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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Regional Conference and Exposition: Richmond, Virginia

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

25- Removing the Mystery from Distance and Midpoint Formulas

Thursday, November 13, 2014: 8:00 AM-9:15 AM
Capital Ballroom 1/2/3 (Marriott) (Marriott)
Lead Speaker:
Stephanie L. Brady
Co-Speaker:
Gretchen C. Shaw

Handouts
  • Removing the Mystery from Distance and Midpoint Formulas Handouts.pdf (158.7 kB)
  • Removing the Mystery from Distance and Midpoint Formulas Answer Keys.pdf (1.5 MB)

  • Teachers will learn to manage a lesson where students compare their own relative locations in space to their peers in order to calculate distance and midpoint. Teachers will learn to pose structured higher order questions, encouraging students of all levels to engage in a discussion that allows them to derive the formulas for distance and midpoint.

    Presentation Format: 9-12 Gallery Workshop
    Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

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