“MATH
WORKS: DO THE NUMBERS”
NYCMP MATH
CONFERENCE - APRIL 1, 2006
Selected Presentations
You wouldn’t want to bet on that, would you? (6-12) GI 225
We will solve problems that challenge our intuition and examine their implications for our teaching.
Carlo Curiale, Emeritus
Ready Made Applications for the Middle School Classroom (6-8) M 325
In this presentation, teachers will take a tour of application problems which are easily available on the TI-83 & TI-84. The emulator program will also be introduced during the presentation.
Erica Clarke, Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communication
Improving Standardized Test Scores of At-Risk Students by TeachingProblem Solving Strategies (6-12) GI 327
The presentation will discuss some of the background that led to creating a problem solving course for at risk students and actual Regents’ Exam Results.
George Mugno, JFK High School