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Flags Of Africa: Promoting Cultures & Connecting Math Concepts, Kelly W. Remijan
Flags Of Africa: Promoting Cultures & Connecting Math Concepts, Kelly W. Remijan
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- To share ideas for using flags of Africa and technology to engage students with math concepts: counting, fractions, percentage, aspect ratio, linear equations/inequalities, domain/range, angles/distances/slope, classifying triangles, area of polygons, slope, parallelograms, & coordinate geometry.
- To highlight technology such as Google Slides, Google Sheets Pixel Art, GeoGebra, Desmos, and CNC Machines that help enrich the teaching of math concepts.
- To provide ideas for promoting discussion of culture, history, & geography within the math classroom.
Playing With Code: Big Ideas For Early Learners, Lindsey Herlehy, Cassandra Armstrong
Playing With Code: Big Ideas For Early Learners, Lindsey Herlehy, Cassandra Armstrong
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For young children growing in today’s digital world, the acquisition of coding and computer programming skills has become a popular and appropriate focus in education. Beyond engaging in technology and coding applications as consumers – the passive act of sitting in front of a screen and merely pressing buttons without a high level of thought – early childhood students are capable of high-quality programming tasks through play-based learning experiences. As producers, our youngest students may explore the open-ended nature of computer programming and coding through design, art, and innovation. Engaging in coding builds valuable and transferable practices such as problem …
Playing With Math And Science In The Early Childhood Classroom, Cassandra Armstrong, Lindsey Herlehy
Playing With Math And Science In The Early Childhood Classroom, Cassandra Armstrong, Lindsey Herlehy
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Young students are equipped with the curiosity and creativity to be successful scientists and mathematicians. In today’s classrooms, strong foundational skills in STEM promote success for years to come. Through play, young students can subitize, sort, draw, recognize patterns, and explore loose parts. Participants will actively take part in several activities highlighting each of these skills.
Travel The World With Flags: Using Desmos To Explore Design With Equations & Inequalities, Kelly W. Remijan
Travel The World With Flags: Using Desmos To Explore Design With Equations & Inequalities, Kelly W. Remijan
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Explore and discover how to replicate flags of various countries using math concepts within Desmos such as: linear equations/Inequalities, absolute value equations/Inequalities, equations/Inequalities of circles, and domain/range.
Maximizing Remote Learning: Activities, Ideas, & Resources For High School Math Teachers, Kelly W. Remijan
Maximizing Remote Learning: Activities, Ideas, & Resources For High School Math Teachers, Kelly W. Remijan
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High school teachers will discover activities, ideas, and resources for teacher maximizing the teaching of mathematics