National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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

Making Sense of Factoring Methods through Visualization

Thursday, April 10, 2014

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Bringing Statistics to Life with Census at School
Stephen J. Miller
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
206 (Convention Center)

Using Dynamic Software for All the Right Reasons
Chuck Friesen
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R09 (Convention Center)

Do It Again!: Using Iteration and Sequences to Solve Equations
Laurie Bass
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 21-24 (Hilton)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

Making Sense of Inference for Sampling and Experiments
Daren Starnes
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R07 (Convention Center)

The Conic Sections: From Paper Folding to Sketches to Equations
Loring Coes
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
243 (Convention Center)

Partial Credit: Friend or Frankenstein?
Anne L. Vance
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education
Belle Chasse (Hilton)

How to Teach Geometry . . . without Technology!
David K. Masunaga
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Preservice and Inservice
Grand Ballroom A (Hilton)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

124

Algebra and the Common Core in Your Classroom
Benjamin J. Sinwell
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Salon 9-12 (Hilton)

125

I See It: Visual Sense Making of Radicals and More
Marc Garneau
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
242 (Convention Center)

126

Mathematical Perseverance: Instilling a Desire to Struggle in Solving Problems
Elisabeth Jaffe, Ruth Cogan and Ashley Wegener
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R01 (Convention Center)

127

Assessing Number and Operations on the SAT
Andrew D. Schwartz
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
225/226/227 (Convention Center)

128

Modeling Problems That Bring the Common Core to Life
Maria L. Hernandez
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Ballroom C (Hilton)

129

The Power of Discourse: Engaging Underprepared Students in Rigorous Algebra
Timothy M. Stoelinga and James Lynn
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 3-6 (Hilton)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

174

Does This Line Ever Move? Use Polynomials to Find Out!
Kenneth R. Chelst, Thomas G. Edwards and S. Asli Özgün-Koca
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Ballroom A (Hilton)

175

Easy as Two Plus Two?
Bob Mann and Kimberly K. Hartweg
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R05 (Convention Center)

176

Advanced Quantitative Reasoning: Mathematics for the World around Us
Gregory D. Foley and Stephen W. Phelps
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 21-24 (Hilton)

177

Change the Classroom, Not the Students: Attaining Equity Using PBL
Carmel Schettino
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 13-16 (Hilton)

178

Core Math Tools: Building (+) Transitions to College Mathematics and Statistics
Brin A. Keller
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
242 (Convention Center)

179

Using Video to Research and Improve Teaching
Beth E. Ritsema
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Jasperwood (Hilton)

180

What Does the Brain Do with All That Math?
Carolyn B. Williamson
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 19-22 (Hilton)

181

Matrices in Action
Brett S. Stephenson
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education
243 (Convention Center)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

222

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Formula
Martin Funk and Steve Viktora
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Jefferson Ballroom (Hilton)

224

Inspire Your Students with the TI-Nspire CAS iPad App
Gus Elmashni
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R07 (Convention Center)

227

Turn Routine Algebra Exercises into Common Core Practice Tasks
Judith M. Kysh
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Elmwood (Hilton)

228

AP Calculus: Recent Themes and College Dreams
Stephen Kokoska
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R03 (Convention Center)

229

Transforming Geometry for Tomorrow’s Classroom
Shawn W. Trotter and Kelly Phelan
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R05 (Convention Center)

230

Using Social Networks to Teach Graph Theory
Todd A. Abel
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Rosedown (Hilton)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

272

Integrating Social Justice Issues Can Support and Promote Quantitative Literacy
Rachel Bates and Stacy Reeder
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
245 (Convention Center)

273

Making Mathematics a Habit!
Trena L. Wilkerson, Dittika Gupta and Ashleyanne Thornhill
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
206 (Convention Center)

275

Essential Fourth-Year Alternatives for College and Career Readiness
Kevin P. Waterman, Al Cuoco and Elena Kaczorowski
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
242 (Convention Center)

276

Sequences and Series before Formulas
Paul A. Foerster
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 21-24 (Hilton)

277

Harnessing Dynamic Computer Algebra in Support of Mathematics Assessment
Thomas P. Dick
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education
Grand Salon 9-12 (Hilton)

278

Implementation of Common Core Standards in a High School Geometry Course
Shlomo Libeskind
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Preservice and Inservice
Jasperwood (Hilton)

Friday, April 11, 2014

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM

301

Mathematical Modeling: What Is It Really?
Michelle Cirillo, Jinfa Cai and John A. Pelesko
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
223 (Convention Center)

302

Real STEM: Mathematics in an Interdisciplinary Context
Robert Lee Mayes
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Salon 19-22 (Hilton)

304

CANCELLED
The Binomial Theorem: Applications, Theory, History... and Beauty
Khoon Yu Tan
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education
Elmwood (Hilton)

305

Cool Math from Cool Graphs
Mark Howell
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
225/226/227 (Convention Center)

306

Developing a MATHlete Program for Inner-City Students
Paul Penniman
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 9-12 (Hilton)

