Events of June 2010

IUSB Leadership Academy Orientation

Jun 3, 2010

During the IUSB Leadership Academy Orientation we taught two hands-on math activities to about 25 high school and entering college students. Participants chose to investigate algebraic patterns in families of polyhedra or to derive the formula for regular polygons on the way to learning to build a Magic Pinwheel.

Ivy Tech Middle School Math Workshop

Jun 7, 2010 – Jun 18, 2010

Math teachers from each of the ten intermediate centers in South Bend Community School Corporation participated in two one-week workshops at Ivy Tech Community College. The overall themes of the workshop were project-based learning, innovative approaches to problem solving, and incorporating technology in the middle school classroom.