National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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394- Data Games: Learn Math and Achieve Victory through Data Analysis

Friday, April 27, 2012: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
126 B (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
William Finzer

Handouts
  • Finzer Slides.pdf (7.3 MB)

  • Playing a game generates data, but the data evaporates when the game ends. What if the data streamed in real time into a data-modeling environment? Can students analyze the data to improve their game strategy and deepen their mathematical understanding in the process? Learn why the NSF-funded Data Games project believes the answer is yes.

    Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
    Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

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