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Session Description:
Technology affords students and faculty a multitude of powerful options for teaching and learning in math. This session will explore ways to utilize various Web 2.0 tools and software packages including OneNote, DyKnow, Fathom, Geogabra, Sketchpad, and Stella to increase collaboration among students, promoted individual exploration of math concepts and models, make the learning process more transparent, and deepen the ability to assess student learning.

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.