Electronic Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Orlando, Florida, March 22-25, 2012

Paper S120

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, ISBN 0-321-869699, Copyright (C) 2013 by Pearson Education, Inc.

Wii Math for the Middle School

Christina Gawlik

Texas Woman's University

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ABSTRACT

Engaging middle school students in meaningful and fun mathematics can be accomplished through using the Nintendo Wii. Participants will experience an interdisciplinary unit using differentiated instruction to teach data collection, data analysis, probability, and graphing concepts for grades 6-8. Discussion will also include how to manage a problem-based student-centered classroom.

Keyword(s): teacher training