Using+Fathom

Session Description
Data and technology have altered how we live and what students need to learn. Data analysis is now an integral component of high school Algebra courses. Fathom™ Dynamic Data software //makes// it easy to integrate data analysis and effective technology use into your current curriculum. This session will give an overview of how Fathom can be used to enhance students' understanding of relationships among variables and allow for exploration of more advanced concepts. Fathom allows easy import of data from multiple sources or the ability to build simulations to explore topics. We will focus particularly on the integration of math and science topics and how Fathom allows for reinforcement of important concepts in both disciplines.

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.