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Northwest Mathematics Interaction Workshop

John Stanford Center, Seattle Public Schools
March 7, 2009

Date and time: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 9:00 to 4:00

Workshop is free, but advance registration required. You can register by emailing Joyce Frost <JFrost@lwsd.org>. 

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

  • Multiply the Fun Factor!
  • Can You See 3/5ths?
  • Cutting Up Polygons

12:00-1:00 Lunch*

1:00 - 4:00

  • Achieving the Unachievable: the Dvd
  • Using Fathom Software to Make Connections

 

Program

Local Hosts: Art Mabbott, Joyce Frost

9:00 - 10:00 am

Multiply the Fun Factor! Traci Ostrick, Elementary Math Facilitator, Everett Public Schools
Are you looking for ways to help children quickly recall multiplication facts? Why not try playing a game? We'll play games that will be engaging for students as they work on fact fluency.

Link to Materials List

10:00 - 10:50 am

Can You See 3/5ths? - Looking Deeply at Simple Ideas Art Mabbott, High School Math Coach, Seattle Public Schools
Explore elementary computational ideas from a perspective rarely seen by secondary teachers.

10:50 - 11:00 am : Break

11:00 - 12:00 pm

Cutting Up Polygons: What's the Angle? Jim King, Math Professor, University of Washington
This will be a scissors-on activity to discover angle relationships in regular polygons and circles.

Link to Handout

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch (Art will have suggestions of local places)

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Achieving the Unachievable: the Dvd (hosted by Joyce Frost, math coach and Professional Development Specialist, Lake Washington School District)
In 1956 Dutch artist M. C. Escher challenged the laws of perspective with Print Gallery and found himself trapped behind an impossible barrier. Half a century later, mathematician Hendrik Lenstra took everyone by surprise by drawing a fantastic bridge between the intuition of the artist and his own, shattering the Infinity Barrier!

Video Info

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Using Fathom Software to Make Connections: Shaun Monaghan, Professional Development Specialist, Lake Washington School District
Some of the new State Math Standards, such as Algebra Standard A1.6.C, are not supported by many current Algebra textbooks. Using activities and technology software, make the connection and discover a powerful tool for formative assessment.

2:00 - 2:30 pm: Algebra Activity
2:30 - 2:45 pm: Break (and move to computer lab)
2:45 - 4:00 pm: Same activity using Fathom Software in the Computer Lab

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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