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Northwest Mathematics Interaction Workshop

John Stanford Center, Seattle Public Schools
November 18, 2006

Date and time: Saturday, November 18, 2006, 9:00 to 4:00

Workshop is free, but advance registration required. You can register on the web using our online form.

Location:
John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence
Seattle Public Schools
2445 3RD Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134

Click here for driving directions to the John Stanford Center

(On the corner of 3rd Ave. S and South Lander) We will meet on the second floor and there will be signs. Parking is available is two small lots adjacent to the center. Additional parking is also available in a large lot north of the complex.

Program Schedule

Program: 9:00 to 4:00

8:45 Registration

9:00--12:00

  • Davis
  • Savoie

12:00-1:00 Lunch*

1:00 - 4:00

  • Mabbott
  • King
  • Goodwin

 

Program

Local Hosts: Art Mabbott, Joyce Frost

9:00 - 12:00 Morning Program

  • Nicole Davis (Cleveland High School Math Coach and UW doctoral student):
    • Effective Use of Groupwork: Participants will experience a group-worthy task, which will be followed by a discussion on issues surrounding the effective, intentional use of groupwork in the secondary mathematics classroom.
  • Connie Savoie (West Seattle High School)
    • Exploring Non-Euclidean Geometry through Taxi-cab Geometry

1:00-4:00 Afternoon Program: Three Sketchpad Activities

  • Art Mabbott (Seattle Public Schools) A Middle School Sketchpad
    Activity
  • Jim King (UW Math Department): How to construct if you forget your straightedge -- you can do more than you think.
  • David Goodwin (White Pass High School) Some favorite bells and whistles with Sketchpad in the classroom.

Details and Sign-Up

* Lunch is on your own. However, we will provide locations restaurants near by. Or you can bring a sack lunch.

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