National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Regional Conference and Exposition: Hartford, Connecticut

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

Thursday, October 25, 2012

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


12
Using Technology to Increase Conceptual Understanding in Algebra and Geometry
Annie Fetter
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Meeting Room 17 (Convention Center)

13
Sinuosity, Crookedest Street in the World, Rivers, and y=sin x
Ron Lancaster
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 9 to 12

Ballroom D (Marriott)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


31
Mathematics Homework for the Twenty-First Century
Thomas Evitts
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

Meeting Room 16 (Convention Center)

32
Reclaiming Lost Ground: Research-Based Interventions for Underprepared Algebra Students
Diane J. Briars and James Lynn
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

Ballroom C (Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


54
Rethinking Fractions: Implications for Teaching and Learning Algebra
Gail Burrill
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Ballroom E (Marriott)

55
Mathematics Instruction Using Decision Science and Engineering Tools
David Pugalee
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Higher Education

Meeting Room 26 (Convention Center)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


62
Informing Instruction by Using Student Response Systems and Interactive Resources
Gayle D. Smith
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Meeting Room 16 (Convention Center)

64
 
Reasoning and Sense-Making Tasks: More Than Just Interesting Activities
Jason Slowbe
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

Ballroom B (Marriott)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


86
Using Group Work with Linguistically Diverse Students
William Zahner
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Ballroom A (Marriott)

87
 
AP Calculus: My Favorite Class
Howard Alcosser
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

Meeting Room 24 (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


109
 
An iPad-Based Dynamic and Visual Introduction to Function Concepts
Scott Steketee and Daniel Scher
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Ballroom D (Marriott)

110
 
Save Money: Simulate the Lottery
Dave Kennedy
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

Meeting Room 24 (Convention Center)

Friday, October 26, 2012

8:00 AM-9:00 AM


120
Math Models with Many Spokes
Mike Long, Brett Foor and Brock Foor
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Ballroom D (Marriott)

121
Thales' Shadow and the Squared Circles of Egypt
Don Barry
Grade Band Audience: Higher Education, 9 to 12

Capital Room 3 (Marriott)

122
 
Explore the Calculator’s Lesser-Known Modes: Sequence and Parametric
David Kapolka
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, Preservice and Inservice

Meeting Room 17 (Convention Center)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM


143
 
Visual Representations of Quadratics for Students with Learning Disabilities
Tricia Kay Strickland
Grade Band Audience: 6 to 8, 9 to 12

Meeting Room 24 (Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM


164
 
Mathematical Curves in the Real World: Fun(ctional) Learning
Scott D. Oliver
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Ballroom E (Marriott)

166
 
Take Action: Encouraging Female Students to Excel in Math
Christy W. Gillespie
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 9 to 12

Meeting Room 26 (Convention Center)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM


175
 
Connect Geometry, Algebra, and Number by Using Dissections and Decompositions
Margaret J. Kenney
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Meeting Room 17 (Convention Center)

177
 
Quantitative Financial Literacy: A Real-World Advanced Algebra Course
Richard J. Sgroi
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

Ballroom B (Marriott)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM


198
Applying the Common Core State Standards
Fred Dillon
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

Ballroom C (Convention Center)

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


216
Technology and Mathematics: The Right Angle
Frank Sobierajski
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

Meeting Room 24 (Convention Center)

217
Making Sense of Similarity
Loring Coes
Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

Ballroom D (Marriott)