SEQUENCES AND INDUCTIVE REASONING

Teacher Personal Presentation

Karen Matarangas

Independence High School

San Jose, California

95133e-mail: kmatarangas@hotmail.com

Personal Expectations

To become more familiar with the technology already in my classroom

To be able to instruct my students in the use of technology in my curriculum

To reach the non-traditional student with alternative learning tools

Personal Outcomes

Overwhelming…more knowledge and tools were presented than I could absorb

Incredible learning…on my part Satisfaction…with increased skills and

student excitement

Successes

Actually including internet lessons in geometry classroom for first time

Students who failed math in traditional class are actually excited and learning and teaching geometry to other students

Bringing relevance of traditional math into 21st century

Evidence of Success

Sequences Unit Progress

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100%

150%1 5 9

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17

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3/16/01

POST-TEST3/26/01

Shortcomings

Internet not as convenient as textbook, sometimes slow to respond

Teacher is slower to learn technology than students

Fewer computers than students, have to take turns using

Summary

In spite of the frustration, the hours of work, waiting for the server, and general technological anxiety it is an amazing feeling of satisfaction to have caught up with the potential in education for the year 2001.

Summary (cont.)

At last there is the possibility of reaching the student with a history of failure in math, or the one who gets bored doing textbook problems, or who tunes out when the teacher talks. At last, there is an alternative for the student too often ignored!