Cornell Mathematics Outreach
Saturday Workshops for Teachers
Math 508 - Teaching Secondary Mathematics
406 Malott Hall
May 10, 2008
9:00-2:30
8:45-9:00 Welcome
(juice and bagels provided)
9:00-10:15 Why
Fibonacci?
Presenter:
Dave Bock, Cornell Math Department
We all
love to show our students that the Fibonacci numbers occur frequently in
nature. True, that's really cool, but did you ever wonder why? That insight
combines elements of human perception, evolution, and the most irrational
number.
10:30-11:45 My Top Ten Teachable Moments
Presenter:
Dan Kennedy, The Baylor School
My
35 years of teaching experience have given me many teachable moments, and I'll
show you my favorites. Some of them were as educational for me as they were for
my students, so I hope they will be educational for you as well. They should
certainly prove to be interesting.
11:45-12:00 Introducing...
Presenter:
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By
May 10 my successor in this position will have been hired. You'll have a chance
to meet him/her, and to register your ideas about how to maintain and improve
these Saturday workshops.
12:00-12:30 Lunch (pizza provided)
12:30-2:15 The
Challenges and Opportunities of Assessment and Grading
Part
I: Good News / Bad News
Presenter:
Dave Bock, Cornell Math Department
Ever ask
yourself: Is my grading system "fair"? What am I really testing? Is "teaching
to the test" an inherently Bad Thing? And what's with that Regents scoring and
grade conversion system? Let's talk...
Part
II: What I Learned About Assessment from the AP Program
Presenter:
Dan Kennedy, The Baylor School
My
four years as chair of the AP Calculus Test Development Committee taught me
many things, but they really changed the way I looked at assessment. Perhaps I
can give you some new insights as well.
2:15-2:30
Some
Closing Thoughts
Presenter:
Dave Bock, (soon-to-be-EX) Cornell Math Department