Wednesday, November 2, 2016: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Salon G (Philadelphia Marriott Downtown)
Lead Speaker:
Joe Garofalo
Co-Speaker:
Kimberly Corum
Instead of telling students that mathematics is used every day, teachers can show them that math is all around us by incorporating applications from the news. In this presentation, we share a collection of classroom and homework tasks developed from actual national news items that involve mathematical content in their story lines.
Presentation Format: 10-12 Session