Browsing Ohio Journal of School Mathematics: Number 61 (Spring 2010) by Issue Date
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Front Matter (Number 61, Spring 2010)
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Ten Questions About Numbers: A College Writing Assignment
Elliott, Steve ( 2010 )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 ... -
Back Matter (Number 61, Spring 2010)
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Creating Children’s Books and Learning Mathematics
Keen, Virginia (Ginny) ( 2010 )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 ... -
A Pythagorean-Like Theorem
Phelps, Steve ( 2010 ) -
A New Twenty-Minute Mathematics Contest
Flick, Michael; Kuchey, Debbie ( 2010 ) -
Advice for New Student Teachers From Beginning Teachers
Biondi, Kay; Flores, Alfinio ( 2010 )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 ... -
Writing to Communicate Mathematically in the Elementary School Classroom
Thompson, Linda Shelley ( 2010 )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 ... -
Empowering Students Using Technology, Visual Literacy, and Engagement
Pachnowski, Lynne M.; Chaplin, Rachel ( 2010 )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 ... -
Catenary "Best Fit"
Wade, Angela ( 2010 )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 ...