Workshop #

M-04

TITLE:

Effective Strategies for Engaging all students in Understanding Mathematics

DESCRIPTION:

• Corporate and industry executives across the country have been concerned for years that the majority of their employees do not have the same mathematical skills as their foreign competitor's employees.
• Most of the jobs for the new millennium will be mathematics, science, and technology related.
• Corporate recruiters agree that graduates entering the workforce need skills that mathematics curricula have missed in the past. They need to be able to:
• Solve problems in a team environment;
• Analyze problems that have no obvious solution; and,
• Propose multiple solutions to new problems and test their validity.

Use a variety of teaching methodologies, including lecture, class discussions, manipulatives, and structured study teams. During class, students are actively working on guided investigations, much like "math labs," to develop mathematical concepts and problem solving skills.

PRESENTER(S):

TBA

TARGET AUDIENCE:

7-12  Math  Educators

DATE:

Wednesday, August 13 thru Friday, August 15, 2008

TIME:

8 - 11 AM  and 12:30-3:30 PM

LOCATION:

Great Falls, MT

SITE:

MSU-Great Falls College of Technology
2100 16th Ave. South

ENROLLMENT:

Limit of 25

CREDIT:

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EXPENSES:

Participants will be responsible for travel, lodging, and meals.

FEE POLICY:

Registration fees for non-Great Falls Public School (GFPS) employees is $50.00 per day unless otherwise noted. Click for full details and cancellation policy
(GFPS employees will still need to register to confirm their spots in the institute sessions).

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

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