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Northwest Mathematics Interaction Workshop

John Stanford Center, Seattle Public Schools
November 7, 2009

Date and time: Saturday, November 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--10:00: Cynthia Henton

10:00--10:45: Joe Frost

10:45 - 11:00: Break

11:00 - 12:00: Katie Folkman

12:00-1:00 Lunch*

1:00 - 2:00: James King

2:00 - 3:00: Art Mabbott

3:00 - 4:00: James King

 

Program

Local Hosts: Art Mabbott, Joyce Frost

8:30 - 9:00: Muffins, Breakfast Snacks, and Sign-in

A doorkeeper will be available in the lobby to allow entrance to the meeting room until 9:00, and a phone number to contact us there will be posted in the lobby after that.

9:00 - 10:00: Cynthia Henton, M.Ed. Math Coach, Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Using Justification, Reasoning, and Discourse to Make Connections to Number Sense: All This While Enjoying Games from Everyday Math.

10:00 - 10:45: Joe Frost, University of Washington Medical Centers

"When Will You Ever Use This? How Set Theory is Used in Databases"

10:45 - 11:00: Break

11:00 - 12:00: Katie Folkman, Microsoft Math Coach and Math Teacher, Rose Hill Junior High. LWSD

Using Individual Mini White Boards to Engage Students While Checking for Understanding

12:00 - 1:00: Lunch (no host)

1:00 - 2:00: Dr. James King, University of Washington

From Klein to Spline: Some geometrical ideas of the famous Felix Klein, a hundred years later

2:00 - 3:00: Art Mabbott, High School Math Coach, Seattle Public Schools

Explorations in Math: Looking more deeply at simple ideas.

3:00 - 4:00: Dr. James King, University of Washington and Art Mabbott, Seattle Public Schools

What's New and Exciting With Sketchpad 5?

 

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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