Session 1

10:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.

Analyzing geometric figures (k-4)                                                                                                                     ca 323

Participants will investigate the properties of solid figures. Activities include constructing solids and connecting to literature.

Ramona perez and Elizabeth Rodriguez, ps 291

Using pattern blocks to reinforce all 7 key ideas Measurement (k-8)                                                      ca 331

Participants will learn how to use pattern blocks to introduce/review/evaluate student mathematical understanding. This hands on workshop will start with an early childhood activity, progress to elementary level and end with activities that can be used through grade 6. Each participant will receive a packet of activities to take back to their classrooms.

Vincent baldari

Making math sense (2-4)                                                                                                                                  ca 233

What drives your math instruction? Looking at how you can move our students along critical thinking continuum: from concrete to abstract mathematical reasoning.

Cesarina Santana, cs 211

Eating and playing your way through math (3-5)                                                                                           ca 222

Participants will do activities that focus on math literature and edible manipulatives.

Rosemary Gerhard and Jackie diamond, ces 53

Spaghetti and meatballs for all! And other explorations in geometry (3-6)                                              ca 215   

Participants will explore area and perimeter concepts in grades K-6 through hands-on math investigations.

Natalie tirado and Rachel lott, ps/is 123 & ps 21

The adventures of plusman (4-8 & 9-10)                                                                                                       s&t 204

The author of “the adventures of plusman” describes the process of writing a math comic book and discuss how math, humor and art can help students thing creatively and reason abstractly.

Michael cherry

The birthday triangle (9-10)                                                                                                                               ca 322

Motivating exercises for coordinating geometry from middle school through math a.

Jonathan halabi, high school of American studies

Uncovering the expert in each of us (9-10)                                                                                                    s&t 202

Through combining ideas, best practices and concerns with current research we will identify approaches that best suit our students and ourselves.

Ricardo curiale

Using front page (9-10 & 11-12)                                                                                                 Computer lab ca 121

How to use front page in order to update web sites.

Talia Rosenberg, Franklin k. lane high school

It’s ok to be irrational (and still be real) (9-10 & 11-12)                                                                               gi 127

Come and learn how real the irrational numbers are. Create an irrational spiral (the wheel of theodorus) and more.

Eddie cantos, and holger carrillo, H.S. of Enterprise, business & technology

I shot an arrow in the air…exploring the parabola (9-12)                                                                            gi 227

Following its path leads a simple curve that is beautiful and has widespread applications in the classroom and world to us. Use the parabola to reinforce factoring, quadratics, and graphing as well as to introduce conics.

Frank gould

Integrals applied to volume (11-12)                                                                                                                gi 123

Answers to integrals representing volume will be developed analytically and with 3-d models.

James perna, Truman high school

Session 2

12:20 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Pattern blocks (k-2)                                                                                                                                             ca 215

Children love to work hands –on, but what are they really learning ?  come see how simple pattern blocks can teach multiple math skills, and learn ways to guide their investigations.

Maria rondello, ps 21

Games, games and more games  (k-2 & 4-8)                                                                                                              ca 222

Mathematics games appropriate for elementary and middle school students.

Nancy Vasquez and pat fusco, ces 109 & ms 180

Fractions in the esl classroom (k-6)                                                                                                               ca 323

How does the language of fractions look different in the esl classroom?

Leslie rondon, Ana Jackson and kirsy Jacobo, ms 391 & ces 396         

Measurement mania!(k-8)                                                                                                                                 ca 233

To bring the abstract ideas of measurement to the concrete world of students through literature and hands on activities.

Tom piazza, Maud parker, and Chantal nelson, cs 6 , is 31 & cs 211

Creating a flexagon (4-8, 9-10, &  11-12)                                                                                                       gi 127

Carol dimauro redesigned the instructions for this wonderful geometric tool. Flexagons help with the development and understanding of geometric terms and theorems. Each participant will walk away with their own creation.

Anna radko,  h.s. Of enterprise, business & technology

Looking for Pythagoras (6-8)                                                                                                                            ca 322

Hands on workshop discovering the Pythagorean theorem several different ways.

Denise Williams and Chris Gooding, is 123

Escher and tessellations (9-10)                                                                                                                      s&t 204

Hands-on exploration of tessellations.

Petra frantova and john linins, Taft high school  & Roosevelt high school

Problem solving for math a (9-10)                                                                                                                   s&t 202

A discussion of strategies for problem solving: guess and check, using an equation.

Cristobal Acosta, world culture high school

Mathematically important (9-10 & 11- 12)                                                                                                      ca 331

Surface area of spheres, - discover how they are scientifically important.

Dr. Kenneth Daniels, Ms. Oliver, ms. Yard, district 79

Navigating through mathematics     (9-10 & 11-12)                                                                                      gi 225

How principles of high school mathematics are used in navigation.

Vito gualtieri and irv lieblich, john adams high school

Graphing calculators-beginners                                                                                                                      gi 123

Learn the basic functions of the graphing calculator.

Raj dyal, supt. Office, chancellor’s district