Events of June 2009

Math and Technology Academy

Jun 3, 2009 – Jul 31, 2009

The Math and Technology Academy is a free program open to the public. Students of all ages can get help with homework, work on a guided independent study project, or try one of our hands-on math activities.

Family Math -- Math Trail

Jun 7, 2009 – Jun 14, 2009

Family Math provides an opportunity for grade school children and their families to have fun together while learning about a math topic. Our topic on June 7th and June 14th was Math Trails. On June 7th, students followed a Math Trail along two blocks in downtown South Bend. Afterwards, they discussed their solutions to the problems they encountered. On June 14th, students created their own questions for a Math Trail and discussed what needs to be included in a question for it to be solvable.

Ivy Tech Middle School Math Workshop

Jun 8, 2009 – Jun 19, 2009

Math teachers from each of the ten intermediate centers in South Bend Community School Corporation participated in a two week teaching techniques workshop. The overall themes of the workshop were providing experiences that build conceptual understanding, and helping students to make the transition from pre-algebraic to algebraic reasoning without losing their problem solving skills. Sessions related to fractions, algebra, and project based learning incorporating multiple math skills.

Family Math -- Nets of Polyhedra

Jun 28, 2009

Family Math provides an opportunity for grade school children and their families to have fun together while learning about a math topic. The topic for this session was nets of polyhedra. Participants taped cardstock squares together to form candidate nets and predicted which of them would fold into cubes. We also decorated and folded nets to make other polyhedra to take home.