Ohio Journal of School Mathematics: Number 61 (Spring 2010)

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Ten Questions About Numbers: A College Writing Assignment
Elliott, Steve pp. 1-3
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Advice for New Student Teachers From Beginning Teachers
Biondi, Kay; Flores, Alfinio pp. 4-6
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Creating Children’s Books and Learning Mathematics
Keen, Virginia (Ginny) pp. 7-13
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Empowering Students Using Technology, Visual Literacy, and Engagement
Pachnowski, Lynne M.; Chaplin, Rachel pp. 14-21
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Catenary "Best Fit"
Wade, Angela pp. 22-30
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A Pythagorean-Like Theorem
Phelps, Steve pp. 31-35
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Writing to Communicate Mathematically in the Elementary School Classroom
Thompson, Linda Shelley pp. 36-44
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A New Twenty-Minute Mathematics Contest
Flick, Michael; Kuchey, Debbie pp. 45-48
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Back Matter
p. 49
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    Ten Questions About Numbers: A College Writing Assignment
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010) Elliott, Steve
    This paper examines a writing assignment in a college algebra course. Each student picked a number from a list including the digits 0 through 9, ϕ, googol, ϰ0, and others. Each wrote a paper answering three questions from a list of ten, such as "How old is this number?" and "What are some examples of this number in art?" Students shared their papers through oral presentations in class. The assignment sought to increase interest in mathematics, to provide cultural content within the algebra course, and to have students discover some of the beauty of mathematics. This paper describes some answers the students gave, student feedback about the assignment, and the instructor’s thoughts about the assignment.
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    Front Matter (Number 61, Spring 2010)
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010)
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    Advice for New Student Teachers From Beginning Teachers
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010) Biondi, Kay; Flores, Alfinio
    At the end of the semester, during the last session of the weekly seminar that accompanies the student teaching experience, we asked our student teachers to think about the one piece of advice they would give to beginning student teachers. In the following article, we share our informal findings.
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    Creating Children’s Books and Learning Mathematics
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010) Keen, Virginia (Ginny)
    The Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 2000) describes a guide for high-quality mathematics teaching and learning. The mathematical knowledge that early-grade teachers need to possess; while not sophisticated mathematics, must be meaningful, flexible, and secure. Early childhood teachers need to be able to present mathematical ideas in a variety of contexts and to ask questions about the imbedded mathematics. To develop these capabilities and provide evidence of their mathematical knowledge, I had preservice teachers (PSTs) write letters, create children’s books with accompanying “Notes to the Reader” and share their books with first-grade pen pals. This paper lays out the expectations of the instructor for the PSTs, the relationship developed between the pen pal pairs, examples of book pages as well as material written for the reader or teacher to use to enhance the learning experience for children, and the kinds of learning the PSTs took away from the experience.
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    Empowering Students Using Technology, Visual Literacy, and Engagement
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010) Pachnowski, Lynne M.; Chaplin, Rachel
    Power Algebra is a PowerPoint-based Algebra curriculum developed by a teacher from the Akron Public Schools in Akron, Ohio. Akron is a large, urban district (the fourth largest city and district in Ohio) and possesses student characteristics similar to many other urban districts especially in terms of the number of students with learning disabilities and the challenges meeting proficient standardized test scores.
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    Catenary "Best Fit"
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010) Wade, Angela
    Catenary curves are often seen in architecture and in suspension bridges. In the following article, the process of “fitting” a curve to the St. Louis arch is presented using dynamic geometry software (DGS) and TI-nspire graphing calculators.
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    A Pythagorean-Like Theorem
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010) Phelps, Steve
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    Writing to Communicate Mathematically in the Elementary School Classroom
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010) Thompson, Linda Shelley
    In this article, Linda Thompson shares a variety of practical, classroom-ready ideas for incorporating writing meaningfully into mathematics instruction - both as a learning tool for students and as an assessment tool for teachers.
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    A New Twenty-Minute Mathematics Contest
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010) Flick, Michael; Kuchey, Debbie
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    Back Matter (Number 61, Spring 2010)
    (Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2010)