Time and PlaceWednesday-Friday August 1-3 ContentThis three-day workshop, presented with Rachel Chou, is designed for high school mathematics teachers who want to make Algebra 2, Trigonometry, and Precalculus more accessible, richer, and more fun. A frequent challenge in teaching upper level high school classes is the limited pedagogical range of most textbooks and curricula. This is particularly harmful to the students who find symbol manipulation difficult, but it is also cheating our stronger students of the multi-faceted understanding that would serve them best. To address this, we will present a number of activities to complement the corresponding lessons in any textbook, whether traditional or contemporary. Our lessons involve the intelligent use of electronic tools (particularly GeoGebra,) hands-on activities with concrete materials, creative alternate representations, and problem-solving throughout. Our goal is to help students develop meaningful intuitions for the concepts being studied:
I am happy to offer a workshop on visual and hands-on approaches to advanced topics for your school or district. Contact me. |