Mathematics

Gaming to Learn

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Four NSF-funded gaming project leaders will discuss pedagogical strategies and issues related to designing and implementing STEM educational games.          

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In this session, panelists from five NSF-funded gaming projects will discuss ways in which digital game-based learning can enable learner-led exploration, taking games beyond the "quiz" model many educators still think of.

References

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. HarperCollins. 

Powers, William T. (1973). Behavior: The Control of Perception. Chicago: Aldine.

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2011 National Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Conference

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AMTE’s Annual Conference provides an opportunity for members to share current research and practice findings.

The Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Irvine, California from Thursday, January 27 through Saturday, January 29, 2011. Conference sessions will begin on Thursday afternoon January 27 at 1:00 p.m. The General Session will begin about 5:00 p.m. on Thursday followed by dinner on your own.

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2010 PME-NA Annual Conference

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February 15, 2010 - Paper Submission Deadline
February 15, 2010 - Poster Submission Deadline
March 15, 2010 - Working Group Submission Deadline

You are cordially invited to participate in the thirty-second Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), to be held in Columbus, Ohio in October 28 to 31, 2010. The conference is sponsored by the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. The conference provides a forum for the exchange of research information on the psychology of mathematics education. English is the official language.

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