Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


19
Collaboration, Coteaching, and Coaching Narrows Gaps in a Multicultural District
Patricia Aube and Bonnie Baer-Simahk
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom I (JW Marriott)

21
Geometry as a Vehicle, Not a Destination
Stephanie Whitney and Josea Eggink
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

109/110 (Convention Center)

22
Teaching Fractions Division Can Be Easier
Hsing-Wen Hu and Cheng-Yao Lin
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

207 (Convention Center)

23
Use Conjectures to Reason and Connect Geometry, Algebra, and Number
Margaret J. Kenney
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Marriott Ballroom 3/4 (Marriott Downtown)

24
Data Analysis? How about Graphical Analysis?
Sharon E. Taylor and Michael Grasse
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 6 to 8

White River Ballroom G/H (JW Marriott)

25
CANCELLED
Helping All Students Gain Mathematical Understanding through Geometric Reasoning
Carol E. Malloy
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 6 to 8

Sagamore Ballroom 4 (Convention Center)

27
How Many Gears Does My Bicycle Really Have?
Terry Wyberg
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

111/112 (Convention Center)

28
Solving Problems: Unlocking Potential
John Neral
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

143 (Convention Center)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


71
Bar Diagrams: Draw Your Way to Problem-Solving Success
Robyn Silbey
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

109/110 (Convention Center)

72
Building Conceptual Understanding Circle's Circumference and Area
Makoto Yoshida
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

201/202 (Convention Center)

76
Through the Looking Glass: A Cultural Odyssey to Geometric Thinking
Cheryl Adeyemi and Shelly Jones
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

141/142 (Convention Center)

77
Make Math Count: Financial Literacy for a Technological World
Leslie F. Williams and Michael J. Raskevitz
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

143 (Convention Center)

78
Tools for Building Conceptual Understanding in Geometry
Genni Steele and Lu Ann Weynand
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

103/104 (Convention Center)

81
Challenge by Choice: Appropriately Challenging All Students in Diverse Classrooms
David J. Suarez
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Grand Ballroom V (JW Marriott)

83
Using Formative Assessment to Differentiate Instruction in Geometry and Algebra
Caryl K. Pierson and Stephen Harris
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom X (JW Marriott)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


135
Spatial Reasoning through Problem Solving: Connections across Mathematics
Bob Drake
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

201/202 (Convention Center)

137
Why We Don’t Always Need to Cross Multiply
Jennifer M. Tobias, Janet B. Andreasen and Xiaofen Zhang
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

White River Ballroom C/D (JW Marriott)

138
Math: It’s a Whole New Game
Mary L. Thomas
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom III (JW Marriott)

139
Mathematics Literacy: Using Technology to Improve Students' Mathematics Skills
Kimberly Kotkowicz and Vicki-Lynn Holmes
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom VIII (JW Marriott)

140
Using Technology to Transform Students' Problem-Solving Experiences and Perspectives
Ashley C. Miller, Marie Hogan and Suzanne Alejandre
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 6 to 8

128 (Convention Center)

141
Equalizing the Learning Game Using Graphic Organizers for Math
Natalia P. Darling
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

101/102 (JW Marriott)

142
Geometric Wonders: How Lesson Study Brings Them to Life
José Francisco Sala García
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Wabash Ballroom 1 (Convention Center)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


164
CANCELLED
Singapore Lessons: Visual Models to Move from Arithmetic to Algebra
Andy Clark
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

White River Ballroom F (JW Marriott)

165
Targeted Connections: Thinking Proportionally—the Context Is the Key!
Cheryl Malm and Patricia Lucido
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

Grand Ballroom III (JW Marriott)

167
Discourse: Framing an Umbrella for Teaching
Susan N. Friel
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Marriott Ballroom 6 (Marriott Downtown)

168
Learning Stats by Doing S.T.A.T.S.: A Project-Based Approach
Dionne I. Cross, Jean S. Lee and Rick A. Hudson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

111/112 (Convention Center)

169
MATH-a-MAGIC: Magic from the Perspectives of Numbers
David E. Ewing
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

140 (Convention Center)

172
Geometry: The Ultimate for Reasoning, Sense Making and Connecting
Vena M. Long
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Sagamore Ballroom 4 (Convention Center)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


221
Alongside Intellect: Affect in Mathematics Learning
Eric L. Mann and Heather Carmody
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

Wabash Ballroom 3 (Convention Center)

224
Math A to Z—Applets-Zeta Functions: Math Fun for the Classroom
Julia D. Lott and Mary Rozum-Pratto
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

101/102 (JW Marriott)

226
Let's Tessellate!
Rebecca J. Neuwirth
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

103/104 (Convention Center)

