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Investigating Mathematics as a Community of Learners
Hollylynne Stohl Drier
Teaching Children Mathematics Vol. 6, No. 6 (2000) pp. 358–63
Describes how third grade students worked together to investigate relationships between fractions and percents using a spreadsheet tool. Highlights a dynamic classroom environment in which students and teachers work together as a community to learn...
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Promoting Discourse about Rational Number Relationships
Hollylynne Drier Stohl
Orana Vol. 1, No. 1 (2002) pp. 1–5
Describes software tools designed to help students investigate relationships among representations of rational numbers that emphasize the part-whole model of a rational number. (KHR)
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Conceptualization and Design of "Probability Explorer" A Research-based Journey Toward Innovative Educational Software
Hollylynne Stohl Drier
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 45, No. 2 (2001) pp. 22–24
The design of "Probability Explorer" was inspired by: lack of research-based elementary probability software; constructivist principles for designing computer microworlds; and research on children's probabilistic reasoning. Discussion includes the...
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Preparing K-12 Mathematics Teachers to Use a Spreadsheet as an Instructional Tool
Sergei Abramovich; Hollylynne Stohl Drier
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 950–954
This paper reflects on activities to help prepare elementary and secondary mathematics teachers to use a spreadsheet as an instructional tool. Collaboration on this paper was born out of common epistemological, pedagogical, and mathematical...
Topics: Teachers, Mathematics, Collaboration
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Learning about Climate: An Exploration in Geography and Mathematics
Hollylynne Stohl Drier; John K. Lee
Social Studies and the Young Learner Vol. 12, No. 1 (1999) pp. 6–10
Describes an interdisciplinary project incorporating both geography and mathematics for fourth and fifth grade students. Focuses on reading a map with lines of latitude and longitude, learning about climatic regions, and using statistical measures...
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Not Your Typical Math Class
Hollylynne Stohl Drier; Kara M. Dawson; Joe Garofalo
Educational Leadership Vol. 56, No. 5 (1999) pp. 21–25
Technology offers tools and information that students need to explore real-world mathematical connections and investigate questions reflecting their own interests. This article illustrates how students can use technology to gather and interpret...
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Promoting Appropriate Uses of Technology in Mathematics Teacher Preparation
Hollylynne Stohl Drier; Suzanne Harper; Maria A. Timmerman; Joe Garofalo; Tod Shockey
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 1 (2000) pp. 66–88
In the Principles and Standards of School Mathematics the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) identified the "Technology Principle" as one of six principles of high quality mathematics education (NCTM, 2000). This principle states: ...
Topics: Professional Development, Educational Technology, Change, Teachers, Mathematics
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Spreadsheets: A New Form of Educational Software for School Mathematics?
Sergei Abramovich; Hollylynne Stohl Drier; Sharon Dugdale; Simon Mochon; Erich Neuwirth; John Woodward
International Conference on Mathematics / Science Education and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 390–395
It has been a worldwide concern that novice mathematics teachers are not well prepared to use technology in the classroom. The lack of such preparation may be due, in part, to a gap between technology offered by schools of education and what the...
Topics: Mathematics, Educational Technology, Teachers, Schools