ISMAW Minutes March 13, 2003

In Attendance: Cindy Goldman (Sidwell Friends), Betsy Bennett (St. Albans), Judith Knight (GDS), Ann Lawrence (CHDS), Syamala Chenulin (CHDS)Ayana Touval (CESJDS), Joan Reinthaler (Sidwell Friends)

New writer for High School Math Meet Questions:

Dr. V. N. Murthy, recently retired Professor of Statistics, at the Harrisburg branch of Penn State (and Syamala’s brother-in-law), is interested in writing the questions. Syamala will contact Joan Reinthaler with his e-mail address. Joan will present guidelines with regard to the questions and they will work out the logistics.

Date change: The last meeting scheduled for April 23 will be changed to April 30. Location stays the same: St. Stephen’s /St. Agnes.

Topic: Geometry

Steve O’Keefe from Edmund Burke School sent an e-mail which sparked the discussion. Ann Lawrence brought her lap top and shared some Middle School activities. Geometer’s Sketchpad provides

a dynamic platform for exploring geometric ideas, and Middle School is a wonderful time for taking advantage of the natural energy and interest of the age level. Joan Reinthaler shared her knowledge of Exeter’s Math program. She thought the web site was math.exeter.edu, and she suggested checking out the site since they are generous in sharing their program. The problems that have been “created” generate the content of the course.

Further discussion will be tabled until next year when this topic will reappear on the agenda to be discussed in a larger forum.

Respectfully submitted,

Judith Knight