sciences, life sciences, and physical sciences) and receive free science and math materials.

Reeda Hart is a lower primary teacher at Grant’s Lick Elementary. She is a veteran teacher of 25 years.Providing workshops in the areas of science, math, technology, and environmental studies on the state and national level has been a hobby as she continues to teach in the regular classroom.

Middle Grade Presentation: BEP 310

Geometry Using Electronic Examples from NCTM

Participants will receive a copy of the NCTM Principles and Standards with CD-ROM. Presenters are middle-grades teachers Heather Prieshoff and Jennifer Taylor from Boone County School District.

Secondary Session: BEP 152

Illustrating Math

Math and Art join together with the knowledge of functions to produce artistic masterpieces.New ideas that will get the students to use both the right and left sides of their brain. Sr. Anita Marie will be the presenter from Bishop Brossart High School.

Cool Geometry Projects

It is getting to be that time of year.Why not go fly a kite. The presenter is Kathleen Wonderling from Dixie Heights High Schoo.

Visualizing Volume

3-D cross-sectional models allow students to see and experience hands-on the relationship between algebra, geometry, and even…calculus. Sr. Anita Marie will be the presenter.

Door Prizes

Various Mathematics Books that will be great supplements to use in the classroom will be given away.