Friday, November 21, 2014: 1:30 PM-2:45 PM
351 BE (George R. Brown Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Rachel M. Bachman
Learn methods for teaching and remediating factoring meaningfully through the use of geometric modeling. Algebra tiles and other area/volume models will be used to demonstrate removing common factors, factoring of trinomials (a=1 and a≠1), factoring of differences of squares, and factoring of differences and sums of cubes.
Presentation Format: 9-12 Gallery Workshop
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Preservice and Inservice