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NCTM 2015 Annual Meeting & Exposition

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

353- Real-Life Math Investigations That Require Insight, Collaboration, and Creative Thinking

Friday, April 17, 2015: 8:00 AM-9:15 AM
156 A/B (BCEC)

 

Lead Speaker:
Ed D. Zaccaro


 

Real-world scenarios/dilemmas that require insight, intuition, creativity, and collaboration to reach effective and accurate solutions. Students will simulate an engineering team as it searches for solutions, playing the roles of attorneys analyzing how statistics have been manipulated and journalists trying to determine whether the math is accurate in news articles.

 

Presentation Format: 6-8 Gallery Workshop

 

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