227
Who Am I? Mathematical Identity in Struggling Eighth-Grade Students
Pamela J. Edwards
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom I (JW Marriott)

229
Mean, Median, Mode: Which One Is Your Pencil?
Kathleen Mittag
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom III (JW Marriott)

230
Visualizing Geometry: Connecting Geometric Ideas to the Real World
Stephanie H. Cooperman and Neil D. Cooperman
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

207 (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


278
Hands-On Equations® and Singapore Math: Word Problems Using Icons
Linda Bailey and Kendra Jensen
Grade Band Audience: 3 to 5, 6 to 8

107/108 (Convention Center)

279
Teaching Area in the Common Core through Decomposing and Composing
Sybilla Beckmann and Karen Fuson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

Grand Ballroom VI (JW Marriott)

281
Creating an Atmosphere for Inquiry and Excellence
Angela Moreman
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

White River Ballroom C/D (JW Marriott)

282
Sporting Math
Diana Cheng and Johanna Bunn
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Marriott Ballroom 3/4 (Marriott Downtown)

284
Interactive Geometry in More Dimensions Using Google SketchUp©
Suzanne Harper, Nick Shay and Shannon Driskell
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice

Grand Ballroom X (JW Marriott)

268.1
Journal-Writing Tips
Mathematics Teacher Editorial Panel, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School Editorial Panel and Teaching Children Mathematics Editorial Panel
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Higher Education

140 (Convention Center)

Friday, April 15, 2011

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


314
Fabulous, Fascinating Fractions
Steve Yurek
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

143 (Convention Center)

316
Interactive Classroom Activities That Enhance Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving
Evan M. Maletsky
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Hall F (Convention Center)

317
Making It Real: Using Context Engages Middle School Learners
Gail Englert and Rose Sinicrope
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

White River Ballroom F (JW Marriott)

318
Who Owns What? Vertical Teaming and Curriculum Alignment
April Harvey, Stacey Delmhorst and Michele Niedermeier
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

103/104 (Convention Center)

319
ADAGE Algebra
Bob Mann
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom VIII (JW Marriott)

321
Responding to Coaching Dilemmas
Ruth Teszeri and Amy Lin
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

White River Ballroom G/H (JW Marriott)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


366
High–Impact Techniques for Helping Students Overcome Math Learning Deficits
Deborah L. Gochenaur and Kelly Kozain
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

125 (Convention Center)

367
How Deep Analysis of Students' Work Can Improve Instruction
Wendy M. Smith, Ruth M. Heaton and Mary Alice Carlson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

Marriott Ballroom 6 (Marriott Downtown)

368
Films: Cultural Media for Exploring Mathematics
Michaele Chappell and Denisse R. Thompson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

103/104 (Convention Center)

370
Developing Teachers’ Algebraic Reasoning through Job-Embedded Professional Development
David Coffey, Esther Huntzinger Billings and Mary Scott
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice

Marriott Ballroom 9/10 (Marriott Downtown)

373
Geometric Pathways to Function Promote Variation and Visual Representations
Scott Steketee
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

White River Ballroom F (JW Marriott)

375
Loaded Dice and Central Tendency: Analyzing Games of Chance
Dustin L. Jones
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom I (JW Marriott)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


428
Absolute to Relative Thinking: The Road to Proportional Reasoning
Connie Laughlin and Beth Schefelker
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

101/102 (JW Marriott)

431
Endless Possibilities: Open-Ended Projects in Middle School Mathematics
Heather Carmody
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

120 (Convention Center)

432
Geometry with E-Motion! [New Teacher Strand]
Hannah Slovin and Barbara J. Dougherty
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

111/112 (Convention Center)

433
Prove It! Focusing on Mathematical Reasoning and the Pythagorean Theorem
Ann Marie Spinelli and M. Katherine Gavin
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

140 (Convention Center)

437
Video Games for Mathematics Education: They Will Soon Get Better
Keith Devlin
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom V (JW Marriott)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


460
Using Hands-On Equations® and Gestures to Teach Basic Algebra
Joyce Hardaway and Kathryn Dillard
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

Sagamore Ballroom 2 (Convention Center)

461
Geometry and the Real World: Budget Math Trips
Ryan Higgins, Amy English-Hunter and Sarah Bush
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

109/110 (Convention Center)

462
Improving Problem-Solving Skills: The Travel Game
Jennifer C. Brown
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

207 (Convention Center)

463
Problems, Patterns, Pascal’s Triangle, and Mathematical Power
Joseph R. Georgeson
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

120 (Convention Center)

464
Rational Numbers on the Cartesian Coordinate Plane
Anne M. Collins
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Sagamore Ballroom 4 (Convention Center)

