Session Goals:

• understand how to write lessons applying mathematics skills in real decision-making situations
• transform a traditional mathematics lesson into an inquiry-based lesson that incorporates technology

Online resources: http://resources.emints.org/links/math

• Community Building and Tootsie Pops!
  Get rid of the trash.

• Characteristics of Inquiry-Based Math Lessons

  • students use math concepts or skills in real world context

  • big overarching questions that guide students into posing additional questions and motivate them to further investigation

  • students work in groups as they investigate questions, analyze data and communicate their results

  • cross-curricular, interdisciplinary

• How Can Technology Enhance Math? Each one teach one- Use the module and the online resources to explore a topic and share with the group.

  • Sites with Interactive Programs

  • Sites that foster collaboration

  • Simulation Sites

  • Sites with Data Sets

  • SmartNotebook Gallery