Journal+Club+2013+Spring

Spring Semester 2013

Meeting time: Thursdays 4:30-6:00 p.m.

January 10 Introductions and Organization Eric Thorson The following are Journal Club topic ideas:
 * Navajo Geometry Symmetry - Curtis
 * Math Assessment – Ashley
 * Student Oriented Application Ideas – Danika
 * Insight on teaching methods of top five countries vs USA. – Curtis
 * Characterize Mathematical understanding – Hilal

January 17 Math for America Cohort Meeting

January 24 Troy Jones

January 31 Melissa Andersen Euclid, Bolyai, and Lobachevsky: Teaching Non-Euclidean Geometry in the Classroom Link to the recording: RECORDING (The actual talk gets started after the first 20 minutes of nothing.)

February 7 Math for America Cohort Meeting

February 14 Navajo Geometry Symmetry - Curtis Frazier

February 21 Guest Speaker: Breeann Flesch

February 28 Guest Speaker: Brian Gleason

March 7 Presenting: Eric Thorson Topic: TBA (MathCad and other modeling tools for engineering)

March 14 (Spring Break)

March 21

Math for America Spring Workshop March 22-23 Paul Zeits and Joyce Smart

MAA Intermountain Section meeting in Rexburg, ID

April 4 Presenting: Hilal Gülkilik Mathematics teacher education in Turkey.

April 11 Ashley Salisbury Topic: Summary of MSRI Workshop



April 18 Math for America Cohort Meeting GUEST SPEAKER - Rob Davies Climate Science for Math Teachers

April 25 Debbie Alcox and Melissa Quinn

May 2 Math for America Cohort Meeting - Discovery Point, Utah Botanical Center, Kaysville