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Welcome to the 2016 MidSchoolMath National Conference!

Session scheduling is limited to registered attendees - all attendees should receive schedule access via email by Jan. 4 or within two business days of registering. Click on the "More Information" link for detailed directions on accessing SCHED and signing up for concurrent sessions.

Programming begins each morning at 8:15 am sharp, ending at 4:30 pm on Friday, followed by a social hour from 5:00 - 6:30 pm; and ends at 4:15 pm on Saturday.

Please note, schedule is subject to change.

To learn more about MidSchoolMath or register to attend the conference, please visit www.midschoolmathnationalconference.com or email conference@midschoolmath.com.

 

Saturday, February 20 • 11:20am - 12:05pm
The First-Tech Robotics Challenge: Are you U.P. for the challenge?

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Limited Capacity seats available

In this session, we'll share our story of starting-up a First Tech Robotics Challenge all-girls team.

We'll introduce attendees to the First Tech Challenge Program, describe challenges we encountered, share "small wins" along our journey, conclude with our next steps and answer questions you might have about integrating the First Tech Challenge (or other robotics challenge) into your math curriculum!

Presenters
avatar for K.C. Holder

K.C. Holder

Professor, Northern Michigan University
KC was born and raised in New Mexico, graduated from NMSU, taught middle school math in Carlsbad and Los Alamos (as well as in Idaho and Alaska). For the past 15 years, he has worked as a teacher educator teaching courses in Educational Psychology, Educational Research, and Math... Read More →
avatar for Paige Lamb

Paige Lamb

Pre-Service Teacher, Northern Michigan University
Paige is a pre-service teacher studying special education, a member of the NMU Elementary Education Math Club and interested in middle-level mathematics teaching and learning.
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Molly Smith

Pre-Service Teacher, Northern Michigan University
Molly is a pre-service teacher studying Elementary Special Education and Math Education at Northern Michigan University. She is the president of the N.M.U. Elementary Education Math Club, a teacher's assistant for rudimentary math classes, and a math tutor for math education cou... Read More →


Saturday February 20, 2016 11:20am - 12:05pm MST
Nambe Santa Fe Community Convention Center