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The GeoGebra Workshop is a FREE professional development workshop for teachers working at elementary, secondary or terciary level. The workshop was held Wednesday May 23, 2012 on the University of New England Campus. The aim of the workshop is to bring together the GeoGebra Community in the New England and bordering areas. Teachers, students, graduate students, school administrators, and researchers are invited to attend, but of course, everyone is welcome. We wish to provide a forum to increase the GeoGebra community, to provide training for users at all levels, to distribute classroom-ready teaching materials, and to give an opportunity for young researchers to present their results.

 

Keynote Speaker

Michael Todd Edwards Ph.D. is an associate professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He also serves as co-director of the GeoGebra Institute of Ohio. Dr. Edwards' scholarly interests center around the teaching and learning of mathematics with technology, specifically graphing calculators, computer algebra systems, and dynamic geometry software. He is dedicated to providing students with authentic mathematics-oriented experiences in the classroom using technology as a vehicle for fostering such experiences.

Speakers

Todd Edwards, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Getting Started with GeoGebra  - In addition to the keynote address, Dr. Edwards will present a session that provides a friendly introduction to GeoGebra for novices. No prerequisite skills are required.

Ryan Hedstrom, University of New England Department of Mathematical Sciences, Biddeford, Maine Using Probability Distributions in GeoGebra - In this presentation, we will explore how GeoGebra can be used to find probabilities from known probability distributions.

Doug Kuhlmann, Phillips Academy, Andover Massachusetts. GeoGebra in AP calculus  - Several demos of GeoGebra applets that are used in teaching AP calculus (BC/AB). These applets are useful for both differential and integral calculus. Applets can be downloaded from http://www.dougkuhlmann.webs.com/ Here are the materials associated with this presentation: Conference materials

James Quinlan, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine. This session will contain various GeoGebra skills centered around creating lessons/developing GeoGebra applets. In particular, we will look at making variable text, basic interface design, and conditional showing/hiding objects.

Mike May, Saint Louis University Mathematics Dept., St.Louis, Missouri Using GeoGebra to create random drill problems - We will look at how to use the capabilities of GeoGebra to drill students with problems containing random values. (Advanced Session). Audience: Classroom Teachers.

James Factor, Alverno College, Mathematics Dept., Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Geometric Construction and Animation of Bezier Curves - Students often have difficulty relating geometry constructs to algebra. This presentation will illustrate how to start with a geometric construction and derive the algebraic description of a curve. The GeoGebra software will be used in the construction of a geometric framework and the illustration of an animation that will show how the framework generates the curve. This process can be done for a polynomial curve of any degree. Dr. Factor's Conference materials

Pam Buffington with Peter Tierney-Fife, Gardiner, Maine Taking Advantage of GeoGebra 4 - This session highlights new features in GeoGebra 4 and includes example classroom-ready created resources. Topics will include GeoGebra Script, graphing inequalities, the Function Inspector, and creating custom buttons with polygons and text. Created resource examples will focus on the topics of number sense, algebra, and geometry.

Pam Buffington with Peter Tierney-Fife, Gardiner, Maine OER in Math Professional Development Project Resources - During the 2010-2011 school year Maine schools in RSU#11 and RSU#54 partnered with Education Development Center (EDC) to create grades 7-12 classroom-ready resources as part of the OER in Math Professional Development project. The session will focus on exploring project resources including formative assessments, GeoGebra applets, lesson plans, student activity handouts, and screencasts. All resources are free and available online, with most in formats that can be easily adapted by educators. Results of the project evaluation will be discussed briefly.

Bethani Scott, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Getting to know the graphics view. (2nd Talk - Importing and Manipulating Images)

Map & Directions

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Directions from the University of New England's website.

Location

The Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences, which opened in 1996, provides a significant focus for the University. Located at the center of campus, this three-story building houses numerous laboratories and lecture halls. It is a join-use building between the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Community

Biddeford is a small city with a population of about 23,000 and Saco with a population of about 17,000 sits across the river. Although originally settled a few hundred years ago, the cities really developed as major textile center in the 1800s; most of the original textile mills have since been converted to residential, professional, commercial and light industrial use. The section of town where the University is located is about four miles from the two downtowns were the Saco River meets the ocean in an area known as Hills Beach. This seaside area is commercially undeveloped and is primarily a summer cottage and residential area. Neighboring towns include Old Orchard Beach, Arundel, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Wells.

Portland, the largest city in Maine, is a 25-minute drive north from Biddeford. This growing metro area is justifiably proud of its fine symphony orchestra, active theater groups, concert halls and other live music venues, museums and many other arts organizations. There is an abundance of one-of-a-kind restaurants - more per capita than almost any city in the country - and countless shops in the downtown area. Portland is home to two minor-league sports teams: the Portland Seadogs are affiliated with the Boston Red Sox and the Portland Pirates play hockey at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

For individual athletic pursuits, there are opportunities in southern Maine for canoe and kayaking, mountain and road biking, hiking and camping, Nordic and alpine skiing, snowshoeing, bird watching, and fishing and hunting. Somtimes just spending time on the beaches is enough to please visitors and residents alike. The campus is only an hour's drive from the mountains and minutes from numerous rivers.

Located off exit 32 of the Maine Turnpike (Route I-95), Biddeford is within easy reach of most major eastern cities. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a 40-minute drive from campus, affords the curious an opportunity for exposure to a seaport steeped in North American history. In addition, the historical and cultural riches of Boston are a 90-minute drive from the campus.