Integrating technology into the curriculum works best when the activities that the students do are not only engaging, but also help to illuminate the mathematical aims of the lesson. In this session you will examine several lesson activities and learn what makes them effective. Also Data Explorer will be introduced. The project is appropriate for both middle and high school students. Other collaborative, math projects.
Assessments comes in many forms and varieties.
The kinds that are most appropriate for technology learning environments are student presentations, rubrics for problem solving, and debriefing sessions. Several models will be presented in the context of classroom activities. In the final session teachers will prepare and present examples of their ideas of how they will implement what they have learned in this workshop series.