Arkansas IDEAS - Seeing Math�

Seeing Math� is a series of innovative, online professional-development courses that make challenging mathematical concepts visual, relevant, and easier to teach. These courses are designed for in-service and pre-service teachers of mathematics, grades 6-12.

The Seeing Math� series offers learners:

Rich, topic-based courses
Computer-based interactives
Parallel teacher and student activities
Videos that provide expert commentary and insights into student thinking
Online, facilitated discussions about algebraic content, student thinking, instructional strategies, and classroom management

Key topics are addressed in these courses:

Math 410 - Seeing Math� Linear Functions: Discover ways to teach linear functions through real-world problems that generate varied approaches and solutions. Experience how multiple representations strengthen understanding of functions, equations, and problem solving. Adapt your own problem and come away with activities for your students.
Math 415 - Seeing Math� Transformations of Linear Functions: How do changes to a function's graph mirror changes to its symbolic representation, and vice versa? Learn how to help students better grasp the symbolic representations of function while representing families of linear functions in multiple formats, and try out activities for your students.
Math 430 - Seeing Math� Proportional Reasoning: Use effective strategies to evaluate and improve students' proportional reasoning skills. Distinguish proportional reasoning from alternative strategies, overcome stumbling blocks, connect proportional reasoning concepts and algebra topics, and come away with activities for your students.
Math 435 - Seeing Math� Quadratic Functions: Discover ways to teach quadratic functions through modeling and problem solving, using multiple representations-tables, graphs, and symbolic expressions-as powerful tools to model physical situations and predict patterns. Adapt your own problem and come away with activities for your students.
Math 440 - Seeing Math� Transformations of Quadratic Functions: Discover the answer to the following question: "How do changes to a function's graph mirror its symbolic representation, and vice versa?" Learn how to help students grasp the symbolic representations of functions, while representing families of linear functions in multiple formats.
Math 445 - Seeing Math� Quadratic Equations: Move beyond tried-and-true manipulations to examine the breadth of information available from quadratic equations. Look at the big picture: what the results reveal, how to interpret them within the context of a problem, and how to find related information.

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