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Session Description:
Taking advantage of real world data can make mathematics more interesting and relevant to students. This session will explore how data can be collected using both database research and physical measurements with computer and calculator probes. We will examine both data collection and the subsequent analyzing of the data with computer and calculator technology.

Presenter Bio: Amy Scheer and MICDS Math Faculty, St. Louis, MO
Following graduation from Washington University where she earned a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, Amy worked as a statistical programmer for a large corporation and then at Washington University’s Division of Biostatistics. Amy realized her calling in education and took a position in the Kirkwood school district where she taught high school math for three years. In 2008, she joined the faculty at MICDS and has since assumed the position of Math Department Chair.

Amy’s AP Statistics class has participated in the Flat Classroom Project, she has presented at the Lausanne Laptop Institute and Mid-West Educational Technology Conference, and she is always seeking to improve math education and willing shares her time and talents with colleagues near and far.