Dr. Mara Alagic
205 Corbin, Office hours: by appointment
Phone:(316) 978 6974      Fax: (316) 978 6935

  mara@math.twsu.edu
  http://education.wichita.edu/faculty/mara_alagic.html

Reaching for excellence! This course is always work in progress :)

 

 

        

June 10 - June 28, 7:30 - 10:00   Room 156C

& daily online interactions 

 

Syllabus Calendar/ Major Topics Technology Portfolio
Homework Student Information Form  Links you suggested    
Standards My favorite links Math Photo Gallery  Term Projects

 

This course, as any other well-prepared course, requires knowing the audience. Decisions that I am making about instructional design  for the course, will be based on the information provided by you related to your previous experiences and future interests. Therefore, if you are enrolling in this class, please fill Student Information Form (double click to get to the form) ASAP.   By doing that you will help me differentiate instruction:) for individualized learning. 

 

Calendar/ Major Topics
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

Introductions: (Lab Rules & Class Rules)

Introductions: (Drop box & Signing e-mails

Introductions:

Introductions:

Introductions:

Teaching Philosophy: 

Concept Mapping

Software & web-sites evaluation

Van Hiele's levels &  

 

Power Point Presentations

Designing Teacher Website

Conceptual Understanding Through Technology-based Representations

Standards

 

Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning (NRC)

"Green Globes"& Graphing Equ: Demonstration & Practice

Geometer's
Sketchpad 

Spreadsheet Mathematics;
EXAMPLES 

Interactive Spreadsheets

 Requirements: Portfolio, Assignments, Student Information Form Action Plan 
Portfolio

 

Sharing action plan ideas

WebQuests

Design Process

 

Action Plan DUE

Homework 

DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10
 Digital Photography and Mathematics John Hutchinson: Spread sheets   Spread sheets (cont.)

Sandy: Programming with MicroWorlds

 
 Continue to work on Projects  Continue to work on your Project and other portfolio assignments SHARING: Where are we with our projects/assignments? 

KidPix
Mathematica
Cabri Geometry
Cinderella

Discussion: Technology education & Technology Integration
  Your math photo gallery      
Homework 
DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15
Presentations

Promoting Appropriate Uses of Technology in Mathematics Teacher Preparation
Dr. Alice Christie'sTechnology Integration Workshop: Math

Discussion Robotics    Presentations  TM MATH
Links     Discussion  FINAL
 Homework  

 

 

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GUIDING QUESTIONS (We will assume that this coming fall you will have available all the technology you would like to have. I know that this might be an unrealistic expectation for some of you, but as teachers, we do need to think about the future and look for ways in which we can advance both our learning and learning for our students.)

  1. How are technology-based representations of mathematical concepts different from standard representations? 

  2. What do you think is the influence of technology-based representations on YOUR 

  3. What criteria are you as a teacher going to use to balance between technology-based and "other" representations? 

 

 

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Updated June, 2002

Maintained by:  Mara Alagic

                                                                  

 

Mathematics Education

Curriculum & Instruction Department

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas  67260-0028