Watch the video of Rena's Presentation at the 2012 NCTM Conference in Chicago
Come see how I implement the materials found in
When Do Dandelions Become Weeds?
at one of these seminars:
Currently
Mrs. Pate is currently:
Adjunct Instructor
Liberal Arts Division
Danville Area Community College
Danville, Illinois
Adjunct Instructor/Student Teaching Supervisor
College of Education
University of Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Where We Have Been!
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 28, 2010
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 14, 2011
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Springfield, Illinois
October 21, 2011
National Council of Teachers of Math Regional Conference
St. Louis, Missouri
October 27, 2011
The 55th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics
Eastern Illinois University
April 17, 2012
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Meeting
Chicago, Illinois
Thursday, November 29, 2012
3:30-4:30 pm
Hyatt Toronto Room
56th Annual Conference on Teaching Mathematics
April 9, 2013
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Annual Conference
October 18, 2013
Peoria, Illinois
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Regional Conference
October 24, 2013
Las Vegas, Nevada
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana
October 31, 2014
Math Challenge
Math, Fun? Go Figure
The Math Challenge as featured in the Champaign News Gazette
May 12, 2012
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2012-05-12/math-competition-based-understanding.html
First-Graders Compete in Math Challenge
The Math Challenge as featured in the Danville Commercial News
May 12, 2012
http://commercial-news.com/local/x2089090618/First-graders-compete-in-math-challenge
Math Challenge Details
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Math Challenge Sample Problems
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Publications