MAKING THE MATH VISIBLE:
EXPLORATIONS IN COLLEGE GEOMETRY USING THE GEOMETER'S SKETCHPAD
Bill Fenton, Sr. Barbara Reynolds
June 5-12, 2005
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
With support from NSF Grant DUE-0338301
Registration Fee $250 by April 12,
2005
In this workshop, participants will use The Geometer’s Sketchpad to
gain hands-on experience constructing and experimenting with geometric
diagrams to develop visual insight into geometric, trigonometric and
algebraic relationships. A variety of topics from College
Geometry will be
investigated, such as properties of triangles and circles, analytic
geometry, transformational geometry and symmetry
groups, taxicab geometry, the hyperbolic plane, and projective
geometry. Hands-on explorations will enable workshop participants to
see familiar geometric relationships in a new way. No background with
The Geometer’s Sketchpad is assumed; skills will be developed through
the activities.
College Geometry using The Geometer’s Sketchpad will serve as the text
for this workshop. The unique feature of this text is that it
introduces all the geometric concepts through computer-based
explorations with Sketchpad.
In addition to the mathematical content of college geometry,
participants in this workshop will experience firsthand a
course taught using cooperative learning in a computer lab
setting. Some of the class discussions will focus on the
underlying pedagogy and issues of a course that utilizes these teaching
strategies.
Participants will receive software, text materials, and other resources
related to teaching geometry, teaching with cooperative learning, and
teaching with technology. For more information, please visit the
workshop webpage at:
http://faculty.bellarmine.edu/fenton/PREPworkshop.asp REGISTRATION
FOR THIS WORKSHOP IS CLOSED.Return to List of PREP Workshops