Math Science Institute

List of 3 items.

• Math/STEM in Motion (6-12 STEM)

  Middle/Upper School STEM, Morning Course Block
  Instructors: Larry Ottman, Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown NJ

  The TI-Innovator Rover, along with a graphing calculator allows students of all levels and ages to get up and moving with coding and robotics very quickly.  In this session, teachers will participate in some impactful classroom-tested activities that combine programming with some meaningful, fun, and engaging mathematics content.

• Arithmetic for Every Age (all grades math)

  Middle/Upper School Math, Morning Course Block
  Instructor: Shelby Strong, Morris-Jeff Community School

  Too often as teachers, we focus on what we are teaching this school year...and that's about it. We may look at standards from the previous year, but what about the year before that? How often do we critically look at what students are learning outside of our grade band? In this course designed for elementary and secondary math teachers, we will be looking at the Math Progression documents that led to the creation of the Common Core State Standards. We will specifically focus on how the foundation for arithmetic operations is laid as early as kindergarten, and the way these skills are developed and refined throughout a student's education. We will also be exploring some great activities and resources for problem-based learning that you can take back to your classroom.

• Using Mathematics to Design Commercial Signs (6-12 math)

  Middle and Upper School Math, Morning Course Block
  Instructor: Ron Lancaster, Univ of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

  In this workshop we will begin by examining signs like the ones shown below through a
  mathematical lens. We will move to the design stage where we will make models of our
  own signs that make use of geometrical symbols, colors and letters that are arranged
  along a line, circle or curve. We will finish with a gallery walk where we will view our
  products. The main focus will be on middle and high school mathematics, but teachers of
  all grades are welcome.