307

Flipping with a Twist: Promoting Inquiry while Flipping the Classroom
Jonathan M. Osters
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R07 (Convention Center)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

354

Rethinking Probability in the Common Core and AP Statistics
Roxy Peck
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Great Hall B/C (Convention Center)

355

Curve Your Enthusiasm
Gary Rubinstein
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
235/236 (Convention Center)

356

High-Leverage Tasks: Deepening Mathematical Practices and Supporting English Learners
Cathy Martin and Becky Sauer
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R03 (Convention Center)

357

Meeting High School Mathematics Graduation Requirements with Title I Supports
Nancy Konitzer
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Fountain Room (Hilton)

358

Reclaiming Lost Ground: Research-Informed Strategies for Underprepared Algebra Students
James Lynn and Timothy M. Stoelinga
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 3-6 (Hilton)

360

Teach Inferential Reasoning on an Intuitive Level Early and Often!
Ruth E. Carver
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education
R09 (Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

401

Incorporating AVID and Literacy Strategies in High School Mathematics
Mary K. Paulson and Karen Paschke
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Grand Salon 21-24 (Hilton)

404

Mathematics beyond the Classroom: Field Trips for Students with iPads
Ron Lancaster
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
225/226/227 (Convention Center)

405

Harnessing the Power of Technology: Simulations for Learning Algebra Concepts
Erhan Selcuk Haciomeroglu, Janet B. Andreasen and Selma Powell
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Elmwood (Hilton)

406

AP Computer Science Principles: A New AP Course and Exam
Lien Diaz, Owen Astrachan and Richard Kick
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Rosedown (Hilton)

407

Collaborate with Biology: Using Stats to Learn about Learning
Julie L. Smith, Amy Ward and Ruth Miller
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
245 (Convention Center)

408

When Is a Circle an Octagon? In Chinese Checkers Geometry!
Bethany Noblitt and Karolyn Keeler
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
223 (Convention Center)

409

Addressing the Crisis in Developmental Mathematics and College Readiness
Amy Getz
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education
206 (Convention Center)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

455

Algebra Nation: A Free Online Student Resource
Joy Bronston Schackow, Cynthia Greenberg and Melody Pak
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Jefferson Ballroom (Hilton)

457

"Selling" the Common Core to Reluctant Learners
Timothy Paul Pope
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
R05 (Convention Center)

458

The Flipped Math Class: Why We Love It!
Ilana B. Marcus, Karen Strader and Stephanie Adams
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Great Hall B/C (Convention Center)

460

“What If?” Questions in Real-World Contexts: Sensitivity Analysis
Thomas G. Edwards, S. Asli Özgün-Koca and Kenneth R. Chelst
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education
Melrose (Hilton)

461

Why Variances Add—And Why It Matters
Dave Bock
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education
R09 (Convention Center)

462

Using Problem Solving as a Springboard to Content Domains
Erin R. Moss
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Preservice and Inservice
206 (Convention Center)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

515

Rainforests and Drive-Ins: Modeling the Changing Climate with a TI-Nspire
Chris Henderson and Jay Vick
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Ballroom A (Hilton)

516

Super Mathematics of Game Shows
Bowen Kerins
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R03 (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

559

When Will We Ever Use This?
Scott D. Oliver
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
Elmwood (Hilton)

560

Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications: A Third/Fourth Year Math Option
Richard J. Sgroi and Robert K. Gerver
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
242 (Convention Center)

561

Transformations in Geometry and Algebra
Paul A. Kennedy and Janet Oien
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Grand Salon 13-16 (Hilton)

Saturday, April 12, 2014

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM

578

Are Students Using Technology or Is Technology Using Them?
Avery Pickford
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
223 (Convention Center)

579

Exploring the CCSS S-ID and S-IC Categories with NASA Data
Curtis R. Brown and Lori Edwards
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R03 (Convention Center)

580

Not the Math Students Hate
Frank R. Davis
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
243 (Convention Center)

581

Mathematical Modeling: The Core of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Christian R. Hirsch
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Preservice and Inservice
Great Hall B/C (Convention Center)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM

608

Beyond Right Triangles: Exploring Trigonometry with New Technology
Michael J. Grasse
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
235/236 (Convention Center)

609

NCTM's Principles to Actions: Implications for High School Mathematics
W. Gary Martin
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
Great Hall A/D (Convention Center)

610

The Mathematics of Angry Birds
John J. Diehl
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R09 (Convention Center)

611

What If? Developing Statistical Reasoning through Structured Questioning and Assessment
Jason M. Molesky and Doug Tyson
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
206 (Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

638

Two Birds, One Stone: Transformations, Functions, and the Common Core
Scott Steketee and Daniel Scher
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12
225/226/227 (Convention Center)

639

Conjecture and Proof in Geometry: A Practical Unit of Study
GT Springer
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12
R05 (Convention Center)

640

Making Sense of Factoring Methods through Visualization
Jeffrey J. Steckroth
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Preservice and Inservice
R07 (Convention Center)