METROPOLITAN MATHEMATICS CLUB OF CHICAGO 2000-2001 PROGRAM

The dinner meetings give you a chance to hear interesting speaking, meet new friends, and keep in touch with old ones. All meetings are held at the Como Inn, 546 Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622-5994, 6:30 pm social hour, 7:00 pm dinner and talk. Visit the map page if you need driving directions to the Como Inn or a map of the area. Click on the title of a talk to view its summary.
 
DATE
SPEAKER
TITLE
AFFILIATION
September 22
Donald T. Palac
Mars Pathfinder "By the Numbers"
NASA, 
Cleveland, Ohio
October 27
John Diehl
Statistics Throughout the Secondary Curriculum
Hinsdale Central High School
November 17
Glenda Lappan
How Can PSSM Make A Difference for Kids?
Michigan State University

 
December 14
Steve Viktora and Wally Dodge
Thinking Out of the Box … Problems
New Trier High School
January 12
Tim Kanold and Cathie Rauch
Equity and Access: Opening Doors for More Students to Achieve Higher Levels of Mathematics
Adlai Stevenson High School
February 16
John Benson
Pushing the Envelope – Reflections on the Differences Between Good Teaching and Really Good Teaching
Evanston High School
March 9
Dr. John McConnell
Statistics in Mathematics
North Park University
May 11
Steve Leinwand
Developing Proportional Reasoning: So Important, So Widely Ignored
Connecticut Department of Education

For more information, contact Ron Vavrinek at (630) 907-5964.

Reservations can be made through the Web, or by calling Leona Mirza at (773) 244 - 5731

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