58th Annual Western Illinois University Mathematics Teachers Conference
Macomb, Friday, March 27, 2009
Schedule

List of Speakers (With affiliation)

List of Abstracts


07:30-
9:30pm

Alumni House

Thursday, March 26, 2009
Reception
at the Alumni House



Friday, March 27, 2009


8:00-
8:20am



Morgan
Hall
(MG)

Registration and Continental Breakfast
The West Wing of Morgan Hall, 1st Floor




8:30-
9:30

  Welcome & Keynote Address
Dr. Keith Devlin
"Math 20-20 Vision"

Morgan Hall, 1st Floor, MG 109







Horrabin
Hall
(HH)
    Horrabin  Hall          * * * *                  Coffee  -  Continued Registration  -   Coffee             * * * *            Horrabin  Hall

Grades K-4   
HH 27
Dr. Mann
Grades 5-6
HH 42
Dr. Olsen
Grades 7-8
HH 43
Dr. Campbell
Grades 9-14
HH 44
Dr. Kranjc
9:45-
10:20
Holly, Karen
 “Building Algebra Thinking in Grades K-4”
Genovese, Sean
“Golden Math Fun” 
Tribbey, Fern
“Assessment FOR
and OF Learning”
Blackford, Tom
The Mathematics of Poker

10:25-
11:00
Thompson, Bess
“Singapore Math Model” 
Hendricks, Barbara
“Playing Around
With Math” 
Lewis, Tom
“Neat Activities for the Math Classroom”    
Dalpiaz, Brian; Dalpiaz, Sarah; and Sheff, Jim
“Teaching Developmental Math with Computer ” 
11:05-
11:40
Bielicke, James
“Facilitating math concepts
to primary learner” 
Mitchell, Martha
“Make fun count”
Donald, Karlie
“Trends in Math Achievement”
Reese, Jennifer
Stepping Out of our
Comfort Zones
11:45 am -
1:20 pm

MG

HH
University Union
                                                  Optional Lunch - Campus / Downtown - buses leave at 11:55
                                                                      Workshops: 
- 12:15-1:15   Polynomiography  MG 216
- 12:15-1:15   Geometer's Sketchpad  HH 111
- 12:15-1:15   Teacher Career -Invitation Required - University Union



Horrabin
Hall
(HH)
Grades K-4   
HH 27
Grades 5-6
HH 42
Grades 7-8
HH 43
Grades 9-14
HH 44
1:30-
2:05pm
McCool, J. and Cullen, C.
“Fun numerals to intervals
and back”
Stinson, Kelly
“Mathematics Manipulatives
in Grades K-6” 
Gustafson, Daniel
“Inconvenient Critical Thinking”
Rosene, Candace
“Problem Solving Percents”
2:10-
2:45
Lewis, Cathie
“Intervention Activities
for K-4”  
Mitchell, Martha
Fraction Understanding
Felt, Kathy
“Making RtI fit into
middle grades classroom”
Kranjc, Marko
“The Problem of Lockers”

3:00-
4:00


Morgan
Hall
(MG)

Closing Talk - Dr. Roger Eggleton,
"The Enchantment of Mathematics"
Morgan Hall, 1st Floor, MG 109
4:00-
5:00

Alumni Reception, MG 209 (MERO)


List of Abstracts