465
The Habits-of-Mind Approach to Eighth-Grade Algebra
Mary Wedow and Matthew McLeod
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

140 (Convention Center)

466
The Peak in the Middle: Developing Mathematically Gifted Students
Linda Jensen Sheffield
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom X (JW Marriott)

468
Learning Mathematics with Classroom Robotics
Rick Anderson
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom I (JW Marriott)

469
Research, Algebra, and Technology: Changing Practice to Enable Learning
Gail Burrill
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

500 Ballroom (Convention Center)

471
Why Motivation Matters: Research-Based Strategies for Improving Students' Engagement
James A. Middleton
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

107/108 (Convention Center)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


516
CANCELLED
Beyond Accomodations: Common Sense Differentation and Universal Design for Learning
Jessica Hunt
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom VI (JW Marriott)

517
Connecting Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School to Your Classroom
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School Editorial Panel
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Wabash Ballroom 1 (Convention Center)

518
Growing Patterns: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
Linda B. Crawford
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

128 (Convention Center)

519
It's Not Just Math Class! Integrating Math across the Curriculum
Mark C. Evans
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

143 (Convention Center)

520
Strategies to Engage ELLs in Writing to Learn Geometry
Luciana de Oliveira
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

103/104 (Convention Center)

521
Transformers
Candide Walton and Tamela Hanebrink
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Grand Ballroom III (JW Marriott)

522
CANCELLED
Using Geometry as a Springboard to Mathematics
Glenda Lappan
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Hall F (Convention Center)

526
Stop, Look, and Listen … to Yourself Teach!
Cynthia W. Langrall, Josh Hertel and Elif Safak
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

107/108 (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


434
Teaching and Learning Rational Numbers for the Internet Generation
Eric Milou
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

500 Ballroom (Convention Center)

568
Area: No Problem?
Dennis C. Mulhearn
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

White River Ballroom C/D (JW Marriott)

570
Developing a Classroom Community for Mathematics Exploration
Signe Kastberg and Scott Frye
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

111/112 (Convention Center)

571
Easy as Pi
Andrew D. Montgomery
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

101/102 (JW Marriott)

572
Technology, Tangibles, and Simple Polyhedra
Jane A. Whitmire
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

Marriott Ballroom 3/4 (Marriott Downtown)

574
Picture This! Visualization in Algebra
Daniel J. Brahier
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 6 to 8

141/142 (Convention Center)

577
Proportional Reasoning, Pick's Theorem, and an Open-Source Graphics Tool
Brian H. Giza and Olga Kosheleva
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

140 (Convention Center)

578
Space Math@NASA and NASA eClips™ : Real-World Algebra Connections
Sten Odenwald, Sharon Bowers and Elaine Lewis
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Grand Ballroom VIII (JW Marriott)

568.1
Transforming My Perspective on the Geometric Knowledge Needed for Teaching
Enrique Galindo and Kai-Ju Yang
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

Marriott Ballroom 9/10 (Marriott Downtown)

Saturday, April 16, 2011

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


602
Making the Transition from Teacher to Mathematics Coach
Kimberly Morrow Leong and Diane Taylor
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

109/110 (Convention Center)

603
The Real Story on Middle School Math Achievement
Peter Kloosterman, Doris Mohr and Crystal Walcott
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

128 (Convention Center)

604
Learning to Eat Right Using Percent Problems
Kath Miller Rondinone
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, Preservice and Inservice

141/142 (Convention Center)

605
Concept and Vocabulary Acquisition: Keys to Success in Geometry
William A. Jasper
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

120 (Convention Center)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


631
Can’t Do Long Division? Adjusting to Students’ Transitioning Computational Strategies
Jane Keiser, Karen Fitch and Don Gloeckner
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

143 (Convention Center)

632
Investigation Stations
Lynn Gannon Patterson and Meagan Musselman
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

Sagamore Ballroom 6 (Convention Center)

633
Mathematicians at Work: Explorations in Problem Solving
Mary Pat Sjostrom
Grade Band Audience: Higher Education, 6 to 8

120 (Convention Center)

634
CANCELLED
More SMART Games That Engage
Karen L. Compere and Judy Lins
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

103/104 (Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


662
Successful Hands-On Math Investigations
Kevin Dykema
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 3 to 5

207 (Convention Center)

663
A Math-History Quest; A Project Combining Math and History
Dea M. Jones
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

140 (Convention Center)

664
Steers Need Hay for Winter: Engaging Students with Engaging Problems
Paula L. Keesling and Annette Ricks Leitze
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8

109/110 (Convention Center)

665
I Believe: Common Myths about Learning Mathematics
Rita Barger
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 6 to 8

Wabash Ballroom 1 (Convention Center)