1. Where in the World Is The Math Forum?

16. …our community of users!

18. Learning Math “Research has solidly established the importance of conceptual understanding in becoming proficient in a subject. When students understand mathematics, they are able to use their knowledge flexibly. They combine factual knowledge, procedural facility, and conceptual understanding in powerful ways. ” National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). (2000c). Principles and standards for school mathematics. Retrieved September 14, 2005, from http://www..nctm.org/standards/overview.htm http://www..nctm.org/standards/overview.htm

19. Learning Math through Problem Solving Schoenfeld calls problems “starting points for serious explorations, rather than tasks to be completed”  The answer is not the only important goal.  Understanding is developed, not delivered.  Students need to explore, struggle, develop, extend, wonder, and be confused. Schoenfeld, A.H. "Learning to think mathematically: Problem solving, metacognition, and sense making in mathematics." Handbook of research on mathematics teaching and learning: A project of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Ed. D.A. Grouws. New York, NY: Macmillan, 1992. 334–370.

20. How to Approach Problem Solving  The goal is not to be over and done.  The goal is to think and express.

21. Problems of The Week (PoWs) http://mathforum.org/pow/

23. Ask Dr. Math ® http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

25. Teacher2Teacher (T2T ® ) http://mathforum.org/t2t/

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29. Join the Math Tools community (it’s free)

35. Have students use the tPoWs (they’re free)

41. View the index page of tPoWs: http://mathforum.org/tpow/

43. We have 18 tPoWs using these technologies: Java appletJava applet SpreadsheetSpreadsheet FathomFathom Geometer’s SketchpadGeometer’s Sketchpad

44. Wouldn’t it be Wouldn’t it be cool to have tPoWs that use TI calculators as a tool?