Geometric Puzzles for Prospective Math Teachers
Summary:
I will share activities I developed for high school classroom use. Tessellation provides a rich environment for basic geometric facts and for an introduction to the isometries of the plane. Pentominoes, supertangrams, and rep-tiles illustrate the relationships between similar figures. I will discuss ways to make good use of those puzzles to help students discover or confirm different parts of the high school geometry curriculum.
Registration Open: Closes November 6th
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: Online seminar via Zoom web meeting software with questions and discussion. Detailed instructions for joining the seminar will be emailed to registered participants.
Presenter:
Henri Picciotto is a math education author and consultant. He received his BA and MA in Mathematics from UC Berkeley. He retired from the classroom after 42 years of teaching at every level from counting to calculus. He is a leading authority on the use of manipulatives and puzzles. Henri has presented hundreds of workshops to teachers, parents, and students. He shares his ideas about pedagogy, and much curriculum, on his Math Education Page (www.MathEducation.page). His latest book, co-authored with Robin Pemantle, is There Is No One Way to Teach Math.