K Δ Π - Alpha Nu Chapter Meeting Minutes

April 16th, 2004

The Alpha Nu Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi met in BMU 312 at 3:00 P.M. on April 16th for a member meeting. The meeting was called to order by the President. The following officers were present:
          * Amanda Belloni, President                                                                             * Laurie York, Secretary
          * Megan Younie, Vice-President                                                                      * Christal Proctor, Publicity
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Amanda Silva, Membership                                                                           * Sara Durfee, Newsletter
          * Hannah Westphal, Historian                                                                           * Gina Duarte, Minority Representative
          * Gina Salvatorelli, Fundraiser

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Call to Order: 3:03 P.M.
Old Business: * Spring Into Reading: Taking place on Sunday!!! All volunteers must be there at noon! Anyone wishing to volunteer is welcome!
New Business: * Pris Montgomery (CSUC Mathematics Faculty) and Katie Early (Citrus Elementary):
       - Activity: Guess the birthday (binary puzzle).
       - Mathlinks Announcement (MATH 051A and 051B): Applications for next semester's tutors are due the week after next. You are paid to work at underfunded schools while attending once-a-week seminars to learn games, standards, and assessment techniques regarding mathematics.
       - Activity: The Great Tug of War: Grannies, Ivan, and the Acrobats
       - Discussion:
                - Typical textbooks focus on algorithms, not the contexts of problems.
                - Make your students THINK about math! Does the answer make sense? Did you just follow a formula that you don't understand?
                - Relate questions to real-life events; "I have this problem and I need your help, ... "(ex: use sports stats, nutrition facts, etc.)
                - Math Forum
                - Resources:
                        - About Teaching Mathematics: A K-8 Resource by Marilyn Burns
                        - Math at Hand: A Mathematics Handbook
                        - Great Source Publications
Announcements: * Creative Apple: A 10% discount is in the works at Creative Apple for all KDP members.
Adjournment: 4:26 P.M.

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