ExploreLearning Friends Present at VCTM

ExploreLearning is excited to be a part of the VCTM conference March 10 and 11 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dave Shuster, founder and president of ExploreLearning, and Eric Frenchak, our new Educational Consultant in the Southeast, will demonstrate from our new collection of Gizmos at the ExploreLearning booth. In addition, several of our ExploreLearning friends will present throughout the conference. Below is a list of must see presenters. (And, if you mention that you read about our presence at VCTM in the BUZZ, you could receive a really cool ExploreLearning water bottle.)

Build Mathematical Thinkers: Use Highly Effective Instructional Strategies in Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Marlene Robinson, Albemarle County Public Schools

The McREL study about strategies that enhance student achievement identified 9 highly effective strategies for instruction. We will give examples for different ways to integrate these strategies into the 6-8 Connected Mathematics curriculum to help students better understand mathematical concepts and improve their mathematical thinking, reasoning, and communication skills.

SOH-CAH-TOA, the Unit Circle and Trig Functions: What's the Connection? (Grades 9-12)
Jeffrey Steckroth, University of Virginia

Students often see right triangle trigonometry, the unit circle, and the study of trigonometric functions as three distinct topics, failing to see the connections among them. This presentation will include multiple representations and use Sketchpad, Excel and TI-SmartView animations to illustrate just how closely the three topics are related.

Get SMART (boards) and the Case of the Inquisitive Classroom (Grades 9-12)
Susan Socha, Fairfax County Public Schools

You've tracked down a Smartboard…now what? Agent 86 and Agent 99 investigate ways to inspire interactivity and increase student participation. Uncover how a worksheet can be transformed into an exciting exercise. Examine web pages that require student input. It's the old manage the classroom while you're learning new tricks!

Explore Learning in the Algebra Classroom (Grades 9-12)
Cathy Coffman, Albemarle County Public Schools

Participants will discover the power of Gizmos (using Explorelearning.com) in their classrooms. Gizmos are dynamic, interactive, discovery tools for math (and science) students.